The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-12-21
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT



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Stopping continues without cessation
at the 1oo-foot level Of the Consolidated
mine and shipments to mill are made
with daily regularity. Three raises are
being drfvea in ore carrying both high
grade milling and high grade shipping
values, No attempt II made to sort the
product into grades or to sack IL.
Dumped into the bins just as IL comes
from the shaft u is ~frefghted to mill
and stamped. yielding a gold content
In excess of $40 the ton. The manage
ment of the Manhattan Ore Reduction
q Refining company Is under contract to
handle 5000 tons Of Consolidated ore
with all possible dispatch.
DU0xDoAnD x1Am
Graves and Sheldon nave secured a
lease on the Blackboard claim adjoining
that being worked by Hickey and part
ners. At nominal depth they have opened
up two veins both Of which pan gold
freely. The operators believe that they
have encountered the ore link connect
ing the rich deposits on Seyler-Hum-
| phrey hill with those in the Litigation
hill section. The showing IL decidedly
promising to say the least.
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In the Gold hill section mining energy
In confined almost exclusively to lessee.
That gentleman is pretty promiscuous
theresSouts and IL gophering out a con-
siderable tonnage Of high grade. On the
STRAY Dog he IL prosecuting research at
depth and with satisfactory results. On
the Union No. .. the single claim owned
by tho Manhattan Dexter Mining com
, pany. he IL conining his operations to
shallow workings. as the rich seams In
the oxidixed ore some have thus far never
been encountered at depth thereon. II
appears highly probable. however. that
were the Dexter company treated to an
infusion Of new managerial blood. or at
least were development OF the property
taken up on company account on a scale
in keeping with its acknowledged pros
pective worth. that a mine could be
evolved.
ox11o SHOWS W WELL
At tho over level of the Otero minc,
one of the choice locations in the east
end Of the pay zone. the crosscut ha
penetrated the ledge a width of 20 fe-,
without disclosing the hanging wall
The ore in the breast of this cut re.
turns average gold values of S13.3s the
ton. Drifts are being run along the
foot wall Of this ledge in search of the
shoot Of high grade opened in the levels
above. Al it's present point of develop
ment the vein Is somewhat broken. but
The quartz Is well m~ineralized and IL
identical with that mined at like depth
at the Mustang and Thanksgiving. Ir
feet n Otero is on the same contaci
with that which first brought the Mus
tang and later the Thanksgiving prop
erty into prominence. A considerable
tonnage has accumulated at surface al
tho sole result of development work and
Is to go to mill as 500 as the local
plants are prepared to reduce 1t. The
III Ter levels 90 tie properly are files
with quarts of high commercial value.
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Crosscutting has been resumed at the
200-foot level of the Mineral Hill shaft
row that the work of timbering the
north drive has been completed The
breast Of the cut is well filed with min
eralization ami presents other in"ica-
tons of the proximity o: the ledge
These workings are IN the same contact
with the Otero and with development
the chances favor the proueity's bcco'n-
ing a regular end abundant producer OF
milling and shipping grade ores.
01U1S-NUDTANo H.
Mining news of moment may con-
fdently be predicted from the lease on
Mustang Extension ground being worked
by former Superintendent Gruss of the
Mustang Extension company. Mr.. Gruss
is familiar with Extension acreage from
surface down and prior to the cessation
of operations on company account had
brought 1t to the nea- shipping stage
Lack of funds with which to continue
n Their exploration forced a rem! orarv
suspension just as success was In sight
Since the property was closed Mr.. Gruss
has been persistent in his efforts to secure
a lease thereon and having ultimately
succeeded proposes to make 1t one OF
the most profitable in the camp. He ia
drifting at a depth of 80 feet in the
company shaft to catch the Mustang
Thanksgiving contact and with every
prospect of success.