The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-01
DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN. REPORTS


34OO tons, the Tonopah Extension
1859 tons, the Jim Butler 521 tons,
the West End 1901 tons, the Mac
Namara S26 tons, the Montana 165
tons, the North Star SO tons, and
miscellaneous IA tons, making the
total production for the week 1901
tons, the estimated value being
$163,217. This valuation is calcu-
lated on the gross milling value of
the ore.
Rejecting the improved condi-
tions at the Tonopah Belmont De-
velopment company's local mill, the
latest cleanup resulted in the pro-
duction of So bars of gold and sill
yer bullion, having a net weight of
10000 ounces. At the same time,
a carload of concentrates, weighing
about 80 tons, also went forward
to the smelters for treatment. The
bullion, at dollar silver, is worth
approximately $145,116, which in
cludes the gold content of the bars
and the concentrates are estimated
to have a valuation of $4,000.
The total worth of the mills out
Iut, therefore, for the first half of
Nay, is $16O,116.
No recent news has been received
regarding the progress of the con-
struction work at the mills of the
subsidiary companies, the Belmont
Shawmut, in Tuolomne county, Cal
itornia, and the Belmont Wagner
Mines at Telluride, Colorado; but
barring unforeseen delays, it is ex-
pected that these plants will soon
he running successfully on the ores
at the respective mines. Z
The Surf Inlet mine, in British
Columbia, reported net earnings of
S31,460 in April, and for the pre-
ceding month $37,477. The mill
continues to operate at the rate of
goo IONS per day, at a profit which
amounted to $S6,154.34 for the
first six months of operations. The
earnings of the two succeeding
months following the close of the
first six months period of opera
ations at the Surf Inlet mine,
given above, indicate that the prep
erty will show much greater profits
for the last half of the year.
Development work at the Tono-
pah property was extended at the
usual places during the week, and
the usual satisfactory and promis-
ing showings are reported.
On the 600-foot level, the face of
east drift $50 was carried forward
the usual distance during the week,
along the South vein, from the
point where it was i~ntersected by
633 south crosscut. The low values
which have heretofore been show
ing across the 1S-inch width of the
vein have been left behind, and the
nee of the drift is now advancing
on the same width of quartz. There
has been no change shown in south
crosscut 654, projected from $50
east drift with a view to prospect
ing for Occidental vein.
TOnOpah Mining Co.
With a slightly lesser tonnage in
April than in March, the figures
being 1880 and 1902 respec-
lively, the Tonopah Mining COM
pany increased its net profits from
$4,000 in March, to $44,S00 in
April.
The company is continuing the
shipments of ores from it's dumps
on Mount Oddie at a heavy rate,
last weeks shipments amounting to
$500 tons, and this weeks record
being 340O.
The slopes underground at the
different portions of the mine con-
tinue to yield the regular tonnages
of ore for shipment to the Belmont
mill the milling grade of this ore
holding up exceptionally we'll with
the development along the several
veins of the property.
Development work to the extent
of 95 feet was performed, in addi-
ton to the production operations
carried on at several levels in the
mine. The footages were recorded
in the several working sections Of
the property in the following pro-
portions: Silver Top, 33 feet; Miz-
Iah claim, ga feet; Sandgrass ter
ritory, s feet.
In the Solver Top section of the
mine, work has been started up on
the 14O-foot level. on the vertical
vein which for some weeks past has
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