The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-01-15

pah Belmont company sent to the
mill BIB tons, the Tonopah Mining
275O tons, the Tonopah Extension
1850 tons, the West Enc S37 tons,
the Jim Butler 100 tons. and mis-
tellaneous leascrs .93 tors. making
the total production for the week
J"43 tons, the estimated value bcing
S2O4,934. This valuation is caIcu-
lated on the gross milling value OF
a. ole.
The Tonopah Belmont Develop
ment company shipped to The
smelter during the week 164,053
ounces of bullion from it's two mill
ing plants, valued at $~114,S37. OF
this total, 55 bars weighing 11O,SS9
ounces were shipped from the mill at
Tonopah, and 81 bars, weighing 3d.
164 ounces were shipped from the
Millers plant.
On the 700 level east cross-cut is
making good progress, having been
extended during the week the usual
distance in the Mizpah trachyte. The
cross-cut is being advanced with the
object in view of prospecting the
eastern side of the Mizpah fault.
On the 500 level, all the work
ings continue to prove up in the us
ual satisfactory manner East drift
$50, which is being continued on
the Rhyolite vein, was advanced the
usual distance on two feet of good
grade ore. West drift S63 on the
same vein, shows in its face a
width of one and one-half feet of
ore of very good grade. East drift
SCI. which is being advanced on
VA is called the 953 vein ,encoun-
tered a small fault, and prosecuting
has beer started in a southerly III
lection for the pun pose of picking VI.
the ether segment of the vein.
No. 4 raise from the 953 vein was
continued and is following a small
streak of good ore, while raise No. 5
which is being extended from the
H,hyolite vein, disclosed a full tace
ov very good ore.
The satisfactory conditions exist
ing above are more than duplicated
and maintained on the 800 level, No.
SOS cross-cut during the week cut
an eight-inch streak of good ore,
with many favorable indications for
an increase in width with further
develoment. Raise 80, on the IA
vorite vein, has improved material
ly since the last report was pub
lished, the raise now showing a full
face CT ore OF medium grade. Raise
80 on the Rhyolite vein shows one
and a half feet of ore of fair grade.
The intermediate east drift from
raise SO improved in width during
the week. The west drift from raise
3SS on the Favorite vein connected
with raise As, where a full face of
Gre was showed, and the drift has
been continued past the latter raise
toward the west. In it's progress 1t
discloses a face of about two feet of
very good grade ore.
TOnOpah Mining
Conditions at the property of the
TOnopah Mining company remain IN
their customary gratifying condition.
With the price of silver again on
the upward trend, an increase in
profits will be shown when the mex
profits is published.
AT every point in the mine where
operations are being pushed condi-
lions are most satisfactory and the
aspects very encouraging for a con
tinuatiOn of the splendid showings.
Nearly 100 more feet of new devct-
opment work was accomplished dur
ing the week.
AS stated, an increase of nearly
100 feet of new development WORK
lis shown in the record of fOotage
for the week, the total being 3+9
feet as compared with 259 feet made
during the previous week. The
bulk of the new work was accom-.
plished in the Silver Top territory,
where 226 feet were made. In the
Red Plume ground the footage made
was 60 feet and in the Sand Grass
"a feet.
The company has it's program of
exploration of the California and
Tonopah well under way. The COM
pressor is on the ground in readi-
ness for setting up and will be In
operation within a short time. The
air pipes are completely install ed
and ready to be connected with the
compressor as soon as it is set up.
In the meantime development work
has been started on the third and
the lowest levels by means of hand
steel.
] On the third level drifting is IN
progress toward the east, and the
work thus far accomplished is very
encouraging, the drifting as it adj
vanced having cut some small string
ers Of good looking quartz. On the
lower level, which is at the $50