The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-09
DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

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tinued i'm the east face
A very gratifying condition is
being shown in the workings en-
the 4O0-foot level at the Mizpah
claim, where exploration work was
recently started for the purpose of
catching the eastern extension of
the old Midway vein. Before suffi-
cient ground had been covered to
reach the Midway vein, a small
vein, which stands in a very lear
ly vertical position, was cut, and
development work is proceeding in
both directions along the strike
of the vein, which is east and west.
The east drift shows a fairly good
width, while the values are report
ed to be exceptionally good. In the
western face of the drift, the vein
does not possess the same width as
grade of ore at this point is prac-
tically as good as in the other
part.
Developments at the Red Plume
section, in endeavoring to show up
a body of commercially profitable
ore in the MacNamara vein, main
tain substantially the same status
as was reported last week, when
the raise was reported as going up
in waste rock. Satisfactory pro-
gress is being made and the usual
distance was made in extending the
raise.
Operations at the Sand Grass
part of the mine suffered to some
extent because of the replacement
OF the timbering at the head of
the shaft to accommodate the hoist
which is to be transferred from the
Red Plume shaft. The big head
frame has been completed and with
in a few days the transfer of the
Red Plume hoist will take place.
The installation of this equipment
will provide the Sand Grass work
ings with adequate equipment for
the vigorous prosecution of develop
ment and production operations.
Jim Butler Mine
The mine activities of the Jim
Butler Tonopah Mining company
were centered on the pushing ahead
of development operations at the
Desert Queen workings, particularly
on the 9Th level. Fully half a
dozen faces of development work
are forging ahead in an endeavor
to open up promising showings or
to prospect for veins in several
different directions. Only n place
is being worked on the 4th level at
this section of the mine. The Wan
dering Boy workings are also ex-
tended at the normal rate of speed.
West End Cons.
While the report of development
operations at the West End Con-
solidated contains practically the
same features which have been in
strumental in obtaining such a
large measure of success for the
mine, the management is overlook
ing no opportunity to cut down
costs and thereby increase the pro-
fits of the operations.
Some of the work which has
lately been done under process of
construction, looking to the achieve
ment of this end, consists of the
setting up of a tank near the Hall
fax shaft, whence the water pump
ed from the lower levels of that
mine is run by gravity to the West
End mill. Another undertaking,
calculated to facilitate the move
ment of ore from the West Emo
mine to it's mill, is now under way.
This consists of the dragging of
the roadway between the mine and
the mill by means of a heavy iron
drag.
Buckeye-BelmOnt
The work in the northwest cross
cut on the 12O0-foot level has pro-
crossed about 1875 feet during the
month of August. The formations
has been very hard, showing con
c'derable minara1izad nuartz Of