The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-01-01

1925, the Tonopah Extension 1900
tons, the West End SAT tons, the
North Star SO tons, and miscellan-
eous leasers 2S7 tons, making the
total production for the week 49,
423 tons, the estimated value being
'213,574. This valuation is calcu-
lated on the gross milling value of
the ore.
fhe gratifying condition shown at
the property of the Tonopah Devei-
opment company, as reported for
several weeks past, continue to be
as it's operations progress.
An untoward event occurred at
the milling plant in Tonopah which
for a time looked to be very seri
Gus. Last Sunday morning at about
3 o'clock, while melting was In
progress, a fire occ urred in the re-
finery building, which is fortunate
ly located some distant from the
mill proper. The fire was caused
by the breaking of an oil fuel pipe
which furnishes the fuel under pres
sure to the crucible, and becoming
ignited the burning oil cOmmunicat-
cd it's flames to the entire build
ing, which was soon destroyed, not
outstanding the fact hat it was
constructed of steel and concrete.
Water and chemicals poured on the
fire had no effect and it was not
until the flow of oil was shut off
that the flames were checked. The
other buildings constituting the mill
Plant were not in any way endan-
gered and milling operations will
not be affected nor i%nterfered with
in the least manner by the fire at
the refinery. New steel for the con-
struction of the refinery building
has been ordered and should soon
be on the ground, and in the mean
time it is stated hat melting OPP
erations will not be interferred with
as this can be accomplished even
without the protection of a build
ing, though it may work some hard
snip on refinery employees in the
event OF a cold snap occurring at
the tine the bullion is next melted
A statement of the loss o~ccasioned
by the fire is not obtainable, an6
adjustment proceedings will be con-.
Quoted with the insurance compan-
sies, the building and contents hav-
ing been fully insured.
The output from the mill for the
first half Of December resulted in
the shipment of 4S bars from the
Belmont mill at TonOpah weighing
plant is credited with a shipment
for the same period of 33 bars to-
falling 54,936 ounces, making a to-
tai weight shipped from the two
plans, 81 bars. The estimated val
ue of the twO lots of bullion is a
trifle over $107,O 600, which makes
a flattering showing for the two
weeks operations.
TOnopah Mining Company
That the Tonopah Mining COM
pany is sustaining it's record as Il
leader among the silver-gOld mines
of the world is amply attested by
the figures given out last week as
SOIlotitutlhS thC hSt loiiIo Vi liz
company for November. These fig
ures were received prior to the time
that the forms for last weeks issue
were closed up, and there was no OPP
p%ortunity to comment upon the re-
suits shown. A handsome increase
is noted over the figures given out
in each of the reports for the six
months preceding the November re-
port of net profits and average al
ue of the ore milled.
A comparison of records will show
that for the three months prior to
the last monthly report, the average
value of ore contents vas estimated,
respectively, at $12.70, $12.O4 and
$3.50 per ton, for August, Septem-
Der and October, while the average
value of ore milled in November is
at the rate of $15.44 per ton.
The report of mill operations OF
the Tonopah Mining company for
the week ending Dec. IS, shows that
an average of sc stamps were kept
dropping and that 1855 tons of ore
were put through the mill. The ore
maintained an average of SIP per
ton.
West End Con.
The report of the weeks opera
lions at the property of the West
End Con. SHOWS the same satisfa"t-
DRY conditions as have been report
for weeks past. The development
and production have been sustained
fully up to the standard established
by the company; indeed, the reports
as issued from week to week are
identical in nearly every respect, eN-
cept that at various points in the
property gratifying increases n
widths and values of the Oreboi-
les are not in the successive reports.
The record of production for the
week shows that SAT tons We're
treated by the mill.
The detailed report Of mining and
develODment continues to ShOW good