The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-13

! IGDOTI Is WHICH OAC ooy OoAAAOA
than usual in the week, it is not
possible to show the weekly foot
ages made in the various workings
of the White Caps. From the third
level, a new raise, No. 307, has
been started to exploit the new ore
body just discovered in the hanging
wall of the main vein.
This work is showing a very good
grade of ore going into the hang
ing wall. The ore has now been
proven to be approximately 20 feet
between walls. From the fifth
level, east orebody, interesting de-
velopments are expected from work
now being prosecuted from the east
face of the drift along the east fault
of the White Caps, the furthest
east of any workings in the mine.
Stopping has started from raise
504, fifth level, and the present
work shows a very favorable indi-
cation for a big body of ore to be
developed.
Exploration work has been re-
sumed from the upper levels in the
east workings, as it is expected to
develop still more than is shown at
present from these levels. Most of
this work will be in prosecuting
the formation. The fact that ad-
ditional orebodies have recently
been exposed, paralleling the main
oreshoot, from the third and fourth
levels, east of the shaft, is consid-
cred a very strong indication for
more ore to be found from the up
per levels.
The mill is making it's usual
regular production. Another big
cleanup is now being made, and
the gold brick has reached Tono-
pah. There has been a change in
the mine superintendent, Mr.. O..
McCraney who has had charge of
mining operations for over a year,
having resigned to accept a similar
position with the Tonopah Belmont
company in the operation of their
property, the Eagle Shawmut mine
in Toulumne county, California.
This is the third largest mine in
California and it speaks we'll for
Mr.. McCraney's ability that he
should be given the superintendent
of the property. The new mine SUI
p~erintendent of the White Caps is
Mr.. w. l.. Taylor, of Silver City,
Nevada. He has been in charge of
several large properties and comes
to the White Caps most highly rec
commended. Mr.. Taylor has been
connected officially with the Kenni-
colt Copper company, Alaska, has
had charge of properties in South
Africa, and also mas specialized in
examining and reporting on prop
critics.
Manhattan Consolidated
The event of outstanding import
ance in connection with the mining
operations in the Consolidated dur
ing the week is the opening up of
the high grade free milling ledge
in the raise from the third level
west of the mud fault. The ore
was encountered in the raise about
80 feet above the level, and has
Just been uncovered, so that moth
ing is known as to the extent OF
the ore, except that the rock is be-
spattered with free gold that is
now showing in the roo of the
raise.
This high-grade ledge was work
ed from above the second level to
the surface. The ore as developed
in these old workings is from three
to eight feet wide and the ore
shoot is about 40 feet in length.
The vein is a true fissure running
north and south across the forma-
ton, the balance of the Orebodies
developed in the Consolidated being
formation lodges found on n lime
shale contact. making into the lime
stone. The management plans to
start drifting from the third level
tc develop the mud vein, from that
level west of the shaft.
From this vein above the second
level a large tonnage of free mill
ing ore was extracted by the Mush-
EFT lease. In the best portion of
this ore shoot a winze has been
sunk, from the second level to a
depth of 40 feet below the level.
and in the bottom of this winze the
ore shows to be 10 to II feet wide
and carrying very good milling
values. The location of this winze
shows that it will be necessary to