Show MANHATTAN GILBERT AND TENMILE TEN MILE CAMPS ARE YIELDING GOOD MINING NEWS by al H martin discoveries of high grade gold ore in the white caps big four and gold bullion mines have transformed manhattan fronia from a dormant campiato cam camp pinto into one of the booming fields of nevada within the brief span of a few weeks the white caps disco discovery discovers verv I 1 is hailed by mining engineers as one of the most important ever made in nevada as it demonstrates persistence of the manhattan vein system to depth and demolishes demolish esthe the ion long t cherished theory that the deposits were nvere of limited char character acte r and restricted to areas above the foot horizon at a depth of 1160 feet the white caps company has opened an ore body for an approximate width of thirty feet with no sign of the hanging wall comprehensive assays essays ran range rane e from 30 to 80 per ton tion with theo the ore re practically tree free milling and showing barely a trace of the arsenic and antimony which caused such milling trouble in the upper tipper work ings the discovery is unquestionably the greatest gold strike since the mohawk bonanza was uncovered at goldfield and is causing much excitement inthe in the big four property odthe of the manhattan mines company rich ore has been exposed in the joker tunnel N workings orl and other sections the gold bullion company has bal started a tunnel to cut at depth the rich vein recently I 1 cosed posed in the foot shaft the manhattan consoled Con consolidated solid sted is reported preparing to send its shaft deeper and many companies are being formed to acquire claims in new sections of the old field gilbert the new gold camp northwest of tonopah To is improving with the homestake Home stake property the center of ill 1 terest A J monnette captain john hassell and others other who garnered fortunes in goldfield are operating leases the homestake Home stake and shipping ore ranging from 30 to 80 the ver per ton to the west end mill tonopah To veins on homestake Home stake are reported improving with deeper work over thirty sets of leases are working on the various gilbert and prospecting across an area four by I 1 four and one half miles in dimensions los angeles capital pi plays a y the leading 6 role in development of the field but eastern san francisco and utah capital has recently become interested in several promising claims drifting is proceeding from the black mammoth tunnel and last hope shaft at an approximate depth of feet and deeper work is projected by several leasing companies pai lies the work so far fair accomplished has been generally general lv encouraging t b y and within sixt sixty y days some of the new developments develt should bear important results ten mile camp ten miles from winnemucca is staging inga a gold rush of its own at a depth of fifty feet the eckloff 10 ff 1 lease ease broke into a strong vein of which twelve inches is said to sample close to 2000 per ton scores of claims have changed b hands work has started at many points strongly financed companies are enter entering inythe the field and miners and prospectors are rushing in the new strike consists of a vein strongly defined in quartz while the earlier finds were largely narrow seams of superficial character litigation between the west end and tono tonopah p ah extension companies over the rich ore bodies in the west end extension and west tonopah properties has been deferred until next october by mutual stipulation the west end will continue development of the veins in the west end extension and the tonopah extension is permitted to mine and extract ore to a depth of 1200 feet in its panther tiger and new jersey claims the agreement is regarded by mining and legal experts as a possible wedge for a compromise and avoidance of costly court proceedings george 6 wingfield has denied the reported sale of his dolly varden mine british columbia to the belmont development company the belmont is vigorously prosecuting developments development s from its 1500 foot level and recently secured an extension of its lease anthe on the north star mine the company is developing the north star mizpah extension jim butler and other properties through its main shaft which is being repaired below the 1000 foot level |