The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-06
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

latter jumped from an
average of about 10000 tons month
ly to about $4,000 tons, and this
rate has been maintained consistent
ly since the first of the new year,
the daily tonnages sent to both
mills amounting to about 500 tons.
With the exception that the foot
age gained during the past week
was somewhat below the former
weeks averages, the development
ard exploration work at the several
sections of the mine followed closely
the general plan of opening up the
remaining blocks of ground in the
company's estate. In Silver Top
ground, there was 40 feet of new
ground broken, and in the Mizpah
claim 46 feet of development work
was performed, making the total
for the week Sc feet.
In the Silver Top territory, on
the 140-foot level, the regular stop
ing operations were carried for
ward on the vein west of the shaft.
There has been no particular change
shown in the face of the stope,
which is breaking against a 2-foot
width of milling grade ore.
Tonopah Extension
The first cleanup for the month
of June at the mill of the Tonopah
Extension Mining company was
completed early during the preced-
ing week, and on the 18th the re-
suits thereof, consisting of 81 bars
of bullion, went forward to the
smelters on the Pacific coast. The
shipment weighed altogether Co.
4S5 ounces, and the company esti-
mates the consignment to be worth
approximately $4,000.
The final cleanup for this month
will, it is calculated, be finished on
the End of July, and shipment
should be made before the Fourth
Ol July uOlludy6 AHtCl NCLCs
The outstanding feature of the
current weekly report is the widen
ing of the Murray vein on the 1880
foot level of the Victor, in the stope
which is being carried forward for
development and production pur-
poses.
Two weeks ago the vein increased
in dimensions from wall to wall
from s feet to IL feet, and within
the past week a further widening
of the big orebody has been noted,
at the last report the Murray vein
holding a width of IA feet. The
ore extracted from this vein by
means of the stopping operations,
and that coming from the Merger
stope, has been the cause for the
Improvement in the millheads with
in recent weeks, and the company
officials report that the grade Of
the ore is as good as ever.
With the completion of the pre-
liminary work in the Victor shaft,
such as the installation of a water
column adequate for the flow en-
countered, and the installation of
powerful pumps to meet any en-
ergency, the company is almost in
position to resume sinking of the
shaft. 1t has already reached a
depth of 1850 feet, which is the APP
proximate point at which the t
ton will be cut, and about 20 feet
further will be reached for the pur-
pose of making a stump.
The management is engaged in
cleaning out the bottom of the shaft
at the present time, and expects
within a DAY or SO to commence
actual sinking again. When the
ump has been made and the sta
ton cut so that prosecuting to-
wards the veins may be gained by
sinking the shaft to the 1SOO-foot
level.
The tonnage put through the mill
during the past week was 1852, or
an average of 336 tom per day, and
the foOtage for the week was 2O9,
distributed as follows: No. 2 shaft
workings, &C feet; Victor territory,
on the 1850 level, 143 feet.
HalifaX-TOnOpah
There has been little or no
change shown at the workings of
the Halifax Tonopah. The raise
from the 100 level is producing
good grade, in fact high grade, ore
from the vein which it is following,
but so far the vein has been mar
row.
The stope on the 1200-foot level
is also producing a small tonnage