The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-01-29

plants. Milling operations at Tono-
pah have been in no way interferred
with by the fire which occurred a
few weeks ago at the refinery and
it is expected that Immediately after
the next melt the refining room will
be reconstructed, the steel sheating
for the building being on the ground
and ready for erection.
Tonopah Extension
AS a result of mill operations at
the Tonopah Extension Mining COM
any for the first two weeks of
January, a shipment has been made
to the Selby smelter of 40 bars.
weighing S3.S35 ounces, having an
estimated value of $5S.6S4.
Construction of the ore bin at the
Victor shaft is proceeding rapidly.
while work on the electric railway
Extension mill is being pushed as
vigorously as possible.
With regard to the DEVELOPMENT
work taking place in the propert.r.
interest is attached to the winze
which is being sunk from the 1850
level to the 1910 level, at which
latter depth operations are being
carried on through the Victor shaft.
The winze as it is sunk measures
about 10 feet wide while it is 10 tC
IL feet across the width of the
vein. The reason for making the
winze of such great dimensions is
that it is intended to be a three
nent to be an ore chute, another a
waste chute, and the third a man
way, while ample space will be al
lowed for air and other equipment.
IT is intended hat the Wine shah
he sunk a distance of about 175
or 20C !eet. an n the meantime
the Victor workings is advancing
rapidle an1 should shortly he at a
~ int where a raise can be started
to cover the remaining distance
from the intended bottom level Of
the WINE to the 1910 level AS lar
as this winze has been sunk it is
progressing on n full face of ore
of the dimensions given above, the
ore being of excellent grade. the
report of operations in detail shows
that at the No. 2 shaft territory,
on the $50 level, so east drift was
extended a distance of 10 feet on
quartz Of low grade. Stopping oper-
ations are being carried on at 81
store, where a good production is
- fo,. kIrNO Foot IF nrn
of good milling grade.
Jim Butler Co.
For the month of December the
report Of the Jim Butler Tonopah
Mining company shows that 1891
tons of ore were sen to the Millers
plant of the Tonopah Belmont COM
pany for reduction and treatment,
and that from such shipments, after
the charges were deducted, a net
profit of 22,005.6O has resulted,
evi6encing that the gratifying con
ditiOns which have prevailed in The
property for a period covered by
many weekly reports is well main
tanned. With the mine in splendid
condition, production occurring in
regular fashion and the owe
from the ore milled manifestiEg
excellent returns, the stockholders
of the jim Butler are assured of q
continuation of the handsome yield
on their investments.
The report of mining operations
at the Jim Butler property for The
week show hat at the Desert Queen
territory on the fourth level, No.
400 west drift continues to advance
at it's regular rate of speed on two
feet of vein matter carrying low
values.
West End Con.
On Jan. IS the West End Con-
so1idated Mining company shipped
to the smelters as a result Of the
first cleanup for January, 80 bars N
bullion, weighing 52,196 ouI;ccs,