Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-05-25
GREATEST CAMP
in The STATE
Nj. MEIGHAN is LAVISH IN
PRAISE OF MANHATTAN
MINES.

James M. Meighan, the well known
mining man and expert miner of
Tonopah and Greenwater, returned
last night from Manhattan, where he
spent several days. Mr.. Meighan
was in Manhattan when it was a new
camp, and considered himself as we'll
posted as any man who had ever
been there. But he confessed him
self non-plussed at what he saw on
this visit. 1t was a new camp that
was opened to his gaze, and he re-
turned to Tonopah with the firm con
yiction that he had been to one of
the greatest camps in all Nevada.
Mr.. Meighan is a man who does
not easily enthuse. He has been to
too many mining camps for that, or
to be thrown off his balance; but he
declared last night that no place in
the country had SO improved as had
Manhattan, and that nothing now
could stop it from being one of the
biggest producers in Nevada.
Il had heard a great deal of talk
about Manhattan" said he, "and l
thought that 1 would go out and see
for myself just what had been go
ing in since l was there in last June,
and what was going at present. /
was prepared to see a little change
for the better, but to say that l
was surprised is but to feebly ex-
pres my sentiments. | found a new
addition to the camp which was not
known when l was there before.
THE Mustang, Thanksgiving and
Breyfogle form a camp in themselves.
On the Thanksgiving they are hoist
ing with a within from a depth of
23O feet on a vein twelve feet wide.
This has the best showing ever made
in Manhattan. They are getting from
a fourteen-foot shoot ore that goes
$3.50 a ton. The Mustang has prac-
tically the same thing, or a parallel
shaft, which is equally as rich as
that of the Thanksgiving.
"On the Breyfogle there is nothing
but a corking good shaft, which is
down fifty feet; and they are grad
ing for a hoist, which has been all
ready ordered. They are going to
sink to a depth of 200 feet, unless
they strike the ledge before reach
ing this level. Then they will cross-
cut, and there is not a doubt in the
world that the vein will be caught
before the 200 feet is passed. The
Breyfogie cannot possibly miss it.
There is nothing in the world that
can stop Manhattan from being one
of the greatest, if not the greatest
camp in the state.
THE great drawback to the camp
UP to the present has been the re-
peated promises of local people to
put up mills. No doubt these were
well meant, but they were to say the
least, misleading, and worse than
that they kept mills from the camp,
for there were other people who
would have put them up long ago.
Mr.. Hall from Nevada City, came
here with $125,000 with which to
construct a mill, but he was told that
local capital was going to supply the
need, and of course he withdrew.
This was a setback to the camp,
for it kept people away from there.
There were any number of men who
would have gone in there and
fastened developments, had there
been a market for the ore. But that
time is passed, and Manhattan is now
shooting ahead, and her advancement
has been due entirely to the dinner
pail brigade. There was no other
boosting, nothing but the ore that
was taken out by the miners. The
camp has simply gone ahead or
merit. l never felt so enthused ovel
any showing in my life"