Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-04-28
Much Activity in That Rich
Mining District.
The Bronco Continues 10 Show Great
Improvement. -.Leasers on Nus
tang hin are Busy

Work on the Northumberland at
Manhattan is progressing as rapidly as
possible. 1t is hard to secure miners at
nresent, but more men will be added to
the working force in the near future
and development work will be pushed
as fast as money and men can do it.
This ground side-lines the Paymaster
group and the Happy Hooligan
property and is close to the town Of
Central. where many rich strikes have
recently been made. A. II. Butler is
president; w. j Douglass vice-presi-
dent; and Dr. j. Rittenhouse is secre-
tary of the company. &. B. Cusbman
and j, b. Dabney complete the di-
rectorate.
S. S. Williams Gacl) and J A. Aill-
man TOD have bought the Manhattan
real estate, mining and stock broker
age business OF "A. J.. Smith, and will
carry on the business at the Offices in
the Richards building
Col d. n. jackson Of Los Angeles
has purchased group Of seven claims
adjoining the Shockley ground and the
original Manhattan Mining Company s
ground. Mr.. jackson aud his crowd
have already incorporated under the
laws Of Nevada as the Manhattan Dia-
mond Mining Co. The claims included
are Philadelphia, the Quaker City,
Manhattap Bulldog, Big Hit, Diamond
fraction, Challenge and Clarence. Col
jackson thoroughly exported the prop
critics and predicts that development
viii soon make them shippers
The showing on the Manhattan-C Car
son continues to improve with depth
and there is every reason to believe
that the property win be ranked with
the leading mines of the district before
many weeks have rolled away. The
shaft is now down about sixty feet and
the superintendent reports that several
stringers have been encountered within
the past few feet.
John Mullin Of the Broncho company,
who was in Tonopah this week, says
the property Is showing continued inn
proyement with development work.
The exhaustive plan outlined and being
carried out by the management anC
leasers, is bringing desired results, and
with the installation Of the plant OF
machinery now in transit here, work
will be prosecuted with great facility.
The showing at depth is in every sense
gratifying, the value of the ore being
opened up, holding at from $50 to $SI
per ton. Five shafts are going down
every one in high grade milling ore
and the prospects for the Broncho tc
become at an early day one Of the big
producers of the district is rapidly ap
preaching to a certainty.
Mustang bill is the scene Of much ac
tivity these days and the many lessee
on that property are busily engage,
working their leasehods. For the mos
part the lessees are IN shipping ore am
those who are not have a good grade o
milling values. The Jack Davis leas
is probably the star attraction on tn
hill and considerable high grade or
has been extracted from that property
Without exception, each lessee is en-
couraged with his showing and is con
hdent that big things are in store 70
him.
During the past week contractor
have been busy sinking the shaft o
the Raycraft lease on Union No
The owners of this lease intend to sin
zoO feet during the progress of whic
they expect to encounter many larg
ore bodies. This lease is very close t
The Briggs and Evans lease and Die
Rayeraft, who is in charge Of oper;
Tons, believes the strong lead which
beng worked by Briggs e. Evans wi
be encountered in this shaft.
Where is Fred j. Merrill ?