The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

opment assiduously during the present
twelvemonth. Drifts are 10 be sent OUT
along the course of the ledge In antiei-
patton OF tapping a pay shoot. IL Is also
the intention to sink a main working
shaft in the near future. To that end
General Manager c. F. Mayne Is nego-
tiating for an Increase OF treasury
funds. He states that the necessary
moneys will be forthcoming very shortly
and is of the opinion that a mine Will be,
opened up before the new reserve Is ex-
hausted-
NAHxArrAH AMERICA
Another prospect which promises to
pass into the class of mines. or at least
to that of near mines at no distant date
is that which is deriving its develop
ment support from the treasury of the
Manhattan America Mining company.
Samples recently taken from the breast
of the tunnel being utilized for prospect
ing purposes indicate that the ledge
breaks an average of 81 gold the ton.
! The vein outcrop on this property is one
of the strongest and best mineraiized in
the Manhattan mining district. Forty
samples taken some months ago failed
10 XfeI0 a kOlu COflltnA OtfV"
mark. Future development plans In
clude the sinking of a deep main work
ing shaft and the exploration OF the ore
body at a point well within the limits
Of the permanent zone
OUTPUT II REGULAR
A regular daily output of 25 tons of
ore is being maintained at the Ross
Nash lease on the. Union No. 4 claim OF
the Union Extension Mining company.
The quartz is reputed to carry a gold
content of at least $50 the ton. Six
hundred tons of ore are piled on dump
and are to be forwarded to mill as SCOT
as the local reduction plants are ready
to handle the same. Some time since
sinking was interrupted by the tapping
of a voluminous water flow. Pumps
have been secured from the Consolidated
Mines and as soon as they are
in operation the shaft is to be lowered
to the 115-foot point. At that depth
crosscuts will be run over to the ore
bodies exposed in the upper levels. AT
the request of Union Extension share
holders your correspondent again states
that the Union No. 4 claim is not, nor
never was the property of the Manhat-
tan Dexter 1t is owned by the
Union Extension Mining company. and
is the scene of persistent and success
full lessee endeavor. The foregoing
statement is made in correction of an
erroneous report published in The Gold
field News through u~nintentional mis-
apprehension of facts. The article in
question in dealing with a resume of
mining conditions in Manhattan at the
close of 1907 credits the Manhattan Dex-
ter company with owning the Union
Extension. Union No. 4 and Union No. 3
claims" The Union Extension is the
name of the company owning the Union
No. 4. The sole mining realty asset or
the Dexter company is the Union No. 3,
and 1t is a good one.
UNION NO. 9
Work at blocks 10 and IA on Union
No. 9 is confined at this time to re-
timbering and Strengthening the 2o0-foot
shaft sunk by Briggs and Evans, former
lessees. Ground is also being cleared
preparatory to installing a hoisting
plant utilizing steam as motive power.
The machinery is now en- route from Los
The Watson Leas-
now holds the ground un-
lease tenure. While under lease TO
Briggs and Evans these blocks
produced quite a tonnage of shipping
grade ore and a muc large tonnage of
milling rock The former was sent to
smelter and the latter piled on dump.
The dump ore is now going to stamp at
the plant of the Nevada Milling & Ore
Purchasing company. 1t is averaging
about $40 gold he ton. twenty-five
per cent of bullion proceeds reverts to
the Dexter company and the remaining
rs per cent becomes the property OF
Briggs and Evans. 1t is the intention of
the present lessees to continue work at
the point where the other lessees quit.