The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-02
MANHATTAN, A YOUNG GIANT
AMONG CAMPS

this property as well as upon the Union
No. . produce g singular siliciSus
formation. that I never saw before in
any camp; but It pans to beat the mis-
chief. i was let down into lease No.
the various kinds OF rock clear to the
1o0-foot point. On reaching the surface.
1 found that every enc OF the samples
PANIED long strings. I then went to the
dump and took some grab samples, and
to my establishment the dump PANIED
almost equally well.
RICH VALUES AT DEPTH
Lease No. 3 on Union Nos is the deep
est workings in the camp At the 15O-
foot depth the shaft made into white
quartz literally covered with gold This
is a most important fact, as II indicates
increasing values at depth, and in a per-
manent formation.
Gold hill is a veritabse net work of
veins, which all seem to converge on the
Stray Dog. Surrounding the Stray Dog.
and along the ledge are mani splendidly
located claims that seem sure to prove
Iron King and Iron Queen of the Man
haitian Cowboy company along the same
ledge with the Stray Dos. These
having placer dirt that runs dollars to
the cubic yard, and experienced miners
are working the claims as placer dig
gings. These claims get their names
from a strong iron dixie that traverse
them and from which the placer values
were probably derived. The Little Gray.
Malcom Macdonald and others, runs
down the side of the hill and crosses the
wagon road. Here also are the Nellie
claims of the Manhattan Gold Wedge;
the Crescent. Reilly fraction. and
Snowstorm claims. of the Manhattan
Crescent. all working under lease and
showing good returns. The Annie
Laurie. one Of the four best claims in
the whole camp lies on this ridge. adj
sets of leasers on this claim. The ore
at the bottom of lease No. l is changing
from a hard quartz to a tale. and the
from $50 to $500. Five of the seven
leases are in ore, one lease having an
s-foot vein Of shipping ore. The Snow
the Manhattan Mining Company of Ne
vada, owner of the Annie Laurie, and is
a valuable piece of property. The ore
on these properties is found in the hard
quartz, of blue and brown color, and not
in the seams.
coon GOLD HILL CLAIMS
Among the other good properties on
purchased by Larry Sullivan of Cold
field, and put into the Jumping Jack
Manhattan Mining This claim
Dog and Riley Fraction, the Big Pine
and the Big o 1t has a true assure
vein averaging, 3 feet wide at the sur
face, and the first shipment made from
the claim went $3.50 per ton. Here, also,
are the st. George and Virginia claims
of the Manhattan Whale company, side
lining with the Stray Dog and surround
ed by other choice properties. The con-
tact on these claims is lime and shist,
which carry the greatest values. Work
on this property is progressing with ex-
cellent results. The Manhattan Big
Four company has splendid acreage in
the heart of this rich district. The
claims are the Big Four and the Last
Chance, in one group. / found fourteen
sets of leasers at work on the Big Four,
and two of the number were taking out
shipping ore, while others were getting
paintings that promise good values at
depth. In this vicinity are the claims
of the Little 10 company, also the prop
company, through which runs an enorm-
Gus ledge ITO feet wide all carrying
values. It is a gigantic proPosi,
thn sr The n grou aSioi is 'q the .f Bnf1 H Ie9m
Lying between Gold hill and Mustang
mountain, and running up the sides OF
No. 1 of the Manhattan Breyfogle com-
pany. These claims have the vein, ap-
parently, of the Union No. 8 and Little
Grey. The other claim of this company,
the Mustang claim: Leasers are JuGt
beginning to work this property.
APRIL FOOL HILL
Leaving this section of the camp and
f nearl left to Saaatterp baHe nit pitch faies their gr
tents half way up C%hipmunk.. Recently
this whole hill was bought by a com
many any G iedg go'on will be thoroughly ex-
plored. This uplift is between Mustang
hill and April Fool hill. On this latter
hill the first big discoveries were made
the gulch just before 1t makes it's bend
around April Fool hill for Manhattan
Peak. and at the upper end OF the town
staff 100 feet high. This flag staff is
erected upon the scene of the first dis,
c over apon tb what Is eoT tine hprli e aool
pany. 1t was this hill and this ground
that produced the startling discoveries
that set the whole mining world by the
There are nearly a score of ~leasers on
this property, running up the rldge,
along the strike of the ledge. Adjoining
the April Fool claim is the Tip Top OF
the same company, also being worked
by leasers. This ridge is producing the
most sensational specimen ore of any
part of the camp, and those shafts that
are down any depth are getting. high
grade ore. The formation of this hill is
lime, with shale. quartzite and por-
phyry, but most of the richest ore comes
straight from the lime.
Further up, the ridge, and endIlning
with the April Fool and Tip Top are the ne
company-the Aroro, Bald Eagle, Kos
mopogo Fraction and Kosmopogo No. l.
These properties have the extension Of
side, a distinct contact breaking
through the April Fool vein is
plainly noticeable on the Bald
Eagle crossing at an angle of about 40
degrees, and heading for Chipmunk and
Mustang hills. The contact is lime and
porphyry. Leasers on this contact nave
opened up a good quartz ledge which
pans at a depth of not more than ten
feet, from $500 to $105.
INJUNCTION HILL
At the right of April Fool hill is the
famous Injunction hill, so-called from
the amount of litigation over it's claims.