The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-21
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

BY W. p. De Wolf. Special Representa-
tive Of The News.)
Manhattan. New. Sept. 1s..Construc-
of the three milling plants is pro-
PRESSING satisfactorily and Is being for
as rapidly as is compatible with
safety and good workmanship.
Is arriving at the sites with
laily regularity. coming in from both
ronopah and Austin. Preparatory 10
he operation of these plants ore Is be-
piled on dump at more than a score
II properties. Aside from the ore being
on account a round
iozen leases are in a profitable grade of
quartz. the combined output be-
sufficient to keep all three mills In
operation for an indefinite pc
Rod.
T11 KUHx1u0Tou
Word was received by Messrs. Chap
nan and Moore a few days ago to the
fleet that the machinery for the mill of
pany he'd reached Salt Lake City en-
route from Chicago to Manhattan This
news is welcomed by the gentlemen as
Il encourages them to believe that they
will b able to have the plant in opera
lion not later than October 25th. Its
capacity Is 50 tons OF ore every "a
hours. Power will be supplied for run
ming the 6-foot Huntington by a 40-h.p.
steam engine. 1t Is announced that ores
will be reduced to a cost of IS per ton.
1uS1IH0 W08x
Records for rapidity in mill construc-
ton are being broken by the workmen
engaged in erecting the plant on Wolf
tone ground. Consignments of machin-
cry and materials are coming through
from the coast with unusual dispatch.
a circumstance which assists materially
in the rushing to work.. ]. W. Mcvicker,
4 prominent millwright, arrived from San
Francisco last week and is sup~erintend-
ing the building of the plant. The
greater portion of the lumber and con-
of the machine equipment is
now at the site. 1t is hoped to have the
stamps dropping before November 1.
MANHATTAN o. =. . y. CO.
Over on Mustang hill a large corps
Of workers is engaged in rushing to
the plant of the anhattan
Ore Reduction & Refining company.
Most OF the framework for the super
Is in place and the carpenters
are now boarding up the main building
and placing the partitions. All. or the
greater portion of the machine equip
ment is at the site. There is every
reason to believe that the stamps will
be crushing ore before october 18th.
EAST hide MILL
A rumor to the effect hat a mill Is to
be erected in the East Manhattan Sec
ton is received with credence locally.
Is stated that the project has al
ready emerged from the chrysalis and
that within a few weeks the money will
n the construction of mill
building. Should the plant be erected 1t
appears probable that little difficulty
will be experienced in securing from the
properties of the East Manhat-
tan district ore sufficient to keep the
stamps in constant movement.
THE GRANNY MIME
The monotony of shaft sinking at the
Granny estate was broke in upon a few
days ago by the location at surface of
an S-foot ledge whose outcrop yields an
average gold content of $50 the ton. The
gasoline pump recently installed has
the water problem for the Granny
and with the shaft free of
sinking is going on apace. The
present depth of the shaft is 275 feet,
the rock at that point returning fair
values in gold. At a depth of 200 feet
a crosscut will be run out to contact
the lodges opened in Inc levels
Edward H%irschler of San Fran
cisco. president of the Granny company.
will visit Manhattan at the time cross
is begun and if mineral condi-
ions warrant will at that time arrange
for the purchase and erection of a mill
for the reduction of Granny ores.
ORIGINAL MANHATTAN
Among a number of west end mining
properties which are making a decidedly
favorable minera showing just at pres
emit is that of the Original Manhattan
company. Since the early days of the
Original ground has ever been in
high favor and has never lacked ardent
advocates when the relative merits of
bits of mining realty was the
question at issue. Ore was encountered
ut surface oil Original ground and very
encouraging assay returns secured from
the vein outcrop. Since that time a
shaft has been sunk to a depth of ZOE
feet. At his level a crosscut 205 feet
In length has penetrated the ore body
first located at surface. Gold contents
range from $12 to SIS the ton.
THE OTE1o
Excellent progress is being made in
the north and south crosscuts at
the 240-foot level in the Otero shaft. In
each instance the breast of the cut
considerable naturalization
and returns a nominal gold content.
These cuts are being run for the pur-
pose of proving up at depth a series of
rich lodges opened in the upper levels.
Where opened above these veins are
high grade milling ore in their entirety
and will be drawn upon for shipments
upon completion of the local milling
plants.
KNOB HILL co.
A campaign of active development
been started on the estate of the
Knob Hill Mining company.
Moines, Iowa, capital is behind the
enterprise. The company's holdings