The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-17

Tonopah Mining company is re-
ported to have discovered a process
to profita bly, treat the low-grade sui
phide ores of Clear Creek county,
Colorado. 1t is also reported from
the same source that the company
will expend $4,000 on an expert
mental plant to try out the process.
Tonopah Belmont shipped 81 bars
of bullion, weighing 133,421 ounces,
and worth $4,000, as a result of the
cleanup of their Tonopah mill for
the last two weeks in June The
also shipped OF the same
day 80 bars, weighing 52,927 unces
and worth $4,000 from their mill
at Millers.
Tonopah Extension shipped SO bars
of bullion weighing $3.50 ounces
and conservatively valued at $4,000,
together with a Bottom car of concen-
trates valued at $10,50O, as a result
of the cleanup of the mill for the
last half of June.
Jim Butler company is Going an
unusual amount of new development
work and the results are highly
gratifying.
West End shipped SO bars of bull
lion, valued at $4,000, as a result
of the final cleanup of mill for
June.
Midway leases looking better every
day. One has four feet of ore that
averages over $50 per ton.
Halifax development on three low
err levels shows no change.
Victor water has finally been con-
auered and the station at the 1910
level has been repaired.
North Star is stopping a little ore
from two places of lower grade than
usual.
Rescue development work shows no
change as result of weeks work.
Mizpah Extension is to work two
shifts in future and will especially
push the north crosscut on the 1155
level.
Montana leasers are saving ore for
shipment which will be sent to the
mill next week.
Monarch Pittsburg will crowd de-
velopment on block of Mizpah ira
chyte west of the shaft.
Tonopah Bonanza shaft is down to
the 78O-foot point and no change in
formation was noted during the
week.
Umatilla diamond drilling opera
lions show no change in formation
below the 1900 level thus far.
Buckeye = Belmont encounters a
change of formation in the south
drift east, which is looked upon as
encouraging.
Cash Boys new hoist is in COM
mission and work resumed on the
1850 level.
Gypsy Queen has just cut a ledge
at the 1230-foot point in shaft.
Belmont
Sixty-se2cn bars If bullion. which
weighed 133,421 ounces, and which
are worth in the neighborhOod of
$4,000 went out from the local mil.
of the Tonopah Belmont company the
first of the week, being the result OF
the cleanup of the mill for the last
two weeks in June. On the same day
the company shipped from the mill
at Millers 80 bars, weighing 52,927
ounces, worth in the neighborhood OF
$34,5OO, making the total value of
both shipments approximately $12O,-
500 at the present low price of Sill
yer.
In addition to the steady produc-
ton and development going on at
the local mines, the Belmont com
pany is doing considerable work on
the three properties which they are
developing under option to pur-
chase--one being the Potosia mine
at Nicaragua, which is owned by the
Tunky Mining company; another is
a gold proposition at Surf Inlet,
British Columbia, and the third the
Orc Belle mine at Hart, California.
H. P. Henderson, a prominent min
ing engineer, has been sent by the
Belmont company to make an ex-
animation of the Potosi mine and
ne and his assistants recently ar
rival in Nicaragua. Steady progress
is being made at both the Surf Inlet
and the Hart properties, but no in
formation is at hand as to the re-
suits obtained recently.
There was a very decided improve
ment in the west drift off raise II
on the Belmont vein at the 900 level
during the week, and it now shows
a full face of medum-grade ore Re-
Gently this drift was in rather poor
stuff, but now it is looking very good.
Raise 20, on this same level, has
reached the Favorite vein and the ore
from this part of the vein will be
mined through it. Two other raises
are being put up to mine the ore at
other places in the same vein.
West End