The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-12

Sndlt, raise olE, WHICH CohIihhVS
to advance on three feet of milliag
ore, made good progress during the
week, and the conditions in this
working are more than satisfac-
tory to the management.
TOnopah Belmont
The special feature of the report
for the week of mining operations
in the property of the Tonopah Bel
mont company consists of the de-.
velopments which have occurred IN
raise 5 from the 500 level. Less
than a month ago this raise was
started from East drift $50, which
had been following a foot face Of
fairly good ore, and since then
the raise operations have attained
a height of 106 feet above the
500 sill. With each succeeding
weeks work, the conditions i'm
proved in the raise, the vein not
only having increased in width from
two to four feet in the face but
the values have also been greatly
enhanced until, at the 1O6-foot
point, mentioned above, the vein
has shown a constant maintenance
of the width and the ore is of the
very finest kind. In accordance with
the policy of the Belmont and 9th
err companies, no specific assay fig
Tres are given as to the assay val
ues of the ore encountered, but it
may be depended upon that when
the ore is described in such fash
ion by a management noted for
extreme conservatism, the ore is rich
indeed. In every respect, stope 5
is looking better than at any time
during the progress of the work.
While this treasure trove holds
the spotlight at the present time,
IL q rest of the property suffers very
little by comparison. All the work
ings have improved materially with
the extension of development work
and the property continues to pro-
duce the requisite tonnage for the
mill, with values well sustained.
The usual activity characterized
the operations on the various lev
els and the customary rate of prog
ress was continued without abate-
ment.
On the 700 level, 1853 cross-cut
was extended the usual distance in
the ~trachyte formation, and no
change worthy of particular men
ton occurred during the week.
jim Butler Mine
Conditions at the Jim Butler
property have maintained the gra-
tifying status reported from week to
week. Development operations are
ii'being pushed as rapidly as possible,
and the production is quite up 20
the usual standard of tonnage AMI
value.
At the Wandering Boy shaft, on
the second level, operations in 312
southeast cross-cut have been re-
sumed after a temporary suspen-
sion. and the usual progress was
made in trachyte. North cross
cut 303 was also extended in a
oaLlcIottolS u II o'tS'A
ed OH it's course in the trachyte for
nation.
On the fourth level 453 east
drift continues to hold forth en-
is being prosecuted theoretically for
the purpose of proving up the 4
foot vein of low-grade matter upon
which it has been advancing. NO.
451 east crOss-cut has been tenn
porarily discontinued and a new
cross-cut, No. ass, is being driven
toward the north from the face of
453 east cross-cut.
On the sixth level, raise GAS was
started from 500 east drift, and is
at the present time showing a
small stringer of quartz, with every
encouragement for a diligent pros
ecution of the work.
West End Consolidated
The final cleanup for the month
of January at the mill of the West
End Consolidated Mining company
resulted in the shipment to the
smelter of 32 bars of bullion weigh
ing 1890 ounces, having an est
mated value of ~$34,951.
The usual gratifying conditions
are reported as having been well
sustained in the matter of develop
ment and production at the mine.
On the 400 level, there is no
change reported, and conditions arc
much the same as have been re-
ported previously. A raise from the
top Of stope 533 on the 500 level,
mas been started and good progress
was made during the week. III
500 drift, stopping operations were
continued as usual, and the stope
continued to furnish satisfactory
tonnage of good grade ore. In col
nection with this work preparations
are now being made to put up a
small nrOsnect raise from interm5-