The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-18
DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS
Tonopah Mining Company

Tonopah Mining Company
The shipment of the Tonopah Min
ing company, made early this week
as a result of the cleanup at the
company's plant at Millers for the
month of April, consisted of rs bars
Of bullion, which, according to the
estimate placed upon it by the local
officials, is worth approximately
$4,000. The preceding shipment,
which was made early in April, was
stated to have an estimated valua-
ton of $51,500; therefore the April
production has been maintained
close to the previous averages.
At the Silver Top, on the 240 lev
ell, the drift which was started last
week, with the purpose Of connect
ing with the top of the raise from
the 340-foot level, was completed
when it holed through. The drift
followed a small streak of ore, which
has been found to be we'll worth
mining; consequently stopping oper-
ations have been started from the
drift. The vein is about a foot in
width and is giving good milling
values. Operations were discontin-
ued in the raise, which was started
last week from the main cross-cut
south of the shaft, after it had been
driven a short distance ahead, as
nothing of any particular value was
discovered.
The regular stopping operations
were carried on at the Vertical vein
west Of the shaft, with the condi-
tions unchanged as compared with
previous weeks. The width of the
ore showing still is two feet, and a
satisfactory tonnage is being pro-
duced from this stope, all of it be-
ing of milling grade.
On the 340-foot level operations
were resumed in the intermediate
drift west of the shaft, in the foot
wall of the Valley View vein, after
a discontinuance of several weeks.
There is about n and a half feet
of quartz showing in the face of the
drift, and this is being developed for
the purpose of a~scertaining it's posi-
bilities.
The stopping work on this level
consisted of the usual operations in
the Valley View stope, located west
of the shaft. and on the Burro No. 2
vein. In each of these places the ore
is about two feet wide and of good
milling grade, and the regular
yield of ore for the mill was provid-
ed by the stopping operations which
were carried on.
On the 440 level the work in the
west intermediate drift, going out in
the foot wall of the Valley View vein
to open up the small vein that was
intersected in the cross-cut a short
time ago has been suspended for
the present; and later it will be de-
termined whether the present show
ings justify a continuation of oper-
ations at this point.
TonOpah Extension
On May A the Tonopah Extension
Mining company completed it's final
cleanup for the month of April and
produced 20 bars of gold and silver
bullion. In the shipment which was
made on the same day there were
59,645 ounces, the estimated value
of the bullion, being $6S,00O.
The slopes of the Extension COM
pany in the portion of the territory
served by No. 2 shaft are showing
conditions identical with those which
have been reported for many weeks
past, and an excellent grade of
milling ore is now being put through
the mill, according to the reports
of the company's officials. At the
same time, production work has
been carried on uninterruptedly at
the stope IN the Merger vein on
the Victor 16S0-foot level, where
the vein has shown a consistent
width of eight feet for several weeks
past, and, as shown by official re-
ports, has frequently attained a
width of ~ feet, while the minimum
has never been below five feet.
At the No. 2 shaft section of the
mine. on the 600 level, there was
the regular advance made in extend
ing GAL drift, which is going out in
low-grade quartz. The total footage
for the week in this working was
20, and work is being continued for
the purpose of exploring the ground
lying ahead.
The lower contact vein, on which