Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-28
MANHATTAN IS
MAKING HISTORY.
Frank Golden the Tonopah Pho
neer, Buys the Jumping
Jack Claim.
PAYS 100000 FOR PROPERTY.
Leascrs Are Busy--Camp's P0puih-
ton Now Aggregates over
-Four Thousand.
snocinl Corresnondence.

Special Correspondence.
Goldneld, New. Feb 2s--The Manhat-
tan gold excitement continues with fe-
vered intensity. The stampede from al
directions grows apace. The hills which
rise abruptly on either side OF the town
are beehhes Of activity. Mountain side
ond draw are dotted with wndlass and
whlm So engrossed are the gold hunt
ers. 50 eager in their guest OF mother
earth's yellow treasure, that they
scarcely take time 70 eat.
The past few days have made history
for Manhattan, and, It may be said for
the state Of Nevada as we'll Never In
the annals OF mining has a camp so
grown--has such "A rich mineral area
been proyed--in two brief months, the
time elapsed since the Humphrey
brothers FIRST gave to the world the
news OF their strike. Mining experts
say that II surpasseS anything In their
experience east or west OF the Rockies.
Ore Is being sacked for shipment In so
p1ces. Shipping mines have been de-
Neaped In weeks that elsewhere would
require months OF tlreless and patient
toll TO open up. From the grass roots
the richest of deposits, running from
few dollars per ton up into the
thousands have been uncovered In great
quantities. Country rock and dirt, all
carry greater or less values, much be-
Ing Of a milling grade.
FORTUNES MADE SUDDENLY.
Fortune after fortune has been made
suddenly-alm0st strangely Poor mon
Of yesterday are rich men today. A
high watermark In cash transactions
for Manhattan property was establish
ed today when Frank Golden, pioneer
Of Tonopah and bank president, and
associates, purchased the Jumping Jack
claim for 800, 1000, and fifth interest In
n, company formed 10 develop tho
iilnes. The ground adjolns and Is part
Is surrounded by the Union No. .,
stray Dog. Riley Fraction and Big Pine
all of them shippers.
Many deals have been made, since
Manhattan sprang from the sage brush
10 become the scene Of most earnest
human endeayor. Most OF them were
on a part cash basis, but j. r. Oar
rough and ]. w. Power. owners Of the
Jumring Jack received In cold cash
$4,000 as part consideration for piece
OF ground that cost them practically
nothing In money.
how DARRoUGH MADE 1T.
II was In December OF last year that
Darrough, a pioneer prospector, staked
the Jumping Jack, He was without
funds, without even a grub-stake with
do the necessary location work. BY a
caprice of fortune that 'portended well
fOr both, Darrough met J. w. Power,
formerly sheriff Of Nye county. He ex-
planned that he had staked some
ground about 40 miles from Tonopah,
aud offered the former official half
interest II he would do the location
work, which would cost about yi5. This
which 70 tide him over while he could
Power agreed to do, although he was
himself the possessor Of but few assets
other than the experience which comes
to country politician Out OF office. The
rest OF the story Is short. Power and
Dairough worked on the ground and
later granted q lease TO Frank Golden,
who as one OF Tonopah's richest men
and head Of its leading bank, was will
ing TO 90 IN and take an equal chance
with poor men. Within q few weeks,
both were taking out ore that would
bring them $4,000 per month. Golden
hurried TO Tonopah and with his assoc
ciates made cash offer for the proper
Outstanding that the original owners
snould have the concession OF lease.
This Is but one illustration Of the
success which from the flrst has at
tended the efforts OF all who were early
on the ground and made inside loca~
lions. But the story OF Manhattan viii
be long serial, the first lnstallment OF
which is now going 10 the public, The
rapid succession of new and rich
strikes and the fabulousy rich charac.
ter OF the ground have already estab-
llshed 1t IN the minds OF the most con
servatiye OF operators as the greatest
camp the world has ever seen davel-
oped In the short space OF tlme--mere-
~ a few weeks. Two months ago, n
Goldfeld surveyor purchased for IS a
half interest in several claims that are
today worth fortune. embracing per
haps one Of the biggest propositions
In the district.
ON the Briggs & Evans lease on
Union No. 2 which adjolus the jump
Ing Jack, pay streak was encoun-
tered yesterday that went 81 TO the
pound IN gold.
From picturesque point Of view
Manhattan cannot be other than a
camp which viii create some OF tic-
tion's strangest fabric
An unpayed street almost mile
long. deeply rutted By constantly pass
ing mule teams carrying supplies to
the miners, and hauling out treasure
laden sacks; It's sidewalks (Whore they
have been bullO crowded with "a hur-
iying Unsuitable throng-this Is the
heart of Manhattan From II radiate
roads leading TO every mine and lease
IN the district 20 far az explored Thy
limits OF the city are brimfIl OF people
80
hatted-nO distinguishing line between
millionaire and pauper except that Ger,
tain assurance that comes with the
possession Of wealth bgt which counts
Tor little In typical western mining
camp where al men meet ON common
ground ana every mans chance Is as
good as his brother's-and the pas.
sion for gold Is IN the heart Of an.
THE PROSECUTORS FRIEND.
The burro, long. cared ana shaggy
the prospectorg friend the automobile
and the horse all do their part IN car.
rylng The people w and out OF the dis
trlct. The FIRST troll so Manhattan wa,
broken by a hurro Three week. latei
an automobile line was carrying The
fast travel TO the scene OF the latesl
III Dorado, while the Old ierSy stage.
coach accommodated the slower traffic
For two months. the As desert mile,
between Tonopah and Manhattan hav,
been lined with vehicles OF every de.
scription. from the one horse shay L
the Pope Toledo car bringing repre
sentatives of capital to the district.
a POOR MANS CAMP.
1t may be said that Manhattan 4