The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-05
MANHATTAN DEVELOPING

cleanup which will cover the bal
ance of the month should approx
innate the same average.
One of the main troubles of the
Nevada mills during winter opera
tons has been the item Of heating
interiors. and solutions. In the
White Caps plant, the heating of
the mill is taken care of in part
by carrying a supply of warmed air
direct from the rooster flue through
the mill. This is In addition to
the boiler which heats the piping
and tanks. The system Of heating
the mill from the rooster flue is
now being greatly extended and
without doubt the mill will be a
great deal warmer than the aver
age Nevada mill with no cost for
fuel for heating purposes alone.
Manhattan Consolidated
In the Consolidated the south
cross-cut being extended from the
third level of the mine to tap the
orebodies situate south from the
company working shaft shows con-
siderable seepage water in the face.
This is a very good indication of
the proximity Of ore bodies being
due to the broken up formation
surrounding the ore.
The cross-cut is in 60 feet from
the point where 1t turned
from the formation bedding planes
and underground surveys Indicate
the striking of the free gold ore
body in an additional 80 to 100
feet of work. AS the vein may have
Strengthened up in depth the present
work may demonstrate 1t much
ooner than the surveys indicate.
The raise being extended from
the fourth to the third level in the
east ere shoot has now made a dis
lance of 40 feet above the fourth
level. The entire raise is in a very
good grade Of ore with several high
high grade punches of free gold ore
showing. The average values for
the raise as far as it has been car
ried shows ore running $50 per ton
on all sides.
The number Of mine timbers which
are to be used in the timbering OF
the shaft in the sinking of the next
lift to the 6O0-foot point, have been
held up, due to car shortage. Tn
less the management a obtain the
necessary Oregon pine timbers In To-
nopah to carry the timbering along
until the carload Of timber arrives,
the shaft sinking will not be started
before the arrival Of the carload.
The new pump to be placed at tho
fourth station has reached Tonopah
and will be freighted out immedj-
ately. The gears on the mine hoist
have been changed during tho week
and an extra. heavy set of gears in
stalled.
Manhattan Red Top
The weeks work in the Red Top
mine has been devoted to the carry
ing forward of the drift east from
the shaft. The face of the drift is
now 1870 feet from the shaft, "a feet
of advancement being recorded for
the week. Near the face of the drift
the dip of the formation has chang
ed and become sleeper. the charac-
ter of the rock still remains black
lime-shale.
The San Francisco office of the
company has issued a call for assess
ment No. / Of hc per share on the
outstanding capital stock of the COM
pany. The stock will be delinquent
Jan. Is, 1918. The purpose of the
assessment is to raise funds for con-
tinued development purposes as set
out in the formal notice of the as
sessment to stockholders of record.
The Red Top Mining company has
been managed most creditably, and
it's treasury funds have been expend-
ed in development of the company
estate, not in paying high salaried
officials. Due to its favorable loca-
ton, it seems that continued intelli-,
gent development will eventually
demonstrate commercial r without
a doubt, as ore shows on all sides of
the scene of the Red Top operations.
The heavy flow of water In the
shaft is a good indication Of ore be-
ing directly below the formation
through which the shaft was sunk.
The present mining work will also
serve to prospect a very favorable
region, as directly east is a heavy
fault zone which contains broken up
ore on the surface.
Union Amalgamated