Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-14
Depressing Effect Of San Fran
cisco Disaster Rapidly Being
Overcome in Nevada.
DEAL FOR CRESCENT GROUP.
Coast Capitalists Take up Their OPP
tion---NIorc Strikes Reported
From Round Mountain.
Special Correspondenee.


mantle Of gloom was temporarily cast
over the camp particularly affecting
those who had deals partly consummnt-
ed. and considerable anxiety was APP
parent In this quarter for a week or
more. But the past few days have
served to invigorate the gloomy Gusses
with sunshine and happiness.
Fully 20 per cent OF the deals OF any
Importance which were under consider
alton al the time OF the earthquake
nave been accomplished. among 'hom
being the Crescent property, which was
sold 10 San Francisco capitalists for the
sum of $4,000 The estate consists OF
toul claims lying in the vicinity Of the
Reliance, Big Chief and Standard
groups and Is considered good ground.
The numerous strikes made I'm the
Manhattan and Round Mountain dis
tricts the past 10 days have been OF
such magnitude that the figures seem
hardly credible, but proofs were so cas-
lily obtainable that the public was COM
PEELED willy nilly to become interested,
and consequently a second rush is APP
parent
The great wealth of Round Mountain
II attracting large number of visitors
who rarely fail to visit the new Won
der. The Sphinx mine Is producing gold
ore worth SIG pound, and the Antelope
has given forth several exceptionally
rich specimens, one OF which Is slab
foot In diameter and two inches thick
with $1,000 I'm gold on one surface.
Manhattan Is busy town these days,
the weather being at its best. enabling
property holders to go ahead with The
work planned during the winter.
The city viii be electric lighted within
10 days and Il Is certain that another
stamp mill capable OF handling large
quantities Of milling ore will be erect
ed Another telephone line Is under
construction from Austin and should
reach here by June 1.
TALK OF NEW RAILROADS.
Considerable talk Is ahoat about tho
immediate construction OF a railroad
from Tonopah, the preliminary survey
of which was completed last winter II
Is certain that this summer will mark
the approach of the locomotive either
from the north or the south and prob
ably from both directions
The Yellow Horse, adjoining the Uno
claim OF the Manhattan Gold King,
promises to be one of the mainstays Of
tho camp. Each succeeding week the
management evidences more confidence
ll' the property by adding additional
tcrcec and In other ways shows It's con-
tdence which has suffered no rebuff
since the day sinking was begun. Day
and night shifts are now working and
az this writing No. Is down to a depth
CT a. feet A body of sulphdes has been
opened I'm this shaft, which is 70 feet
fror' shaft No. 2; the latter being Il
rect In depth and panning colors all the
way. In fact the 70 feet OF vein matter
intervening between the two shafts
rams handsomely from hole 10 hole The
ltdge Itself is easily seven feet wide
TIE assays run from s16 to 1868 per ton.
II Is the intention Of the company
TO sink to the flfty-foot level and then
crosscut every ledge traversing the
property TO determine the values This
VIII take an immense amount of labor
and cost big sum OF money, but as
the treasury OF this company is among
the strongest In the camp, their present
plans go to show that their purpose Is
To make q mine.
TWenty-three men are working at
present on the Pine Nut and the prom
erty looks very encouraging. The man
agement Is building comfortable
bungalow ut the mine for the acco-
mediation OF the officers and clerical
force. A large and commodious mess
house for the men win be erected this
week
Work on the Bronco shaft will begin
within week or ten days. New ma
chinery has been ordered and as soon
as II arrives work will be pushed Wig
orously. The shipment of machinery
has been delayed owing TO the fire at
San Francisco,
The development of the Original
Manhattan ground near Central shows
that the district around Central con-
tans more than one system OF high
grade lodges, The shaft on this prop
erty is down 40 feet. From IL TO 90
per cent lead has been obtained from
the ores, together with $40 In gold
and considerable silver values. The
ledge Is at least four feet wide and
three feet OF this is high grade ore.
Sinking will be continued on the ledge
drifts run at the same time. Some
twenty tons OF ore is sacked and await
ing shipment
The Manhattan Mother Lode Mining
company has awarded TO Geo II, Aus
tin the contract OF driving a tunnel 100
feet on It's property. When this IS
completed the tunnel will be l66 feet
long. which will pierce the two lodges
now uncovered on the surface above
the mouth OF the tunnel The face of
the tunnel Is at present IN the hill
about 81 feet Two veins have al
ready been pierced, both yielding good
gold values Another stringer has lust
been encountered in the face OF the
tunnel which gives indication that a
rich shoot may soon be encountered
The Manhattan Consolidated tunnel
at East Manhattan has pierced the hill
a distance Of 40 feet. The face Of the
tunnel is all ore. This tunnel Is cross
cutting the 200 foot ledge which ira
verses the company's holdings and viii
open M an the rich pay shoots in