The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

Tonopah Belmont has resumed
work in several old faces on the
500 level and started a new raise on
the Occidental vein. Three of the
workings are in good ORE, while u
fourth shows only low grade.
Tonopah Mining company's chief
consulting engineer, j. E. Spur, de-
MES that the company is to erect an
experimental plant for the treatment
of the low grade sulphide ores OF
Clear Creek county, Colorado.
Tonopah Extension shipped 80 bars
of bullion on Thursday. The mine is
looking splendid and the mill is
treating capacity tonnage.
Jim Butler south crosscut sol OH
the 500 level of the Desert Queen,
has picked up the faulted segment
of the mani branch of the south vein
and il shows four feet of a good
grade of ore.
Montana-Tonopah's Arizona mine
is looking better as development
proceeds of the strike recently made.
West End produced and treated in
the mill a. greater tonnage during
the week than for the same length OF
time for over a year.
Mizpah Extension vein on the
1855 is flattened and broken up and
a raise is being put up to locate its
general direction, after which drift
ing will be resumed.
Tonopah Midway company has put
a third shift on at the new SHAFT.
The average number of leasers are
working at the old shaft and prOduc-
ing good ore.
Halifax south crosscut from the
east drift on the 400 level has
passed through a block of CLASSY
trachyte and is again in MiZpan
trachyte.
North Star shipped Sc ton during
the week which averaged $27.2O
in gold and $3.50 IN silver to the
ton.
Rescue Eula has made a good
start on the east crosscut on the
$50 level which is to prospect a big
block of t%rachyte.
Victor station pumps are now in
operation, the new motors having
beer installed and the water is being
handled without trouble.
Cash Boy has resumed sinking en-
the shaft, which will be sent to the
1850 point as quickly as possible.
Umatilla diamond drill hole is now
in faulted zone, 245 feet below the
! 1900 level, 1,445 feet from the sur
, face.
Tonopah Bonaza shaft was sunk
an additional Is feet during the
week with no change of formation.
noted.
Buckeye Belmont south crosscut
to the east is still in the tale ledge,
which shows more liberalization.
Monarch Pittsburg working two
shifts with three machines on each
shift. No change of formation was
noted during the week.
Gypsy Queen shaft down 1,257
feet and indications are still very IA
vorable.
Tonopah East End is still balinS
water from the shaft. Sinking will
be resumed as soon as the water is
out.
Belmont
Work has beer resumed in several
old faces on the 500 level of the
Belmont this week and a new raise
was started on the Occidental vein,
the later showing low grade ore at
this time. The east and west drifts
on this level are each showing 3lA
--~ 100 ~ whioh fhoro orc
occasional punches of high grade.
North crosscut S57 also shows good
ore for a width of Az feet.
There was a decided improvement
in raise 10, which is going up from
the east drift on the 955 vein on
the 900 level and the ore is now vic
er than the raise. The portion of
the Belmont vein which is being en-
posed il the intermediate west drift
off raise 12 is somewhat broken mp
at this time but it contains punches
and streaks of good ore. The Fa-
vorite vein has been opened up in
another place by raise % off north
crosscut 92S and at this point shows
four feet of medium grade ore. A
narrow, but rich, vein is being fol-
lowed by raise % which is going up
from west drift 952.
On the 1000 level, a new raise has
been started from east drift 1OS1
and it is in a very good grade of ore.
The vein which is being followed
in west drift 1886, off north cross
cut 1877, has narrowed considerably
during the week. The drift to the
east on the vein from the same
crosscut S also very narrow but the
ore is of good grade. Southwest
crosscut is also very narrow but the
big body of quartz that was cou