The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29

W iCpdll IhC Sndlts duu WILLS VII
be started on the 600, 700 and 500
levels. The ore is amenable to sim
pie treatment, which makes it an
ideal free milling proposition, as is
shown by the results of two
tests made recently. One by the
General Engineering company of
Salt Lake on $40 ore gave 95.4 per
cent extraction, and the other by the
California Testing company on the
same quality of ore, SO per cent.
The company has developed water
for milling purposes by sinking an
artesian we'll no feet on n of its
mill sites a mile and three-quarters
from the mine. There is a complete
pumping equipment at the mine.
AT the local mine of the Belmont
company a drift is being run on the
vein cut last week by east crosscut
1852 on the 1000 level. The show
ing at this time in the drift is not
as good as where the vein was first
encountered, but shows three feet
of a good grade of ore. The west
drift off raise 3S on this same level
shows a full face of very fair ore.
West End
The most important feature in the
report from the West End mine s
the showing in stope 555. Though
the stope is unusually wide-12 10
IA feet-the average values of the
ore are the highest in the mine.
On the 344 drift in the Ohio a
raise is being put up from the top of
stope f. Stopping was continued on
this level during the week. Inter.
mediata 345 has made the usual
progress. The vein here struck sew
eral small faults during the week.
but the displacement in each case
was slight.
Slope Alb furnished the usual
amount of ore, and stopping was
begun again in stope 469-B, which
has been idle for some weeks. This
ore is breaking for a very good mill
grade, across about seven feet.
Territory 462 shows no change.
Stopping has been continued with
about the same tonnage as usual.
Jim Butler
Much favorable comment is heard
in regard to the steadily increasing
profits of the Jim Butler company.
and particularly in regard to the
great increase for the month II
April.
While it is known that nearly all
of the big companies in Tonopah
are keeping the mill heads down by
drawing on the lower grade ores in
stead of those of the better grade,
il is not generally realized how great
a difference this makes in the profits
A study of the Jim Butler report
for the months of March and April
will bring this point out clearly. IN
March the company treated 1895
tons of ore and the net profits for the
month were $25167. In April the
treated but 1880 tons-34
tons less than in March-and yet the
net profits ran up to $43.34l.
North Star
A small hoist has been installed
at the old incline winze on the l25o
level of the North Star mine. 1t
was decided to place the hoist there
instead of on the prospect wlnZe. as
it was found more convenient to con-
meet the latter with the intermed1-
ate level which formerly ran from
the incline working winze. which
level was in the foot wall of the veiA.
DEVELOPMENT work will now be car
ried ahead much faster.
The usual progress was made on
the development work which is I'M
der way on the $50, $50 and 1o5o
levels. and no change of conditions
is reported.
One carload of so tons of good
grade ore was marketed during the
week from the work done below the
1850 level.
Cash Boy
After a comparatively small
amount of prospecting, pay ore IN
commercial quantities has been found
in the vein recently opened up in thf
raise from the 1850 level. This
raise is now up 81 feet and the fig
ures given out officially is that the
ore will average $25 per ton for two
to two and a half feet. thugh other
statements give higher values thar
the above. Further DEVELOPMENT
will prove the value of the find. The
west drift on the vein is now out
90 fest and is in vein matter show
ing naturalization
TOnopah Ex.
On the 1860 level the ore in the
west drift on the hanging wall side
of the vein continues to improve
daily as progress is made. The race
top, bottom and sides of the drift
are all in this fine ore. and until
prosecuting or stopping is started Il
will not be known just how extensive
is this high grade shoot. There are
no particular changes in the rest OF
the mine that are no noted in the