Show NEVADA MINING developments by AL H MARTIN with goldfield and tonopah recording substantial gains in production and divide austin birch creek virginia city gold hill luning and other camps quickening to new life the mining situation in nevada continues to show consistent improvement the belmont development company operating at tonopah To has begun rehabilitation of its old plant at millers preparatory to treatment of the immense tonnage of old milling tailings the millers plant of tonopah mining is in commission and at tonopah the belmont tonopah extension west end and macnamara mills are running steadily for the first time in three years goldfield producers are able to send their product to the magnificent consolidated mill remodeled and improved by the goldfield development company and the opportunity provided has resulted in general resumption of the leasing system and vigorous working of several properties the principal producers at present are the goldfield development crackerjack and silver pick companies with several small leasing companies on the florence and development groups also yf yielding elding profitable ore the red hills florence florence goldfield goldfield Gold fied deep mines and one or two others are preparing for production within the next ninety days goldfield development operations goldfield development reports an estimated profit of net in the period from june 16 to july 30 during which time the mill treated tons averaging per ton the big plant is now treating tons daily sampling 16 per ton and tons per day will soon go to the stamps the complete cleanup clean up fo the first time since the mill started operating will be made september 15 following two small cleanups clean ups on august 15 and september 1 the company has granted a sublease sub lease on a section of its red top mine to the silver pick company and is handling some excellent ore from the silver pick lease on the mohawk development of territory believed to be traversed by the new vein recently exposed in the combination by the houlahan greenwald lease has been undertaken by the development company in expectation pec tation of opening to mining a substantial deposits of rich ore the vein is supposed to be the long sought segment of the bonanza combination ledge goldfield deep mines company has completed a road to the goldfield combination shaft installed a 75 horsepower hoist an and d started repairs to the foot outlet immediately following enlargement of this shaft to four compartments the goldfield merger hoist capable of operating at a depth of feet will be installed and the shaft rushed to a vertical depth of feet pending completion of the shaft ore will be sent to the development mill from the blue bull and other mines composing the deep mines estate sampling Re the mayflower sampling Re of the consolidated mayflower group at pioneer is proceeding preliminary to resumption of large scale operations charles A reno has been selected by the company to have charge of the new assaying and engineering department and to supervise sampling of the reserves john S gibons is the new president and W J tobin has been reelected elected re secretary and general manager future plans include development of the starlight glit vein at depth and opening of the mayflower ledge in the sulphide zone the shaft of the tonopah divide has passed the foot point on its way to a depth of 1000 feet on the fifth level a large body of excellent milling ore has been exposed with a threefoot three foot width sampling 50 to 60 per ton As soon as the shaft is finished crosscuts cross cuts will be driven from the and 1000 levels to seek the main ore body good results are also reported from the west divide Brou brougher ghei r victory and one or two other properties birch creek is again commanding interest following discovery of bonanza ore in the sunk from the upper level of the nevada birch creek which has passed into new ownership the international victory operating in the same district has arranged to install a hoist and compressor and reports considerable shipping and milling ore in sight john olson and J H Sch are the owners |