The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07

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running the 100 tons daily capacity of
the plant with Ease. The mill IL 80 situ-
ated that a down hill haul on ore In af-
forded from all mining properties In the
camp with the exception Of those To-
Gated near Central
coHRAuY PEnsoHuEx
The officers OF the Manhattan Ore Re-
duction and Refining company are: w.
]. Douglas. of Tonopah. president: J. H.
G. Wolf of Manhattan. vice president.
c l. Richards of Manhattan. secretary;
r. b. cushman of Tonopah. treasurer
All the gentlemen named are prcmi-
nently and favorsbiy known in South
ern Nevada AMI their association with
the enterprise bespeaks systematic and
economic administration of Its affairs
Three or more of the more thor
oughiy developed mines Of the camp will
ship their product to the mill as a re-
serve to be worked up while treating
miscellaneous lots from lessee and COM
pany workings. The expects
to have the stamps dropping in from 40
to 80 days. Considerable delay has been
experienced In the delivery of machinery
and other equipment but most of the
material In now at the site.
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Ground was broken several days ago
at the site the plant Of the Nevada
Milling and Ore Purchasing company
purposes to erect on wolftone ground.
Fifteen men are engaged in e~xcavating
for foundations. etc. and II il expected
that portion Of the work will soon be
completed Construction will then be
rushed on the masonry bases for ma
chine equipment. and by the time IL Is
finished IL IL expected that the stamps.
tanks and other mechanism will be on
the ground - portion of the machinery
is reported TO be in Tonopah and should
reach here shortly. Other portions Of
! the plant are en- route by rail.
The plant will consist of two 5-stamp
batteries supplemented with cyanide pro-
cess and will have a daily capacity of 40
tons of ore. In erecting the building
for its housing space Is to be allowed
for additional batteries. until. ultimate
ly. 40 stamps are dropping. Water for
all mill requirements Is to be secured
from the abandoned shaft on Mustang
Extension ground. The ompany an
nounces hat 1t has closed contracts for
ore in sufncient quantity to keep the
stamps in constant operation for a
period of seven months.
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Chapman and Moore have a large
force at work grading for the founda-
ton of the mill they will erect on the
Black Jack claim of the Gold Wedge
company. Survey for elevation. fall.
ETC.. has been completed by the firm Of
Sherron & Tate and has resulted in the
selection of a site on the east side of the
Observation-Disclosures trail at a point con-
veniently accessible from all portions of
the camp. Water for milling urpose
is to be secured from the pipe line of the
local water company.
The plant will consist of a s-foot
Huntington having a daily capacity of
40 tons of ore. cyanide equipment and
Overstrom concentrating tables. The
machinery has been ordered from the
Allis-chalmers company of Chicago and
was shipped September list. Messrs.
Chapman and Moore expect to have the
plant in operation within three months
from the time the machinery arrives at
the site.
EFFECT on CAMP
While the completion and operation Of
the three mills now under construction
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this district has suffered at the hands of
shameless promoters and criminally
foolish mine managers 1t will permit of
the immediate release of the precious
metal values tied up in the hundred Of
thousands of tons of ore OF dump. Ex-
traction of bullion. that is the crying
need in Manhattan today. Their ores
realized upon the various mining COM
panies will have ample treasury fund
with which to prosecute further devel-
opment at greater depth. The latter
cannot but result in the location and
exploration of extensive ore bodies at
present unknown as it has been demon
strated at nearly a dozen different and
widely diversified mining properties that
the mineral wealth of the Manhattan
district is secreted deep in the sulphide.
/ or permanent ore zone.
Once Manhattan mines give ocular
proof of their value by exhibition of
pigs of gold bullion the day of the
sceptic will be past and that of the OPP
timist at hand.
Manhattan mining properties were
given a generous start from the out
side;'' with the crushing of ore they will
make good from the "inside"-by yield
Of golden treasure.