Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-01-04
Special to the Bonanza


MANHATTAN, Jan. A. - With a
deep sense of appreciation for bless
ings bestowed, Manhattan bids fare
well to the old year and with con-
fidence welcomes the new, for the
year 1912 furnished the brightest
page ever written in the history of
the camp, and the horoscope for 1913
greatly increased mining activities
and prosperity.
Manhattan added approximately
$628,000 in gold to the imperisha5le
wealth of the world during tae year
just closed, aud its pathway was
marked by steady progress, persist
ent development, a gratifying in
crease in mining activities, and the
construction Of two new milling
plants having combined capacity
of It's tons per day to assist in the
work of turning the product of the
mines into gold bullion.
OF the total production of the
camp for the year, the mines are
credited with over $42S,0O0, and the
placers with approximately 100000.
The figures from the mines are Of
ficial from the books of the various
milling companies, and the placer
yield is approximated as closely as
it is possible to procure figures on
the output.
While Manhattan has been devel-
oped primarily by lessees, with prac-
tically no company work for several
years until within the last nine
or ten months, there Is now consid-
cradle company work being done and
on a stronger basis than ever be-
fore, in addition to a larger number
of productive leases than at any pre-
vious time.
1t is the leasers who have done
the diligent prospecting and taken
the initiative in the development that
has placed Manhattan in the envi-
able position it occupies among the
most substantial mining camps of
Nevada today, and in most instances
their persistent efforts have been
well rewarded.
/ The success of leasers in develop
I ing ore, although few had the finan-
ces necessary to sustain them in
development work on a large scale,
( has been one of the strong points
that has made the camp interesting
to the intelligent mining man, and
has appealed sufficiently to at last
induce larger capital and strong
companies to follow the example sci
by the leasers and get into the min
ing game here in earnest.
Manhattan like most mining
camps, has had its ups and downs.
It has had some hard blows anC
seen times of depression that tried
mems souls, but it has risen above
all obstacles and demonstrated it:
merit beyond any possible doubt
The daily tonnage of ore produced
shows a substantial gain over yea
ago; more men are at work, mor'
properties are in operation; new or
bodies are being opened to CON
pensate for the increased develop
ment, and additional depth is provin
the downward continuity of the ore
The milling situation has KEEP
i pace with the growing output of tn
mines, and three modernly equippe
custom mills of 50-tons daily capacit
apiece, are in the market to trea
all the ore offered at about 81 pc
ton, while the Big Four compan
will soon have it's new mill of l.
tons daily capacity completed
! handle the production of its mine.
! Among the most prominent of tn
I leases that have helped to make hi
: tory in Manhattan during the pa
year have been the White Cal
Leasing company on the White Cap
= controlled by the Associated Mill
terests: the Poak-Steen-C Cicala leai
on the Big Four, which was turnt
u over to the Big Four company
= March for a handsome considerable
= after having produced 100000; Il
y Steiner lease on the Consolidate
!, the Mushett-Wittenberg and the Ke
. dall-Douglass leases on the san
= property: the Swanson lease on Il
= Earl, sold to the Brady interes
9 when they took over control Of t
= property in July; the Bath lease
~ Litigation Hill Merger, sold to L
g Pittman Finlayson syndicate in Al
=, T. ust for $4,000; the Shea, Putnam al
~ Kelliher lease on Stray Dog a
Union No. 8: the Mushett-Witte
berg lease on the Big Pine, the Lar
lease on the Jumping Jack, recent
taken over by the Brady interest
T. the Merten-C Cantwell lease on t
h. Crescent, the Plourd & Co lease
I'd the April Fool, the Nelson & {
It. lease on the Mustang main sha
n. and the recent discoveries of his
e. grade milling ore on the Humphr'
til Mott & Light lease and the HUM
es rey & Smiley lease on the Mustai
near the crest of the hill
he number of smaller leasing op
ations have been under way at va
GUS times during the year, nea
all of which have added more or l.
to the general output.
rs Placer mining along the mi
gulch from Manhattan to Smoky '
ley was very active throughout
RS year. with from 25 to 80 outfits C
ng stantly in operation. While it
ed impossible to get detailed sta
zee ment from a majority of the OF
,p- ators as to their "clean-ups" of pla
gold, a conservative estimate ba
upon the best information obtaina
places the placer output for the y
at approximately 100000
Nearly all the workings are v
fu- equipped for handling the water
rie gravel IA of them having electric;