Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-02
BRIEF RESUME OF
MINING MATTERS
Some Of the DOingS in the Famous
Manhattan District

A 12-foot ledge of high-grade ore has
been struck in the Raycraft lease of the
| Little Gray mine. The entire ledge
will go as high as $40 ton.
A very good grade of milling ore is
being taken from the company shaft in
the Mustang. The new hoist erected
on the property is about ready for use.
The entire face of the drift being run
from the shaft in the Gregory group of
claims of the Manhattan Nevada Gold
Mines is in high-grade milling ore. The
drift which is in Al feet, is expected to
soon cut large black quartz ledge
when the finding of ore of high values
is anticipated.
A contract was let last week for the
sinking of 50-foot shaft on the prop
erty of the Manhattan Express. This
shaft will be sunk on a fine looking
vein and good results are expected as
sinking progresses.
A large flow of water was encounter
ed in the Manhattan Consolidated which
caused the suspension of operations un-
til pumps can be installed. This flow
OF water was very opportune and now
there will be an abundance of it for all
purposes.
A 50 h. p. hosting plant is to be in
stalled on the Manhattan Jumpino lack
At depth of 50 feet in the Golden
lease SlOO ore is being sacked.
Quite stir was occasioned Wednes-
day by panning from a sample found
in the tunnel of the Manhattan Mother
Lode mining company, says the News.
E. E. Kain, while prospecting the hill
on the Mother Lode property, found
piece of very good looking float directly
above the tunnel. He thereupon en-
tered the tunnel to a point below his
find, and upon prospecting the sides,
found rich streak running through the
tunnel and took several samples there
from. He came out into the light and
noticed several particles of free gold
on his sample. He brought it to town.
and upon panning it, found one of the
largest paintings ever seen in this dis
trlct. Mr.. Train, local assayer, esti-
mated the value at 500, cooper ton, The
sample was about the size of hens
egg. The management are at present
tracing the source of this rich find.
At a depth of 60 feet in the Mary
Fraction 12-foot vein of ore was found |
which carried very high values in free
gold. Selected samples will run up into
the thousands, but the vein as whole
will yield about $75 ton.
Drifting was begun Friday from the
75-foot level of the Manhattan Cowboy.
and almost Immediately a 3-foot vein
of fine looking quartz carrying heavy
iron sulphides, was encountered. The
vein was found in the shaft, but only
small quantity. Ithas opened up strong
in the drift and returns values of a
little over $1S. Mining men are strong
IN their belief the Cowboy owners have
a permanent mining proposition, and
feel confident that a rich shoot will soon
be found which will place the Cowboy
IN the ranks of the steady producers.
The dry washer which is at work on
Lease No. 3 of the Cowboy is giving
excellent satisfaction. This is novel
process. The dirt is thrown on a screen
at the top Of the machine, sifted below
'nto shaker, then deposited on rifle
boards. This blows off the sand and the
gold being heavier is deposited.