Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-25
PROSPEROUS CAMP
Of MANHATTAN
Ten Hosting Plants in Opera
ton With Eight Others
In Transit.
NEW MILLS TO BE ERECTED.
Site selected for one If Them Near
BE Equipped with stamps,


Special Correspondence.
Manhattan. New. June o. Never be-
fore in the brief but rccord-ostablish-
ing history Of Manhattan has minIns
activity been as pronounced as az pres
eut, and never before were the mines
aud prospects being developed as ad-
vantageously As depth Is gained
the lodges are maintaining their gold
grade and are making into sulphidcs. q
condition which proves beyond question
the peumapeDcy OF both the veins ana
their precious metal values
Every property in Che camp which Us
being actively worked is showing mark
cd Improvement The period Of come
plratlye inactivity which followed tic
Withdrawal " San Francisco Capl;ai
after the earthquake and fire iu thar
city OF April rs. has been c0uuteractcd
by an influx Of money from The east
and middle west and normal mininl
conditions again prevail
There Ia not "a mining operator or in
weston In the camp whose confidence IN
It's future isl ukewarm. but On contra
distinction each Is imbued with "a spirit
Of optimism founded upon recent 10.
ytlopments az the various properties
one OF the very best Evidences Of the
faith which mining men have in the
Manhattan district Is demonstrated by
the numerous plants OF machinery
which have been or are now beins
installed on the different estates
Operations az the Pine Nut mine an,
being facilitated by means Of 3d.
horse power steam hoist. the MAMMAL.
tan Consolidated people are utillzlDL
one Of Ike capacity with steam as the
motive power and 40 the Stray Dog g.
f0-horse power steam plant BE- On opera
tion. The Jumping Jack management
IS furthering development by means Of
q l5-horsepOwer gasoline hoist, a gaso.
line hoist OF 25-horsep0wer supplies
motive power az the Indian Camp, two
15-horsepower gasoline husis arc be-
ing utilized al the Union 30. O. ana
gasoline HOSTS each " l5-horsepower,
are In use on the Little Grey and Mus
tang. There are likewise in transit 20
the camp gasoline HOSTS OF i5-horse.
power each for the following namel
properties: The Manhattan Standard.
SGyler- Humphrey Manhattan Buffalo,
%
Manhattan Mining and Wolfstone A
gasoline hoist of 2i-horse power has al
% been ordered for the Sphinx estat.
in the Round Mountain section.
PLANTS ~ OPERATION.
A comparison OF the number OF
hosting plants in operation in Man
haitian within six months after the
first discovery Of gold with the num-
her operated az Goldheld during ;he
first year Of ~ existence Is somewhat
Interesting as 70 apparently indicates
that the mining men ~ This section ara
more sanguine Of future success than
were those Of Goldneld IN the early
days Of that thriving mining mttrop-
oils.
At the close Of the first twelyemonth
~ Goldhod's mete0ric history HOSTS
were In operation ON the Combination.
January, Florence Portland and jun
DO, the latter property leading the liyt
with two plants making a total Of six
plants.
SIX months after birth Manhattan
has 10 hosting plants iu operation.
with eight others in transit to the camp
including the one billed % the Sphynv
property at Round mountain. The rec.
ord ls one of which The residents ~ the
district can well De- proud as 70 thor
oughly demonstrates the confidence
mining men in general have boz this
field
MILLS GOING Up
The camp r. likewise 90 De- supplied
with milling facilities aside from me
plants which several mining compaiuee
contemplate erecting Cor TIE treatment
Of Their ores. The min is 90 he equin.
ped with Elspass rolls. having a ra-
paciiy equal % 10 stamps. and VIII treat
n tons ~ ore each "a hours Man
haitian capital is behind the enterp.is,
ana an order Tor the machinery has
been closed. A site has been secured IA
The vicinity Of Central and by the time
The machinery arrives everything viii
BE- I'm readiness for its Installation
\ number % mining companies are
also preparing 90 establish milling
plants AZ their properties. Included m
the list being the yellow Horse. Pine
Nut, Buffalo, Consolidated Extension
and Little Grey. The latter .compauy's
plant IS 10 have stamp capacity sur.
ncieut to handle Dos own and large
custom tonnage
MILLS FOR ROUND MOUNTAIN
ln The Round Mountain section the
Round Mountain Red Top company. IN
which r. T.. Coiburn formerly of Salt
Lake city, bat now of Goldfed ls
heavily interested D. preparing To- 'n.
stan and operate n iO-vamp plant me
machinery Tor which has already been
ordered. 4 single stamp plant Is 20 also
De erected Tor experimental uurposos
hy the Round Mountain Mining com.
rany owner Of the famous Suunysll o.
group. srene Of the original discovery
IN the Round Mountain country Lstar
70 Is the Intention Of the company ~
establish a large plant m which win
he treated the entire production ~ thn
property Including the high grade
shipping ores
CANNON BROS. BROKERS. .tE