The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-29
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

usual. and production was maintain
ed at a good average rate. In CON
nection with this latter work, it is
interesting to note that the output
report for the preceding week show
ed that the Jim Butler company had
increased it's production from the
regular tonnage of 500 to a total
of 1850.
Tonopah Extension
The Tonopah Extension Mining
company reports the shipment OF
40 bars of bullion o the cmeltter.
This shipment weighed 7S,600
ounces and is estimated to have a
valuation of about s62.SO0. This
came as a result of the first clean
up in June.
What is by far the best news
coming from n OF the Tonopah
mines in a long time is the report
by the Extension company that the
east drift on the ~1260-foot level,
which has been working along the
North Merger vein for the purpose
of developing this orebody, has
finally reached the junction of that
vein and the Murray vein.
The result of this work has been
to absolutely prove up the North
Merger vein for a distance of TOO
feet. This is most probably the
longest ore shoot that has yet been
developed in the Tonopah district.
The drift will be continued in an
easterly direction along the Murray
that the ore shoot will be lengthen-
ed are of the most encouraging
character.
North Star Mine
The most important feature If
the current weekly report of the
of the shipment made during the
week to the West End mill. This
shipment consisted of SO tons, ana
the ore returned s43 per ton, a
handsome increase over the average
millheads of Tonopah ores.
Development work looking to the
uncovering of substantial bodies of
ore was diligently prosecuted under
the direction of superintendent
Lowe. On the 850-foot level, the
drift was continued on a 2-foot
width of very good grade ore On
the 9OO-foot level, the crosscut 20
the south, which is prospecting "A
large block of trachyte, was eX-
tended at the usual rate of speed.
To the west of this crosscut. stop
ing operations are being carried on
on a 16-inch streak of good ore.
Stopping work was also carried on
above the ~1O5O-fOot intermediate
where an 18-inch width OF
very good grade ore is producing.
A new "dr%eadnaught" water drill
was put to work in the east drift
of the Buckeye this week for the
of crowding the work to
the northeast with all possible ra-
pidity. The formation at this point
Is looking so much better that the
management feels confident of open
ing the vein in "A much better
grade of ore in this direction.
Halifax TonOpah
Mining operations at the Halifax
Tonopah Mining company were con-
tiEued on the various working
and progress is reported to
as satisfactory as can be expected.
On the 130O-foot intermediate
level from the winze. the cross-cuts
were extended at the usual rate Of
speed, and the raise which was re-
Gently started from north crosscut
1904 for the purpose Of tapping
the vein below the square-set stope
the 1917 intermediate accom-
plished it's purpose during the week.
The raise intersected the vein and
proceeded through it for a dis
lance of 10 feet before holing
through into the square-set stope.
The south crosscut on the bot
tom level of the Cash Boy Conso-
lidated Mining company was extend
ed a very good distance last week
and it is now out a distance of
80 feet from the west drift, Whence
it was started at a point about 410
feet from the shaft. The cross-cut
is now in the ore-bearing West End
rhyolite, and the indications appear
more encouraging than has been
observed for some time. --.
Recent developments ut the Mon
arch Pittsburg afford the greatest
possible encouragement that a new
orebody will be opened up in the ex-
IRENE western portion of the Tono-
pah district.
The second station pump which is
to be installed at the Gypsy Queen
is expected to arrive within a few
days. and everything at the de-
.signated level is ready to receive
it.
There IL very LITTLE chanpe "a