The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-03
THREE MILLS FOR
MANHAT TAN CAMP
Three Plants Certain. Fourth
Probable, for Camp Before
Winter Comes.
MEANS MUCH LOW
GRADE ORE WAITING
Litigation Hill Peace Brings
Sunshine TO Ill-Fated
Nevada District.


will be in operation In Manhattan by
mid summer One OF these plants is
already on the ground. two others have
been ordered. and the fourth. by far the
most important project, having as its OBJ
iecu the treatment OF the ores OF this
district. is an assured fact BY fall. The
last consignment OF machinery for the
mill OF the Nevada Ore Reduction com
pany arrived from Austin this week.
Ground has been broken at the site of the
plant on Mustang ground, and the man
agement announces that the stamps will
begin 10 drop early In July, The mill Is
of I0-stamp capacity supplemented by
q tube mill and cyanide plant and Will
treat sixty tons of ore daily. Custom
ores Will be handled, says the Tonopah
Miner
The manaeements OF the Manhattan
Dexter and subsidiary companies are pre-
pairing 10 send the product OF their va
rious mining estates 10 MILL and TO that
end VIII erect and operate plant on
company account. \ 40-Stamp mill, for
merly in use at Battle Mountain, has
been purchased and is TO be transported
10 Manhattan early next month. Engi
neers in the employ OF tho Dexter com
pany are now engaged I'm securing water
rights, and an adequate source OF water
supply Will determine the location OF the
mill
y. II. Davis. a promoter who paid
visit to this camp some months ago Tor
the avowed purpose of erecting stamp
mill here. Is once more In town. He is
authority for tine statement that he and
his associates are prepared to enter Into
field within the next ninety days. Ac-
Cording to Mr.. Davis the first section
OF Ave stamps for his plant has been
shipped from salt Lake City and Phil
adelphia. lie further states that The
mill is TO include sampler and cyanide
attachment, that site has been OBJ
tanned on the acreage OF the Wolftonc
Mining company and that the men back
ing the enterprise are prepared 10 in
crease the capacity Of the plant as oc-
casion requires until fifty stamps have
been installed
a 10-ton reduction plant has been or
dered by the management OF the Man
haitian Consolidated Mines company for
thc exclusive treatment OF ores mined
on its valuable estate \ few days since
j. w, SHELTON and G. c. Boak OF Tono-
peh and j. l.. Boak and George +. Skel-
heavy holders Of Consolidated shares, ar
rived in Manhattan for the purpose of
selecting site for the proposed plant.
The result OF their visit was the placing
Lowe 6: Company OF Boston for the inn
mediate shipment OF reduction plant
ton, representing his house. at once wired
tho order TO Boston. The plant is known
as the LaNton amalgamdtor, and is re-
puted TO be rot only a good gold saver,
process is automatic In every feature,
and it is stated that it requires only
yeventyiive gallons of water per day
and 10 b. p, engine TO operate plant
of lotion capacity. Shipment is TO be
made from Boston about June 10. 1t
!S understood that LaXton amaleamator
Is now being operated successfully at
Marietta. Ney.
j. G. Sartorious. representing a syudi-
cate qf Caiforniaus Il number of whom
are prominent in the directorate OF the
~ al pf
Is in Manhattan for the purpose OF ar
ranging for the erection and operation
- q iO-stamp mill The site selected
for this plant is on Wolftonc Extension
ground. Mr.. Sartorlous expects to be-
gin the treatment Of ore not later than
September /. lie has closed contracts
district for the handling of their output
and has other contracts pending, 1t Is
understood that number OF the gem
tlemen who arc backing the enterprise
win visit the camp next week and ar
range with Mr.. Sartorius for the install
lation Of the mill. The first cquipment
is to be supplemented by other batteries
as increasing orc shipments demand.
General satisfaction is expressed hy
the residents OF Manhattan over the COM
termed the Litigation Hill case" and
the throwing open Of the acreage TO
leasers. The ground to which title was
In dispute has been tied UP since Octo-
Der 2O, 1906. and the lon. drawn -out liti-
cation orer ownership was Il decided
detrlnent to the development of what
is conceded 10 be one of the richest gold
bearing sections of the Manhattan dis
trict. The meeting Al which the amic-
able adjustment of the difficulty was
effected was held in Reno about week
ago. The Liberty and Justice Mining
company was represented by William
Forman. and the Earl Mining company
by w. s. Johnson. president Of the COM
pany. w. j; Harris and w 4 Massey,
attorney. As a result OF the confer
ence. the Earl Mining company will i'm
mediately tske up the development of its
without further hindrance by the officials
OF the Liberty and Justice Mining com
been made and active development is
TO follow within a week, The ground
owned by the Earl company is thought
TO be the richest IN Manhattan and was
the scene OF the first strike made In
the camp.
4 complete hoisiins outfit has been
secured in Goiddeld for the Thanks
TO this camp rapidly as the Clubhouse
twenty mule teams can cover the dis
tance between Manhattan and the bo-
The plant was formerly IN use on the
Oddie lease on the famous Mohawk mine,
and . consists consists Of 20 h, p: steam hoist,
gine pumps. gallows frame, air receiver.
tanks and n complete assay outfit.
Silver Pick ground. long considered one
promise Of entering the ranks OF reeu-
lar producers within SIX months The
acreage adloins that Of the Independ-
cnce Consolidated company and is tra-
ycrsed b. continuation OF the rich gold
bearing ledge from which the Independ-
ence people are mining high-srade ore
Much In the way of high valuct is eX-
pected from that portion Of the ledge
obtaining In Silver Pick ground as soon
as il is developed at depth. AT the pros
ert, tirne. however, the hopes OF Silver
F,ol management are ccntercd I'm a
cross ledge making in from Memo ground
This vein has been prospected at the
surface and developed to a depth OF four
teen ieet on Silver Pick acreage under
the most encouraging conditions. The
width of this ore-body has not vet been
determined, but that the deposit Is both
extensive and rich IL evidenced by the
character OF the naturalization and by
ASSAY returns The rock is a heavy sui
paide. showing geld. silver and ealena
Recent assays indicate that the ore ray
value in gold. silver and lead of $3.50 a
ton.