The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-09-15
MANHATTAN DEVELOPING
Continued From Page One,

handsome profit in the company
mill and the tonnage can easily be
drawn out through the slopes and
brought to the company shaft and
hoisted from the 600-foot level. Ad-
ditional work during the week past
has carried the east drift from No.
Z cross-cut a distance of &c feet.
This drift is being extended to cut
the south ore shoot in the Swan
son fissure.
Manhattan Consolidated
In the Consolidated the sinking
of the company working shaft has
now reached a depth of so feet be-
low the 3OO-foot level, and is tim
bered to a point &c feet below the
level. A depth of 50 feet has been
made during the week. The shaft
sinking is still proceeding through
an area of hard lime shale and
practically no water is making in
the shaft.
When the fourth level is reached
a 20-foot stump will be sunk below
Tie level anu lIOlu IHO Bump thC
sinking pump will handle all the
water flow to the third level where
the triplex station pump will take
it to the surface. When the fourth
level is reached the management
plans to carry forward lateral "orn
both from the third and fourth
levels.
East of the shaft a drift will be
extended to pick up the great east
ore body already developed to the
third level, and a south cross-cut
will be also run to strike the down
ward extension of the Mushett ore
body which has been stopod from
the second level to the surface
through lease workings which wer
independent of the main company
shaft.
White Caps Extension
The Extension and Zanzibar joint
working shaft is still holding the
record for speed in reaching depth.
The past week has added SO feet to
the depth of the three compart-
ment shaft. No change in the
formation has been yet encountered
and the limestone belt is not ex-
pected to be struck until at least
$50 feet has been made in the
sinking.
The floor in the engine room and
hoist house has been laid and dur
ing the coming week it is expected
that the compressor house will be
finished. The compressor has been
completely installed and is now
running, furnishing air for the
jackhammer drills used in the shaft
sinking.
White Caps Mining
Most important Developments
have been registered in the mimi
work in the White Caps within the
past twenty-four hours. From tn
fifth level at a point 1855 feet from
the shaft in the south cross-cut thu
White Caps fault has been
Within a few feet probably arOun
ten feet, the limits of the east
body should be encountered.
the ace of the cross-cut drag ore
shows indicating the immediate
proximity of the ore.
From the third level, raise 302
has advanced 20 feet during the
week; raise 3O4, 20 feet; raise
3O8, 10 feet, now up AZ feet from
level. The hanging wall cross-cut
from west drift shows a footage OF
80 feet for the week, total distance
for cross-cut, 211 feet. A new
cross-cut designated as the aga
zine cross-cut has been started and
advanced 20 feet during the week.
From the fourth level, raise 4O4
advanced Is feet, total distance
from level IS feet; raise 4O5 made
II feet during the week, total dis
lance "A feet.
The above shows a total footage
for the weeks work of 1853 feet.
The winze from the fourth level in
the east ore body has reached a
depth of % feet, and as stated
previously the values has been gain
ed below the level until the winZe
bottom shows ore averaging con-
siderably over 500 per ton in gold
content.
Developments from the fifth level
shows a footage made in the south
cross-cut of 81 feet, which is in
Guided in the totals of weekly foot
age given above. In the mill some
necessary work has shut down the
rooster as the brick work in some
of the fire boxes has had to be rein
forced. This delay has shut the
mill down for a few days but it is
understood that the work in the
rooster is practically completed and
that the mill will resume opera
lions within the next two days.
Manhattan Red Top
The Red Top machinery is now