Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-05
EAST MANHATTAN.
\ Portion Of the Nevada Camp Which
Looks Exceedingly Good

special correspondence
Manhattan, New, April 3O,-The 200
foot ledge on the property Of the Con-
soliduted Manhattan Mining company
OF East Manhattan ~ improving daily,
and 80 days more OF active develop
ment work viii IN all probability put
the property on a paying basis. The
tunnel which is being driven on the
Pine Bird claim Is now IN IS feet, and
the entire face OF the tunnel Is in ore.
Samples taken from the ledge give re-
turLs OF from S.. to $1,000, and are
getting better every day When the
tunnel reaches a point under the apex
OF the hill which will give them n
depth OF go feet, Il Will be right In
the center Of this enormous ledge
which trayerses the property of the
Consolidated Manhattan for 5000 feet.
The tunnel will be continued clear
through The hill. to thoroughly explore
the ledge, and drifting will be COM
menced al different points in the tun-
mel along the ledge.
This is undoubtedly the largest min
ing proposition in the state of Nevada,
and as soon az the mill Is built at East
Manhattan contract has already been
LET for 10, the company VIII be In n
position TO at once turn large output
from the mine into the mill.
This property IL located directly be-
tween the Buffalo Mining company and
the Manhattan Mammoth and each of
these companies have uncovered high
grade ore. compressor plant has al
ready been ordered for the Mammoth
company and few months will see
the little town Of East Manhattan with
as many producing mines as any
camp In the district.
Charles A. Humphrey, pioneer of
Manhattan, and one of the best known
mining men In this section of the
country, has been elected to the position
OF president OF the Manhattan Express
Mining company. and has Instructions
To personally oversee the development
OF the company's property. a force of
men have been put to work to explore
the large ledge which outcrops on the
surface as we'll as the contact between
porhyprp and schist which can be
traced through the companys holdings.
William b. Root. an old Colorado
and Oregon mining man, who has had
30 years practical experience IN the
mining world, has been put in charge
OF the property.
Development work on the Pre- perty
OF the Manhattan Mother Lode MINI
Ing company Is being pushed forward
rapidly. The tunnel In now In rs feet.
and already two mineral bearing
lodges Of good size have been en-
countered The first ledge returned
| assays OF s23.96. The second ledge
gave values higher than $50.
II Is expected that 90 feet further
VIII encounter the first of the three
large lodges which outcrop on the
surface above the mouth Of the tun-
mel AS this ledge pans free gold on
the surface, II IL very reasonable to
suppose that at "A depth Of 100 feet,
very high values Will be obtained.
When the tunnel lntersects this ledge,
II viii have a depth on the ledge of
just about 100 feet From indications
on the outcrop of this ledge, IL IL quite
evident that shipping ore Will be en-
c0untered when the tunnel reaches IL.
The second ledge up the hill pans
even higher than the first one, and
the tunnel VIII be run through the hill
until all the lodges are opened up,
aud then drifting on these different
Lodges VIII imediately be started. and
the ore shipped as fast as taken out.
The. other claims of the Mother
Lode company In the Timber Hill Sec
ton are showing mp very we'll A
force of men are actively engaged In
opening Up the 30 foot ledge on the
Great and Only claim. and already
very good values have been obtained.
II Is assured that this company already
has In sight good sized milling pro-
position.