The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-16

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mines was 10,2S2 tons, of the esti-
mated value of $211,036-
Tonopah Mining company mas ex-
ercised its option on the property
OF the Panama Mining company in
Nicaragua and has made a deal to
take Ger the property of the Dexter
White Caps Mining company of Man
haitian.
Tonopah Belmont shipped eighty
one bars of bullion weighing 1872
7O5 C and worth in the neigh
borhood of $11S,775. The Favorite
vein on the 1000 foot level is look
ing unusually good this week. Bel
mont company expects to spend
about $4,000 in development, etc.
on the Surf Inlet, B. c., mine which
it has under option, before July l..
Tonopah Extension mill maintain
ing it's average of about 300 tons OF
good ore per day. Company Is put
ting in a four inch pipe line from
Victor shaft to Mount Brougher,
where a 100, 900 gallon tank will be
kept filled with water for fire pro-
lection. The distributing mains will
be three inch and there will be eight
hydrants about the Extension mine
and mill.
Tonopah Merger drift on the 1880
foot level is still in the fault, but
the management feels sure that the
vein will soon be picked up. That
ore is on the other side of the fault
is deemed certain fro mdeevlopments
in the lower level of the Victor.
Tonopah Victor is still baling
water.
Montana Tonopah had no import
ant changes to note during the week
but development work is going ahead
steadily. The company's Common
wealth mine in Arizona is treating
about 800 tons of ore per day.
West End shipped thirty fou bars
of bullion, weighing 51,332 ounces
and worth in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. he conditions al the mine
are very satisfactory.
Halifax is still retimbering the
shaft.
North Star cut a block of promis-
ing looking quartz near the Mizpah
fault. Stopping continues on the l.
900 foot level.
Rescue Eula shaft is now down
SIS feet in the ore bearing t~rachyte.
Crosscut on the 500 level cut several
very good looking s%tringers during
the week.
Mizpah Extension east drift on l.
1916 foot level was advanced the US
ual distance with no change in con-
ditiops. Management is marking
time until the arrival of Professor
Cpurr, of the Tonopah Mining COM
pany, who will plan future develop
ment.
Buckeye Belmont encounters a
stringer of good ore, four inches
wide. in the east drift on the 1900
foot level.
Umatilla Tonopah advanced cross
cut on the 1900 level twenty feet,
with no change noted.
TOnopah Bonanza company mas
suspended operations temporarily,
but will resume in course of the
month.
Gipsy Queen crosscut OF the 1,125
foot level still in soft, talcy, forma-
ton.
Belmont.
Tonopah Belmont interests have
organized the Belmont Canadian
mines, Ltd, for the purpose of car
rying on mining and exploration in
British Columbia. The directors are
CLYDE A. Heller, president; X. kitto,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; c. S. Verrill,
mining engineer, resident director of
Vancouver.
Operations at the Surf Inlet, B. G.,
property of the Tonopah Belmont
are in charge of F. w. HOller, min
ing engineer, one of the permanent
onopah Belmont staff. 1t is report
ed that the company expects to spend
about $15O,OO0 on deelopment be-
fore July 1, 1915 hen the option ex-
pires. If the bond is then taken up
the company is to proceed at once
with the construction of a plant cap
able of treating 500 tons of ore a
day.. With the installation of hydro
electric power for operating the plant
together with cost of mill and devel-
opment, a sum of nearly $1,00O,0O
will be involved.
At the local mine of the Belmont
the development work has
been attended with better than the
ordinary results. The Favorite vein,
at the 900 foot level of the Desert
Quee shaft, is looking unusually
we'll. The ore in raise IS from the
east drift, has been improving stead
lily for some days and there is now
showing four feet of cry good ore.
There is also an unusually good
showing at the 1000 foot level OF