The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-07-14
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

tension 1900 tons. the Jim Butler
zoo tons. the West End 69S tons,
the Rescue PSI tons, the Midway
1872 tons, and miscellaneous 50
tons, making the total production
for the week 1923 tons, the es-
timated value being $121,151. This
valuation is calculated OF the gross
milling value of the ore. The
output is shown for the five work
ing days of the week, July 4th and
9TH being holidays and all mines
were closed.
The present weeks report of
mining operations at the Tonopah
Belmont Development company
discloses very little change at any
of the working faces in the mine.
A good rate of progress was main
tanned in extending the develop
ment and exploration workings,
and the footages made during the
week we're well up to the average
shown by the company in its oper-
ations.
There has been no extraordinary
development shown in the mine
during the period covered by this
report, but the average produc-
tion was maintained, interrupted
only by the fact that the Belmont
mine along with the other Tono-
pah properties, was closed down
for two days to allow for the
celebration on independence day
and the day following.
Frederick Bradshaw, general
manager of the company, who has
direct charge of all the enter
prises in which the Belmont is
interested, returned to Tonopah
early in the week, after inspect
ing the Eagle-Shawmut mine in
Tuolomne county, California. All
the outside properties are reported
to be in excellent shape, notably
the Surf Inlet mine at Prince
Royal Island, British Columbia.
The mill, according to advices, will
be in operation some time next
month, and the first run will be
watched with nor than the or
binary amount of interest. The
property is expected to continue
the Belmont's life for an indefinite
period; indeed, some mining men
who know the merits of the mine
claim that it will very nearly
equal the record made by the par
ent company in Tonopah. which
during its existence has paid divi-
dends of nearly $4,000, 600, 900.
In the short week which was in
terrupted by the Fourth of July
holidays, the average rate of prog
ress was made in the workings on
the Sth, 9th, 10th, 18th and 18th
levels and on some of the inter-
mediates lying between.
Tonopah Mining Company
Aside from the fact that a two
day shutdown occurred at the To-
nopah Mining company, there is
little of al exceptional nature in
the present weeks report. All the
various workings in the Silver Top
and the Sandgrass portions of the
mine were kept speeded up, with
the result that a total of 1873 feet
was accomplished. The footage
was compiled on Tuesday, and it is
well up to the general average of
the company in past weeks. taking
into consideration that for several
weeks there has been no develop
ment work undertaken in the Miz-
pah claim.
The chief item of news pertain
ing to the company's operations
relates to the installation of a
wireless system at the Eden Min
ing company, in Nicaragua. Permis-
sion had to be obtained both from
the N~icaraguan government and
the United States, but this has
been accomplished now through
showing the necessity for such
equipment. The Eden mine is
situated in a very inaccessible re-
gion in the Interior of the coun-
try, and the placing of the plant
in commission will be of direct
benefit to the company, permitting
easy communication with the out-
side world.
The report of mill operations for
the week ending June 80 shows
that an average of 60 stamps were
kept dropping and hat 1874 ton
of ore of the average value of $13
per ton were put through the mill.
Development work as stated
above, amounted to 1873 feet. OF
this sum. the Silver Top work &C
counted for 112 feet, and that in
the Sandgrass territory II feet.
Very few changes resulted as a
consequence of the weeks work.
all the showings being practically
the same as have been reported
in previous reports.
On tho first level AT the Silver