The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-04

An important addition to the
company's already extensive equip
ment has just been started at the
Victor shaft in anticipation of the
connection which will shortly be
made through the Victor shaft with
the company's main workings. It
consists of an ore house and sort
ing plant of ample proportions. the
erection of which is well under a
An electric railway is also being
constructed from this point to con
meet with the electric railway which
conveys ore from the Tonopah Ex-
tension shaft to the mill.
While no work outside of stop
ing on 400 and 500 levels through
No. / shaft is being done, about the
usual amount of development and
mining is in progress through No. 2
and the Victor shafts, though a
small decrease in footage is e
corded, the total for the week be-
ing 270 feet.
The cross-cuts being driven from
the Victor shaft to connect with the
Cash Boy and the Murray vein arc
making the usual satisfactory prog
ress. The importance of this work
has been referred to before and it's
completion is being watched with
considerable interest.
The report shows that in No. 1
shaft, on the 400 level only stop
ing is in progress on old pillars.
Halifax TOnOpah
The important announcement
from the Halifax Tonopah manage
ment that work has been resumed
in the winze on the 1900 level, will
be received with keen interest. The
recent splendid discovery on the
1900 level in the Halifax has been
regarded as one of the most import
ant in camp. The company was COM
PEELED to discontinue work in the
winze which was started on the ore,
in order that a hosting equipment
might be installed, also larger air
pipe. This work, as stated, has been
completed and operations in the
bottom of the winze begun. Sinking
will proceed as rapidly as possible.
The west drift, which was started
on the 1900 level, to follow the
vein, encountered a small step fault
during the week but proceeded to 20
through and has now been turned to
pick up the faulted segment. All in
dications point to a very slight throw
and it is expected that the vein will
soon be encountered.
On the 400 level, the east drift
has cut several quartz stringers
rying small values. This develop
ment is very encouraging, indicat-
irg as it does possibilities of con-
siderable Importance.
On the 1900 level there has been
very little development, as the COM
pany has been installing cold water
pipes to reduce the high tempera-
ture as much as possible.
The company shipped SO tons Of
ore this week. With the resumption
of work in the winZe and ship
ments fer next week will be mater
tally increased.
Jim Butler
The report of the Jim Butler
Mining company shows but little
change from the usual satisfactory
Development and mining operations
that have characterized the work in
this property. The advance in silver
finds this company, with others,
Iz1I:~~ I;ho,J crNnlu of thu xuh ifa
metal which the management refus-
ed to sell on a declining market.
In the report of operations in the
Desert Queen, a slight Improvement
is noted. On the the 400 level 4O2
west drift, the ore has widened to
two feet, with some Improvement in
values.
West End Consolidated
The report of the West End Con-
! solidated for this week varies but
little from the prosperous conditions
of the property as recorded for the
previous week. The shipments from
the property to the West End mill
exceeds the production of last week
by 35 tons, being SAT tons for this
week.
On the 400 level there is but lit
tie change to report in conditions AS
outlined last week. Stopping on the
482 Slope continues with very sat
is~factory progress, the tonnage of
ore holding up and being of the US
ual good grade. The vein remains
| about the same width.
The drawing of filling from some
of the old slopes on this level con-
tinues with highly satisfactory re,
suits, the ore extracted showing
good profits over milling costs.
On the 500 level the regular
| stopping is proceeding as usual, with
decided improvement noted at GER
tain points. In stope 523 but slight
change is reported. Slope $50 rom
$500 $780,