Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-30

on the highest efficiency and most
scrupulous economy.
All of which means that Manhat-
tan is coming to see itself in a new
light and to awaken to the fact that
there is a million dollars lying dor
mant in the low grade rock of that
camp for every ton of high grade
picture rock that formerly dazzled
gold seekers. The new era is work
ing revolution in the district The
regeneration of Manhattan is at hand
and those who were alert enough 70
foresee this development are going
to be the first to reap the profit
White Caps Development.
The Dexter White Caps Mining
company is the first of the old high
grade mines to adjust itself to the
new regime. The White Caps is
going about the task with well di-
rected energy after emerging from
the hands of leasers whose ship.
ments disclose some of the best ore
taken out in the history of the camp.
The company has expended $12,500
in the purchase of a surface equip
ment that ranks as the best in Man
haitian. This includes a rs horse
power hoist. compressor good for
500 feet of air minute and capable
of operating seven drills, a AZ horse
power motor three 100 W. w. trans
formers. a No, Cameron Knowles
sinking pump. SKI Deming station
pump. two Shaw stopers and a head
frame fifty feet high made of 12x12
Oregon pine timbers arranged for a
double compartment shaft that will
have to be provided just as soon as
the company can arrange for greater
milling capacity. Eventually the
White Caps must have a mill of its
own, but for the present working
agreement is contemplated with the
Associated mill to divide the tonnage
with the Manhattan Consolidated.
For a mill Superintendent Mccarthy
has selected a site on White Caps
hill, on the east claim between the
fault planes that will avoid the com
mon error OF building over stopped
ground. The tonnage available may
be measured by the statement that
the ayeraee size of the East ore
body is about 12 feet square, the
Shaft ore body Sx9 feet and the
West ore body 6x7 feet, besides a
glory hole with Is feet of ore that
is as strong and persistent at the
bottom as at the top after produc-
ing some 300 tons of ore ranging in
value from 81 to s.
The Dexter White Caps Mining
company took over the property from
leasers November Is, 1913, and since
then wonderful amount of work
has been accomplished The COM
pany had to install complete equip
ment, as all that material was owned
by the leasers but now, with the ex-
ceptiol of cleaning up some of the
drift and timbering few caves, the
mine is in shape for actual produc
tion and If called on could begin to-
morrow to raise at the rate Of so
tons daily and in week raise this
production to rs tons, With the
present equipment the company can
mine to a depth of 600 feet, raising
rs tons daily and keeping up develop
ment. The main shaft is down 21O
feet. There is no trouble in coping
with water, as the mine is making
only 5000 gallons a day and the
pumps can handle four times that
quantity. The mill Is situated $500
| feet from the mine with six per
cent grade that solves delivery Of the
ore and reduces the cost OF mining
and milling TO a basis Of approxi-
mately So a ton This Is phenom
enally low and could not be at
tanned were il not for the enormous