The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-10
MANHATTAN'S MINES AND
MILLS ARE PRODUCING

Iepth m as good or better than at
he 20-foot level, where a run of 90 tons
4 the ore extracted from that level was
made at the Peterson mill which aver
ged $32 to the ton in gold. At the 20
cot level, where a crosscut was made,
he ledge was is feet in width. No
has been made below this and
t is not known how the ledge is hold
ng out in width. The entire shaft is
ore and there are no indications but
hat the ledge is holding its W in
This, however, cannot be deter
mined until a crosscut is made. 1t is
quite probable that another run from
the old workings of 700 tons will be
made shortly at the Peterson mill, and
it is rumored that from the proceeds
Of the run the company will put in its
own mill. There is no doubt that a
company mill would be a great advan-
to the property, as it has large
bodies of milling ore, and with its own
mill could 1901 be on a dividend basis.
The Mott lease on the Union No. 4,
formerly the Wilson Mcneil lease, is
out ore every day and now has
over 1000 tons of good milling ore on
the dump ready for the mill. Rumor
is current that the management of this
is contemplating putting in its
own mill, but the report cannot be
verified. 1t is true, however, hat the
pre- is on the dumps and blocked out in
the mine, and it would appear to be the
best thing for the leasers to put in
own mill.
Considerable interest is manifest over
the starting of operations again on the
Stray Dog. This is one of the Sullivan
properties and has been idle for months,
but again is the scene of considerable
Twenty men are now work
Ing on this property in stopping out ore
from this ground, and it is expected
hat there will be no difficulty in keep
ing the mill busy.
Should this property be able to sup
ply the Peterson mill there will be one
mill less to accommodate leas-
srs and companies, and there will be
room for another big custom mill, or
the leasers and companies will have to
erect their own mills.
Mr.. Hyde, superintendent of the
mill, has been having the best
IF success in the operation of the mill,
and from the Big Chief run an extrae-
lion of over SO per cent was had.
The Sherman ground at North Man
which was recently taken over
by eastern capitalists, represented in
by j. H. Harrell, has en-
at a depth of IA feet a four
foot ledge which gives indications of
widening as depth is gained. Paintings
made from the ledge show the values to
about $40 a ton.
The double-compartment shaft being
sunk on the Gold Ridge is now down As
feet, and at that depth the iron gossan
has beer cut and a m~ineralized schist
has been encountered showing free
gold.
The Stewart lease on the Dexter
Crown in sinking it's shaft has opened
up a 12-foot ledge of good grade silver
Uno 0.r+ 80 +Io laden .kn,,t fu-n
feet, is high grade and all of a milling
grade. This ledge is the same as the
opened up on the Thelma, the
shafts being only Is feet apart.
The Rose-Nash lease on the Union
No. 4 has cut into a seven-foot ledge of
good milling grade ore and has hoisted
over 200 tons of ore to the surface. So
far as this ledge is developed the entire
seven-foot body will mill It a profit,
the leasers are pleased with the
condition of the ground.
The Mineral Hill shaft has been
of water and sinking has been
resumed. The shaft is at present 236
feet deep and a contract to sink 200
feet deeper will o be let by the com
sany.
''The next few months will see Man
rattan greater han ever, is the state
nent of w. j.. c"Biil') Otis, ex-
ex-broker, some time sergeant
# the state police and a number of
,ther things. He arrived in Reno last
week on his way to Manhattan after
there five months ago The g
ire few old timers in Manhattan who
AVE had a more spectacular career
han Billy Otis, says the Reno Journal.
AS a broker during the boom days
Re was at one time reputed to be worth
Iearly 100000, but plunges on Flor
nee and Daisy stock during their sud
.en drops dug a big, irreplacahle
Iole in his ''roll.' And now he has
eturned with a strong combination at
is back to recommence mining opera
ions in Manhattan.
He has obtained a long lease o.
Union No. 9, the old Briggs Evans
ease, which in the early days of Man-
activity was the greatest ship
err in that camp. Blocks ID and IA of
he lease on Union No. 3, which will be
by Otis and his partners, has