The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-06
Mines DEVELOPING
and PROMISE Big PRODUCTION
Manhattan Chamber of Mines)

started only recently. having proven
a complete success. This mill now is
running at full capacity without a
hitch, returning an extraction of
nearly 80 per cent of the values of
the ore at the remarkably low cost
of less than s2.25 per ton.
Since the discovery of ore in the
$50 cross-cut the management has
decided to temporarily cease work
in the winze from the 435-foot level
so as to concentrate all energy in the
rapid development of the borebody
below, but it is planned within a
short time to resume operations in
this winze. with the object of max
ing a connection between it and the
workings on the 550-foot level at the
earliest possible date. Such a con-
nection will not only demonstrate
the continuity of the high-grade ore
on the foot wall side, but will also
greatly improve v~entilations and thus
facilitate future mining operations.
Manhattan Consolidated
In the Consolidated property rapid
work has been made during the week
in the cutting of the fourth station
and at present the station timbers
are all in and the lateral work from
the fourth level has been started.
The pump to drain the seepage into
the shaft from the third level down
has been installed at the fourth level
to pump from the 15-foot stump be-
low the level. The new lateral work
started is a south cross-cut from the
third level to pick up the downward
extension of the free milling ore
bodies which lessees have explored
west and south of the present COM
pany working shaft. The most i'm
portant orebodies are known locally
as the Mushett vein and the Kendall
vein, designated after the owners of
the leases which developed them
the surface. From the fourth
level a drift east has been started
to expose the east orebody already
so well developed from the two and
three developed levels. An under
ground survey recently made shows
hat the downward extension of the
east orebody should be encountered
at a point $50 feet from the shaft.
Union Amalgamated
The operations in the Amalgamat-
ed for the week enoing Sept. 26 are
as follows: From the 600 level the
north cross-cut on fissure advanced
IL feet, a total distance of 26 feet.
The east drift from No. z north
cross-cut east made 25 feet, a total
of 101 feet. No. II north cross-cut
east made three feet of new work
started this week. No. 8 south cross
cut east advanced 81 feet, a total of
80 feet. The above shows the week
ly footage made to be CT feet.
Due to the distance the present
work is from the shaft and also to
atmospheric conditions, the weeks
work has been considerably retarded
by gas. A blower is now being in
stalled and as 500 as this is in op-
Grafton development work will show
a marked increase in footage gained
The face of the north cross-cut on
the fissure is now entirely in low
grade quartz.
White Caps and Zanzibar
The joint operating shaft of the
Extension and Zanzibar companies
has now reached a depth of 1870 feet
in the sinking work. During the
week Fl feet has been added to its
depth, entirely in limestone for the
weeks work. No change has been
noted in the limestone as cut by the
SHAFT and 1t is not expected until
considerable further depth has been
made.