Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-01-12

state of Nevada during 1914 has been
estimated to be $2s,SOO.OOO, accord
ing to Victor c. Heikes of the United
States geological survey.
The output of gold represented
about 40 per cent of the total value.
In 1914 there was decrease of 4
per cent. from $l1,795,13O to about
l1,32O,OOO. owing partly to the les.
sened output Of copper ore and part
ly to decrease in production of
silicious ores, although many gold
camps increased their production.
The Goldheld district was by far
the largest gold producer in the
state, as in former years. The Cold
field Consolidated company treated
over $4,000 tons of ore. but the
lars. This was offset in part by bet
ter production from other mines near
by. especially that of the Jumbo Elk
tension company, which was milling
and shipping from 1900 to 5000 tons
a month, the ore being treated at
Bonnie Clare the first half of the
year and later in a section of The
Goldheld Consolidated plant. The
Goldheld Florence and Diamondheld
we're also active producers. At the
close OF the year promising strikes
we're made in the camp.
Tonopah Gold Output
AT Tonopah the gold output in
creased from s2,613,s4S in 1913 to
$2.660.000 in 1914. In the Fairview
and Wonder districts. Churchill
county. there was a slight increase In
gold, principally at the Nevada Hills
and Nevada Wonder mines. AT
Round Mountain slight increase
was recorded, but at both National
and Seven Troughs marked increases
were made. In Mineral county the
Aurora Consolidated property was
acquired by the Goldfeld Consolidat-
ed company, the new mill was com
pleted. and a considerable produc-
ton was reported
At Manhattan production decreased
about 40 per cent. Four mills were
active for part of the year. The Big
Pine, Commercial mines, Manhattan
and White Caps were
large producers. A new 2OO-ton mill
for the Big Pine was completed IN
December. At Buckhorn, in Eureka
county, SO0.ton cyanide plant was
active.
Mills were active at Rawhide and !
Jarbidge, and new 10-stamp plants
we're erected at Bullfrog and Basait.
AT Blair the Plttsburg Silver Peak
mill was In continuous operation. pro-
ducing gold bullion, principally by
The silver output
The silver output decreased from
16 900 ,OS3 ounces in 1913 to about
Is, 200 900 ounces in 1914. or only
about per cent, although the price
per ounce was much reduced. The
value decreased from $9,7lS,41O to
about SS,313,000 The Tonopah dis
trict produced about 1881 900 ounces
from $4,000 tons of ore. against H.
563. 437 ounces in 1913. The largest
OUTPUT came from the Tonopah Bel
mont, Tonopah Mining, Tonopah Tx
tension. West End and Jim Butler
mines.
The remainder of the silver came
largely from the Nevada Hills and
Nevada Wonder mines, in Churchill
county, and from the Comstock dis
trict. Storey county The output
from the Comstock. however, was
decreased. Much silver
,re was shipped from the Rochester
district. which produced 7Ol,4O7
ounces In 1913.
The greater part Of the Nevada sill
yer output cortnues to come from
silicious ores cyanided. At Virginia
City the work of unwatering the
mines at the 27O0-foot level was ac-
Tube mill and classi,
Tiers werc edded to the concentra-
lion plant of the yellow Jacket com
pany and a cyanide plant was plan
ned for the Silver HIN mine.
Production Of Copper
On account OF the market deprss-
sion the copper production was re-
auced one-third In Nevada. or from
s0,sss,7bi pounds in 1913 10 about
s0.50i,O00 pounds in 1914. Most Of
This came from the Nevada Consoli-
dated and 0lrOux mines at Ely. They