The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-22
(From our own Representative,

tFTom our own etftStntatiNt.
Manhattan. New. June 2O.-Mustang
hill Is the center of greatest mining
activity in the Manhattan district at
this time and as development has fur
thered the value and permanency of Its
ore deposits at depth becomes more
apparent. The shafts on several of the
more prominent properties are now well
down in the sulphide zone where the
lodges are well defined and gold grade
is stable and sufficiently high to war
rant shipments. In point of develop
ment the Mustang. Mustang Extension
and Thanksgiving estates easily head
the list. At each of the properties men,
Toned mining effort is confined to ex-
ploration of known ore bodies at depth,
and thus far success has attended the
research.
MANHATTAN THANKSGIVING
A succession of VALUABLE strikes made
at the Thanksgiving mine during the
last few months has placed that prop
erty in the fore front of Manhattan
mining enterprises. at least in so far
as gold values are concerned. although
the local mining men are inclined to
associate the Mustang with the Thanks
giving when the question of relative
value is raised. Either property is,
however, a mine In itself with the Mus
tang having the larger acreage and the
Thanksgiving the higher gold values.
Each property is on the same general
lode line passing through the boundar-
les of what Professor Jenny. the emf
nent geologist. is pleased TO term Man
hattan's great square mile" The So
horse power steam hoist secured for
the Thanksgiving mine some few weeks
G is now in place and proving an
able assistant in development work. The
rich shoot discovered in the east drift
the latter part of May is making good
under that most severe of all tests,
development. and 1t appears probable
that 1t Is the largest and richest ore
body thus far found within the bound
aries of Thanksgiving ground. In fact.
so rich is this ore hat Notwithstanding
the limited area of that portion of the
company's estate lying on Mustang hill,
the possibilities for extracting a fortune
from this ledge within the confines of
the acreage are very apparent. AS fast
as broken the ore is sacked for ship
ment. The o is a heavy %sulphide,
showing much gold in the free and has
an average gold value of 5000 the ton
MUSTANG DEvELoP1UHT
Sensational gold values continue to
exposed in the drifts and crosscuts at
the 260-foot level of the Mustang mine.
The ore body at that point is assuming
mammoth proportions and not a ton
of quartz thus far mined therefrom is
- I.-I 49, -.-- 80. -
greater portion being shipping rock.
This ore body is streaked with speci-
men quartz, the seams varying from 9
inches to 6 feet in width, and sacking
as high as $500 in gold the ton.
THE 1oCxLIN
The discovery of large bodies of sui
phide ore carrying high gold value on
Mustang and Thanksgiving ground has
acted as an incentive to more active
mining research on the part of other
companies owning claims o n Mustang
hill. Among other estates where apathy
has been succeeded by activity is the
Rocklin. a portion of whose acreage
sidelines with the Forked Stick hold
ings. Development is at present being
futhered by means of a within. which is
soon to be superseded by a power hoist.
Letson Ballet is in charge of operations
A number of fair sized ore bodies nave
been uncovered and at points they carry
remarkably high gold values. Further
development is expected to show up the
ledge in place.
F0RKED STICK
Development of Forked Stick acreage
has not proceeded as yet much beyond
the surface exploration stage. but a
site for a deep shaft has been selected
and a hosting plant ordered. Forked
Stick ground carries the same ledge sys-
TEN which is daily adding prestige to
the Thanksgiving estate and where
~prospected at g~rassroots gold values are
the equal of those obtained at surface
on its now popular ~neighbor. Much
of the outcrop is fair grade mill rock
and can be treated at profit as soon as
adequate stamping facilities are in
stalled.
MUSTANG EXTENSION
The more recent improvement at Mus
tang Extension ground is the starting