Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-24
Work Stopped in Shaft Until
Pumps, Ordered Recently
Are Installed.
TWO HOSTS ARE GOING UP.
Novel Manner of Placer Mining on
Cowboy Propcrty--Other Man
haitian News.
sneclnl Correanondence.


Manhattan. Nevada, May 20
Work IN the shaft OF the Manhattan
Consolidated was stopped a few days
ago on account Of water. AZ a depth Of
IS feet large flow was en-
countered, ano work cannot he resumed
until the pumps which have just arriy
ed are put IN place. This is great
feather for the Consolidated, as now
water is assured for the large mill
which the company is contemplating
building IN tho near future Two HOSTS
are IN the course OF contraction.
Quite stir was occasioned last We'd
nesday by a panning from a sample
found In the tunnel Of the Manhattan
Mother Lode Mining company Il. ".
Kahn while prospecting the hill on the
Mother Lode property. found a piece OF
very good looking float directly above
the tunnel He thereupOn entered the
tunnel TO a point below his find, and
upon Prospecting the sides, found A
tale streak cutting through the tunnel
and took several samples therefrOm.
He came out into the light and noticed
several PARTICLES of free gold on his
sample. lie brought II to town. and
upon panning II, found one OF the larg-
est paintings ever seen In this district
Mr.. Train local assayer, estimated
the value at $4,000 per ton. The sam
pie was about the size Of hens egg.
The management Is at present tracing
the source OF this rich hend
A strike was made few days ago on
the Virgin Mary Fraction Of the Man
haitian Consolidated Extension Mining
company, adjoining the Manhattan
Consolidated. At depth of go 1eet, i
i2-foot vein of ore was encountered.
The nature of the ore Is schist with
stringors Of quartz running through 1t.
The popularity OF the strike Is that
the free gold can be found IN large
quantity In the schlst. Some Of the fin
est specimens ever seen In Manhattan
were brought In from this property.
Selected samples assay into the thous-
ands Of dollars per ton, while the
whole u feet will average around $I5.
Drifting was begun Friday lest from
the rs foot level OF the Manhattan
Cowboy, and almost Immediately a
three-foot veing of fine looking quartz
carrying heavy iron sulphides, was en-
countered. This vein was found i'm the
shaft, but only IN small quantities. II
has opened up strong In the drift and
returns values of q little over slS Min
ing men are strong In their belief that
the Cowboy has a permanent mining
proposition. and feel confident that q
rich shoot will soon be found, which
will place the Cowboy In the ranks Of
the steady producers.
The dry washer, which Is az work on
lease No, OF the Cowboy, is giving ex-
cellent satisfaction. This Is a novel
process, The dirt Is thrown on n screen
AT the top OF the machine. sifted be-
low onto a shaker then deposited on
rifle boards. bellows Is constantly
sending "A current OF air across these
rifle boards. This blows off the sand
and the gold being heavier Is deposited
at the bottom OF the board, and Is
caught by the rifles. Considerable iron
is caught in this way, and therefore Is
separated by quicksilver, after being
taken from the rifle board.
On the RaYcraft lease on the Little
Gray, a l2-foot vein OF high grade MILL
ing ore has been encountered. Selected
samples pan very high in free gold. and
the entire ledge will average about
$40 per ton. The ore IL \ very good
quality OF free milling ore.
The hoist on the Mustang claim has
been erected on the companys proper
T., and is about ready for service, II
occupies very prominent place on the
hill. and can be seen from quite dis
lance down the canyon, A very good
grade of milling ore is being taken
from the company's shaft on this prop
erty.
The drift from the company shaft on
the Georgey group Of the claims OF the
Manhattan Nevada Gold Mines Is nov
In II feet, and the entire face Of the
drift Is In ore OF a high milling grade
The large black quartz ledge has not
yet been encountered on account OF
the dip. OF that ledge but very high
values are expected az the juncture OF
these two veins IL Is expected tina,
the next five feet viii bring the drift
at the point desired
A contract for j0-foot shaft on the
property OF the Manhattan Express
Mining company was closed yesterday,
and the men will begin active work to-
day, The shaft viii be sunk on good
looking quartz ledge. and the property
developed IN a thoroughly miner-like
fashion From the showings already
uncovered, II Is quite evident that a
good body Of high grade ore Will be
developed nj depth.
The Manhattan Georgey Extension
Mining company has been incorporated.
The companys holdings adjoin the
famous Georgey group at Central, and
contains an extension OF the same big
ledge which crosses that property. Ac-
tive development work VIII at once be
started on the oregon Fraction and the
ore bodies opened up IN q satisfactory
manner
The tunnel on the Consolidated Man