The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

Ing zZOU tons, the Extern
sion 1880 tons, the Jim Butler 700
tons, the West End 976 tons, the
Montana 239 tons, the Rescue 1873
tons, and miscellaneous 5 tons,
making the total pf oauction for the
week 1914 tons, the estimated value
being $156,52O. This valuation is
calculated on the gross milling
value of the ore.
The most significant development
in late months in the Tonopah dis
trict has been the recent discovery
of what is evidently an entirely new
vein al the lowest working level in
the western part of the camp, in
the part of the Tonopah Extension
mine known as the Victor territory.
Only a few weeks ago., the station
on this level was completed above
the existing water line in the vi
tor shaft, and a cross-cut was start
ed towards the series of veins which
have been developed to great e
tent on the 154O-foot level of the
mine and above this elevation.
AS outlined in the reports ISSUED
by the management at the time the
south cross-cut on the new bottom
level was started, the first vein ex
pected to be encountered was the
Merger vein, at a distance estima
ted to be about 800 feet from the
shaft; the next would be the O. X
vein, approximately 400 feet fur,
ther on; and last, the big Murray
vein, which was calculated to b
about 500 feet beyond the o. X
vein.
Within the past week, the drills
in the face of the south crOss-cut
broke into vein matter which
looked exceedingly promising, but
the company was forced to discon
tinue operations because of the
great increase in the flow of water
at the present face of the cross-cut
Rather than risk being flooded. tbs
management decided to suspend
operations to give the water !;
chance to drain from the working.
gradually so as not to overwo1
the pumps at this level. So IA
this procedure has been entirel
successful and the pumps hay
been handling the additional waite
from the face of the crOss-cut, while
at the present writing the signs
point to a diminution in the floN
In fact, the face of the cross-cut j
almost ready for a resumption o
drilling operations.
The discovery, so far as 1t has
been possible to examine it, give
indications of developing into grea
Importance. At first, 1t was
thought that the Merger vein, hav
ing flattened out, had been en-
countered, but more careful in
vestigation later determined I'll
fact that such could not be the
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100 feet nearer the shaft than the
Merger vein was calculated to /
~intersected by the cross-cut, ant
having a much flatter dip than tina
vein, the new vein maintains {;
strike which Is a distinct variance
from that proven on the Merger.
TonOpah Belmont
Plans of the Tonopah Belmont
Development company concerning
the increasing of the capacity of the
local milling plant were stated on
the occasion of President Clyde A.
Heller's recent visit to Tonopah.
In making the announcement, Mr..
Heller stated that for the present at
least it was not expedien. to divulge
all the arrangements that the COM
pany has under contemplation, but
thai he was at liberty to speak par
ticularly of the purposes of the Bel
mont company and the greatest GUS
toner of the Belmont plant at Mil
lers, the Jim Butler Tonopah Min
ing company, OF which Mr.. Heller is
also president, and whose directorate
is almost identical with that Of the
Belmont. Both companies will be
benefited when the arrangements
have been completed.
Briefly stated. the plans of the
company include the dismantling OF
the Millers reduction plant. and the
treatment of such ores Is are now
handled by that mill at the Tonopah
plant. The Jim Butler company.
through this arrangement, will save
the cost of transportation to the Bel
mont plant at Millers, and the Bel
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