The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-13
NEW NEVADA TOWN
IS On THE BOOM
Millett, Center of Mining Camps,
Is in Prosperous
Condition.
MANUEL MINING COMPANY
MAKING GOOD SHOWING
Paul Manuel, DiScOyerer of the
Claims, Found Them by
Accident.

President Joseph A. Vincent of the
Manuel Mining company reached the city
Saturday from the camp at Mnlet, New.
with small consignment of gold ore that
| was shipped TO the local smclterS as
sort of an experiment Some very graft
| flying reports havo boon coming In from
| that region for several months past. and
some OF tho Salt Lake contingent has be-
come heavily interested In that locality,
nearby the Manuel Mining company's
ground. which Is proving TO be one OF the
big propositions OF the sagobrush State.
Canvas Sacks Shipped.
AS an evidence OF the success that has
| been made In developing this gold pro-
| ducers 100 canvas sacks have just been
| forwarded TO the mino, In which VIII bo
placed ore that averages as much at sou
per ton In the yellow metal the ordinary
Jute sacks allowing the fine ore TO escape.
| The lirst shipment has just arrived at the
smeltcrs. and regular shipments Will be
| forwarded 10 this point during the sum
me: season at the close OF which the
| company VIII have a reduction plant In
| operation TO treat the frec-milinS ores.
Big Returns Promised.
The ledge from which this ore has been
| extracted has been traced for more than
| 100 feet, with the vein matter In place for
| the entire distance Parallel 10 this ledge
| Is another with ore equally as rich, that
| has been traced for the same distance
| and with this phenomenal showing the
Manuel company has arranged TO take
water from the two canyons and convey
! 1t to Millett, where modern stamp mill
Will be erected and the plant enlarged as
fact as conditions Will warrant the I'm
proNement.
Four Parallel Lodges.
! Located above Manuel are four parallel
lodges that are over fifty feet in width.
carrying good gold value. while the coun-
| try ls Il Ncritable mountain OF loW-grnde
| gold bearing quartz, and the Manuel COM
/ pany intends to place an areial tramway
on the ground to convey the ores TO the
mill that Is to be erected, These Lodges
| OF low grade ores. together with the rich
| deposits Gown the mountain, VIII un-
doubtedly make Millett one OF the mining
ccntcrs OF southern Nevada for years TO
| come, and the company of which Mr..
Vincent ls the executive head has ample
capital to keep n large custom stamp mill
| running TO treat all OF the ores of the en-
| tlro district.
Carey Is in Charge.
f P Carey, who Is we'll and favorably
known as a mining man OF great deal
of experience, has charge OF the develop
| ment work of the property. and ls also
| an official OF the company and holds con-
siderable OF the stock. Mr.. Carey was In
tho city recently from camp and was
| very enthusiastic over the mineral belt In
that neck of the woods, and had no hesi-
fancy In saying that 1t Is one OF the most
wonderfully mineralizcd districts that he
had ever seen In all OF his years of min
ing experience.
Lively Place Now.
NTllett Is a very lively place just now
and properties are changing hands rapid
ly at good prices. g. r. Meyer and s. l..
Calvin, who have accosiated with them
DR. Clinton or San Francisco have pur-
| chased the Cavunaugh group of claims;
which has outcropping OF gold or good
value These gentlemen have ample cap
ital with which to develop the property
on an extensive scale and have also dem
onstrated their filth In the townslte by
buying some business property. on which
they are constructing modern two
story hotel.
Business Increasing.
A. B Mllctt, who is the father of the
on the main street OF the town, to replace
his old establishment, which Is made
quatc to supply tho demand OF the In
creasing business ut that point He keeps
two ten-horsc teams on the road hauling
In supplies for his stores, which Is II
| strong testimonial for tho wonderful
| months of it's existence IT has many
natural advantages In Its location over
many OF the mining towns of Nevada. 1t
has living springs OF pure water that
by extensive forests, and Is the center of
a rich agricultural district all OF which
makes living cheap.
Location of New Town.
Geographically. Millett Is forty miles
south of Austin and the same dis
| tance north of Manhattan, making 1t an
important point on the projected line
from Austin to Manhattan and other
that State. Within couple of weeks the
telephone line Will reach Millett from
Austin, and the old miners and mer-
chants Will be In touch with the outside
| world. The camp has daily mall and
| the passengers coming in on the stage
| are landed at Millett In six hours after
La hn al AZ Anafl
Prospectors in Evidence.
Prospectors are thick In the vicinity Of
Mllett, Round mountain, Ophir. Jeffer-
son and Park canyon. and a number OF
mining experts are In that country taxi
ing up ground In the interest of com
panics from every part of the world
At the foot of Wild Cat gulch there Is
a large body of running water, where
| house. bunkhouses. Offices and n resi-
dence for Manager Carey. while the pres
| ident, Mr., Vincent, has residence up
| tho gulch.
Discovery of Claims.
The discovery of the Manuel claims was
| made by Paul Manuel a veteran pros
pector. who had crossed the valley from
the Toquima range: and arrived at A B.
search of food and water While resting
for a few days he made a trip to the
| foothills. and was Immediately favorably
| IMPRESSED with the formation In that
vicinity. and concluded TO stay to do some
prospecting. His first day In the noun
| tins had a romantic touch to It, and when
he discovered a skeleton with gold pan
beside II. his interest became aroused and
his search was more keen. After dig
| cling around for n short time he uncov-
cred ledge within ten feet OF where the
| skeleton lay and the samples taken from
| this ledge gave aesey values OF 5000 per
| ton The remarkable return caused him
| TO renew his search for other ledges ard
he was rewarded by finding just what he
WAS In search OF, another ledge that gave
| equally high values in gold ores.
Tells Of Good Fortune.
Gathering up some OF the samples of
| the ores he had discovered. he set out
across the country to Goldneld. where he !
| took his ores TO his friends. Messrs. Vim
! cent and Carey. and after explaining tho
situation TO them. thcv returned with
| Manuel to Millett and located twenty-Slx
| full claims alonS the ledge. together with
| the water ri0hts Of two adjoining can
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