Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-16
MINERS PROSPER
IN GOLD CAMPS
BIG SMELTER PLANNED FOR
SOUTHERN NEVADA
Changes in Greene Copper Com.
pany, Manhattan, One Year Old,
Wonder-Sehwab Active
Around searehlight

Col, william &. Greene wires from
Cananea that rumors regarding resig-
nations of various people connected
with the Col. Greene mines are untrue
with the exception that Mr.. Dwight
against whom much Of the animosty
in the recent disturbances was directed
has resigned and his place has been
filled by Mr.. Cole. who has for the past
three years beer manager of the con-
centrating department Mr. Evans of
the traffic department has been made
manager of the lumber department
succeeding Mr.. Metcalf, who was killed
during tine riots. Col. Greene further
adds that quiet is now entirely re-
stored that labor is still very scarce,
as many men left camp during the
trouble, but that the mines are looking
very we'll. and he sees no reason why
the net profits for July should not again
be almost up to the average.
Snelter in Nevada
It seems that Nevada is to have a
big smelter somewhere in the southern
part of the state for the purpose of
working the ores Of the Kawich dis
trict. The officers of the company are
Malcolm Macdonald, president; DR.. Nj.
r. Ward. vice president Arthur w,
Joseph. treasurer Henry L. Friden-
berg, secretary, and together with r.
A. Montgomery, Leonard A Desser,
Charles f. Morris, Charles r. Miller
and Donald r. Gillies. compose the
board of directors. The new corpora
tion controls the southwestern Nevada
Mines company, which owns the great
silver lead property at ReVeille; the
Goldreed Mines company. which is de-
velopng a very rich group of claims
Of nl tn he Il at t-lt n
number of other properties at Eden,
Clifford. Bellehelem and Golden Arrow.
Ground will be broken early the present
fall
The Virgin group in Round mountain
is making shipment of ore which will
average $4,000 per ton in gold. Much of
this shipment shows an enormous
amount of free gold and specimens Of
the quartz are literally f1owered over
with the yellow metal.
Bought Near BulIychoop
The New Bull Mining company has
been organized at Redding, Cal, for
the purpose of developing a group of
very promising mining claims a few
miles west of Bullychoop, in Trinity
county. The company is composed of
Gus Hurst. president and treasurer; E.
H. McIntire. superintendent. and w j.
Gillespie. w. W. Wheeler. w. McNab
and George Endres, directors.
The company has secured a bond on
what the directors believe to be a
valuable mine and within thirty days
will begin development work. 1t is also
the inter ton of the company to secure
control of other mining properties.
Wonders Of Manhattan
Just one year ago Jack Humphrey,
pioneer of Manhattan. rode Il his tired
horse up this beautiful canyon looking
for some cattle that had strayed from
his herd in the valley below. It was a
hot day and Jack dlsmounted and sat
under a spreading evergreen tree, all
lowing his horse to Craze on the noun
tain side near at hand Just below
some large rocks jutted from the
ground. one of them coming to a sharp
point at a height of about three feet.
Boy-like, Jack began picking up small
pieces of rock and endeavored by
throwing to strike this point. His un-
erring accuracy in the use of the lariat
ana bled him in a very few trials to
strike the point in such a way as to
completely knock the top from the
rock. The sun shone upon the broken
rock, which sent off dazzling rays at
tracing Jacks attention. He arose
of this could be- and to his utmost
surprise found the rock impregnated
with free gold. He stood transfixed for
a moment. then realized what he had
found, and forthwith staked off five
claims on this hill.
This was the discovery of Manhat-
tan. and the location of the famous
April Fool group of the Seylor- Humph-
rey Gold Mining company. Jack forgot
nd oil hnc cfA
back to his ranch, told the other boys
and next day they all came to view
his strike. Today a hoist is being
erected on the. April Fool claim tn
facilitate the handling of the ore, and
at the foot of April Fool hill is the
town of Manhattan, with 1000 popula-
ton, all the result of Jack Humph-
rey's trip into the canyon in search
for his cattle.
Since that time many wonderful
strikes have beeo made. as is evidenced
by the fact that thirteen hoists have
been ordered to work the mines at
this point. Eight are now in operation
and five are in the course of construc-
ton. The mineralized belt has steadily
wdened. until today II is seven miles
from east to west and twenty miles
north and south, and the hardy pros
pectors are looking for the precious
metals even DtNulu lIlcSt bpulluS VIII
very good success.
Strikes of fabulously rich ore have
been made, and specimens have beer
taken out that are nearly solid gold
The Manhattan Consolidated has yield
ed some wonderfully rich specimens
A specimen the size of a pigeons ege
was taken from the Manhattan Cow
boy a short time ago that weighed s2OS
in gold. Some wonderful specimens
have been taken from the Manhattan
Mother Lode and Consolidated EXten
sion and some Of the richest panning:
of free gold have been taken from tht
ore of these properties as has been seer
in the camp The Consolidated Ex
tension. Manhattan Consolidated anC
Manhattan Mother Lode lie in a direc
line adjoining one another, and ap
parently all are working on the SAINT
ore body.
SchWab's interests in Nevada
1t is stated that Mr.. Schwab has
made no mistakes, no failures in hi'
mining ventures so far: where he putt
in a dollar he generally takes out TIVE
or three, and the keen interest he II
manifesting In the Searchlight and f
Dorado Canyon districts at presen
speaks very we'll indeed for that sec
ton of the country.
A. A. Mcknight. who is repre-
sentative of Chas NJ. Schwab is again