The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

cherished tn the best of limited means.
however. but the faithful few: and they
too can sight the goal of success. Man
hattan's prosperity Is their prosperity.
and together the are making the run
ming.
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1t IL really remarkable the impetus
the mining industry Of the amp II re-
ceiving as a direct result of a local mar
ket for its ores; and the alacrity with
which II is responding to the incentive
for ~auickened action Is no less marked.
In all parts of the district a spirit OF
Is manifesting itself. both at
properties where ore bodies are partly
developed and at others where none but
the most desultory sort of surface pros
pecting has heretofore been done. The
scene of busting energy extends from
the Ralston desert on the east to the
Smoky valley on the west.
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Naturally. mining effort is centralized
to a larger degree within the confines of
the recognized pay-belt than outside
thereof: and quite as naturally the per
rent of mining success Is greater with
in than withou that circle. The two
more important centers OF energy are
the Litigation hill and Gold hill Sec
tions; second only In public favor are
Mustang and seyler-Humphrcy hills.
The section In the vicinity of the old
camp of Central IL likewise popular.
Outlying sections which are attracting
more h ordinary attention are East
Manhattan and Timber hill. Highly
gratifying reports are coming In from
both places. both as regards scope of
development work and average OF gold
values.
sc1H1 or FIRST STAKE
seyler-Humphrey hill. scene of the
first strike in the camp. Is assuming
much Of the animation which character
lied II during the earlier days. The
Buckskin claim presents the scene OF
more persistent activity. Several sets
Of lessees are engaged in mining re-
search thereon and are mining ore at
shallow depth. Much of the rock will
pay to mill and not a little shows gold
in the free. Lessees working on the
seyIer-Humphrey estate are encounter
ing stringers OF high grade from time to
time but as yet have no ore body In
place. Doubtless this desideratum will
follow at depth. No work is being done
by the Seyler-Humphrey company, but
II is understood that development Is "a
be resumed prior to December LIST. Gen.
eral Manager Argersinger of the Man
haitian Standard Mining company. whose
acreage adjoins that Of the Seyler-
Humphrey people. c~ontemplates a thor
ough and systematic campaign of ex-
ploration. beginning not later than the
first of the year.
TIE 1ArrLE 01ouND
Litigation hill. since the early days
Of the camp the scene of conflict be-
tween rival claimants. n a fertile
source of revenue for the lawyers. Is
being explored with success both by
lease and on company account. Certain
mining companies for a considerable
period subsidiary to the Dexter COM
pany and still controlled by the persons
managing the latter. lay claim to acre.
age on this hill. Very little work has
ever been lone by those companies and
at present all development is being done
by lessees. Two mines of prominence
in his section. aside from the Console
dated, are the Granny and Pine Nut. At
the Granny the main working shaft Is
down 800 feet and at that depth a cross
cut is being run over to contact with
the valuable ore bodies exposed in the
upper levels. The Pin Nut has been
closed down for quite a period but is
to again be worked now that a local
I.~ haap acfahliohad
GOLD HYxx
Most of the work being done on Gold
hill at present is by ~lessees. Tha gen
tleman is pretty promiscuous thereon
and to good purpose as he bids fair to
locate the trail to wealth. 1t was on
Gold hill that Harry Hudson. prospec-
tor, and s. f. vermilyea. lawyer, caught
their first glimpse of riches. Hudson's
was but a fleeing glance in perspective
vermilyea's eye never los sight of the
pot of gold in the foreground. IT was
on the Stray Dog they made their strike
and since that date the claim has ever
been in high favor with lessee. He Is
now opening up high grade thereon al
various points and Is likewise dry wash
ing the surface dirt to advantage. The
company workings are in ore and a con
siderable tonnage is on dump Or
Union No. Q, the single claim ownec by
the Dexter company. several lessces are
at work and. like those on the stray
Dog, appear to be in the money. A.
work done on this claim can be credited
to lessees. 1t has been rumored al
various times, however, that the Dexter
company contemplated sinking a deer
main working shaft. whe latest report
to that effect adds that a powerful
hosting plant has been purchased.