The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-06-19

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Until quite recently the deepest
workings in the Extension were at
the ITO level and for some weeks
past an average width Of 35 feet of
a good grade of ore has been broken
down in the stope there. When the
ore was first opened up on the ITO
the vein while of good width was
not nearly sc wide as at present.
After a time a crosscut was run into
the footwall and stringers and
branches disclosed the point where
they came together and formed the
immense ore body which is now be-
ing stopped.
Late developments on the 1860
level indicate that the same condi-
tions are to be found there, if indeed
the size and values of the ore bodies
are not greater than on the 1170
level. Where the crosscut first en-
tered the vein on the 1860, the ore
vas 20 feet in width and was of good
mlllin grade. Drifting to the east
and west was started shortly and
oOth ILLUS oOOh SuOWcu all IDlpIONC-
ment in values until at times the
whole face would be classed as high
grade ore. Occasionally the assays
showed that the entire product from
a drift went better than 500 per
ton.
TOnOpah Mining
The report that comes from
Breckenridge, Colo, indicate that
the TonOpah Placers company, whose
dredge boats are working the bed
rock deposits Of the streams in that
district. will have an unusually sue
cesful season and will therefore turn
Over to the parent company, the
Tonopah Mining company, a larger
dividend than for the previous year.
Dredge No. 1 has a capacity of 1000
cubic yards every "a hours and is
digging up the gold bearing Blue
river deposits near Braddock spur on
the Colorado & Southern railway,
four miles north of Breckenridge.
This deposit is about So feet thick
from surface to bedrock. The No. 2
boat has a capacity of 1000 cubic
yards daily also an dis working a
mile above Swan City, in Swan val
ley. 1t is said that this boat often
takes out $4,000 worth of gold in
"a hours. The No. 3 boats capacity
is only 1000 cubic yards oaily and
il is working on the rich ground in
French gulch, within half a mile OF
Breckenridge.
At the local properties Of the To-
nOpah Mining company about n
acreage amount of new sround was
broken in development, divided be-
tween the Sand Grass, Silver Top,
Red Plume and Mizpah mines. On
the $40 level of the Silver Top, de-
velopment has been discontinued,
but stopping is in progress on both
the Burro and Valley View veins,
with from three to four feet of mill
ore showing in each.
The small vein cut by south cross
cut 45O on the 440 level is being de-
veloped by a drift and a raise but
shows only low grade quartz so far.
The stope on the Mcnamara vein
shows four feet Of mill ore.
West End
The stockholders of the West End
Consolidated Mining company were
cheered Thursday by the announce
ment that the board of directors
had declared a dividend Of 5 cents
per share at a meeting which was
held at the office of the company,
in Oakland. This is the fourth divi-
dend of the West End company and
will distribute nearly 100000 among
the stockholders. The last dividend
was paid August 25, 1914, since
which time the litigation in which
the company was engaged prevented
the payment of dividends until now.
Perhaps the most important new
development at the West End mine
the past week vas on the 500 level,
where a new raise was started from
crosscut SIS and opened up a vei:
10 feet wide, the product from
which is all good enough to go to
tire mill. The showing in raise $50
also continues most satisfactory.
Jim Butler
While the report from the lin
Bntier this week shows no sansa-
t'o:al results from the new deve'-
opment in progress, the slopes are
looking very well and the usual
amount of good grade of ore has been
produced AMI sen to the Belmont
NIL at Miller.
On the 600 level of the D"sert
Queen slopes No. 2 and 3 show
an average width of six feet and
the ore that is being broken down
is of very god grade. In stope No.
6 on the same level, the ore body
is from seven to eight feet in width
and the ore is of good grade.
On the 700 level a new stope has
been started east of the extreme
east end of stope No. 3 from the