The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-07-20

CFrom our own Representative
Manhattan. New, July 17.-Contracts
have been let for sinking two shafts.
zach 5xs feet. SO feet in depth. on the
estate of the Manhattan Rather Mining
company. Work is to begin at once
and is to be followed by the awarding
of further contracts Of SO feet each un-
til such time as the ~sulphide ore zone
Is tapped when prosecuting and drift
ing will begin. The Rather company
Is financed by California people who
are reputed to have ample funds with
which to carry o development work
along exhaustive lines. George 8. Hop
kins, one Of the most efficient mining
men in Manhattan Is in charge of opera
tions. Under his supervision the prop
erty has been thoroughly prospected at
surface and the ledge outcrop traced
almost the full length of the acreage.
Numerous assays from the groupings
indicate the estate to have excellent
prospective value. The starting up of
the Rather at this time is important
from the fact that another property is
added to the rapidly growing list of
mining estates in this camp which have
hitherto been Quiescent for extended
periods.
WoLY3oN1 BxTENnoH
A main working shaft has been started
on the acreage of the wolftone Exten-
sion Mining company as a preliminary
to the development at depth of several
well mineralized ore bodies known to
exist therein. The point of operations
is about midway of the property. Sink
ing will continue until the permanent
ore zone is well entered and at depth
research will be carried on along the
strike of the continuation of one of
the rich lodges exposed and being
worked successfully by the management
of the wolftone Mining company.
TIE W0LFroNE
Further evidence is forthcoming each
day of the value of the estate of the
wolftone Mining company. one of the
first locations made in this camp, and
one of the most promising mining propo-
sitions in this district. Development
work has been carried on almost without
cessation since the date when the orig
inal were erected On the
acreage and since that time a deep
main working shaft has been sunk, ex-
haustive research along the ledge out
crop has been accomplished and sur
face improvements of a permanent char
acter made. Recently a ledge was en-
countered running at RICH angles with
the main Wo,ftone ledge and at present
considerable attention is being devoted
to it's exploration. That mining energy
is being well expended is evidenced by
assay returns. The vein has an average
width of s feet and is being drifted
on in the direction Of its intersection
with the main Wolftone ore body. 1t
is expected that high gold values will
be found at the point of ~juncture.
Twenty dollars in gold the ton Is a
conservative estimate of the break" OF
this ledge, hence assuring the shipment
to mill of a tonnage almost free from
waste as soon as stamping facilities
are established.
TIE st. IVES
Gold returns Of a highly encourag-
ing nature are already making them
selves manifest at the acreage of the
Manhattan ST. Ives Mining company
although but a few weeks have passed
since development work really worth
mentioning was begun. The property
is admirably located for the ultimate
discovery of pay ore in place as 1t is
but a few hundred feet west of the
Independence Consolidated and on line
with the main contact traversing the
last mentioned acreage. The st. Ives
shaft is down on an incline better than
SO feet and at that depth gold values
range from $50 to $50 the ton.
UNION NO. 4
Dan O'Brien and Homer La Lime are
mining high grade at their lease on
Union No. 4. From the ledge outcrop
they are mining quartz shot full with
minute particles of gold and a specimen.
Weighing 100 pounds recently taken
from the center of the ledge has a
beauty and value seldom equalled, even
in this camp of wonderful gold ore
specimens. Development has not as yet
been ~furthered sufficiently to demon