The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-18

total value of these two shipments
of bullion is over $105,000, this be.
ing computed on a basis of two-thirds
of the values being in silver and the
other third in gold, bearing out the
usual comparative contents of Tono-
pah ores.
While the report of the Belmont
company concerning mining and de-
velopment operations for the past
week does not disclose any extraor-
binary changes. it is nevertheless a
gratifying recital of conditions ex-
listing in the property, showing as it
does that the usual progress in de-
velopment and production has been
well maintained.
This is particularly true of nearly
all the workings of the Favorite vein,
from which large tonnages are being
extracted at various points. Like
wise, in most of the other workings
in the mine, development and pro-
duction are maintaining the usual
splendid proportions which have been
, noted from week to week in the re-
ports.
On the 700 level, the east drift in
the Occidental vein passed beyond
the fault, as reported last week, and
picked up a narrow streak of ore.
This ore-shoot has shown a crafty
ing increase in width until it is now
about a foot and a half in width,
md the ore is of a very fair grade.
Continued Improvement is looked for
in this drift as the work is advanced.
West End Con.
The gratifying announcement was
made by the directors of the West
End Con. company at their meeting
in Oakland, on Dec. Z. of a dividend
of 5 cents a share on the outstanding
stock of the company. This makes
the fifth dividend declared by the
company to date and amounts to
$S9.424.3O. The aggregate amount
of dividends disbursed by the com
ipany heretofore was $447,121.50, and
with this, the fifth dividend, will
make the imposing total of $535,
$3.50 distributed to it's stockhOld-
erS.
- The report of operations at the
company's property in Tonopah con
tinues to be one of gratifying as
poets. Production has increased
materially over that given in last
weeks report, 756 ons having been
sent from the mine to the mill. The
'tained, and at several points in the
mine increased quite impresssively.
On the 400 level, stopping con
tinued in stope 4S2, and the usual
tonnage was extracted at this point
A slight increase in the value of the
noticed over the average values OF
last weeks production and some
very fair grade ore was shipped.
North Star Mine
The report for the week of the
North Star cOmpany's operation
show that the stopping which has been
in progress above the 900 level has
been started in the block of ore be-
tween the 900 and the $50 interme-
diate level, which is just above the
$50 main level from which place a
raise was put up and encountered
tho ore.
The raise from the $50 interme-
date level, which vas running along
the fault, holed through into the
900. and stopping has been started
from this raise.
The $50 intermediate drift was
stopped for a few days in order to
permit an upraise to be made from
THE $50 main level to connect with
the face of this $50 drift and a chute
put in.
The report of the weeks opera
'tions at the property of the Rescue
Eula company showed the usual pro-
gress was made during the period,
The south cross-cut from the east
drift on the $50 level is still under
way having been extended the us
ual distance. There are, however,
no unusual changes in conditions to
lie reported at this point.
Halifax TOnOpah
The report of operations at the
Halifax Tonopah Mining company's
property continues to be of the same
satisfactory nature that has existed
since the good body of ore was en-
countered recently, though conditions
have changed somewhat in the last
week. AS the sinking of the Wine
continues, there is more water show
ing in the workings, and to obviate
this a small pump is to be installed
to keep the workings dry. 1t is con
fidently expected, however, that this
condition will neither last long mol
become very serious, because the
next lower level, being nearly zoe
feet below the winze, should be able
to drain any flow of water that may
he encountered in the winze.