Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23

gold mining district are electrified by
the official announcement to the effect
that the Southern Pacific COM
pany contemplates either the purchase
of the Austin railroad or the construc-
tion of parallel line from Wells to that
point, thence south to Manhattan and
later south to Tonopah and Goldheld.
In either event 1t now appears probabls
that trains will be running into Mali
haitian before the snow flies.
For some time past the Southern Pa
cifio people have been negotiating for
the purchase of the Austin railroad,
but in order to be prepared for event
ualities 1t is announced that they have
likewise completed surveys for a COM
peting line and that material for the
new road has been ordered. The cul-
mination of the plans will give an i'm
mediate outlet for the immense ore ton
mage of Manhattan district and VIII
establish competing line with the
Tonopah railway, which has long en-
joyed the monopoly of the transports
tion business of the mining camps of
southern Nevada.
There Is also strong probability that
"Borax" Smith will seek an outlet for
the road he is now building In the
Bullfrog country by way of Goldfeld
Tonopah and Manhattan. Smith was
near Manhattan recently and with his
engineers made an inspection of the
routes available for railway purposes
the party journeying we'll over into the
Smokey valley country. Little Is known
regarding Mr.. Smiths plans, but 1t is
stated that he contemplates tapping
Manhattan and Round mountain from
thence to extend his road across Smokey
valley to a connection with the main
line of the Western Pacific.
Mining at Manhattan
Considerable Importance is attached
to the announcement that the machine
plant has been established at the collnr
of the main working shaft on the
estate of the Manhattan Consolidated
Mining company. Development work is
being prosecuted with inCrea Sed energy.
The equipment is the most complete
thus far installed on a Manhattan mine.
It consists of 50-horse power boiler and
hoist, capable of lifting the heavily
laden ore buckets from a depth of 1000
feet pump, air compressor and drills.
Some time since an underground water
course was tapped in the old shaft
sunk on the property, and as the flow
was sufficient in volume to retard oper-
ations 1t was deemed advisable to pre-
pare for handling the water at depth
by the installation of a pump. Tests
made with the pump have demonstrated
its capability of handling the water
successfully, so that no further trouble
on that score is anticipated.
From the levels radiating from the
old and new shafts the ground is being
prospected in every direction and al
ready large bodies of mill rock are
blocked out. At one point an exten-
sive deposit of shipping quartz is be-
ing worked, but it is in the immense
deposits of high class mill rock that the
great intrinsic value of the property is
being maintained and increased.
At no point where the main ledge has
been explored below ground has 1t
failed to yield a uniform grade of top
notch free milling ore and the tonnage
of that character blocked out is suffi
cient to keep several batteries of
stamps in constant operation for a
number of years. The ore shoot at one
point assumes really mammoth proper
tions and carries an average gold grade
of $40 per ton.
The Manhattan Hlndocraft
An excellent showing is reported on
the acreage of the Manhattan Hindo-
craft in the East Manhattan section of
the pay bell. AL a depth of five feet
a body of $40 per ton ore was uncov-
cred, and later while the miners were
engaged in surface trenching another
ledge was disclosed which assays as
high as 500 in gold to the ton. The
quartz pans freely and the gold is dis
tributed throughout the length and
breadth of the vein. A contract has
been awarded to F. T. Wheaton for
fifty feet of sinking and the shaft has
been started on the ledge which is
yielding $40 ore Mr.. Wheaton receives
$40 per foot and IS per cent of the pro-
ceeds on all ore taken out He ex-
poets TO be in shipping ore within a
short time, as the gold continues to in
crease in value with every foot of depth
gained. AS a high grade free milling
proposition the worth of the property is
already established and with the adj
vent of mill facilities a large and regu-
lar output can be maintained. The
property is owned by c. E. Beardsly
of Manhattan.
SearchIight Is Booming
Notwithstanding the fact that the
summer heat is glowing upon Search
light in all its glory, the activity at this
time of the year is reported unprece-
dented. More sales, transfers and bonds
have been consummated within the
past month than at any time within the
past year. At present 40 stamps are
dropping daily seven mines producing
and thirty-one mines developing their
vast holdings. and within very short
time there will be several more on the
producing list. The Searchlight dis
trict withstood the effects of the San
Francisco disaster without a tremor
and is progressing very rapidly toward
being one of the leading camps of the
great mining state of Nevada.
The shaft of the Cyrus Noble mine is
being sunk to the 500 foot level and is
now down 455 feet. The tests being
made with mills to determine the most
economical system of saving the values
is meeting with better results than the
most sanguine expectations expected.
Superintendent Luxen reports that the
mine is looking better now than at any
time in its career
The Sunny Jim group, situated three
miles northeast OF SearchliRht Is being
developed by Kennedy g. Freeborn. An
immense ledge thirty feet In width
traverses the entire group and can be
traced for about 5000 feet. The vein is
in a stratified formation and is COM
posed of quartz and porphyry. Free
gold can be horned from the rock at
any of the open cuts along the ledge.
A contract has been let TO sink work.
ing shaft to the water level.
Recent Important Discoveries
Two important discoveries OF ore
have been made within the last