The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-15

I head expense, but the whole cost OF
| operating the mill at Millers has
been done away with.
Tonopah Extension
The latest cleanup at the Tonopah
Extension Mining company's mill,
which took place last week, resulted
in the production of "a bars of gold
and silver bullion, with a weight of
4S,155 ounces. Upon this shipment
the company has placed a valuation
of $4,000.
The first cleanup in November
prouced FL bars of bullion, weigh
ing 1865 ounces, and this was es-
timated to be worth approximately
$4,000. The aggregate production
of the mine, as shown by the mill
extraction and the shipment of bull
lion after the two cleanups, was, ac-
cording to the conservative esti-
mates placed upon the bullion, close
to $4,000.
Aside from the report of the mill
operations, as given above, the great
est interest with relation to work at
the property attaches to the devel-
opments on the 1680-foot level from
the Victor shaft, where, In addition
to the exploration work that Is be-
ing fastened to intersect the other
main veins of the property at this
deep level, work is being extended
on the Merger vein.
The drift westerly from the south
cross-cut has continued to advance
on an average width of five feet,
only on one occasion a decrease in
this width having been shown, and
within a short time the vein as
sumed it's original measurements
from wall to wall.
The Importance of the develop
ments along the Merger vein cannot
be over-estimated. Holding a width
of five feet from the time that the
cross-cut went through the vein un-
til the drift was extended to it's pres
ent face, with a very flat dip that
increases it's total length to the next
upper level, 14O feet vertically above
the 16S0-foot level, and showing
milling values on it's entire course to
the west as we'll as for some distance
east Of the ~cross-cut, the vein,
through the development work now
in progress, is constantly adding to
the resources Of probable ore in the
Extension and the longeviey
of the mine for an indefinite period.
In addition to all this, it holds out
the greatest promises that when the
company is in position to undertake
work at lower levels additional
backs of the same or greater width
will be offered.
Cash Boy
The Cash Boy Consolidated Min
ing company has recently decided to
withhold shipments of ore to the
smelter until the matter of adjust
ing the price, which is now in con-
ference between treasury and other
government officials and represen-
tatives of the mining industry of the
western states, has been concluded.
Along with all the other produc-
ers. the Cash Boy management
feels confident that a much better
price will be granted to silver min
ing operators than is quoted on the
exchanges at the present time; and
with this idea in mind, the ore that
is being extracted in the develop
Eient and stopping operations at the
lowest level from the winze is being
saved.
The last shipment of ore, which
went forward to the smelter some
two weeks ago, Is reported to have
returned over $35 to the ton, de-
m~onstrating that the high values
found in the Cash Boy ore have been
consistently maintained in all the
shipments. With the fixing of a
higher price for silver by the gov
erAment, the Cash Boy will of
course derive additional benefit.
Jim Butler Mine
Without the slightest incon-
venience, the Jim Butler Tonopah
Mining company this week COM
n.enced the shipment of its r to
the Tonopah Belmont Development
company's mill situated east of it's
main shaft, upon being notified that
the necessary facilities, which had
Teen under construction for some
week, past, were completely in
stalled. Early in the week the new
equipment was started and found
to be ship-shape; and the Butler
company, acting in accordance with