Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-01-30
Manhattan is
to be Scene of
Great Activity

With the coming of spring the
placer mines of manhattan will cause
one of the greatest rushes to that vi
entity that will fairly startle the old
state of Nevada. At present the
workings are somewhat handicapped
owing to the GOODNESS of the weather.
which causes the rifles in the sluice
boxes to freeze. but when the
weather In the north takes a change
for the warmer things will begin to
hum. For over a distance of five
miles the scene of placer operations
extends, and already a few of the
leases are installing pumps and
whims. The original discovery was
made at Central, about two and a
half miles below Manhattan, and
from there the territory extends for
owe three miles farther down the
creek. One of the peculiar features
of the ground is that there are two
channels, a wet and a dry one. The
water used for the sluicing comes
from the wet channel.
The mines are being worked and
operated by principally Manhattan
people with one exception, that being
Dry Wash Wilson of Round Noun
tain, who recently paid a fancy price
for an interest in the Davis property.
This sale was made after a few
miraculous discoveries were made
which resulted in values being re-
ceiYed that went in the vicinity of
Sc to the pan.
In all there are about fifteen
leases and properties being worked.
n e leases are starting daily. II
has been predicted by several prom
inent mining men that the placer
workings will extend through the
townsite and probably out to West
Manhattan, and a few are Of the
opinion the pay dirt will eventually
reach Peavine valley, a distance OF
some fourteen miles from Manhat-
tan. Should this prove to be true
the district will equal the famous
Klondyke.
The Hayward, Auxier and Carew
workings have reached bedrock at a
depth of forty-seven feet and have
run four drifts in different directions.
order to test the ground they sent
about twenty cubic yards of dirt
through the boxes, which averaged
over 81 to the yard. Their shaft and
workings are on the wet channel
and a few days ago they installed a
pump with which they keep the shaft
free from water.
About ten days ago the Humphrey
and Merten lease worked out 1900
pounds of dirt that averaged $35 a
yard. When the report of this clean
up was circulated it caused consider
able excitement in the town and
numerous offers were made for the
lease, all of which were refused.
The Stevenson and Maute lease en-
,ountered a fve-foot body Of pay dirt
Saturday at a depth of forty-ive feet.
Paintings were made from this body
which resulted in from fifteen to
.wenty colors to the pan. This body
is thought will average about $40
o the yard. A whim has been in
tailed on the property and the dirt
VIII be extracted and placed on the
On the Jim Barney lease nay dirt
vas encountered at a depth of fifty
eet, aud a two and one-half body Of
'ravel was found from which 20
ents IAN be secured from a miners
an. AL Hines is also working in the
iay dirt and rich punches have been (
ound in several places. These work. {
ngs are somewhat handicapped ow- I
ng to the amount of water encount- /
red, which necessitates the INSTALL