The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-14
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

down nominal gold values prevail. Tom
Robinson. the well known broker Of
Goid6eId. is the financial power behind
Blue Jay development On the COM
pany's Blue Jay Fraction claim. adjoin-
ing the Gold King workings. the mineral
showing is favorable. Encouraging the
management to plan development at
depth To hat end a shaft was started
this week. the object being to crosscut
at each 5o-foot interval to the ore bodies
showing on the neiehborins estate.
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In the breast of the tunnel on Man
haitian Gold Crest ground-a length Of
ITO feet-the formation has changed
somewhat from that penetrated nearer
the portal. The naturalization is more
pronounced as the bore II extended.
Gold values range from 81 to 81 the ton.
While nominal. these values. taken In
conjunction with the marked increase In
naturalization. would APPARENTLY indicate
the presence OF valuable ore deposits in
proximity to the tunnels breast.
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c. F. Mayne. a prominent mining man
OF this section. announces that opera
lions are to be resumed on the Roy Roy,
America and Silver Pick estates within
ten days. Mr.. Wayne recently returned
to camp from a business trip to Los
Angeles, San Francisco and other Pa
cifc coast points. where he was success
full in securing capital sufhcient for the
proper development OF the acreage men,
toned. All three estates are located in
the Central section and have unques-
toned values as mining realty. The
America Is traversed by a mammoth
outcrop, m~ultitudinous samples from
which nave invariably returned encour-
aging gold values. Silver Pick and Rob
Roy properties adjoin the Independence
Consolidated and Nome estates. Each
carries a series Of well mineralized
lodges and offers inducement for profit
able mining.
Satisfactory progress Is being made In
the erection of the three milling plants
designed for the treatment Of Manhat-
tan ores. and 1t appears probable that
the trio will be in operation by U
LIST, at the very latest. The frame Work
is in place at the site of the plant OF the
Manhattan Ore Reduction and Refining
company on Mustang hill. the cyanide
tanks have arrived and the power ma
chinery is expected very shortly. II no
further delay IN machinery in transit
is experienced the mill will be crushing
ore early in October.
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Excavation at the site of the plant OF
the Nevada Ore Reduction company on
wolftone hill is progressing rapidly
under the supervision of c. 8. Lemon.
the man who fioated the project. Every
thing will soon be in readiness for the
building of masonry foundation for the
machine equipment. The latter. to-
eether with timber. etc.. for building
purposes. is now en- route to camp.
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Masonry work on the foundations for
the machine plant the Rosario Milling
and Mining mpa will establish on
the Black Jack claim of the Gold Wedge
company was started a few days ago
and is being rushed to completion as
rapidly as is compatible with safe con-
struction. Fred Chapman. the man who
with George Moore built the frst stamp
mill at Round Mountain. is in charge OF
operations. This plant-a Huntington.
supplemented b. Overstrom concentrate
ing tables and cyanide process-is being
erected by Messrs. Chapman and Moore
without assistance from outside capital.
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Indications favorable to the ultimate
opening up of a large body OF pay ore
become more apparent with every foot
of depth gained in the Breyfogle shaft.
The bottom Of the shaft Is in ore show
ing pronounced liberalization and car
rying encouraging gold values. As
depth is gained the shaft Is becoming
very damp. an Indication favorable to
the proximity Of a body of sulphide ore.
The last few rounds of holes were filled
with water from the first to the last
stroke of the miners hammers.
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The shaft on the Mineral Hill COM
pany's acreage has been timbered from
top to bottom-a depth of 100 feet-and
has been widened to double compare
ment. Sinking has been resumed ana
will continue until water level -
reached. In sinking to the present point
a ledge was pierced which carries ex-
cellent milling values. Recent paintings
from this ledge at surface indicate q
! gold grade as high as 500 the ton.