The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

Manhattan. New. Feb. 7s-After a
long series OF vicissitudes with which
lack of funds. loss of confidence and adj
verse criticism had much to do Manhat-
tan has at last arrived at the stage Of
self-supporting Independence and self
respect; a condition that Is largely due
to the establishing of milling plants
locally. Since the first Of the year
Manhattan ores have been going regu-
Largely to stamp and their gold contents
ave been going regularly to mine at
Carson City. To date the bullion ship
ments from here nave not been as large
as could be wished. but the condition II
due TO the circumscribed capacity of the
reduction plants rather than to any
lack of ore at Manhattan mines. For
that matter there is enough ore ia sight
at the various properties to keep at least
100 stamps busy for the next eighteen
months without seriously depicting
their reserves. Giving due consid-
Grafton to the handicap of hard
luck which Manhattan has packed for
over a year the present showing at its
mines is one of which the mining men
may well be proud. There IL q pro-
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scor and laugh when the possibilities
of Manhattan mines IL the subject un-
der discussion. but those who laugh
last are not ~infrequently the ones who
most enjoy their mirth-all of which II
tantamount to saying that Manhattan
ties believe the joke is now on the other
fellow. Taken all in all. the mining and
milling industries at Manhattan are in
about as healthy a condition as at any
other camp o. the desert. as a careful
consideration of the following facts
and figures will show.
with the object Of making an intelli-
gent estimate Of the value Of the gold
shipments from here eac month. and
with the further object Of estimating
their probable increase in bulk n
value as soon as plans for enlarging the
reduction plants reach contamination.
recourse Is had to the recently issued
returns sheet of the Nevada Milling q
Ore Purchasing company for the month
OF January. The report shows that the
mint at Carson City received from the
milling company during that period.
through the agency Of the Bank of Man.
haitian. the following described bullion
tOuslSIlHcUts Lot NNo. II isflvsVo,
No. q, s6,553; lot No. 3. s7.ss5.Ss; lot
No. 4. $40: lot No. 5, 1886; total. ST.
274.s7. To his sum SHOULD be added
the amount of $4,000. the gold value of
$50 pounds of zinc dust consigned to the
Selby smelter. and estimated to have a
value of $40 per pound. Making this
addition the value of the gold reclaimed
at this plant during the thirty days i'm
mediately subsequent to January I, is
raised to s23.274.s7. These figures do
not, however. fully represent the re-
turns for January. as another shipment
of bullion was made for which mint re-
turns have not yet been received. 1t Is.
therefore,. but conservative to estimate
the value Of the gold reclaimed at this
plant during the first month of the
present year at $4,000. The plant of
the Manhattan Ore Reduction & Refining
company being Of like capacity 1t is not
unreasonable to credit 1t with a cleanup
of like value. which would swell the
monthly bullion shipments from those
two plants to $4,000.
In advance of returns from the re-
Gently started plant Of the Canyon Mill
company Of Manhattan, ard estimat-
ing It to have a daily capacity of 40 tons
of ore, the value Of which Is $50 the ton.
it's clean-ups every thirty days will
have a value Of $4,000. Allowing a
daily reduction capacity of 20 o n at
the nearly completed plant of the Man
haitian Milling & Leasing company. and
estimating the average grade of the ore
at $40 the ton. . the gold saving per
month at It will have a value Of $4,000.
This means that the total bullion out
from Manhattan will almost imme-
have a monthly value of SOC. 900;
representing a yearly value under the
present limited reduction facilities of
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