Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-10

grade ore. There are two veins ahead
OF the drills, veins that looked prom
Using on the level above. They win
probably be cut within the next few
days
A Whale Of Vein
Tonopah Extension pronounced by
experts to be one of the greatest sill
yer mines in the world, has augment
ed its wealth by proving up the Muir
ray vein on the 1850 level of the new
shaft. The management has not yet
determined the thickness of the vein,
but is hurriedly advancing drifts both
east and west. The ore is all of ex-
cellent milling value. The output
from the Extension mill, to which fl
| tering and crushing additions have
been made so that increase in the
number of stamps will be the next
| logical step, is growing, even with a
desire TO keep down the heads until
such time as silver revives-
West End is also feeling the need
of enlarged treatment equipment as
this property could easily busy all its
stamps. while at the same time Il is
looked to for assistance by properties
| in the district that have no mill equip
ment of their own Should the West
End renew it's attack upon the West
I End -McNamara vein. il would quickly
overtax the MILL as other portions OF
the mine are showing huge reserves
of ore
I Jim Butler is making its principal
production through the Wandering
Boy shaft, where ore is showing on
four levels, although the Desert Queen
shaft is used for extracting from a
four-foot vein in Stone Cabin. with
other openings in ore.
Favorite Vein Well Named
Tonopah Belmont aptly named one
of its veins the Fayorite With the
exception OF a tendency of that lode
to fault occasionally, it is an old faith
full While the Belmont is producing
ore in more than thirty places, the
Fayorite is its principal treasure
house The Belmont continues to hold
first place in the camp in tonnage ex
|, tracted and bullion produced.
Victor is also producing, but it il
still water and at the rate of bette
than half a million gallons daily.
will probably require three more
weeks to thoroughly unwater thi
property. Victor, in addition to it
favorable ore showings before the del
uge, is the safety valve for the west
EN- portion of the district. If it wer
not for the pumping operations Their
" more than one of its neighbors woul
BE- almost hopelessly flooded.
Tonopah Mining is breaking froI
r $50 to 300 feet of new ground week.
o and is pursuing operations in tn
!. Sand Grass, Silver Top, Red Plum
n and Mizpah, with an average produ
J. ton of 5000 tons of ore weekly.
!. Halifax is producing spasmodicall
4 and developing thoroughly. Its ma
n difficulty lately has been the faultir
y OF its principal vein, huge lode tn
. has been subjected to violent actio
II his property is being worked on Il
20 10th, 14th and 18th levels. Ore shoy
re- IN each of these workings.
buckeye Belmont is running aloI
r. the Halifax line easterly from a eros
ts cut north of the shaft. 1t is the G
no pectation that a continuation of t
40 Halifax ore body will be found In G
To-. trachyte that traverses this propert
Midway Consolidated is one of d
busiest estates in the camp. The
no are 50 leasers at work in the c
nv ground above the 800 level and tn
az are making good number of sh
M. ments have been made and other tr
m. uters are ready to hoist The NJ
he way is installing a heavy plant
~ machinery over the new shaft and
Nv few days will resume work on co
an pany account.
on Gypsy Queen with one shift is de-
IN ening its shaft at the rate OF abe
al two feet day.
m. Mcnamara mill is handling I
Is sweeps from the mill ponds of the d
an trict at the rate of Is tons daily