The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29
TON0PAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

previously to a width that varies
between six and eight feet, but the
values have also improved, and a
good grade of ore is % coming
from this stope.
In the Silver Top territory, on the
14O-foot level, improved values have
been developed in the vein which has
within the past few weeks been fur
nishing a milling product. There
has been no variation so far as width
of vein is concerned. as compared
with former reports, the face of the
Slope advancing on a two to three
foot width of ore, which, as stated,
is now of very good grade.
On the 240-foot level a continual
ton of stopping work on the same
vein as is being worked on the level
above is noted, the usual extraction
of milling grade ore having been
made from a width of about two
feet.
Tonopah Extension
The massive veins of the Extern
sion company, especially in the new
err development areas on the 1880
foot level, are more than holding
their own as regards size and values.
The slopes on the two main veins
at the deep level are continuing to
show the same splendid widths that
have been reported in previous
weeks; indeed, on the Murray vein,
the stope work has widened out,
showing the full width of the vein,
at the breast of the stope, to be IA
feet from wall to wall. Good mill
ing ore is being produced from
across this width. This condition
also is shown in the stope on the
Merger vein, which is being broken
over an eight-foot width; and the
usual proportion of ore was extract
ed at both these slopes, hoisted and
trammed to the mill.
The details of the past weeks
mining operations on the other lev
els Of the mine have shown little
change, development, exploration
and production work being conduct
ed on the usual scale. The footage
record for the past week, according
to measurements last taken, show
that 20 feet of underground work
was done in the No. 2 shaft section
of the mine, and 149 feet in the
Victor territory.
With regard to the operations in
the workings contiguous to the No.
Q shaft on the 600-foot level, the
greater portion of the 70 tage in
this section of the property was &C
complished in 633 west drift, which
was extended a distance of % feet.
No change has been shown as yet,
the advance having been made in
waste.
Regular stopping operations were
carried forward on the Lower Con-
tact vein, which is holding a width
of three feet and yielding mill-grade
ore.
On the 126O-foot level, a small
advance, totaling sever feet. was
made in AT raise, which continues
to ascend on a three-foot width of
milling-grade ore.
The other work on this level con
sisted of stopping on the Murray
vein, which is four feet wide at the
present face of the stope, and on the
Merger footwall vein, whose width
is the same as that of the Murray
vein. In each place, the usual guam
titles of mill ore were broken and
sen to the mill.
On the 135O-foot level, the Mer-
ger footwall vein, which is being
stopped. shows a width of five feet,
milling values being returned from
the ore broken, and the usual ex-
traction was made.
West End Cons.
The final cleanup at the West End
Consolidated Mining company's mill
was made early this week and re-
suited in the production of &c bars
of gold and silver bullion, weighing
SLAP ounces. At the prevailing
quotations made for the silver con-
tents of the bars the shipment is
worth in the neighborhood of $751;
694.4O, and represents the treatment
of about $500 tons of ore during the
fortnightly period Immediately pre-
ceding the shipment.
The West End management has
been receiving congratulations upon
the termination of the suit between
the company and the Jim Butler To-
nopah Mining company, the decis-
ion in which ease was rendered by
the limited States SuDreme court or