The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-19

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to Tonopah late last week after an
extended visit to the first two prop
critics mentioned. The mill on the
Surf Inlet property is now running
nicely, according to Mr.. Bradshaw,
and is putting through 24O tons per
day steadily. Another tube mill is
being installed at the present time,
and when placed in commission will
bring the daily capacity of the mill
up to 800 tons.
At the Eagle Shawmut mine,
which is located on the Mother
Lode, in Tuolomne county, Cali
fornia, work on the construction of
the enlarged mill is progressing as
satisfactorily as can be expected at
the present time.
TOnopah Extension
The Tonopah Extension Mining
company reports that a new vein,
apparently the downward continue
ton of the o. X. vein, has been en-
countered in the cross-cut to the
south from the Victor shaft on the
~16SO-foot level. The whole face of
the cross-cut at the present time
is in ore, and the miners are still
| drilling through fine looking black
metal. The officials of the COM
pany are elated over the discovery,
which was made about 10 days
sooner than vas expected, based
on calculations made from the con-
ditions on the vein as shown on the
upper levels.
That the vein was encountered
sooner than looked for indicates
that the new vein, like the Merger
vein, has flattened on its dip from
the 1910 and other levels. Full
details of the discovery and the de-
velopments thereon will be obtain
ed and furnished in succeeding
issues.
AS a result of the final cleanup
at the Extension mill for December,
the company shipped "a bars of
bullion to the shelters at San
Francisco. The consignment weigh
ed 5O,24O ounces, and upon the
shipment the company has placed a
valuation of $4,000.
Mining operations at the proper
ty, with the exception of the new
est developments on the ~16SO-foot
level, have been moving. along in
about the usual manner, with no
unusual events, to record at any of
the upper workings. Besides the
new strike in the south cross-cut on
the lowest level in the mine, the
drift to the west made it's usual
fine rate of progress, attaining a
footage of 81 feet during the week
along with the Merger vein on its
strike towards the west. During
the past week, the drift has adj
vanced continuously or a face OF
ore hat averaged 4 feet in width,
and it is reported that the values
are averaging just as well as ever.
Development work during the
week added 24O feet to the length
of the workings in the mine. OF
this total, 81 feet of work was per-
formed in the workings served by
the No. 2 shaft and in the Victor
territory 1853 feet of new ground
was broken. The greatest single ad-
vance was made in the south cross
cut, which was extended SO feet in
the period covered by the present
report.
Jim Butler Mine
A substantial body of good mill
ing ore has been developed in the
Jim Butler Tonopah Mining com,
pany's Wandering Boy section, by
means of a raise, designated as No
373, which has been going VI
from the west drift $40 on the
Wandering Boy vein. The raise
holed through into No. 5 stope, and
on it's course opened up a good
width of ore. Further along in the
same drift, another raise. No. 374
is proceeding on a 2-foot width o
medium grade ore.
In the Desert Queen portion o.
the mine, on the intermediate be
tween the 500 and 6O0-foot levels
raise 654 from the west cross-cu'
from "B" stope is prospecting fol
the westerly extension of the Soutf
vein, and is registering good prog
ress each week.
Raise 655, from "B" stope. OF
the South vein, is showing abou
Ia feet of good grade ore; while
raise 656, from the most e%asterl!