The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-26
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

contiguous to the Victor shaft, on
the three different levels
TonOpah Belmont
The last month of the year at the
Tonopah Belmont Development COM
pany was more satisfactory, in the
matter of earnings, than the preced-
ing month, exceeding the previous
period by over $4,000 in net
! profits. The tonnage was some
what larger in December than in No
vember, but the increase in the num-
Der of ounces of gold and silver re-
covered was correspondingly great.
The report of the past week at
the local mine is of the usual salts
factory character. Footages made in
the extension of development and
prospecting work anne up to the av-
erage, the only change in the routine
of mining operations being that con-
siderably more work was done on
the 700, 500 and 900-foot levels,
with the regular progress reported
on the 11OO-foot level. Below the
last named depth work has been sus-
pended temporarily, but further OPP
erations are intended on the lower
levels, to be resumed shortly.
The particular feature of the re-
port relates to the improvement
| shown in raise 10, which was men
! toned in last weeks report as hav-
ing previously been started from the
east drift on the Occidental vein.
with the object of cutting through a
block of ground to get at a segment
of the South vein in the quickest
possible time.
When the prior report was made,
the South vein had been reached,
and was shown to have a width of
four feet. In the period intervening
since that time the raise has gone
further up on the vein, and has dis
closed a gratifying increase in width
of the orebody, which, at the time
of writing this report, measured sew
en- feet across in the top of the raise.
The values have been maintained
consistently with the widening of the
vein, and the ore is still classed as
good grade.
In other portions of the mine, con-
sistent progress has been made in
development work, and in most in
stances medium to good values have
been followed in the several drifts
and raises.
Jim Butler Mine
The earnings reported by the Jim
Butler Tonopah Mining company
for the month of December amount
ed to $5169.67, which were derived
from the shipment and treatment of
27O1 IONS of ore. The first half
years profits amounted to $~297,S63.
This sum included a profit of nearly
$4,000 on the bullion which previ-
ously had been stored and which
was sold during the year.
The fiscal year of the COM
pany ended on September 81. 1917,
and for the period covered by the
annual report, the company's net
earnings were $512,3SO.29, from a
gross value of the ore shipped of
S1,052, 600.67, and miscellaneous
profits.
Considerable activity is being
manifested at the Desert Queen
portion of the mine, in the way of
development and prospecting work,
and at the same time much repair
work, such as timbering. etc., is
auder way.
North Star Mine
The usual good progress was
made at the North Star mine in
10th the cross-cut and the drift on
the %1O0O-foot intermediate level.
The cross-cut especially is giving
lruch encouragement to the man
agement, as considerable quartz.
containing some values, has been
encountered. The whole mass, how
ever, does not make milling values
at the present time.
On the 1050-foot intermediate
level, the hanging wall drift en-
countered a small step-fault during
the week, and was thereupon
turned into the hanging wall, where
the ore was picked up again. and
it is reported that the showing is
very promising.
The repair work has been COM
rleted on the 950-foot level, and
the company is about ready to re-
sumo the extraction of ore from
that level. 1t is probable that an
other shipment of ore will be made
within the coming week.