Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-09-25 | Page 10 | Halifax Drifting Eastward in Ore

HALIFAX DRIFTING EASTWARD li ORE Rare Form of Silver Is Discovered on 1225 Level. The Halifax mine is working on the second intermediate, drifting eastward in good ore, says the Tonopah Daily Bonanza. Bonan-za. The 1700 is going ahead in good shape. The temperature has been considerably con-siderably reduced by boxing in the water wa-ter and establishing a general circulation of air by means of not only pumping from the surface, but establishing intermediate intermedi-ate fans. The working conditions there are now excellent. A ralss has been started from the 1300 level 10 feet south of the last ore developed de-veloped on the 1200 level. This is for the purpose of picking up the soutli portion por-tion of the vein. Tonnage and values are keeping up and a good profit is recorded each month, although tiie output is still arbitrarily limited, owing to lack of mill facilities. lodate of silver, a very rare formation, consisting of a compound of silver with iodic acid, has been discovered In the Halifax on the 12.5 level cast. It Is an incrustation upon the oxydized gangue matter, following the fissures. The lodate closely resembles silver chloride, chlo-ride, or wax silver. It is coated on tiie rock, as though dropped there from a candle. can-dle. It is bright green when taken from the earth, but quickly fades.