The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
Output OF TONOPAH MINES IN CREASES::
REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE

800 feet in length and, as far as la
shown in the present slopes, averages
IL feet in width. There are few
mines that can show such a big
orebody. even when the grade of ore
is much lower.
West End
The tonnage produced at the West
End mine the past week and treated
in the company's mill, was consid-
erably greater than the average Tor
the past year, and it is probable hat
this increase will be maintained
from this time on. In addition to
to the ore that is coming from tho
producing from the territory that is
in dispute with the jim Butler COM
pany. Although the matter is still
before the court, the two companies
have entered into a stipulation uu-
der which the West End is allowed
to mine and mill the ores in contrO-
versy. the net proceeds being i'm
pounded in the bank until the final
determination of the case.
The cleanup of the West End mill
for the first half of the month has
been made and as a result the COM
pany on Monday shipped 81 bars of
bullion, which weighed 51,457 ounces
and estimated to be worth about $34-
500.
There is very little change re-
ported at the mine. The develop
ment work is going forward on he
different levels with the usual good
results and the tonnage sent to the
mill shows that the Slopes are re-
spending we'll to the demands made
upon them.
Midway
A third shift has been put on at
the Midway company's new shaft
and as soon as the station at the
130O-foot point is completed; the
shaft will be sunk as rapidly as pos
sible to q depth of 1.400 feet, at or
near which point it is expected to
encounter the functions of the W
veins which were exposed in the
crosscut on the 1900 level. 1t is con-
IIuCltIN tboN q 6oo0 " W
commercial ore will be found where
the two veins meet, and hence the
anxiety to reach the point at the
earliest moment. .s9.
Jim Butler
At the Jim Butler mine this week
there we're several developments
that should aid materially in the
continued payments of divideds to
the stockholders of the company. A
new south crosscut was started last
week on the 500 level of the Desert
Queen for the purpose of picking up
a faulted segment of the main branch
of the south vein. That object has
been accomplished and where it was
F., picked up the vein carries a good
grade of ore for a width of fOur feet.
Another good development occurred
on the same level in raise sol, where
ment in the values at the same time
that the good width of seven to
eight feet was maintained.
Another decided improvement oc-
Cured in the intern rdiate west DRIFT
recently started between the sixth
and seventh levels. The width of
the vein has practically doubled and
the values are very much better than
they were last week. Raise 615 on
the 600 level is not looking quite
so well as it was, the two feet e
broken up quartz and waste being
low in values. Raise GA is about
the same as it has been for ONE
time, carrying IS inches of fair ore.
MiZpah Extension
The usual progress was made Oh
the east drift on the 1000 level of
the Mizpah Extension but no chance
of formation was noted.
In the north crosscut on the 115g
level the usual progress was also
made and some quartz is coming in
! at the top of the crosscut.
The east drift was discontinued
during the week and a raise on the
vein started. The vein at this point
is very flat and broken up and the
raise is being put up to locate its
general direction, after which drift
ing will be resumed.
The raise which is to be put up
from the main east drift to connect
with the 1000 level for ventilatinG.
etc, has not been started as yet,
but a chute is being put in in prep
Grafton therefor.
North Star
During the week a carload of Sc
tons of ore was sent to the West
End mill from the North Star. which
assays show averages $27.20 in gold
and $3.50 in silver. This m
from what is known as the gold
vein. below the 1850 level. Another
carload will go out about Monday.
The different pieces of development