The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-25
DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

total amount so far expended Of ac-
count of this option is 13,S56.12.
Your management has decided to
change the fiscal year to correspond
with the calendar year in order 10
facilitate the preparation of reports
to the several governments.
The profits reported by the Surf
Inlet mines for the month of April
are $31,406. This demonstrates how
we'll and successfully the mining aud
milling operations are being carried
on at that property, it being over
twice the average of the six mortns
period ending Feb. %.
Within a short time the other
subsidiaries of the Belmont company
will be in operation, and the earn
ings of the parent corporation will
be considerably augmented, as both
the Eagle Shawmut and the Belmont
Wagner mines have demonstrated
great possibilities in the way of
great reserves and exceptional adj
vantages for efficient and economical
handling, according to reports that
have been made, and which are con-
firmed by the energetic manner in
which the Belmont is speeding devel-
opment and construction work at
both places.
Tonopah Extension
The principal feature Of the re-
port of the Tonopah Extension Min
ing company for the week just pass
ed is in the increase in the amount
of development work that was per-
formed in the Victor portion of the
company's estate. At the same time
a small increase in the output of the
mine, as compared with the previous
week, has been noted, indicative OF
the gradually increasing efficiency OF
the mill.
The output of the Tonopah Ex-
tension from it's various slopes on
the several vein systems of the
property was 2375, nearly $40 tons
per day. The development work at
the Victor workings resulted in the
extension of the various drifts, cross
cuts and raises for an aggregate dis
lance of 13 feet; while that per-
formed in the workings adjacent to
the No. 2 shaft totaled Al feet.
During the past week operations
were continued, by way of develop
ment, on the 144O-foot level, where
most of the footage was recorded,
work done on the 600 and 125O-foot
levels. At the other levels in this
part of the mine, the work consisted
solely of stopping on the Murray and
Merger veins.
At the. No. shaft territory, on the
6O0-foot level. only slight prog
ress was made in GAL drift, as COM
pared to previous weeks, the face of
the drift having been advanced but
a distance of six feet during the
week. There was no change In con-
ditions shown in the distance which
was made in the drift, the face still
progressing on low-grade quartz.
At the stope on the lower contact
vein, where production work has
been going forward for some weeks
past, the conditions are identical in
all respects with those mentioned in
previous reports. The stope contin-
ues to break against a nine-foot
width of mill ore.
On the S50-foot level, as in pre-
vious weeks, the only work in prog
ress was that of stopping, with no
variations in conditions shown as the
production work continued. The
stope is still breaking down milling
grade ore from across a three-foot
width, and the usual tonnages were
extracted.
On the 126O-foot level, develop
ment work was resumed to a limited
extent, this being in 469 west drift,
which was put out a distance of IL
feet, following a three-foot width OF
milling grade ore.
Jim Butler TOnOpah
A big increase in earnings has
been reported by the Jim Butler To-
nopah Mining company for the
month of April, al compared with
preceding months. March profits
were $3S,S35, which means a gain
of about II per cent for the month
just passed.
The tonnage sent to the mill was
also greater during the month oil
April than in the preceding month
due to the fact that the repair work
has been all completed and develop,