The San Francisco call., 1906-08-29
News Of the Mining
Camps Of Nevada.

MANHATTAN. Aug. 2S.-The most
recent of the strikes that are con-
stantly being made in this camp is that
on the Big Pine property, located a few
miles south of town. The claim ad
joins and is part of the Mayaower
property. The find was made in lease
being operated by M. l.. Taul in a shaft
he is sinking on the south side of an
immense porphyry dyke that cuts
through the ground. The hole is down
barely ten feet. but is in ore all of that
distance. and high-grade shipping ore
at that The values that have been Sc
cured are phenomenal and it is stated
that some OF the prettiest specimens
ever seen in the camp have been found
by the miners.
The Big Pine discovery is another
exemplifieation of the old mining adage
that gold is where you find it. Mr..
Taul has been working a lease on -..e
claim for some time, but heretofore has
devoced his attention to the north side
of the dyke. During that time he has
had several different partners, who
tired of the quest and backed out, one
after the other. Taul finally interested
Mr. Burton in the lease. although it
was generally pronounced to be of no
value. and he at once started a new
shaft to the south of the big dyke
which struck right into good ore
body. The vein appears to be true
fssure and those who have seen it
believe that it will hold out at depth
The Mail of this camp has come out
for Jim Butler, the father of Tonopah,
as the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of the State. The paper takes
this stand despite Mr.. Buffers an
nouncement that he has no desire for
political honors. and it is stated that
the Republicans of the camp enthusi-
astically indorse the Mails position
Mr.. Butler Is inspecting his properties
about Eureka and will not return for a
week or more.
The Tonopah Exploration Company,
which is planning to erect big custom
mill in this camp, intends to give the
town a power and water supply also.
]. H. G. Wolf, the engineer who has
been examining the holdings of the
company about this camp, mas complet-
ed his work with most satisfactory
results. 1t has been ascertained that
the exploration company's water rights
at Jett Canyon are over 1000 feet above
the level of Manhattan and that a flow
of 1.250,000 gallons can be supplied to
the town from this source. In addition
the company controls the forks of Twin
Rivers, and it is estimated that from
1DVV TO ZUUV horsepower can De OBJ
tanned at that point. These estimates
are based on the present flow of the
streams. the smallest of the year.
The announcement of the intentions
of the company is greeted with great
rejoicing by the men in Manhattan, as
1t is believed with mills, water and
power the camp faces an era of great
prosperity.
The Manhattan Combination people
are doing their work in ground of good
milling value and several streaks in the
thirty-foot ledge show snIpping value
From these ore is being sacked and
shipped with great regularity, and it
should return the owners a handsome
profit from all appearances. 1t is the
belief of many people that this ledge
is one of the richest as well as the big
gest in the Manhattan district
The Wolf Tone people are hard at
work blocking out ore in the mine in
anticipation of the mill planned by the
Tonopah Exploration Company. Two
hundred feet of high grade ore has
been stripped and left in place to be
sent to the mill later.
In No. l shaft on the Yellow Horse
property two shifts are steadily at
work. The hole is down thirty FIVE
feet and shows ore of a good milling
grade all the way to the surface. At
the bottom of the shaft the vein is
three and a half feet wide, and the
mine people say that it will break for
hosting at about $40 to the ton. From