Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19

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miles northerly from Tonopab
ABOUT ~ miles westerly flom Ra,n aM
iorineriy the county seat OF Nve nun, nat
! ~ - most easily reached by s,u
or automobile from Tononah stage
J make the trip IN three hours autos
distance by road is about so MIL, GiHa The
Is situated IN an irregular oIun, u
| high nils constituting the Up OF
| south end OF the Toquima range ,eme
| is range OF great RELIEF which
| north some so miles on ali sideeluing
| cept the north, these hills are 1'
| rounded by detritus-covered desa,,.suf .
| sage brush plains. The altitude ~ Or
| ,owh Oh Manhattan, now with A nos me
| lation OF several thousand ,ggVpu'
| about 1900 feet. but tho adioinioe Is
| reach much higher. These hills as nils
| cred by an abundant growth az NV Wv
pine and cedar. The climate Is snnuon
| deep SHOWS prevailing in the y'insre
| which remain on the ground un,,i
| In the spring. lats
THE range IN the vicinity OF tha
| discoveries Is made up OF sedimen,"W
rocks, pre-eminently Of slaty charaosslry
rms formation, however, due 10 ~,
great metamorphism To which i, the
been subjected. Is often hlebiv has
tose In character. Interstratided ,.is,
II are extensive layers of finely c MN
taline limestone and gray and t,ys'
calcareous shales, These rock NaVk
also highly altered, often schistoss are
In places changed to jasperoid ,oe ana
Several bands OF strata OF an unns,'s,
type of knotted schist We're noted rhI
stratiiied rocks are tilted AT anainss
varying from 20 TO IS degrees. Scapn.'
evidently marking the lines OF fani,s'
are noticeable. Judged by their yarauSs,
appearance they are Paleozoic roclts
Silurian age. "S VI
Thanking the present mineral ,on.
10 the south. extensive areas OF granI.es
were observed. markedly silicions W
type, but varying somewhat In taytr,n
This rock Is no doubt OF the lnstr,'
sive type and has been the cause M ~.
uplifting and metamphorio condItlons
exhibited by the sedImentaries, Man
bikes ine grained In character ha'
longing 10 the granite family very
silicious and carrying prIncipan,
quartz and felspar with little or ny
biotite or musoovite, were ,iss
observed penetrating the strait
To the northeast short d,a
lance, volcanic rocks were ob
served. consisting essentially of rhyoito
with areas of what appeared to be ae
old basalt somewhat porphyritic.
I THE topography In the mineral zons
10 marked by no features of contrast
the hills by reason of their extreme no.
and non-indnrated character. are erod.
ed to soft outlines. dlssected by no des,
canyons.
The mineral belt as shown toa,,
seems TO be some five miles long by t~,
/ miles wide extending In roughy
Observation-Disclosures direction. n.
| stratified rocks appear to be no loo,
| than 5000 feet In thickness MANY 6s.
sures cut the formation. Groupings ow.
Ing to surface decomposition and do
brs, are not conspicuous, but float /,
/ fairly abundant. Already the slight d.
Velopment OF the district has shown
much auriferous ore deposition. Tho
assures are occupied principally by
| quartz In disseminated particles. no
banded structure being prominent. The
great bonanza ore occurrences, how.
ever, showing today In several Of Tia
| properties Of the district. occur as con.
tact ore bodies, between the shales M
schist and the limestones. The latter
rock evidently by replacement or me.
tasomatic process, being changed or Al.
tered to ore. In some cases the lime.
stone is the footwall and in others the
hanging wall. These ore bodies ara
large and well formed. several being
observed or 80 feet or so in thickness
sno"iHS u HlBH uesTee OF perinanency
The values are strictly I'm gold none OF
the ore carrying but a few ounces IN
silver. The other minerals noted were
sulphides OF iron In small amounts
traces of copper. fine grains OF galena
and few small spots Of bright red
mineral resembling clnnabar. The
grade of the ore Is high and with the
advent OF railroad Transportation
which will surely come. quantities OF Il
VIII be shipped to the smelters. Re.
gardless of this, the economic condi-
tons or the camp are good, ineXhaus.
ible wood for fuel and large water SUD.
piles being available. Much of the "a
seen being apparently ideal In type lte
cyanidation. as well as free milling TO a
high per cent. Much unusually beauti-
full specimen ore is being found, some
of It fully quarter pure gold and con.
siderable ore Is now being hauled out
by wagon for treatment at the smelters
and mills"
Good Places To Eat.
The town of Manhattan has a number
OF good hotels and restaurants and In
the latter one can get just as good
meal as Is served in some of the best
eating places of Salt Lake People
going into the camp for the first time
are surprised when they find out tia.
their stay there can really be mats
comfortable. or course, 1t costs mors
for bed at the hotels, or to get T.
bone steak at the restaurants; but
that Is expected and no kick is made;
yet the prices charged are not consid-
cred to be exhorbitant.
There are two good newspapers print
ed In Manhattan-the Mail and News.
and they both enjoy liberal patronage
from business men.
l.. II. BEAsoN,'