The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03

pany to project its drift towards
the Extension workings sc as to
make connection with them and OBJ
tain much needed ventilation for
IT, new workings.
Jim Butler Mine
The Jim Butler Tonopah Mining
company reports the usual salts
factory progress. Only a small
amount of work is being done at the
Wandering Boy part of the mine,
the bulk of developments being
done in the Desert Queen work
ings.
On the second level of the Wax
dering Boy, $50 east drift shows an
improved width. The values have
not shown any appreciable i'm
provement, however, the ore stu
being Of rather low grade. No. 303
north crosscut, was advanced the
usual distance during the week in
trachyte.
interesting developments are
taking place in the Cash Boy Cor
solidated property. The west
drift on the bottom level, which has
been going on the contact, within
The last few days encountered a
new formation in mineralibed rhyO-
lite. consisting of ledge matter di-
rcctly On the contact and carry
ing some values. The indications
arc very promising, it is stated.
New Company Formed
AS a result of negotiations which
have been in progress for about 60
days arrangements have been made
between the Umatilla Tonopah Min
ing company and the Montana To
nopah Mining company to organ
ize a new organization, which will
take over the property owned by
the former, consisting of five frac-
tional claims and amounting TO
about SO acres and a like acreage
of the Montana Tonopah COM
pany, Immediately adjoining the
Umatilla property. The ground Civ
en- up by the Montana Tonopah
consists of the Little Tonopah. Lit
tie TonOpah No. I and a sufficient
acreage from the After All claim
to make up SO acres.
The new company is to be called
the After All Mines company, and
it is understood that the organ
ization of the new company has
already been performed.
Operations at the North Star
property, under superintendent
Lowe. made very satisfactory prog
ress during the week. On the main
$50 level, drifting is in progress to
the east and west from the south
, crosscut and in both faces the ex-
cellent showings continue, the two
and a half-foot width of vein ar
rying good milling values. being
very well maintained along the
entire length of the drifts.
Rescue Eula Mine
The main work during the past
week at the Rescue Eula Miniug
company consisted of the driving
of a westerly drift to connect with
the workings Of the Belmont COM
pany in the Occidental claim, and
the cutting out for a station for
the winze. All these operations
progressed very favorably and the
drift accomplished It's purpose by
holing through to the Belmont
crOss-cut at the end line. The
cutting of station for the Wine
will probably be completed early
next week when sinking will be
resumed.
Operations at the West End mine
continued in the usual satisfactory
n during the past week. Work
was extended on the 400 foot level,
where in several slopes rock is be"
ing broken which can be ~profitably
worked at the present time, with
silver at the prevailing higher
prices. All these operations on
this level continued to show sal
isfactory results during the week.
The HalifaX-TonOpah Mining
company which will be directly I'M
der the supervision of j. w. Sher-
win in the future as he has been
appointed superintendent to fill the
vacancy created by the death of j..
w. Chandler, continues to show
good progress in development as
well as in production. The usual
tonnages of good grade ore were
furnished by the stope on the vein.
Production was maintained DUR
ing the past week at the MacNam-
ara and a shipment was sent to
the mill.-Tonopah Miner.