The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-15
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

(From our regular Representative.
Manhattan. New, Dec. 10.-In August
of this year the Tonopah Exploration
company. approaching the advantages
which would accrue to that corporation
by furnishing the Manhattan Mining
district with a water system and with
milling facilities. began Investigation
into the possibilities of conserving an
adequate water supply for domestic.
municiple and mill purposes. and with
the intention of erecting a custom mill
of sufficient capacity to successfully
treat the ores of the camp. The COM
pany's engineers made a careful exam
nation into source of supply. average
varue and character of ores. etc, and
reported tina the project was possible.
Immediately thereafter surveys were
made and construction work started.
For a source OF water supply, one
that would be sufficient in quantity,
and in permanency and free from any
trace of alkali. the %ountal streams
acress the Smoky valley were investi-
gated, and rights secured by location
and purchase.
The work lone to date on the water
works consists of trenching Jett Canon
TO it's mouth-a distance OF A miles
from the intake-and in the partial
construction of the dam and intake
works. The pipe for the canyon end
of the line. as well as intake fittings,
has been delivered at Austin, where it
is being loaded for transportation down
Smoky valley to Jett Canon. Con
struction work will be prosecuted
Throughout the winter and is being
pushed as rapidly as weather conditions
permit. The engineering work on the
project is in charge of ]. ii. G. Wolf
of San Francisco, a member of the
American Society Civil Engineers, who
states that the entire work should be
completed in April. The firm of Hunt,
Dilman, Meredith & Allen of San Fran
cisco are consulting engineers for the
water development and installation, and
Fred L. Bosqui is the consulting en-
gineer for the are testing, and mill
design and installation.
That the mill is assured an ore tom
mage sufficient to keep the stamps in
constant operation for a long period of
years is evidenced by the fact that there
are So properties in the Manhattan dis
trict on which development work is
proceeding. The tonnage on the dumps
and that blocked out in the mines would
warrant the building of a mill of 500
tons daily reduction capacity.
Had milling facilities been provided
six months g the development of the
camp would nave been farther advanced.
The ore is here, has been here from the
camps inception, and had an adequate
water supply been nearer at hand which
could have been untitled at small cost,
stamps would have been dropping many
months ago.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for the installation of a large
and thoroughly modern plant of ma
chinery pm the Indian Camp property.
Plans, specifications and estimate of
cost have been submitted and it is
understood that contracts for the plant
will be awarded within the week. The
total cost of the machinery will be
somewhat in excess of $4,000.
Although the machinery is to be
erected on the Indian Camp estate it
is the intention to operate air drills
in the Stray Dog, As-You-Like-It,
Jumping Jack and Indian Camp work
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