The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-17

race OF ore SHOWS, WIFI d lOOl VI
same averaging two unce in gold.
The footage made driving east on
the ore for the week is SO feet.
New work started during the week
is the 50O-foot stump. being exca-
waited preparatory to the resumption
of sinking the shaft n more lift;
80 cubic yards have been taken from
this stump. The summary for the
week shows a total of AS cubic yards
of excavation and so feet of foot
age gained.
In the White Caps mill the aver
age daily tonnage handled is over
1875 tons, with the tonnage of the
past three days averaging 140 tons.
The mill is operating satisfactorily,
although changes are being made to
include a partial slime treatment
which will add to the percentage of
extraction. These changes are eX-
pected to be completed in a few days
The Buffers filter, which is one of
the improvements to be installed, is
now being made in the Tonopah Ex-
tension workshop and the complete
change in the mill is expected to be
finished in two weeks time.
With the addition to the mill
completed, there will be nothing to
,nfarfara with thu ipnraaCino IF tho
capacity of the mill to it's full capac-
ity, which, when attained, will re-
suit in the regular shipment of gold
to the minis.
A cleanup Of precipitates from the
mill has been shipped to the Tonopah
Extension for treatment.
White Caps Extension
The operations by the White Caps
Extension and Zanzibar companies in
the sinking of the company shaft for
the benefit of both companies have
been maintained steadily and at pres
ent one of the most complete mining
plants in the district is installed at
the scene of operations. The three
compartment vertical shaft has
reached a depth of about $40 feet.
An interesting feature of the work
is that the shaft has now passed
into a strata of limestone and this
serves as an indication of the ore
bearing limestone being in close
proximity. 1t is intended to sink
the shaft to about the 39O-fOot
depth and from that point the first
station will be cut and laterals eX-
tended to explore the formations
for ore bodies which are confident
Nv expected to rival the White Caps,
the orebodies of which trend to-
wards the Zanzibar and Extension
properties. For the comfort of the
employees a commodious bunk house
has been put up capable of furnish
ing living quarters for forty men.
The employees probably will board
a. the White Caps boarding house
which has just received its finish
ing touches preparatory to being
opened up for the benefit of White
Caps employees.
Union Amalgamated
The shaft work has been the only
occupation on the Amalgamated
Il - rinn fhn yynnE T~o chiftc in
the raise being extended from the
60O-foot level of the company
workings to connect with the Earl
shaft have been employed and the
distance made is now 81 feet above
the level. This raise should be
holed through into the shaft bot
tom in about twelve days. After
connection is made the completion
of the enlargement work on the
shaft will be greatly facilitated as
the muck can then be dropped to
the 600 level and raised to the sur
lace from the Bath shaft. Three
shifts have been employed in the
Earl shaft, and at present the shaft
has been enlarged and timbered
for a distance of "a feet. The last
SO feet has been in very %treacher-
Gus ground. Another 40 feet will
put the work through the bad sec
ton and then the enlarging and
timbering will be speeded up ma
terially. The shaft is being en-
largad to full two compartment and
Strengthened and Oregon pine tim
bers are being utilized for the shaft
sets.
Manhattan Red Top
In the Red Top, 60 feet of depth
has been made during the week in
the shaft sinking. No material
change in the formation as yet has