The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-08
NEVADA CAMP IS
QUIET, BUT ACTIVE
Little Heard of Manhattan, Yet
Results Are Coming
Right Along.

There are two ways to get to Man
haitian, viz, via Austin and two days
stage trip from there to Manhattan,
which is the way that the mail from
the East comes in; or by railroad to
Tonopah and thence by stage or auto
| bile 10 Manhattan, The automobile
trip is made ia three and one-half or
four hours each way and the round trip
price is $50; the stage fare is SO for
the round trip and takes eight hours
each way (dfty to ffty-hve miles by
road), says the Engineering and Min
ing Journal
Manhattan lies in the foothills of
the Toquina range, about thirty-fve
miles north from Tonopah. After
warm ride across the desert valleys,
which seem TO be more sandy and dusty
than those farther south, il is relief
To see the snow tipped peaks of the
distant range grow more distinct, until
finally the stunted pines aud jumpers
upon the foothills appear: and then,
after leaving the monotOnous bare hills
Of the desert, to wind about through
the hills covered with these scattered,
scrubby trees and once again to smell
the pines. In physical appearance Man
haitian is an agreeable change from the
bare regions surrounding Tonopah,
Goldicld and Bullfrog. But, alas, water
is minus quantity in the near neigh
borhood of Manhattan, This camp is
too young for even the boomer TO think
Of piping water to it. However, an
electric light system has already been
completed, $3.50 per month being
charged for each siNteen~csndle-pover
lamp The electricity is generated by
q steam. driven dynamo about three
miles down the canon. Things boom in
Nevada. Water is hauled into Manhat.
tan from nearby springs and at present
sells for one dollar per fifty gallons,
which is cheaper than at some other
camps.
Ore was discovered in this new camp
by John Humphrey. There was an old
silver camp called Manhattan about
SIX miles TO the northwest which was
operated some thirty years or so ago.
The original discovery of the new camp
was made in April, 1905, on the April
Fool claim, but it was kept quiet aud
made known only TO chosen few un-
til finally it leaked out about January,
J, 1906. when the rush began. An
other Topopah, another Goldtield, WAS
the thought that fired everybody with
enthusiasm Automobiles, stages, uri
vute eonvcyances, all were crowded by
prospectors and boomers. At that time
the trip was made b." the way of san
Antoine. Men unable 10 get cot in a
"tent-house slept on the gaming
tables in the saloons, i.c,, after the
gambling had stonDed in the early
morning hours. The accommodations
any, wooden buildings had gone uu.
many lighthouses were erected and the
town assumed the general appearance
1T has at present But most Of the
ground had been already located
The later comars plastered locations
OIL top OF locations; the ground for
miles around was taken up. Numerous
stock Companies were formed, and
things doomed. Numerous leases were
let. The first, on the April Fool, were
let the last OF August, 1905. Later,
others were let uDon the Mustang, the
Stray Dog. the Union No. 9, the Lit
tie Gray the JumDIn" Jack and the
Indian Camp. Much work was done
and q little high grade ore, rich enough
10 ship, was found, but Manhattan soon
proved that IL was 70 leasing camp.
although some Of the lessees were and
are still successful. The camp de-
veloped yaDidly and everything was go
ing on gloriously when the San Frau
cisco catastrophe occurred,
san Francisco banks had advanced
money upon the stocks Of companies
backed by Nevadans who had been
successful at Tonopah and Goldfield.
These stocks had been nut on the mar.
ket, but Of course everything went
down after the disaster at San Fran
cisco, both the strong and the weak.
Manhattan was suddenly brought face
TO face with financial hard times While
still in the prospecting STAGE. So there
are now none but paper mines al Man
haitian: Of the. prospects there arc
some few good ones, and these. some
almost mines, are being developed by
people who have confidence in the camp.
However, the DEVELOPMENT will be slow,
for no large bodies Of uncommonly rich
ore have been found as vet TO help urge
matters on at the feverish pace OF New
Nevada. On the contrary, there arc
only high wages and high freight rates,
which shackle progress.