The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-05
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS.

profits for March over those Of Feb
ruary, amounting to nearly $4,000
in the net earnings. The 1851 tons
milled in February produced L.
2S1.96 ounces of gold and 129,-
1888 ounced of silver. resulting il
a net profit of 41,491.14.
Mining operations at the COM
pany's big estate in Tonopah are
running along in a satisfactory man
ner. Development work and explor-
alton operations, however, we're car
ried on at a much lesser rate than
has been the case during preceding
weeks, 1876 feet having been the
sum total of the footages for the
week. This, however, is undoubted-
ly only a temporary condition, and
every reason exists that the average
in succeeding weeks will be more
than maintained. The Extension
generally makes more than 800 feet
per week in advancing it's develop
ment and prospecting work.
After a weeks layoff, pumping
was resumed in the Victor shaft
and the water is being kept under
control very successfully. All in
formation received is to the effect
is over 100 feet below the 1870
foot level of the Victor, and this al
lows the continuation of develop
ment work at the bottom level of
the mine and the extension of the
exploration work without interior
ence or interruption.
Jim Butler Mine
With a net profit for March of
$41,412.65, the Jim Butler COM
pany enters the class of the big pro-
ducing mines of Tonopah. This
amount exceeds the average month
ly profit of many months back by
approximately $4,000. The i'm
p%ortance of the substantial increase
in profits for March is not to be
measured by the money added to
the treasury, but must be consid-
cred from a far broader standpoint
what it indicates to the future of
the mine-what it signifies regard
ing increased development and flu
ture possibilities of the mine. The
fact that the tonnage for March
vas slightly less than that of Febru-
airy, and that the profits for March
were $12,631 greater than for
February, shows that the ore ex-
tracted in March was considerably
higher in grade than the ore ex-
tracted in the previous month.
Cash Boy Strike
Developments at the Cash Boy
disclose n important fact-that
with each weeks Development, the
winze becomes more and more ex-
posed. This ledge, which is identi-
cal in character, appearance and
dip, with the other big lodges of
that vicinity is being developed by
extending drifts both east and west
from a point 60 feet from the bot
tom of the Wine. Drifting pera-
tions are going ahead without a
hitch. both drifts being now out
about 35 feet from the place of be-
ginning.
The west drift is being run along
the footwall of the vein, while the
east drift is carried entirely within
the vein, showing a full face of ore
that averages around $25. The
management expresses itself as high
ly pleased with the shipments being
made, and the fact that predictions
regarding regular weekly shipments
are being realized. F~ifty-three tons
of good milling ore was shipped this
week.
West End Consolidated
Developments at the West End
have gone ahead in the most salts
factory manner. all of the slopes,
raises and other development work
having been extended without in
terruption, with all faces of ore
holding out strong. The work at
the Ohio shaft territory is being
watched with keen interest, as the
discovery of a new ledge which was
made some weeks ago opened up
entirely e possibilities for the
mine. The western area of the To-
nopah mining district has been
proved to contain some huge and
enormously rich lodges, and when
a new discovery is made in that dis
trict, it arises hopes of big things.
The report from the Halifax dis
closes no material changes except
that 1907 raise is being put up
speedily and before long will con-
meet with the level above. This
raise will supply ventilation TO the