Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-31
Atmosphere Surcharged With En-.
ergy and Aggressive Develop
ment Proceeding Steadily.
GROUND HARDLY SCRATCHED.
Immense Hosting Plants Being In
stalled and Era of systematic
Mining Has Set In.
oSpeeisl to the Ness)

especial % the News
Go.dhe'd. Ney, Aug. A.-The Man
haitian mining camp is taking on the
airs OF cripple Greek. The atmosphere
Is surcharged with energy and agsres-
slye Development work. The great min
ing companies NJ the district are work
ing day AMI night shifts IN opening up
| the immense ore reserves that have
been hardly scratched over. Greater
depth is being obtained every day and
I the richness and extent Of the oreDodies
are showing constant improvement. The
chill afr Of the early mornings and late
l evenings seems 90 have started in re-
! newed activity the men Who are delying
into Mother Earth 20 Wrest from her
I treasure stores the gold that has been
I 81 piejhorcally deposited In the hills
/ surrounding that mining tosn. Inn
I meuse holsting plants are being in
/ stalled and an era Of real, systematic
/ mining has set Ia.
MILL READY SOON.
All details ~ the great milling pro-
| lecl hat the TonOpah Exploration COM
pany Is hack ". have been perfected
and work 0. progressing rapidly to-
wards us contamination. When COM
pieted. the mill will have a capacity ~
90 TO 80 tons per day. With such
adequate milling facilities promised
/ for present needs the mine operators
of the district feel an incentive 10
greater efforts. and with a prospective
outlet Tor the production Of the camp
there has come a marked acceleration
in the development OF the mines and
prospects ~ the CAN'T,
Gold HI just now Is one Of the prin-
Cipal centers ~ activity. The Stray
Dog estate, scene Of the first spectacu-
lar strike. has never Jagged IN popular
favor or in lis senSa ton making pro.
cliyities The ore reserves are valued
Al one-haf million dollars. and the net
shipping returns for July we're IN ex-
cess Of tS2.0o0, Development is being
furthered With three fun shifts. and
the ore tonnage AZ the surface and IN.
underground reserve are constantly
being augmented.
sideilning with the Stray Dog and
the celebrated Union No. claim ia
the no less famous estate Of the jump
ing Jack company Shipments from the
property. 6ggregaiing 3 tons, we've
made On July n and July %. The net
proceeds were {l5.7oi.sS. Like It's plu-
locrauc companion. the Jumping Jack
u a treasure repository 81 almost IN
limited wealth. and il strong rival in
the production Of specimen ore. The
company has acquired an leases on the
acreage snd Is pushing development
Nork night and day with three fun
SHIFTS OF miners. The rfch Stray Dog
Union No. ledge has been tapped In
me crosscut run out from the l00-foot
leyel Of the Jumping Jack shaft. and
j. showing I'VE feet in width. Three
ieet OF the vein breaks at the rate OF
Sle' per ton Every pound OF rock
mined Is ore. and the work is being
prosecuted with a view Of establishing
monthly output having a gross vam.
alon Of from $4,000 70 $4,000.
GOOD ORE IN UPPER LEVELS
J. d. t"Jack'D Campbell. the man
who developed the word famed Reilly
lease on the Florence estate AZ cold.
neld, is general manager OF N. Juun-
ING JACK. stray Dog. and Indian Carnn
properties. The Indian Camp prop4r.
~ third In the THO OF millionaire.
makers. lies 10 the northwest on n,
fashionable associates. but lie them
rlos socially with Union No 2 on.
eratlons al this time are confined 10
me sinking Of shaft 10 the depth ~
S' leeL Nhtre extensive development
Notk Us 10 10 prosecuted. In the up
per leFes l1-fooi ledge Of high grade
mining ore il exposed and II is *.
pecled when the body is tapped at IN,
zoo s9ot leve, shipping values vlu
prevail.
Dry washer operations on the Indian
camp are averaging three ounces Of
sold dust per day Tor each man en-
eaged- by running the gold-burdened
surface deposit through the machine.
Inc Jumping Jack. Stray Dog. and In.
dian Camp properties surround the
gulch from which this gold Is beins
mind, and The ledge from which II was
washed hes been opened on the three
estates. That Il is quartz gold and not
placer gold Is evidenced by the fact
that nearly all the nuggets OF ann
size have pieces Of quartz cllnging 10
them.
The Manhattan Consolidated. Con.
soiidaied Extension. Pine Nut. and Lit.
ne Grey are rapidly forging TO po.l.
lions OF prominence IN the mining
world % Nevada. Their great deposits
Of gold ore are proving OF immense /
Size az the shafts 80 down. and be-
low the lS5-f0oi Level there has bAen
noted in each property a most satisfy. /
ing Increase in gold contents Thess /
properties are now In condition 10 Yield I
tonnage ~ high grade milling ore
mat Uiil give 20 the camp a Justly de- /
served prestige az one - the great /
gold centers OF the Sage Brush state
SOME GOOD PROSPECTS.
% the preferred prospects the Sc. /
dams and Belmont are nov In the glare /
90 the lime light. on the former a |
le1gf is showing which returns ASSAYS /
az high as fiii in gold across FIVE feet /
M ore. The same vein Is being de.
N'loped on The Belmont. and AZ a nom. I
iusl depth Tho quartz shows q goll .
value ~ hCn as $50 90 the ton Or .
erat1ns are being advanced on both I
estates. and the consensus 81 0pinion I
among mining men familiar With that .
section. j. that both viii devotion into
great mines
Tho Broncho Mustang Wolf,one. I
crescent Yellow Horse. and score 81 /
others are showing % great advantage
ard from an view points the future OF /
me Manhattan district prsssages years
~ prosperity Plethora production AMI .
plenty Tho real growth of the camp
VIII Date from Tho fall o. 1905.
NEVADAs IN SAN FRANCISCO.