The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-22
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

lAlill -V"- tOiof nv AOAAOPoh ~
ing 1900 tons, the Tonopah Extern
sion 1850 tons, the Jim Butler 900
tons the West End S54 tons, the
Montana 327 tons, the Rescue 12S
tons, and the Cash Boy 40 tons,
making the total production for the
week 1921 tons, the estimated value
being $166,617. This valuation is
calculated on the gross milling value
of the ore.
The final cleanup of August at
the Desert Power q Mill company
plant, operated by the Tonopah Min
ing at Millers, Nevada, re-
suited in the shipment of 80 bars
of bullion, upon which the COM
pany has placed a gross valuation
OF $4,000. The consignment is
considerably larger and a great
deal more valuable than that result
ing from the first cleanup of last
month, when the % bars sent to
the smelters for the conclusive re
filming process was stated to be
worth approximately $4,000. The
enhancement in value is attributed
to the great advance in silver dur
iLg the past two weeks.
The following item, contained in
the Jones & Baker Curb News, o.
New York, is of great interest to
those interested in the company's
affairs:
J l.. Spur, vice president ard
advising engineer of the Tonopah
Mining company, resigned Sept. |.
Mr.. Spurs registration is said to
be due to the decision of the Tono-
pah Mining company to stop the
work of it's exploration department
fer the present and concentrate all
energies on the successful develop
ment of the properties acquired b
the branch of the business in the
last few years.
A little more than five years ago
the exploration department of the
company was formed under the di
rection of Mr.. Spur for the purpose
of examining prospects II acquir-
ing new properties that would in
definitely prolong the life of the
parent organization.
This important branch of the
business has extended it's activities
all over the American continent
has examined hundreds of pros
rc'ts. mas temporarily o%ptioned
scores, and has actually asquired 9
number of valuable properties.
In the last TOnopah Mining an
1880 a. n =
Mr.. Spur, in an open letter to
President Austin. stated that in tn
f;ve-year period from January.
1912, to January. 1917, the total
cost of the exploration department
had been $261, los. The total value
of results was given as s7,S5S,601.
TonOpah Extension
Owing to the fact that the figures
on the latest shipment from the
Tonopah Extension Mining COM
Iany's mill were not available al
the time The Miner went to press
last week, it was impossible to in
Guide them in that issue. The bull
lion, produced as a result of the
cleanup for the final period in
August, consisted of 25 bars, with
a total weight of $1,000 ounces,
on an average of over 1000 ounces
to the bar.
Upon this shipment, the company
placed an estimated valuation of
$4,000. This, however, is cOnsid-
cred to be very conservative, taking
into consideration the high prices
that have been quoted for silver for
the past few weeks, and it is quite
probable that the actual returns
from the smelters, after the bullion
las been further refined, and the
contents separated. will show a
greater value to be attached to the
shipment.
The weekly report of operations
at the Extension company besides
the usual items of development,
prospecting and production work,
contains others interesting features.
Chief among these is the note to
the effect that the work of cutting
the station on the north side of the
Victor shaft at the ~16S0-foOt level
has been completed, which means
that within a short time it will be
possible for the extension of devel-
Cpn.ent work to proceed in a north
erly direction from the shaft, to
explore the territory lying in such
direction, where the company owns
claims extending for a mile, with
an average width of about 1000
feet
Very little work has ever been
done in this section and the devel-
opments that may follow when
the Extension projects it's explora-
tory work to the north from the
Victor shaft will be eagerly
watched. On the 1540-fOot level.
the company extended a north
cross-cut for some distance, but this