The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-24

the workings which run from the
three different shafts of the Tono-
pah Mining company on various
levels. The tonnages have main
tanned nearly the normal average,
Notwithstanding that in the past
few weeks work in some of the
larger of the Slopes was concluded
with the complete extraction Of the
ore from those former producing
areas. The bulk of the work at the
FOCAL property consists Of exoicra-
tory Quotations, which are beicg
pushed with the idea of disco eTirg
extensions OF the known vein u.s.
TENS.
The figures published should
not be taken as any criterion
OF the financial condition OF the
company. AS is we'll known, the
Tonopah Mining company has one OF
the most substantial surplus and
reserve funds enjoyed by mining
corporations in Nevada, exc coded
oriy by some of the Dig copper pre-
ducers in the Ely dis riot. Besides,
it owns two known producers, ne
IN Colorado, W ere The COMPANY IS
operating dredgers in the placer
fields around Breckenridge, and the
other in Nicaragua, where the Eden
mine is on the eve of starting i'm
mense operations. Several of the
officials of the company are now at
the latter place overseeing the put
ting of the mill into commission.
At the same time, the field force
of the company is busy scouting for
m%eritorious properties, and the en-
gineers are continually on the nov
investigating and examining the
propositions submitted to the COM
pany for acceptance. Many of the
"expectant producers are located in
Nevada, and it is a safe surmise
that the big mine in Tonopah will
not be the only large paying propo-
sition that the company, during it's
corporate existence, will own in Ne
vada.
The report of mill operations for
the week ending March 10 shows
hat an average of sc stamps were
kept dropping and that 216O tons
of ore were milled, averaging SIS
in value.
Development and exploration
work during the past week account
ed for the addition of 344 feet to
tie extensive underground workings
the mine. OF this total, 70 feet
vas accomplished at the Mizpah
shaft workings; 141 at the Silver
Top territory, and 100 feet in the
Sandgrass claim.
At the Silver Top section of the
mine, on the 54O-foot level, the new
south crosscut west of the shaft,
which was started last week in an
endeavor to pick up the extension
of the Burro No. 4 vein, was ad-
vanced the usual distance, but no
change has been shown as yet.
On the 640-foot level, the raise
in the fOotwall of the Burro No. 4
vein, commenced during the previ-
Gus week, made good Roadway on
favorable indications. In the last
few days several feet of quartz
we're encountered and as values re-
turned from assays taken show it
to be of good average grade it is
probable that quite a tonnage will
be developed at this point, it being
thought hat the new ore showing
is the downward extension of the
vein which the raise vas seeking.
There have been no e or unusual
developments in the raise in the
footwall of the South Dipping vein,
which made the regular progress
last week in waste rock, with moth
ing of value showing. A new raise
has been started on a small streak
in the footwall of the Valley View
vein, where a 1h-foot width carry
ing low values gives encouragement
for the prosecution of the work.
The stopping operations on this
level were carried on under the
usual conditions, except that the
Slope on the Burro No. 4 vein has
shown a tendency to decrease in
width, the face of the stope now
proceeding against a 3-foot width
instead of the 4 feet reported in
the preceding week. There have
been no changes in values or
widths at the stope On the South
Dipping vein, which holds its meas
urements of 6 to 8 feet across.
At the Mizpah section of the
mine, on the 500-foot level, the east
drift on the vein west of the shaft
was projected the usual distance on
the same showings of quartz that
were reported in the weeks preced-
hg. Across a width of 3 feet, the
Wbpe on the same vein made the
usual Roadway and the regular