Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-26
WORK Progressing
AT MANHATTAN
LEASERS ARE PUSHING DEVEL-
0PMENT WITH A
VIM.

MANHATTAN, Oct. 24.-Develop-
ments of the past few days at the
Litigation Hill holding of the Pioneer
Leasing and Mining Company tends
to enhance the value of the recent
find and to confirm its being an ex-
tension of the ledge from which high
grade is being mined on the Cram
lease. j. G. S%artorius. representing
the San Francisco men who are in
terested in the enterprise, arrived in
camp Monday, lie expresses himself
as well pleased with the recent dis
covery and announces that the lease
is to Immediately be equipped with
a powerful hosting plant and with
a pump fully adequate of handling
a waterfiow considerably in excess OF
that which is at present perplexing
the management. So far as develop
ment has progressed il seems prob
able that the entire ore body will pay
to mill and that it will place the
lucky lessees in the easy money class.
Additional satisfaction attaches to the
find locally by reason Of the fact
that large blocks of the leasing com-
pany's stock are held here. Among
those interested are George Hilger-
lob and James Pearson, jewelers., and
r. A. Watson. a pioneer mining man.
Taul and associates, leasing on the
Joker estate. have driven a crosscut
tunnel a distance of 200 feet and in
its breast is exposed a quartz string
er which yields a fair string of colors.
BY means of this bore 1t is the pur-
pose to tap a series of lodges traver-
sing the acreage and from which high
gold values have been secured at sur
face and nominal depth. Early day
lessees made several valuable ore
shipments from Joker ground, most
of the tonnage being mined at grass
roots.
Arrangements are being made to
sink a deep main working shaft on
the acreage of the Manhattan Golden
Gate Mining Company at a point
west of the Wolftone mine. The
main Wolftone ledge has its strike
across the estate. Several dry-wash-
ers are being operated advantageous
ly on that portion of Golden Gate
ground lying in the Nat to the west Of
Wolftone hill.
A highly m%ineralized streak of
auriferous ore is exposed at a depth
of IA feet in the shaft on Silver Pick
acreage. Recent assays indicate it to
carry $S4.14 silver. $33 lead and 60
cents gold to the ton. The seam is
about six inches wide and averages
s117.74 the ton, The ledge in which
1t is encased appears to be a continu-
alton of that opened on Memo ground.
Development at depth should result
in the opening up of an extensive
body of pay rock on the Silver Pick.
Auto traffic has been extensive be.
tween Tonopah and here this week.
a majority of the passengers being
men who have mining holdings IN
various portions of the camp. Among
the more recent arrivals was j. Roger
Brown, formerly of Chicago, but now
2 resident manager Of the Manhattan
! Independent Company. Mr.. Brown
announces that the company will pur.
sue a vigorous campaign of develop
| ment during the winter.
Joseph s. Jordan, mining editor o
: the Tonopah Daily Bonanza, visited
Manhattan o. Monday, remaining un.
I'll Wednesday and inspecting The
more thoroughly developed minins
Z properties.
5 The suspension Of the State Banl
and Trust Company has curtaileC
somewhat the supply OF ready none!
here, as many business men banke,