The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01

White Caps Extension
In the White Caps Extension
working preparations are now be-
ing made for the cutting of the
first station in the company work
ing shaft. This station is at the
400-foot point in the shaft and
after the completion of the station
a 2O-foot stump will be lowered.
The timbers for the station are IA
foot Oregon pine and the station
will be built large enough so that
heavy work can be carried On from
1t.
The first lateral work to be start
ed will be an east drift. The for
nation through which this drift will
run is Morning Glory limestone, the
same as through which the last fifty
feet of the shaft has passed through.
The Extension bunk house is COM
plete ready for occupancy, and has
been built for the accommodation
of 16 employees.
Manhattan Consolidated
In the Consolidated workings,
the week past has shown a verit-
able treasure chamber of specimen
ore uncovered. The east orebody
from the fourth level has been de-
!, veloped to date for a total length
of SO feet and without doubt sever
al feet more will be added to its
length before it's eastern boundary
is established.
From the cross-cut where the ore
was first developed, showing a
width of "a feet of solid ore, the
drift west established the ore up the
mud fault which determined its
western limits as 81 feet from the
cross-cut. The drift east from the
cross-cut along the hanging wall OF
the ledge has proven 32 feet for the
weeks work and the face of the
drift is in specimen ore. 1t is ex-
pected the ledge will prove to have
an approximate length, when fully
developed, of 80 feet on the 400
level.
1t is impossible to estimate as tC
the average values of the orebody
as so much high grade has been un-
covered throughout the ledge. In
addition to the great east orebody
as %forecasted in last weeks notes
the orebody being developed from
the south cross-cut from the thirt
level of the mine is proving a valu'
able addition to the known ore Of
the mine.
The past few days has seen this
ore uncovered until now there Is 8
face of seven feet of red highly
oxidized ore carrying average values
of from SIS to $40 per ton in gold
content. While it is impossible tC
state definitely without further de-
velopment, from the strike of the
orebody it may prove to be the
eastern extension of one of the great
orebodies developed near the crest
of Litigation Hill in the Union
Amalgamated property. If so it will
mean an orebody several hundred
feet in length on it's strike, and may
prove to be one of the most valu.
able orebodies in the district.
Manhattan Red Top
The shaft sinking in the Red
Top is progressing steadily and
every foot gained is bringing the
scene of operations nearer to the
ore zone in the blue limestone belt
which underlies the black lime
through which the shaft is being
! driven. The secretary Of the com
pany, Mr.. Charles Hudson, one OF
the prominent members of the Sar
Francisco stock exchange, has just
visited Manhattan and expressed
himself as very much pleased with
the progress being made at the
Red Top.
Union Amalgamated
Mr.. Jerome Higgins, the new
superintendent of the Amalgamated
made his first report to the com
pany officials regarding the weeks
progress at the mine and from his
report, the connection from the
raise from the bottom level of the
Bath workings should hole into the
bottom of the Earl shaft sumI
within the next twenty-four hours
His report in part states the raise
from the 600 level of the Bath shaft
is being driven to connect with the
Earl shaft has advanced during the
week 31k feet and is now up tC
1 q 80 No.