The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-22
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS


mill 1852 tons, the Tonopah Exten-
sion 1880 tons, the Jim Butler $50
tons, the West End $50 tons, the
MacNamara 5O4 tons, the Montana
as tons, the Halifax 55 tons, the
Midway Is tons, miscellaneous Al
tons, making the total production
Cor the week 1855 tons, the esti-
mated value being $133,962. This
valuation is calculated on the gross
milling value of the ore. Owing
to the telephone line between Mil
lers and Tonopah being down, no
report is made by the Tonopah
Mining company.
Tonnage and bullion for Novem-
Der of the Tonopah Mining company
were as follows: Number dry tons
r'illed 1850, average value per
ton $11.O0, ounces gold and silver
bullion shipped 112, 425, total value
OF bullion s117,50O, net profit for
November $4,000.
Improvement In conditions at the
Tonopah Mining company, as COM
pared with those prevailing during
the month OF October, is reflected in
the statement of earnings, shown
above. Though slightly less than
the October tonnage that was put
through the mill in November, the
mill heads indicated a substantial
bctterment in the values of the ore,
and as a result a considerable in
crease in the number of ounces of
geld and silver bullion and a cor
responding increase in the value of
the bullion has been recorded.
The respective October figures on
these last two items, published after
the earnings were determined, were
"S $3.50 ounces and total value $780,
40, making an increase in Novem-
duced and a betterment in value of
approximately $4,000.
The net profits for November
we're more than double those of
October, when the company reported
earnings of $17,O75.
The Tonopah Placers company, of
which there has been very little
news of late, has been making ex-
c~eptionally good progress in it's
.ira1 oinu nnoratinnS ai6nd cnnCidQr-
ably by the splendid weather condi-
lions that have existed throughout
the Rocky Mountain regions. A re-
FORT dated November Goth, from
Breckenridge, published in Denver
papers, states hat the present fall
weather is proving very profitable
to all the dredges operating in this
district.
No handicaps have been encount-
cred so far this season, and the
output of the four dredges is equal
to that of any time during the sum-
mer months. Usually the fall wea-
Their causes great inconvenience in
the dredging operations, but so ar
this seasons conditions have been
almost ideal. The Tonopah Placers
company is operating all three
oredges full time, and the French
Gulch Dredging company continues
its regular ~clean-ups with their
credge in French Creek.
TonOpah Extension
The latest report of operations at
the Tonopah Extension Mining COM
parry discloses the fact that regular
fnotage averages are being broken
in extending the south cross-cut
fl ON the Victor shaft towards the
o. X. and Murray veins. For the
past week, a distance of GA feet is
recorded, a little more than 8 feet
Fer day, exceeding the previous
weeks record of 81 feet by Is feet.
The extremely rapid progress that
has been achieved in the crOss-cut
is a source of qualification to the
management, through the fact that
no untoward circumstances have
arisen to delay or hinder the work.
Provided there are no Interruptions,
such as water or other mining
troubles might cause, the next vein
should be reached within a very
short time, and then the greatest
Interest will be aroused by the out
come of the developments when the
Murray vein is intersected.
In all other portions of the mine.
the usual routine has been followed
and satisfactory progress recorded.
The development work performed
curing the week just ended
amounted to considerably