Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-27
RAILROAD MAN
ON MANHATTAN.
AIonzo Trip. Of the Tonopah
Road, Says Camp Has Per.
formed Some Wonders.
IN WAY OF ORE SHIPMENTS.
New District VIII be Location OF Big
Min Operations--Some Com
pick Questions.

Special Correspondence,
Manhattan, New. March 25.--Alonzo
Trip. general manager Of the Tonopah
Railroad. over which the ores Of the
Manhattan are freighted TO the smelt-
ers In Salt Lake City, states that the
production of Manhattan in It's initial
three months excels the production for
Ike period OF any mining camp In
Nevada
Manhattan Is fast proving TO be a
great gold mining camp. a claim 10
claim canvas over an area OF hve miles
reveals milling ore OF good grade on
over 80 properties and shipping ore on
20. Shafts are now down IN several IN
stances 10 the l50-foot level, and. ths
veins are Broadening out as depth ID
obtained
The ore Is absolutely free milling and
the erection OF mills II receiving the
attention OF the big operators. water
and fuel are as cheap as In any other
mining camp In the state, and experts
agree that It will pay 10 mill SIS ore,
development OF the properties on Colo
Hill and Contention Hill, which en-
brace the most productive territory In
the district, Is being eagerly watched
by the engineers who are here from
all parts OF the country
Among the big operators represented
on the ground are the Venture Corpora.
ton Of London, Samuel Newhouse OF
Salt Lake city, w $. Mccormick Of
Salt Lake city, Keith and Kearns OF
the silver King mine OF Park City, Utah,
Ch9rles NJ Schwab, the Tonopah Min.
ing company crowd, the Guggenheims,
and number Of eastern operators who
have heretofore given their attention
almost exclusively to coppers. Nowhere
Is 4 discordant note being sounded as
TO the phenomenal richness ot the dis
trict, and the impression seems general
that Manhattan, which within three
months has gained a population larger
th0n Goldheld in two years. and has
SHIPPED more ore during that period
than Bullfrog has In year and half
VIII be the scene Of bigger mine opera
| tiCLs than any other camp since Vir-
| ginla City.
on Gold Hill the attention of en-
| gincers Is drawn TO the Stray Dog
| Maytlower, Jumping Jack, Big Pine
| Indian Camp, Big Four and Annie
| Laurie claims. where over score OF
leasers are at work, the majority OF
whom are sacking shipping ore. The
| vein system on Gold Hill seems TO be
very complex. Two parallel veins
have been traced through the STRAY
| Dog on one side and the Junipine
Jack on the other, and all the cross
assures from which the rich ore is be.
ing sacked on the Stray Dog have beer
Jack and into other properties. Some
where on this Gold Hin is believed &c
he a great contact. and the experts
say that one of the richest mines
known to history will probably b'
opened up by spring time,
Mr., John D. Campbell, until re
Gently general manager for John Nc
Kane and Charles NJ. Schwab, Is d.
recting the principal work OF develop
ment Of the Stray Dog, Jumping Jact
and Indian Camp claims, and his ad
vice is being sought by the owner
OF adjoining properties, II Is prob
able that Mr.. Campbell Will have more
to do toward the discovery OF III,
great contact tan any other individual
here, and he Is busy man. Unde
him a large force Of miners Is beini
brought together to prospect tn
lodges and otherwise lend aid towar,
the solution OF this problem whicl
the engineers have started out 4
solve. on Contention Hill one grea
milling ore body has been opened W
and mill sites In this vicinity are be
ing eagerly sought after.