Show MINING activities ARE EXPANDING ALL THE TIME by al H martin the tonopah extension company has announced one ak of r t the he ll 11 most ost comprehensive development campaigns e ver ever U undertaken adert aken in nevada the 2250 foot cash boy shaft Is is to be deepened to 2375 vertical feet a new shaft sunk to a depth of 2500 feet west of the victor shaft working s and extensive development of territory of great promise prosecuted from the lower workings of the mckane shaft the first 2000 horsepower unit of the diesel power plant is nearing completion and installation of the second unit will be rushed sinking of the new shaft will start early in 1925 or as soon as both units of the power plant are in in commission the diesel engines will provide the company with an abundance of dependable power at all times and also cut down operating costs general manager john G kirchen states the october yield of the tonopah extension was the largest ever recorded by the company the mill treated tons toils of ore and the value of bullion shipped probably passed the mark two new levels have been opened to the murray vein system and another is being extended to the from the 2250 foot level of the cash boy shaft merger negotiations still pending negotiations are proceeding for the consolidation of the Broad guage and lutz properties with the tonopah keystone mines company george wingfield and other prominent capitalists are interested in the merger which promises aises to become one of the premier pr ernier producers of the tono pah field the three properties are located in the heart of the rich western field brought into recent fame by the bonanza uncovered in the west end extension mine the shaft of the tonopah keystone is down nearly leet feet in a formation showing promise of making ore at any time sinking continues at the rate of six feet daily with the filing of a map of the underground workings ill ln its agreement with the tonopah extension company the west end consolidated concedes it has followed the avest vest end extension into the panther claim of the tonopah extension with the main drift raise and within the panther lines the west end consolidated asserts full apex rights to the vein which was first found in 1 the northeast corner of the west E end nd extension mine mine A survey of the underground workings is being made by y tonopah extension E extension engineers but the west end consolidated soli dated has refused to allow sampling of the ledge be fore ore visitors were excluded from the property several weeks ago the west end management stated eight feet of nf the he vein sampled 50 per ton but samples obtained by other othel pities parties indicated values ranging from 50 to per ton across loss a width of eight to twelve feet tonopah mining drawing in its lines the 0 tonopah mining company has announced from its PL 3 philadelphia hn adelphia headquarters its intention of withdrawing fron colorado canada and central american but will conc tue t to operate its placer properties near breckenridge colorado ra it is understood stood the company will center all activities act cities at tonopah and in the new western field the company pany is said to be planning deeper develop me nt of its main holdings and to be seeking claims in the are st of the tonopah extension Ext ensio ii and west end con SQ ajax bated negotiations are reported pending for sale of its mine in the cripple creek colo district to tile the granite ran 0 mining S company of colorado springs at a price anding sing from to discovery starts rush to crow springs A wild rush from tonopah and goldfield to the crow springs section about thirty miles from tonopah To has followed the discovery of high grade gold ore on the last hope property by the gilbert brothers at a depth of twenty three feet the shaft is claimed to be entirely in ore averaging around 70 per ton in gold shipments have begun to the millers plant of the tonopah mining company and ground has been staked for fora a radius of five miles around the discovery work has started on several adjoining properties and engineers representing strong companies are investigating the region the gilberts made the strike as they were about to abandon the district after nearly thirty years of prospecting the new shaft entered values at a depth of a few feet and the vein has increased steadily in in size size as depth has been gained the present workings are down forty feet with the deposit reported showing strong persistent tendencies the district is located in the monte cristo mountains and has been known as the calico hardscrabble crow springs and monte cristo field the new settlement has been named camp gilbert |