The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-09
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

i enough to allow worK to be resumed
in the face of the cross-cut, with nc
interference from the other work.
ings, 1t is expected that 1t will again
be showing weekly footage that will
average up we'll with those RECORD
in the past.
Jim Butler Mine
Plans are nov being made by the
Jim Butler Tonopah Mining COM
pany for the resumption Of work on
a much larger scale than has been
manifested for some weeks. This
applies particularly to what is known
as the Wandering Boy section of the
mine, which for many years has
been a consistent producer Of good
grade ore, and which, from the de-
velopments in recent weeks, prom
ises to become the most important
place, in respect to mining, that the
company has.
In the Desert Queen workings the
repair work which has been In prog
ress for the past few weeks is rapid
ly being completed.
Tonopah Belmont
The first run of ore at the Tono-
pah Belmont Development company's
mill at Tonopah for the current year
was completed last week, resulting
H., %Io ch;npnanf of hy1liap rrhioh uyoc
| treated in the semi-monthly period
represented by the latest cleanup.
In addition to milling the ore from
the Belmont mine itself, the mill has
taken care of a big tonnage from the
/ Tonopah Mining company and the
Jim Butler Tonopah Mining COM
pany.
The first-named company on the
first Of the year commenced ship
ping ore to the Belmont mill, while
the Butler company has been send
Belmont company for some time.
With a consignment of SO bars ~
bullion, weighing 96,438 ounces,
having an approximate valuation of
$101,259.0, the shipment compares
very f%avorably with the shipments
that have been made heretofore as
the result of the first clean-ups of
the successive months. The bars of
bullion were sent forward last Mon
day.
At the Belmont shaft, on the 100
foot level, the regular rate of prog
ress was made in 721 east drift,
which has been advancing from 7O2
north cross-cut along the Shoestring
vein. Some improvement has been
noted in the grade of the ore show
ing in the face of the drift, which
until the present week gave assay
values that would entitle it to be
classed as medium.
The improvement in values is such
that the ore is now described as be-
ing of good grade. There has been
no change in the matter of width of
the vein since the two last previous
reports were issued, the ore shoot
holding it's width at about w feet
as the face of the drift advanced
along it.
The purpose Of 1928 west cross-cut,
which is being advanced from 705
southeast cross-cut, to connect with
the west drift from raise No. 5 and
to be used for mining purposes, has
not been achieved as yet. The cross
cut first named, however, made the
usual satisfactory progress, without
change during the week.
Such statement also applies to
761 south cross-cut, which is going
out from 759 east drift, for the pur-
pose Of prospecting for faulted seq
ments Of the South vein, and also to
locate the extension of the Occident-
al vein at this level. The conditions
shown in the face of the cross-cut
during the week are similar to those
reported previously. the entire ad-
vance of the heading having beer
made through t~rachyte.
Cash Boy Cons.
The Cash Boy has opened n OF
the richest discoveries made in re-
cent times in the camp of Tonopah.
1t is no exaggeration to say that the
Cash Boy discovery is in all proba-
bility the most important hat has
been made since the opening up of
the famous Belmont deposits. The
principal reason for this lies in the
fact that the zone of naturalization
in Tonopah has been extended con
siderably further to the west than
has ever before been known.
The Cash Boy management has