Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-09-29
SPLENDID SHOWING
IN BROKEN HILLS

Bonanza ore carrying a silver con-
tent that compares more than favor
ably with the high sgrade silver ore
bodies which brought quick wealth
to the investors in the shares of the
mines of Leadville,, Colorado and the
Tonopdh. Nevada. districts has just
been opened in the west drifts on the
oOIfoot level OF the Belmont Incline
on the property OF the Broken Hills
Silver Corporation The ore body
four feet wide and shows the same
high grade mineral characteristics as
feature the ore in the face al the east
drift OH the same level
An official sampling, made hy Con-
sulting Engineer Arthur p. Thompson.
gave all average assay return OH 1926
ton across breadth OF two feet and
eight inches OF the vein along the
hanging wall section gave an average
assay return OF, $3l.88 ton. The av-
erage value Of the ore across width
of tour feet is 80 ton
The ore-faces, both to- the west and
cast. are filled with silver-lead sui
phides. MIR. Thonlpson's sanpiing
across two feet OF the vein in the east
drift gave the sensational average as
say return of $401.7S a ton. The I'M
portancc OF the new development to
the west of the incline is better under
stood when it is stated the distance
of ore is 90 feet. The intervening
area, therefore, holds haavy tonnage
potentialities.
The Belmont Incline has been sunk
in high grade ore from grass-oots
following downward an cast-west vein,
which. to the west, intersects the Bel
mont and the main Broken Hills veins,
and which. to the cast will be followed
distance di 500 feet to the sidelinc of
the property. This sensational de-
velopment taking place fully 50 feet
east of the main Broken Hills shaft,
and promises with further drifting and
sinking to make into an independent
silver producer such as has brought
fame to the noted silver camps of the
past. 1t is the purpose of the man
agement OF the Broken Hills Silver
Corporation to develop the cross vein
by means OF the new Belmont shaft
and to facilitate this work telegram
has been sent to Tonopah ordering
the shipment of a hoist. cable. gallows-
frame and other equipment to the mine
at the earliest possible time.
The Belmont shaft will cut the east
west cross vein on its dip at an ap-
proximate depth OF $50 feet. There
after the Belmont drifts will be aban-
doned, as it is not adapted for service
at depth. Drifts will be run along the
strike of the vein at deep levels in the
Belmont shaft to the westward inter
section or the vein with the Belmont
and main Broken Hills veins, and east
ward along its course to the boundary
OF the property. Mining engineers who
have recently inspected the workings
are convinced that extensive bodies of
high grade silver ore will be found at
the ihtersecting points OF the main
and the cross vein systems.
In =,
located 500 feet to the west OF the Bel
mont Incline Developments ut increas-
ing depth are so entirely favorable
that the management believes bonan-
"a rank is already established for the
whole property. Here shaft has been
sunk depth OF 240 feet on the main
Broken Hills vein. 1t carries eight
feet of high grade silversulphide ore
at that depth and upward to the l5O-
loot level. A station will be cut at a
depth OF 25O feet. and drifts be extend
cd IN the same orebody that has been
opened under such satisfactory min
eralogical conditions on the l00-foot
level.
An official sampling across one and
onc-half feet uf the vein in the face
of the north drift on the l5O-foot level
gave an average assay return of $96.S2
ton. The sample was taken about
10 feet out from the Shaft, with high
grade ore prevailing throughout the
distance intervening. The new Fidel-
ity vein. opened % feet east of the
Broken lis vein, by crooscut run
from the south drift ON the Broken
Hills vein on the l50-foot level. shows
a four-foot face OF orc assaying S46.76
ton. The orosscut leaves the d.tft
50 feet south Of the shaft, and Is feet
beyond the point where it entered the
vein is carrying wider face of ore