Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-03-20
MANHATTAN
New Discoveries in the Ever GROWING
Gold City

The Appeal editor and Mr. E. P.
Esser of this city returned from
trip to Manhattan Sunday night They
had the pleasure of doing the trip in
snow storm for several days and
when the camp was left it was snow
ing at lively rate. In spite of the
delays that the unusually heavy storms
have caused the town and mines are
both advancing at livery rate New
finds are being uncovered every day
and specimens are exhibited on
every street corner and are carried
away by scores of men who are delv-
ing for the hidden wealth.
At the present time from ten inches
to three feet of snow covers the crop
pings and lodges of the camp On
the North hillsides there is a blanket
of snow that has kept the prospectors
from making finds. The fact is that
on the North hills where the sun has
not touched the snow that no one has
| set pick, as the ground is frozen
! and the float and the lodges are COW
cred completely. When this is off the
true character of the camp will be
revealed and it IS safe to predict that
a hundred new finds will be given to
the financial world.
Outlying districts are being gone
over and some Of the richest ore ever
shown is being brought in from dis
lance Of mile to twenty away from
the main camp. To the East of Man.
| haitian proper. some great showings
| are being made in what is known as
East Manhattan. A town site has
been laid out and already a tented
! city is sprinsing up into prominence.
The magic touch has struck the sec
ton and cities are born in a night.
In spite of the rough weather the
stages and autos are crowded with
men who wish to be On the ground
floor. Five or six daily stages go to
the camp and a long string of autos
make the trip daily. The new road
by the way CT Rye Patch makes the
trip much easier on the traveller
When the snow is off the summit the
trip to Manhattan will not be a hard
one. as three hours in an auto viii
land the passenger from Tonopah
During the past ten days the leas
ers on the claims have been almos
at a standstill owing to the weather
which has been one continued storm
This has also had the effect of beat
ing down the prices of the leadin:
stocks.
Inside property in the camp is &C
ing up in jumps. Property that wa
: offered a few months ago for a mer
: dollars and it is not at all unusua
: to see the exchange of checks for fol
: tunes to those who have held ont
: their mining ground.
\ Will Johnson, formerly of Genos
8 and well known in this city, sold fou
j., | claims last week for 100000 casl
I: and this only a portion of his hol'
l ings 1t is the same on all insid
n ! ground and fortunes are being spoke
of as lightly out that way as the tran
action for a bill of grub is in tn
section of the world. It's the go
fever and its is as contagious as Il
worst disease.
The Manhattan Carson propert
which is owned in this city, is looki1
| very Iiattering. The company bong
ore on the surface. Some of the ro
the Boyd lease, which shows shippi
assays in the hundreds. 1t is the
tentiOn of the management to folio
this lead up and men have been 2
to work on the ground for this p
pose. A contract was let for a 1
foot shaft, which will follow this
ledge down. Work is to start j,
as soon as the weather man Civ
them a chance to move onto the h
This ground is close enough in SO IL
a shot gun would hit a man work.
on the big dyke. In fact, it W
among the Humphrey-Maute locatiC
and is joined on every side by the b.
mines in the camp. and some of
heaviest producers.