The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-20

notably true on the 1000-foot lever
in raise 40 of east drift 1887 on the
Favorite vein, the face of which
showed a face of ore Of much mar
rover dimensions and carrying val
ues much lower than those shown by
the average assays of this weeks
showing.
On the 7OO-foot level, east drift
$50 was prosecuted the usual dis
lance for the week and now shows a
considerable improvement. This
work has been following a vein
about n and one-half feet wide of
medium grade ore. During the
week the vein faulted, and crosscut-
ting operations are now in progress
pick up the faulted segment of
the vein, the prospects being tina.
the vein will be encountered within
a few days.
Raise ISL, which was advanced to
cut the Mizpah Fault vein. was con
tinued the regular distance during
the week on the Mizpah Fault vein.
Considerable impr ovement appears
in this working. there being now a
face of two feet of ore of fair grade,
with general conditions exceedingly
promising.
TOnOpah Extension
Among the matters of unusual
interest in connection with the To-
nopah Extension company during the
week was the visit of the president
of the company, M. r. Ward.
1T is difficult for wen the most
conservative to avoid the use of su"
perlatives in attempting to give an
account of the remarkable conditions
existing on the 1350-foot level of our
property at the present time" said
Mr.. Ward. Opinions and conclu-
sions, however, are entirely unnec-
essary. A simple statement of the
true facts should be more satisfac-
tory, although I must say hat the
condition of the mine is better at
present, with greater prospects for
big future developments, than ever
before in its history.
VII liz IooV-IoOl iCNCiy thC Soi-
tinuous ore-shhoot has been devel-
oped for a length of $50 feet, with
no sign of it's termination yet in
sight. he ore-shoot, moreover, has
been developed for the same dis
lance on the level above, and also
a length of from 240 to
$50 feet on the numerous upper lev
els from which ore extraction has
been in progress for a considerable
time above the 126O-foot level. 1t
is not only the lengths of the shoots,
but also the remarkable width of
the orebodies, together with the high
average value of the product from
these big Slopes, that justifies is in
feeling so highly pleased with our
present conditions and future pros
The depth of the ore on the
135O-foot level is in itself a very
encouraging aspect of the matter,
and there is every evidence now that
ore will continue to indefinitely
greater depths. Our cross-cut from
the Victor shaft on the 1540-fOOt
level, which is being driven to en-
the Murray vein, has only
about 100 feet to go; and if, after
reasonable work in the vein at this
the ore shoot is opened, as we
confidently expect it to be, we shall
have demonstrated the continuation
of the ore for nearly 800 feet addi-
tional depth on the dip of the vein
below our present %1350-foot level.
The effect of this will be apparent to
every one."
Jim Butler Mine
The very satisfactory condition of
existing at the Butler prop
erty last week continues with little,
If any, notifications, stopping opera
being in progress on very at
tractive ore showings, the size and
value of which have been well
In the matter of development
work, moreover, and the exploration
of the new ground, about the usual
record was accomplished.
In the Desert Queen territory. on
the 4OO-foot level, the west drift
was advanced the usual distance
during the week, but the new ore
showing has narrowed somewhat. as
compared with last weeks showing,
the width of the ore now being about
Is inches, carrying fair values.
On the fifth level, in the Desert
Queen section, regular progress was
also made in raise sos, which is go
ing ahead steadily in trachyte. West
SOC in this locality presents a
very attractive situation, excellent
in footage for the week hav-
ing been maintained, and the ore
showing at present being over four
feet in width and carrying very good
There is a considerable i'm
over the conditions shown
last week at this point.
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