The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-10

claim and all the predictions here
tofore made, to the effect that
this section of the company's
ground exploration, would prove
up excellent orebodies, are being
fulfilled as further progress is
made. The latest development
has taken place on the S00-foot
success crowned efforts of the
company in its attempt to find the
downward extension of the small
vein cut some time ago on the
700 level.
At the upper level, though the
vein was of small width and it's
strike extended for but a short dis
lance, it was promising enough 10
justify exploratory work at the
lower depth, and for some weeks
a crosscut has been projected on
the 500 level for the purpose Of
catching the vein at this depth.
The report of the mill operations
of the Tonopah Mining company
for the week ending June 1, shows
that an average of so stamps were
kept dropping and that 1850 tons
Of ore were put through the mill.
The ore maintained an average of
s16.25 per ton.
While not so much was accom-
plished so far as footage is con
cerned as during the preceding
week a fairly good average was
maintained and Q total of 229 feet
of new ground was broken during
the period covered by this weeks
report. This was divided among
the different working sections of
the mine.
TOnOpah Belmont
While development work is be-
ing prosecuted as vigorously as
possible at the local property of
the Tonopah Belmont Development
company from the 700 level down
to the 1200-foot depth, and i'm
provement is noted OF the main
levels of the mine, the work of
production continues as satisfac-
torily as ever and the normal out
put from the various slopes, am
ply sufficient to supply the
quirements of the big mill at To
nopah, is maintained regularly.
The weekly output averages be-
tween 1900 and 1000 tons. all of
which is of good grade. with en-
hanCed values showing at several
places in the mine.
On all the levels which were
worked during the past week. good
progress was made in extending
the faces of the laterals and in
projecting raises. The report con
tains something Of interest con-
corning most YER place where
operations are being carried on.
Perhaps the most notable Of ~
the improvements which wee
shown during the period covered by
this report is the showing in west
drift 1897 on the 1000 level. AS
development work was extended the
vein in the face of the drift wild
ened from two feet to a full face
of good ore, the grade being not
in the least diminished or i'm
paired with the increase in width.
Also on the 700 level the cross
cut designated as 702 north, which
! was started in hat direction for
tho purpose of prospecting for the
north branch CT the rhyolite vein,
has exposed a small seam, about
four inches in width, carrying very
good values. This find auguls
we'll for the opening up Of a good
and there is evevy prospect that
further work en- this discovery
when such operations are pushed
may disclose very Interesting con
ditions.
TOnOpah Extension
The greatest activity is being
displayed by the Tonopah EXten-
sion Mining company in completing
the repairs in the Victor shaft ard
workings, as well as in the install
idtlOh VI IhC now uipiiC oS
the mill and the addition Of sew
eral new pieces of construction
work, such as the new machine
shops, etc. Barring any unfor~-
seer accidents and mishaps, the
plans of the management for the
Inauguration of operations at the
increased rate of production and
treatment around July 1 will I'M
doubtedly be contaminated and the
average of extraction and reduc-
tion will be brought up to about
10000 tons per month.
While such repair work and en-
largement operations have been go
ing on in the Victor territory, nee
essitating the temporary d%iscontin-
uance of operations there the