| Show THE RUSH TO MANHATTAN miner tonopah To nev the rush to manhattan has set in in earnest not only from tonopah To but from goldfield and other camps throughout the week there has been a constant stream of all kinds of vehicles to the new camp and the two stages and the automobile service are taxed to their utmost capacity it is one of those camps which all who have visited are agreed in saying will prove to be a wonder and eclipse goldfield real estate at the two towns of manhattan and central is booming lots on main street in manhattan are now held at figures ranging from 1300 to 2000 2006 and frame buildings for saloons stores and hotels are being erected as quickly as possible over fifty leases are now being operated in good ore on the mustang wild horse stray dog and union no 9 claims and more than thirty of these are in ore assaying from over up to and a ton tona shipments have been kept back by the heavy snow on the ground which has also prevented surface prospecting now that the snow is clearing off a renewed demand has sprung up for leases and shipments will also commence in a few days on the cole sinclair lease the shaft is down fifty feet and a whim is now being installed there is about thirty tons of shipping ore sacked on the dump and this is being added to daily at pete barts lease there is over forty tons of sacked ore on the dump and on other leases shipping ore is awaiting the arrival of sacks dr W D clair and george L patrick of the sylvania mining company this week purchased from the humphrey brothers two claims situated two miles west of the town of manhattan and are making preparations to open up the property there is an ex cellena surface showing on these claims and I 1 jj from the bottom of a aten ten foot hole ore was jj taken this week which assays essays 1300 ounces in silver with satisfactory gold values the importance of the camp and its great possibilities have attracted the atten JT 43 and tion of the officials of the tonopah goldfield railroad company who are al ready contemplating the construction of 11 branch line from millers siding the dis into the town of manhattan that point tanca nee fro from in would be about forty three miles over ayery a very easy country with a slight upgrade all the way such a line would enable the leasers leaders to ship ore to the sampler direct and obtain immediate returns the printing press for the manhattan mail to be published weekly left tonopah this week dr J L garner has secured a franchise for a telegraph and telephone 1 line and the construction of this from tonopah will be commenced at once the pacific coast states telephone company has sent a representative to the camp and will at once commence the construction of a telephone and telegraph line and since this company has a lease over the wes western tern union direct communication will be made mad e with all parts of america |
