The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-01-29
TONOPAH MINING COMPANIES ARE
PROHHNG FROM SIlVER'S ADVANCE

having an estimated value of $780,
1920.
The report of mine operations at
the property show the usual highly
satisfactory conditions to be well
maintained at every point.
No change in conditions is report
ed on the 400 level, and the usual
gratifying condition continues in
stope 533. The is still furnishing
the customary tonnage of ore of very
good grade. breaking about seven
to eight feet wide in the face. Slope
6O0-C is also reported as maintain
ing it's splendid production, and the
usual tonnage has been extracted
of good grade ore. both in the dis
puted territory and in the West
End portion of the stope. No de-
velopment work has been undertake
en- during the week.
Halifax Tonopah
At the Halifax Tonopah Mining
company property. operations ART
proceeding in the usual satisfactory
manner. The sinking of the Wine
is still under way and conditions
so far have undergone no particu-
lar change.
Crosscut 1910 entered a quartz
vein during the week which showed
some low values. For the present
the cross-cut is being continued
through this vein and beyond it.
and later on it is expected that
drifting will be started on this new
vein.
Work is being pushed in the up
raise from the 1900 level to inter
cept the vein discovered on the 900
level of the Buckeye Belmont Min
ing company. and a steady advance
has been made. From the dip of
the vein as shown on the 900 lev
ell, it should be encountered, ac-
cording to the management in this
upraise at a point about 200 feet
above the 1900 level.
Conditions at the Tonopah M!H-
way Mining company property con
tinue in a very satisfactory state,
according to the weekly report. The
cross-cut on the 500 level was X
tended the usual distance.
Umatilla Drilling
The diamond drill operations at
pany, which have been conducted on
hehalf of that company and the
Montana Tonopah company as a
Joint enterprise have been shut
down temporarily after the drill
reached a depth of SIS feet from
the bottom of the shaft, on account
of having cut into a brecciated for-
nation. IT will no doubt be de-
termined within a short time whath-
Q" the shaft will be sunk to a deep
err level or whether it is more al
visable to do s2Tt lateral w)"x
from the bottom of the shaft to-
wards the southern part of thu
company's property, which can he
reached with very little work from
the present workings of the UNI
tilla.
Conditions continue to be VERY
satisfactory at the Monarch Pitts
burgh property. A part of the weeks
work consisted in making some
changes /" the air lines and othar
necessary repairs preparatory to a
more vigorous exploration of the
new vein encountered in the in
termedia'a cross-cut between the $50
and 1909 levels. This vein has now
been drifted upon for a distance II
As feet and while the average assay
would not make it commercial ore,
there have been lunches of very
good ore appearing with every round
blasted.
No change is reported concerning
tie operations at the property of
20 Pescue Eula Mining company.
The shaft continues to be sunk and
regular progress is made in thia
work. Bo.h the c%ross-cuts on the
$50 level were also continued the
usual distances, and are advancing
in the trachyte formation-Miner.