Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-31
Manhattanites Get Excited on
Seeing Free Gold Specimens
And Start a Rush.
NEW CAMP NAMED BRONX.
Review of Progress Being Made in
Development OF Some Well
known Properties.
Special Correspondence.

lulHllk OF Splu. Such was the casa
Thursday last, when miner stopnei
on Main street to exhibit some Won
derful specimens OF free gold. Upon
inquiry the miner said he secured the
samples from his own property about
I'VE miles south Of Manhattan, The
news spread quickly through the lit
tie mining camp. ana everyone male
haste TO go 10 the scene In the hope
self.
Thc locators Of this new strike have
named their camp Bronx. II Is situated
AT indian Spring, -four and one-half
miles southerly from Manhattan. on
three claims the Empire No 3. Empire
No. 4 ana Empire NO. 3, good values
have been obtained, This part OF the
district Is known as the granite belt.
and huge pOrphyry dykes cut through
the granite These dykes are minerll.
ized al various places The ore occurs
In iissurc veins Of porphyritic quartz
aud hydrous silicate known as tale.
The veins already uncovered range
from four 60 rs feet in width, and WlI.
on with depth. Values from $50 10 81, 800
per ton IN gold have been obtained.
The whole country has been located
aud many other properties have dis
closed good values.
Development work on the Gregory
group OF the Manhattan Nevada Gold
mines is being pushed forward rapidly.
The drift from the bottom OF the IS
foot shaft Is now In the hin 30 feet,
and the face Is I'm good milling ore.
Bids VIII be out tomorrow 10 run this
drift another 90 feet, which Will cut the
big quartz ledge and thoroughly open
up the hill on this property, The ore
now being taken out pans very we'll.
and shipping values are nomentarily
expected
ore has been uncovered on the Ore
gon Fraction OF the Manhattan Greg
DRY Extension, and development work
Is being pushed forward with vigor 20
open up the ore bodies Strong crop
pings protrude from the hills ON this
property. and all are mineralized.
\ short distance to the south Of the
famous Gregory group and Gregory Ex-
tension property rich ore has been
uncovered in "A tunnel which Is being
driven on the Nesuvlus claim of the
Manhattan Croesus Mining company.
a ledge has been opened up which II
30 feet In width, and an lS-inch vein IN
this ledge viii average tl,lO0 per ton
in gold. Selected samples assay oyer
$4,000 TO the ton.
\ ItN ltfA nun inc NfNuTN luH dTF'
the Holland No | and No claims,
on which a large ledge has been opened
up and good values obtained. This sec
tion Of the district Is rapidly coming
10 the front, as rich pay ore H. being
found almost daily. From the surface
indications ON the Hollands a produc-
ing mine win soon be In evidence,
The Manhattan Monte christie Min
ing company owns four claims very
close to the Holland group. and three
well-dehned lodges have been uncov-
cred, all yielding good gold values.
Active development work Is being pro-
secuted on this property. A rich strike
was made two days ago on claim ad-
joining the Monte Cristo. az the foot
OF Timber hill II H. stated that ship
ment will soon be made from this prop
erty. Tho Monte Christie property Is
but a short distance from the Old Man
haitian mines. which were worked for
silver 30 years ago, a company has
taken over the old Manhattan property,
and il working II for gold, with every
good success
on the Sherron group Just east of the
Old Manhattan property a 20-toot ledge
has been opened up and shipping ore So
being sacked preparatory TO shipment.
The shaft on the Manhattan Express
is down IL feet, and the formation is a
tufa. or condemnation Of malapai and
granite, The ledge near by Is dipping
toward the shaft. and 1t Is expected the
shaft will cut this ledge AZ a depth Of
| about 80 feet. As the ledge gives values
on the surface, a good paying ore body
| H. looked FOR a depth.
| The drift from the shaft Of the Cow
/ boy property Is IN Il feet at this writ
/ ing and the entire face is iu the same
| heavy iron sulphide ore as last week
/ but the values are getting better with
/ every shot, n they improve during tho
! next week as they have the past, the
| company can easily begin shipments
| from is property. The values run In
! the neighborhood of $50 per ton In gold
Development work Is being push ed
/ forward with all haste In the tunnel of
this property, and the big ledge which
| crops above If expected 10 be daily en-.
countered The face ~ the tunnel is III
ore that pans Well In free gold and as
/ says above $50 per ton. The charaC-
ter or the ore Is Identical with that
being taken from IT. neighbor. IN,
/ Manhattan Consolidated.
The large tunnel which IL being driv-
| en- into the Hill on this property is now
I'M % feet, and has tho distinction of
| having been I'm ore for ~ entire dis
lance. The immense 300 foot lrdg,
which the tunnel IS prosecuting !,
heavily uincralizcd. and every ON,
Of over a hundred assays taken during
the progress OF the work has shoWr
values ranging from s. 10 $40 In gold
Tho tunnel has at least $40 feet more
to run before cutting through this
ledge. Already one of the biggest mltl
ing propositions M the state have beer
opened M and the half Is not told. IL
ueighhnr ON either side are I'm shipping
ore. working on the same ledge. aud Il
O., very reasonable 90 assume that a
high grade proposition will soon be- de.
NrlOpcd.
This property. to the west NJ tho con.
soldated Manhattan, Is In shipping orc
rhe shaft is down 90 teet and the bot.
tom Is an In high grade ore 4 hoist
has been ordered, and as soon as erect.
cd the development Of the property vii
be more eNpodltiously carried on
ANOTHER MAGNOLIA SHIPMENT
Harry Lowery is making his foutl
shipment from the Magnolia. says "a,
Lode ~ Dclamar, New This makes hi
second shipment this month The pro
duct ~ the mine Is showing Mp bette
than ever there being sl6i ore In tn
present shipment. This proves tha
DeIamar b. not one-mlnc cawp
There are other prospects here tina
capital for development would show
TO be fully as good as the Magnolia o.