The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

continuing the local property and
getting data necessary to incorporate
in the next annual report of the
company, which will soon be issued.
Mr.. Heller has lately paid visits to
all of the other properties of the
company, at Surf Inlet, B. c.; the
Eagle Shawmut, on the mother lode
in Toulomne county, California, and
the Belmont-W Wagner mines at Tellu-
ride, Colo.
1.-The development work." said Mr.
Heller, which has been in prog
ress since my last visit has put the
mine in better condition than 1 had
expected to see, and the facts that
will be shown In the forthcoming
annual report will be a gratifying
surprise to everyone interested in
, the Belmont company.
1.-THE Surf Inlet mine, with its re-
duction works and hydraulic power
plant, is making a fine record of
production, treatment and extrac-
ton. You have published recently
the earnings of the Surf Inlet mine
for February, and l have no hesita-
ton in saying that those profits,
which we're over $4,000, will be
more than maintained in the sue
ceeding months. The mine has pass
ed out of its development stage; in
fact, we are doing but little develop
ment work at present, for the rea-
son that the ore showings are SO
large; enough ore has been put in
sight to keep the mill busy for a
long time.
THE power plant at the Surf In
let mine is running as smoothly as
we could wish, and compared favor
ably with any hydraulic power works
in the entire west. 1t is capable of
furnishing a great deal more power
than we have use for at present.
THE Eagle Shawmut mill should
be working about May 1, and the
new mill of the Belmont : Wagner
Mines company at Telluride some
time about May Is. Our anticipa-
lions with regard to starting opera
tions at these properties depend, of
course, upon whether We are forced
to contend with adverse or unfavor-
able weather conditions at these
places. Development work is going
ahead at both the properties, and
the results have been very crafty
ing"
/ Mr.. Heller left late in the week
for the east.
At the Belmont shaft, on the 100
foot level, 721 east drift, which Is
being driven from 702 northwest
cross-cut on the Shoestring vein, en-
countered a fault, and prosecuting
is now in progress to pick up the
faulted segment. The face of the
cross-cut is now in West End rhyo-
lite. Northeast cross-cut 724, pro-
jected from 702 east drift, is pros
pecting in West End rhyolite for
branches of the rhyolite vein system.
The cross-cut continues to encounter
small streaks carrying values. North
west cross-cut 1913, from 705 south
east cross-cut is being driven to con-
meet with the west drift from raise
s., and the usual footage was made
n n rfv, q tho xunnE II 10 nvnnafod thof
the cross-cut will soon make con-
nections.
Tonopah Extension
For the past several days the
stope on the Merger vein of the To-
nopah Extension Mining company at
the 1680-foot level has been dis
closing a truly remarkable condition.
according to reports Of officials of
the company, which are to the effect
that within this period a three-foot
width of real high-grade ore has
been uncovered. This width is on
tanned within the full dimensions of
the vein, which at it's present stop
ing place is IL feet wide, but which
is known to carry a width of over
20 feet in places.
Production work on the Merger
vein at the deepest level in the mine
was started some weeks ago, and at
that time the vein was reported to
have a width of about six feet. With
each weeks work the vein has been
shown to have greatly increased in
width, until at the present time 1t
is more than double the dimensions
which were originally reported.
The ore taken from the mine has
always shown some profit in treat
ment. 1t is reported that the value
of the millheads is gradually in
creasing, and that within a short