The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
GREAT MANGANESE
DEPOSITS IN
NEVADA 4
HEAVY TONNAGE WILL BE PRO-
DUCED FROM SOUTH
ERN NINE

What is declared to be the great
est deposit of manganese in the
west, is that now being developed
about Is miles southeast of Las
Vegas.
The property is under lease to J.
o. Gillece, James Mccoy and w. ii.
Conner who are operating as h
Manganese Association" h
owners of the property are j. r.
Mars, B. R. Jefferson and r. N.
Edwards.
Work on the property was begun
only a few weeks ago, the lessees
having put teams at work stripping
the o~verburden as soon as they look
possession. The deposit is covered
with earth and rocks to a depth of
from six inches to two feet and the
work already done has disclosed a
number of deposits of high grade
manganese.
On the one bed to which efforts
are now being directed, tests have
been made over a considerable area
by putting in II foot holes with
churn drills, and already over ten
thousand tons of the material of a
grade between AZ and 46 per cent
manganese, has been proven. The
deposit opened up is about 200 feet
IN width and of a depth not yet
demonstrated. 1t is soft and easily
drilled and the cost Of mining is
very low.
The other deposits, of which there
are several on the property under
lease, are believed to be at least as
great as the one partially developed,
and the engineers who have exam
ined the property are of the opinion
that we have here the greatest man
ganese beds in the west.
The first load of probably eve
tons, was hauled to the temporary
loading platform near the Standard
Oil plant in this city by Mr.. White,
with his eight-horse team, yester-
day. Other teams will be put on
the haul as fast as they ear be Sc
cured, it being the intention of the
~lessees to put $50 tons Of the ma
terial per day on the cars if they
can get that much hauled. Among
the teams already arranged for are
the 10 horse outfit of Joe Chivers,
of Jean, which will begin hauling
Monday. A. F. Ferlin, of Jean. will
put on his splendid six outfit and
Chas. Huff will begin Monday with
a truck. Others will be put on as
fast as secured.
The successful working Of this
enterprise will mean much to Las
Vegas it being estimated that it will
add from $4,000 to $780, 900 per
month to the business of this city.
Aside from the men and teams n
gagged in hauling, probably fifty
men will be employed at the mine.
The managers of the enterprise
are men of wide experience in the
mining business. j. o. Gillece is a
mining engineer of high standing.
formerly with the Inspiration, of
Arizona, and in consultation work
for the past 8 years in the north
west.
James Mccoy and w. H. Conner
have both been successful operators
al Goldfield and in the Jarbidge
district. The association has gone
at the various problems involved in
a vigorous and businesslike way
and there is every reason to believe
that the enterprise will be success.
full. A most important feature of
the matter is that exhaustive tests
and assays have failed to reveal
any deleterious substances in the
ore. The percentage of %phosphor-
Gus is so small as to be negligible
while the percentage of silica is
far below what is allowable.-Las
Vegas Age.