Show MINING AT MANHATTAN regular correspondence manhattan nov nev april 10 the oper eions of th the e nevada mining alining a and nd ie develon ment company controlled by T K ul 0 on 11 the rakestraw lease covering a poi tion of the little grey claim and the sort lacort end of union nine claim the property 0 the Alan manhattan hattan dexter company is at las production ore although the rich or shoot for which the recent mining has bee prosecuted has not yet been exposed aro the lower level still a large tonnage 0 medium grade ore is being hoisted an all placed on the second class ore dump mir mil ing operations are under the supervision J E C Ar mcguire cGuire who held the same posidio when the big four was operating the big pine it is understood that a new rock crusher large enough to break sufficient ore to kee the tube mill in continuous operation ha been ordered by and Witten berl for their mill on the big pine ground 1 is also planned to install a revolving mel screen in place of the grizzlies grizzlier grizz lies nol no in use to separate the oversize over size from th fines which go to the mill with thes changes the present low cost of operation now averaging about 45 cents per ton fo fc the glory hole mining and mill costs wil wi be still further reduced litigation hill merger A quartz lease recently granted by tl th merger Nl erger company to pace and yerrick is I 1 i the lime light with a phenomenal strike high grade ore found in a cross fisser north and south strike near the apex of th 1 low hill which is covered by union no claim of the merger company the 01 ol 1 bath lease is also in active ope operation ratto 1 owned iby by wilson and gillan this leas 3 has been one of the most productive lease in manhattan and the working shaft I 1 i nearly feet in length on about a sut sixt degree incline the manhattan dexter several prospecting leases have bea granted lately on the estate of the deete company union nine claim this proper in in the past has been rated as one of tt richest claims in the district and from pre ent showings there is still plenty of ore oret be mined therein there are persistent rumors that ts big four property will soon be started stariea again either under the management of of orators already in manhattan or else by w company |