Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-05
Opening Of Sulphides in Indian
Camp Shaft Hailed With
Satisfaction.
Permanently NOW ASSURED.
Ledge Stands Almost ycrtlclc and VAL
ues Are Increasing With
Depth.
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

Special Correspondence.
Manhattan, Nevada. Dec. 9.--No find
made In the west end Of the camp Is the
equal In Importance with that made
two weeks ago on the property OF the
indian Camp Manhattan company, un-
less II be the strike made q day later
on the estate OF the Stray Dog Man
haitian company. That sulphides
would obtain at depth in the Manhat-
tan ore zone has always been contend
ed by the great majority Of persons
who have made a study OF the forma-
tion and ledge systems OF this district,
but their assertions have not always
been given credence by the doubters,
and have ever been decrled by the
camps detractors. The opening up,
therefore,of body of sulphide ore In the
Indian camp shaft Is hailed with salts
faction by the faithful as establishing
the districts future. lncidentally,the
doubters now have monument to tie
to.
VALUES INCREASE WITH DEPTH.
Since the big Indian Camp ledge was
caught on its dip west at a depth of
$50 feet In the shaft. 1t has been fol-
lowed down for more than 20 feet and
with each foot OF depth gained there
has been n marked increase In the per-
cent OF sulphides and an inconslderable
increase In gold values. When first
entered the ore body held an average
gold grade of $50 to the ton and Is now
breaking at better than $40 the ton.
The ledge Is standing almost vertical,
and Judging from its present position.
Will not leave the shaft for at least 20
feet more of depth. As soon as II has
been penetrated, station will be cut
and crosscut run through the ledge
to both hanging and foot wall follow
ing which drifting will begin and Ill
timately stopping be taken up.
The Indian camp has been considered
one OF the corners OF the camp since
the early days, and It's development has
always been watched with interest and
anticipation by that portion OF the
mining public which has ever had faith
In Manhattan mining propositions. The
sulphide character OF the ore now be-
ing extracted insures the per1nanency
OF ledge and precious metal values to
great depth, and stamps the property as
regular producer,
NINE IN EMBRYO.
In the ledge system crossing the yell
low Horse estate are found the mineral
characteristics which indicate a mine
In the embryonic state and which augur
we'll for the location Of permanent pay
values as soon az the solid ore zone
is well entered. At depth OF 90 feet
the Yellow Horse shaft is In four
foot ore body OF solid and permanent
nature. and at n depth of 100 feet the
deposit Is TO be crosscut and drifted In
In search OF a pay shoot. From the
appearance OF the qurtz now being
mined, success is reasonably assured.
Al the 50-foot level crosscut Is be-
ing run to catch a ledge paralleling
the main vein. This ledge outcrops
further mp the hill than the latter, and
where tested at surface has yielded
satisfactory assays and paintings. Gold
values are secured as high as sl4. 80 to
the ton. the quartz, when broken open.
not infrequently showing gold In the
free. 1t is therefore apparent that
the management has two sources from
which TO mine shipping ore once the
permanent zone Is entered
Porphyrltlc quartz is coming into the
shaft on Memo ground at a depth of
$40 feet and the ledge In which Il is
being sunk is dipping toward u paral-
lei ledge 16 feet to the west Condi-
tions In the bottom OF the shaft indi-
cate that the lodges will join at depth
and become one large deposit Of ship
ping grade ore. Sinking will continue
until their point Of 1uncture Is reached
when the body will be cross-cut and
drifted on.