The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-05-18
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

In the Otero SHAFT ana now that IL mas
been decided to make II the main work.
ing medium IL Is being widened TO
double compartment size from top to
bottom. Immediately following the
completion of this work a crosscut viii
be run u to the ledge and a drift
be sent out along its strike in search
of an ore shoot. Shaft sinking Will
likewise be continued until a depth Of
200 feet Is gained when the ground will
once more be crosscut and ~prospected.
At the present depth of 110 feet the
bottom Of the shaft is in ore all of which
could be treated at profit beneath the
stamps. The hoisting plant ordered
some time since Is expected In camp
daily.
TIE SUNSET
Operations have been resumed at the
acreage of the Manhattan Sunset Min
ing A shat is being sunk in
a porphyry-lime contact and at a depth
OF 80 feet returns favorable paintings
and is generally Indicative of making
into paying ore at a greater depth.
rowEn HOIST
The power hoist recently ordered for
the Tonopah Northern property In the
Willow Springs section has been In
stalled and Is working with the regu-
larity and smoothness Of a clock. Now
tina it is in place Superintendent George
Hartley is preparing to develop the
acreage on a more extensive scale than
had prevailed in the past and to that
end will lower the shaft to a depth Of
200 feet and open up the ground by a
.artao - rroSSrrfa and drifts The
crosscut at the 100-foot level has just
passed through IA feet of ore. along
the hanging wall of which there is a
foot of quartz that averages 25 per
cent copper. A drift is now being run
out to the north at that level on the
vein with the object of tapping the ore
shoot which dipped out Of the shaft at
the 50-foot level.
o1E GRADE HIGH
The mining of high grade ore at the
Thanksgiving mine has become so much
a matter Of course it attracts little at
tention but Notwithstanding that fact
the property is constantly in the lime
light owing to the imminent probability
of legal ENHANCEMENT with the Mustang
mpa over the question OF vein
apex. A few weeks ago the discovery
of a large body of high grade ore in the
Thanksgiving mine enabled the shares
of that to rise from a very
nominal figure to 60 cents the share
on the San Francisco Stock Exchange,
the quotation, however, being but nom
inal. Quite an amount of Thanksgiving
stock changed hands at from 20 to SO
and even So cents the share, but most
xz..1aa xyhn nurahaoad the stock at
60 cents are still holding the same,
being unable to dispose of their hold
ings except at considerably monetary
loss. The drop in the price of Thanks
giving shares is believed by the brokers
of this camp to be due to the prospect
of a legel battle with the Mustang peo-
pie over the question of apex. The
Thanksgiving sidelines the Mustang
and the Thanksgiving acreage is less
than half a claim. 1t is common re-
port that the Mustang company claims
the apex of the ledge from which the
Thanksgiving management Is mining
high grade ore, and 1t is stated from
inside sources hat Injunction proceed
ings are imminent. This action on the
part of the Mustang management would
mean the closing down of the Thanks
giving mine and long and costly ntlga-
ton in the courts. 1t is the prevailing
opinion among the mining men OF this
camp that victory would eventually rest
with the Mustang company. 1t is 10
be hoped for the general delfare OF the
camp that an amicable adjustment OF
the difficulty may be arrived at, and
with that object in view prominent min-
ing men of this district are endeavorlng
to formulate a plan of adjustment which
will meet with favor of both the
Thanksgiving and Mustang directorates.
THE FoRxED STICK
A deep main working shaft is to be
sunk at once on the acreage or the
Forked Stick Mining company whose
holdings adjoin the Thanksgiving and
the Mustang. 1t has been demonstrated
to the satisfaction of l.. l. Mushett and
other heavy holders of Forked SUCK
shares that the rich Mustang-Thanks-
giving ledge extends across a consider
able extent of Forked Stick ground and
it is the purpose to Immediately open
up the ledge continuation at depth
Within the past few days a deal was
consumated whereby 1000 shares of
the Forked Stick Mining company. for
merly the property of L. L. Blumenthal'
became the property of L. l. Mushett'
w. f. Lawson and r. c. Moore. rms
stock carries with it the control of the
ompany 1t is understood that United
states Senator Nixon and George Wing
field of Golddeld are Interested in the
deal.
DEEP SHAFT FOR 1uzPAH
Following closely upon the visit to
Manhattan of Colonel 0. p. Posey, one
of the best known mining men in the