The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22
WORK TO START
ON THE ZANZIBAR
Manhattan Property Contains
Same Vein as Pine Nut
and Others.
GEOLOGY or REGION
is INTERESTING
Engineer ShOckley Examining
the District, With Which
He Is Impressed.

The determination of the Zanzibar COM
pany to begin active development work
upon their group OF Manhattan claims
has aroused much Interest IN this city
regarding this property. which is In the
hands of Salt Lnkers. ]. II. Shockley.
the prominent mining engineer, who has
recently made an examination OF this
group as we'll os OF the entlro Manhat-
ten district has quito an interesting re-
port upon Manhattan, which VIII be time-
ly in this connection
is Easy Of Access.
"This district" says the report, SIS To-
Gated about forty miles northerly from
Tonopah and about twelve miles wcster-
ly from Belmont, formerly the county
seat OF Nye county 1t is most easily
reached by stage or automobile from ION
opah. The camp Is situated In an lrresu-
lar clump OF high hills constituting the
extreme south end OF tho Toquima range
which In a range OF great relief trehulhg
northward some eighty miles On all
sides, except the north, these hills are
surrounded by detritus-oovered deserts or
saEebrush plains.
Severe Shows Of Winter.
The altitude OF Manhattan. now
camp of several thousand people. Is about
1909 feet, but the adjoining hills reach
much higher These hills arc covered by
an abundant growth OF pinion pino and
cedar. The climate Is severe deep SHOWS
prevailing In the winter, which remain
on the ground until late In the spring.
The range in the vicinity OF the new dis
coverles is made up OF sedimentary rocks
pre-cmlncntly OF slaty character, rms
formation. however, duo to the great
metamorphsm to which II has been sub
Jected. Is often highly shistose In char-
acter.
Geology of District
"Interstratifed with 1t arc extensive
layers OF finely orystalllzcd limestone and
gray and black calcareous shales. These
rocks are also highly altered, often shi-
stose. and In places changed to Jasperoid
rocks. Several bands or strata OF an
unusual type and knotted schist wero also
noted. The stratlned rocks are tilted at
angles varying from go TO 60 degrees,
Scarps evidently making tho lines of
faults were noticeable. Judged by their
Silurian age.
Float Fairly Abundant
"The mineral belt as shown today
seems to be some Ave miles long by two
miles wide, extending in roughly north,
east-Southwest direction. Tho stratilcd
rocks appear to be no less than 5000 feet
IN thickness. Mnny assures cut the for
nation. Groupings owing to surface de-
composition and debris are not conspicu-
GUS. but float is fairly abundant. Already
the slight development OF the district has
shown much auriferous ore deposition.
Property Excellently Located.
''On the Zanzibar property the condi-
tions as outlined above are depicted typi-
cally. and this fact. coupled with the ro-
markably good location of the property,
together with the surface showing, render
1t property of high-class merit"
Shows Have Gone.
Mr., Shockley recently wircd to this city
that he had been able to make a more
thorough examination OF tho Zanzibar
property since the snow has cleared away
and he is all the more OF the opinion that
the same vein that crosses the Pine Nut
and Manhattan Consolidated properties is
present on the Zanzibar. The manage
nent Will begin work in earnest within a
short time, following up tho necessarily
desultory development permitted by the
SHOWS OF winter.
With such prominent nelghbors as those
above mentioned. the company has little
doubt that there will be developed on
their own ground similar showlngs.