The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-05
MINES OF MERIT
At MANHATTAN
Properties That Are Shipping and
Those Destined to Do So Are
Described.
GREAT GROWTH OF CAMP
OVER 81, 100000 ALREADY PAID
FOR PROPERTIES.
Especial to The HeraId.)

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Manhattan, New, March 2.-In the
opinion of E. E. Stuart, the mining en-
gineer, the Manhattan Consolidated
and the Annie Laurie of the Manhat-
tan Mining company of Nevada are the
Two foremost properties at the present
stage of development in camp, with the
Stray Dog, Iron King and Iron Queen.
Skookum, St. George, Union No. 9,
Broncho-Manhattan, Gold Wedge,
Manhattan Crescent, Jumping Jack,
easily in the lead of the army of lOca-
lions that follow.
Eighty-five lessees are at work, and
IT is remarkable fact that ore bodies
are invariably developed. Ore is being
sacked carrying values of from $500 to
$500 to the ton, and immense quantities
of high-grade milling ore are scattered
over the belt.
The Manhattan Consolidated has ten
feet Of shipping ore. W. w. Adams, a
mining engineer of San Francisco, says
that the Manhattan Consolidated is one
OF the greatest properties he has ever
seen for the amount of development
work done. The shaft is in lime, is down
ffty-five feet, in ore from top to bottom
and is widening as the depth continues.
The whole ore body averages 5000 to the
ton.
On the Annie Laurie frequent ship
made, true fiSSure veins cutting the for
nation at nearly right angles. There
are five different veins on the same
mountain, upon which are located some
of the richest properties in the entire
district. These veins lie parallel in
series, and have a dip from so to % de-
grees. Those Of the lesser number COM
mencing to straighten with depth. The
trend is east and west. The Annie
Laurie lies in the heart Of these veins,
cutting the five. A great assure vein
sloDing upward along the side Of the
hill from the wagon road is easily
tTaceable on the surface for a thousand
feet and has nine lessees at work, 100
feet apart, all Of whom have found the
foot and hanging walls, with varying
width OF high-grade ore closely packed
between.
Annie Laurie Strikes.
There is excitement all day long on
the Annie Laurie. One after another
lessee strikes ore that they consider
of exceptional value and word of the
good luck is passed by shouts from
one to the other until all have gathered
at the shaft where the strike is made.
Then those less fortunate go back to
their own lease imbued with a new
energy and the determination to do bet
ter than their lucky neighbor.
H.
ferent lodges are opened up by lesSeeS,
the most recent showing great values
in gold. Even the dirt on this property
pans for I 600 yards, showing as good
as SO ton. A placer discovery made
at the lower end Of this claim created
mucn excitement in Manhattan and
many crowds Of curiosity-seekers COW
cred the hillside watching the rocker as
it shook gold in yellow granules from
the rich dirt.
On the Seyler-Humphrey Mr.. Stu
art states that the lessees are taking
out very rich ore, and he adds that in
every instance where a shaft has been
sunk milling ore has been encountered.
Mineral Proven Six Miles Square.
The Manhattan district has been de-
termined for six miles in length and
six miles in width, fine values having
been obtained throughout this entire
range. At a short distance east of the
town proper igreOus rock has been
found. These rocks at a less elevation
than the lines and develOpe many fine
lodges, which to all appearances are
unbroken, continuing for long dis
tances-
The shipping properties of the dis
trict are the Annie Laurie, the Man
haitian Consolidated, Big Pine, Jumping
Jack, Stray Dog, Big -Four, Union No.
9, Manhattan Dexter, BronchO, Mus
tang and the April Fool, but ore is be-
ing rapidly sacked and made ready for
shipment on the Mayfiower, Indian
Camp, SkoOkum, Crescent, Gold Wedge,
Riley Fraction, Iron King, Silver Pick,
Big Chief, Tip Top, Chipmunk, Happy
Hooligan and Pine Nut. On Litigation
hill there were eighteen sacking leases
in operation before the trouble began
which resulted in an injunction sus-
viii be out Of trouble in March, and
Will undoubtedly forge at once to the
head Of the list of shippers.
Lease Operating Cost.
The average lease at Manhattan
costs $50 per day to operate. This
figure includes the cost of labor, pow
der, sharpening picks and drills. The
prevailing wage scale for miners is $4.50
per day for the men who work on the
surface and 50 per day for sinking and
raising, and $3.50 per day for stopping,
each day consisting of eight working
hours. Blacksmiths receive $3.50 per
day but there are none in camp who
make this an exclusive occupation.
Those able to do this class of work are
too eager to get out the ore and relieve
each other at blacksmithing, only as il
is absolutely necessary.
The mountain sides are covered with
timber ana there IS plenty OF water
Three mills are already in process of
construction in the new district, and
will be running in a short time. AS 1t
is now il costs about SO to get the ore
to AIiller's siding, where a mill of the
Western Ore Purchasing company has
been erected
Camps Population Doubled.
There are approximately 5000 persons
in the new camp. In the short space
of three weeks since The Herald CORE
spOndent first visited the town Man
haitian has more than doubled it's pop
ulation and the number of its buildings
has increased four-fOld. Tents adorn
the hillsides in all directions. The val
lev of Manhattan is so narrow that the
business part Of the town consists of
but one long street, which lends a most
peculiar look
over s, 900, 900 has already been spent
in the purchase Of property in Manhat-
tan, and the second million, the money
of eastern capitalists, is being rapidly
used uD. There is no doubt in the
minds of the old-time prospectors that
this is TO be one of the great camps of
the world, 1t is to be a high-grade
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