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Show ORE CERTAIN AT DEPTH IN MANHATTAN DISTRICT . . (Special to The Telegram. . MANHATTAN, Nev., July 1. The warm weather seems to have acted as a stimulus on mining operations In the Manhattan district, and development work is being .carried f orward with even more- vigor than ever, and some very good strikes have been the result That the ore in Manhattan goes to the deep is now an assured fact, as several workings . are nearing the 200-foot level,. with the ore of a much better grade than nearer the surface. - The double compartment shaft on the Manhattan Consolidated is down 125 feet, and with the aid of the large pump to handle the water, there will be no trouble In carrying the work to great depth. This property has' the distinction of having the first high-grade high-grade ore in camp, and now with development de-velopment work, large - quantities of the precious metal are being blocked out. ; - Trend of Ore Body. The trend of the ore body of the Manhattan Consolidated seems to go toward and through the property of the Manhattan Mother Lode Mining company, to the southeast, and that company is actively engaged in finding the ore chute by means of a tunnel. Good values have already been obtained, ob-tained, and it is no doubt an assured, fact that the big ore body will soon be opened up. Another proof that the ore body trends in this direction is the fact that the Consolidated Extension, Exten-sion, to the northwest of the Consolidated, Consoli-dated, already has the ore body in its tunnel, and IS now engaged in blocking out the valuable mineral, preparatory ta extensive operations. A mill will be erected on the Exten-sion Exten-sion property to handle the ore on the ground. High-Grade Milling Ore. The shaft 8 on the Union No. 9 claim of the Manhattan Dexter and th Little Lit-tle Gray are now down nearly 200 feet, and both have the same vein of high-grade high-grade milling ore. with occasional streaks, of high values. This tirh-grade tirh-grade ore is being sacked and shipped, while the balance is being laid to one side awaiting the erection of a mill, which is now an assured fact, contracts con-tracts already having been closed for a 25-stamp custom mill, which will be erected at Central, two miles we, of Manhattan. The site of this mill is very advantageous for the Manhattan-Nevada Gold - Mines company, which is driving a tunnel on the Georgey group at Central. Ore has been opened up at various places on this property, and the tunnel is being driven Into the hill to facilitate the handling of their ores. The leasers on the Pay "Ore claim of the Paymaster Mining company are sacking high-grade shipping ore, and are laying aside on the dumps large quantities of $40 milling ore. Some of the finest specimen ore In camp has been taken from the Sullivan lease on the Pay Ore claim. Sentinel Is Sensation. The Sentinel claim,' which, it is understood, un-derstood, will be thrown into the Manhattan Man-hattan Combination company, is still the sensation of the camp. Superintendent Superin-tendent Robinson states that he is surprised sur-prised at the width of the high-grade ore shoot, which seems to have no limit. Many sacks of shipping ore are being piled on the dumps dally, and will soon be shipped to the smelters at Salt Lake City. The shaft on the Mustang is down 175 feet, and several good veins of high-grade milling ore have been cut. It is the intention of the company to sink to a much greater depth and crosscut to the various veins and slope out the ore. A large force of men are at work on the Broncho Mining company's com-pany's property adjoining the Mustang, Mus-tang, and directly between that property prop-erty and the Manhattan Express, which is the scene of much activity. A large ledge which can . be traced through the Mustang, Broncho and Express has Just- been opened up on the Buyo claim of the Mustang company com-pany and very good values obtained. This Is an ehtlrely new vein, and much activity is being shown in its .rapid development. New Mill Nearly Ready. Word comes from the Buffalo Mining company at East Manhattan that a mill will soon be in operation at that point, which will be a decided addition ad-dition to properties working in that section of the district. With the Manhattan Man-hattan Mammoth In good ore at 240 feet In their tunnel, this comes as a godsend to operators In that section. Orders for heavy machinery have been placed by nearly all the companies at East Manhattan. |