The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
TONOPAH PRODUCTION SHOWS DECREASE: 3
PAST WEEKS WORK IN SILVER CAMP MINES

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Development has proceeded on
tour levels of the Silver Top. On
the 440 level, however, the interne-
date east drift from raise 47i has
been discontinued and a stope start
ed alongside. The raise in the foot
wall of the MacNamara vein on the
$40 level has also been discontinued,
but the east and west footwall drifts
have gone ahead as usual without
change. On the GAO level the east
drift from south crosscut COZ ope-
ed up a little quartz during the
week. but the values were not start
ling. The stope in the Valley View
vein on this level has been discon-
tinued, but stopping continues on the
south-dipping vein. The stope on
the small vein on the 700 level is
now almost up to the $40, with the
vein rather badly broken up and the
values lower.
New north crosscut has been start
ed from the main east drift on the
700 level of the Red Plume, which
is being put out with the hope of
cutting the downward extension of
the vein exposed to raise sos, which
raise holed through to the stope dur
ing the week. On the 500 lev Ell
work has been resumed in drifts to
the east and west on a large vein in
the footwall of the Red Plume. The
values in the rock are so low hat it
all goes on the waste dump, but
further development may open up IN
ore shoot. A new raise has been
started on the hanging wall side OF
the vein from crosscut 500 = the
crosscut in the meantime having
been discontinued.
TOnOpah Ex
The final cleanup OF the TonOpah
Extension mill for the last half of
the month of August was made the
first of the week an dresulted in the
shipment of Al bars of bullion which
weighed ZIG pounds and the value
of which is given as $4,000. A car
load of 80 IONS of concentrates was
also shipped the same day, the value
of which is approximately $4,000.
This makes a total value for the e.
tire shipment of $6S,00O.
While the Extension mill has been
doing excellent work since so many
changes and additions to the plant
were made some months ago, it is
believed that even better results will
be obtained by the addition of a new
Dorr thickener, and as a consequence
one is now being installed. The mill
is treating an average of about 260
tons daily.
Much interest is being manifested
in the development of the vein at
the 1910 level of the Victor, which,
together with the property of the To
nopah Merger company, is now own
ed by the TonOpah Extension Mining
company. During the week the
vein, which shows only low grade
quartz in the face at the time of
making the report. Before long,
drifts will be started and pushed in
both directions along the hanging
wall side.
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side OF the vein, OF the 1850 level of
the Extenion's No. 2 shaft, is evil
IDENTITY reaching the western limits of
the high grade portion of the vein.
The usual foOtage vas made on the
drift during the week and, while the
grade OF the ore is even now better
than the average, it is not so rich as
it la been for a couple of weeks.
The raise on the same footwall side
of the vein is in or of average
grade.
TOnOpah Midway
The north crosscut on the 1880
level of Midway's new shaft is 10y
being driven as fast as three shifts
can make it. 1t is expected that
within a comparatively short dis
lance it will open up the vein which
was formed by the coming together
of the two veins encountered in the
south crosscut on the 1900 level.
Where these veins were gone
through in the shaft they were
found to be badly broken up, with
low values, but it is hoped and ex-
pected that there will be a much diff
ferent story to tell when the combi-
nation vein is opened and developed.
The leasers on the workings from
the old Midway shaft are all work
ing steadily with splendid results, in
a large percentage of cases, and en-
%coaraging results in nearly every
one. While it is a fact that some
of the tributors will have little OF
nothing to show for continued and
earnest efforts, yet it is true that an
unusually large percentage of the
Midway leasers are not only making
better than wages, at the same time
they are their own bosses, but some
of them will doubtless clean up
small fortunes before they gel
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