The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-03-28

ed on on the 18th level, both drifts
showing from 2 to 8 feet of very
excellent grade ore, and from the
18th level a raise has now been
started on the vein, which will be
carried up to the 1166-foot level
where it has not yet been opened
up. The development of this vein
is adding an important tonnage of
very excellent grade ore to the re-
serves.
Another good development on this
level is in the Middle vein, on which
drifting east is in progress from
what is known as crosscut IL. This
drift has hitherto been extended in
very low grade ore, but now shows
a full face of mill ore, and from an
other crosscut, 200 feet distant, an
other east drift has also this week
opened up a full face of good mill
ore, and as this vein is about 10
feet wide, it is evident that a very
large tonnage of mill ore will be
developed as these two drifts will
be connected.
TOnOpah Elk.
The Tonopah Extension Mining
company is now commencing to send
out very much larger shipments of
bullion than for several months past.
The cleanup of the mill for the
first half of the month of March re-
suited in the shipment of 20 bars
of bullion weighing 32,541 ounces,
of the estimated value of $22,05O.
AS this represented only IA days
mill operations it is expected that
the gross bullion output Tor March
will approximate $50. as com
pared with the gross production in
January of $44,304, and the esti-
mated gross production for February
of $47,5OO.
The great increase of bullion pro-
duction is due to the fact that a
very much better average grade of
ore is now being treated at the mill,
and a higher percentage of the assay
values is being recovered. In ad
dition to this, current expenses OF
the company have been considerably
reduced now that the extensive devel-
opment work from the new main
working shaft has been reduced. 1t
is, therefore, believed hat COM
mencing this month, the company
will begin to make very large in
creased profits.
The report of the company for
the month of January shows a gross
production of $44,304.2S, with total
expenses amounting to $41,S23.41,
leaving a net profit for the month
of $2,479.S7, this being the first
profit made since October last.
TonOpah Mining
The report of the TonOpah Min
ing company for the month of Feb
fuary shows a decrease of $3S,S73
in net profits earned. This was due
to the fact that the month was three
days shorter than January and in
consequence there was a decrease of
1853 tons of ore milled and the total
tonnage milled had an average value
of $1.1O a ton less than in the pre-
viOus month.
The northwest crosscut on the
1OOO-foot level of the Sand Grass
claim of the Tonopah Mining COM
pany encountered a big quartz vein
this week which has now been pene-
trated for about 40 feet, and drifting
on which will be started very shortly.
The vein is apparently a different
one to that encountered on the 700
foot level, but like that, it deos not
at present carry any values. 1t is
hoped, however, that in drifting on
both these veins, payable ore will be
uncovered. 1t is possible that the
vein encountered on the 100-foot
level may prove to be the eastern ex-
tension or the Murray vein now be-
ing developed in the new main work
ing shaft of the Tonopah Extension
Mining company, and if this is So,
it is reasonable to expect, that mas
much as very good ore is being mined
in that property from that vein,
a profitable ore shoot will be dis
covered in the Sand Grass property.
With this exception there are no
new developments in the different
properties of the company:
West End
The West End Consolidated COM
pany earned lei profits in the month
of February of $36,3SO.97 from the
milling of 1857 tons of ore. as COM
pared with net profits for January
of $4,000 from the milling of 1900
tons of ore
During the past week there were
shipped to the mill and milled 1912
tons of ore of an average grade of
$16.05 per ton, which is at the rate
of 216 tons per day. On account of
the necessary repairs to the old part