The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-20
MILLETT LOOKS
LIKE A WINNER


MIIlett. New. April 1s.-For a camp
less than two months old Mnlett Is
about as iusty an infant as any OF the
bunch Of youngsters to which
Nevada has given birth since the
first Of the year. She is al
ready sitting UP n taking notice of
things and is attracting the attention
of both prospectors and capitalists. The
townsite is occupied by i've restaurants
four oomin houses, i've saloons, sew
eral mercantile establishments. a black
smith shop and several score tent resi-
dences. II is located In the heart OF a
productive agricultural section. there
is an abundance of wood and water and
living Is cheap. Several other enter
prises are preparing TO establish In bust
ness among them being a newspaper
oaHcc. z. l.. Drury. an experienced
news xatherer of Encampment. Wyo., is
the gentleman who thus early has cast
his lot with the pioneers of the new
camp.
Adjoining the townsite on the north
Is the acreage of the Manuel Mining
company. comprising ~twenty-six claims
Two parallel lodges traverse the hold
ings and have been traced at surface for
a distance Of $500 feet and $500 feet
respectively. They are of fair average
width and return encouraging assays
and paintings. Gold values obtain in
one as high as 5000 the ton and in the
other as high IS $3.50 per ton Silver
values are found as high as 81 ounces
the ton. shafts have been started on
each ledge and both are down better
than Is feet 1t is the purpose to de-
velop the leads by means of tunnels
which are to start at the foot of the
hill as depth can be obtained much more
rapidly by thai means than through the
medium Of shafts. Fifteen men are now
employed and the force is to be in
creased at once. Five portable houses
arrived from Saginaw, Mich. a few
days ago and are being erected at the
property for the shelter of the miners.
The Rough Rider and Golden Eagle
groups are showing up well with each
days development and promise to be-
come productive of shipping grade
within a few months. A fair sized force
is engaged in exploration on each.
With the taking over of the Cavan-
augh group by DR.. Clinton of San
Francisco. and associates. a large force
of miners has been put at work proving
up at surface preparatory to exhaustive
exploration at depth. DR.. Clinton has
likewise purchased several lots in this
camp and on one Of them is erecting a
4Ox70 two-story hotel building. The
Cavanaugh group adjoins the Giant
Hattie claim, recently purchased by San
Francisco and Honolulu capitalists.
That the camp is to have railroad
rornaaffnp NTH tho oufc,Ja Dc aIroolx,
practically assured, as three surveys
nave been made by as many railway
companies. The Western Pacific has
run o preliminary line from Battle
mountain; a syndicate in which Samuel
Newhouse and other we'll known capt.
talists are reported to be interested, has
made a survey from Beowawa to Tono-
pah and the Nevada Central whose line
is operating between Battle Mountain
and Austin, also has q corps of engi-
neers In the field between Austin and
Tonopah. The lines as surveyed will
tap Kingston. Miliett, Jefferson, Round
Mountain, Manhattan and Tonopah. All
three surveys run through Yankee
Blade pass and when the lines are in
operation Will afford ample facilities for
the shipment OF Millett ores.
In connection with the ~purported
Newhouse enterprise it is rumored that
F NJ (Roraxj Smith is the main factor,
and that the line vie Manhattan and
Millett is a part of the system he is
building from Ludlow to Bullfrog, Cold
field and Tonopah; and that after tap
ping this section it will connect with
the main line of the Western Pacific by
way of Smoky valley. Millett is To-
Gated about half way between Austin
and Manhattan.