The San Francisco call., 1907-01-16
Mohawk Leads in Market
For Southern Nevadas
Rush Of Selling Orders From Those
Who Have Made Good Profits

half-mile distant from the old Belmont road. 81 81
are engaged in driving a tuhuel On ;ns t
holdings for the purpose Of exploring anu PLOrsns
up series Of lodges which yield encouraging
gold and copper values. -.
on the acreage OF the Bonanza Copper Com
pany shaft is being sunk for the puIPoSe a.
catching the big TOquima hsSure on ITS dlp- -
general formation penetrated is increasing. as -
likwise the gold grade per ton Inc Inc lis" %
Valley Gold and Copper Company IS llKe"ise Sc, en-
gaged in shaft-snking under mineral c0hultlois ci
which bespeak the location OF eommereiaI graue
of the red metal soon as the permanent -
zone is entered. The TOquima, Bonanza anu
RalstOn Valley companies are in a measure anal
agous corporations. that is. IN so Lar As t1etL
deveIopnnent and the treatment OF their product
is concerned. Each depends upon the other IN
measure to establish the value OF the three, anu
AN are to unite in the erection and operation OF
a concentrating plant for the treatment OF tneH
combined product
Just above the little settlement at East Man
haitian is situated the estate OF the Manhattan
Buffalo Company, a scene Of long prosecuted and
systematic mining research and very encouraging
is to be erected at the mine for the treatment
of both Its shipping and milling product. SUI
farther westward along the chain IS situated Tue
acreage OF the Manhattan Red Top Mining Com
pany, where an extensive body OF milling quartz
recently encountered
The contract recently let for so feet or SINK
ing in the Eagle shaft is progressing with ra-
pfdity under the supervision or george > hoP-
kins California capital IS backing the enter
prise.
the huge tunnel on the Manhattan Mammoth es-
tate, and it is but question of feet unth the
first Of a series of promising ledges which cross
the acreage Is tapped. 1t is the intention 20
prospect and prove up each OF these veins in
and at the same time 10 continue driving
in the main tunnel until the entire acreage has
been intersected.
The Manhattan Consolidated and Consolidated
Extension estates compose two massive links in
the long chain of mines which band the camp
of Manhattan. and a scarcely less important link
is found at the property OF the Manhattan Pine
Nut Company.
On the adjacent estate owned BY the Toquima
Copper Company. mining energy IS confined to
driving the main working shaft to water level
Near the Pine Nut and Consolidated the
aereages Of the Pine Nut Extension. White Cap.
Zanzibar is being developed by means of tun-
mel. and some weeks since the big Consolidated
sion ground is the scene of extensive mining ef-
fort, and for the depth attained gold values are
A plant OF machinery is to be Installed early IN
the spring. Mining energy at the Manhattan
working shaft. which is going down with re.
markabe rapidity, considering the character OF
Some of the richest noat in the district has
been picked up on BronchO ground, and on both
that estate and those owned by the Mustang
and Mustang Extension companies the vein sys-
tens are well defined and carry a commercial
grade OF milling ore streaked with stringers OF
In the Gold Hill section are situated the
Stray Dog. Indian Camp. Union No. 3, Jumping
Jack. wolftone. As-You-Lfke-It. Little Grey aud
AT point within the town limits Of Man
haitian and about midway between the Ralston
Desert and smoky Valley IS situated the acre
age of the Seyler-Humphrey Mining Company.
On the April Fool claim Of this estate the first
discovery OF gold in the Manhattan district
made shipments OF high grade have been
made. the shaft equipped with powerful hoist
ing plant and large tonnage Of milling quartz
mined and piled the dump.
North and east Of the Seyler- Humphrey is SIT
uated the acreage OF the Manhattan Standard
Gold Mining Company. of the first in the
camp to install machinery and prosecute sys-
tematie development. A well-mineralized con-
tact Of large proportions crosses the holdings
and is being tested and explored.
In the extreme west end of the district ex-
properties Of the Santa Lola, Desert Queen.
WOftOnc Extension Emerald Silver Pick and
Manhattan kewanaS companies All Of these
holdings are to be equipped with hOistng ma
chinery by the advent OF spring.
or the properties In the west end Of the
camp the Paymaster and Independence COnsoli-
dated have been worked on a more extensive
has been prospected at the surface for a length
Of nearly 1000 feet. and Invariably with good
results In the way Of precious metal values
In the west end OF the camp is the Manhattan
Combination Company Quite tonnage Of high
grade ore was mined during the last few months
OF 1906 at the surface and nominal depth from
the main ledge crossing the estate and ore Ot
greater depth.
The present year win mark the placing OF
Manhattan on the railroad maps. and BY those
in the know it is predicted that railroad
facilities viii be afforded the camp before next
fall.
Adequate milling facilities are assured the
camp early in the present year sufficient guar
antee of the fact being found in the work
along that line being done by the TOnOpah Ex-
plOitatiOn Company.