Emery County Progress | 1906-01-13 | Page 5 | Manhattan the New Nevada El Dorado

amm THE m wild rush is now on for the latest onal gold discovery in great wealth producing state goldfield nevy for the fourth time within five years a great mining excitement has come to southern ne vada A phenomenal rush to man hattan an entirely new camp has set in this camp is about forty miles north and a little east of tonopah in nye county there are two wagon roads leading to it one is known as the bye patch road which Is forty six miles long and fair traveling for light loads the other is known as the san antonio road and is ten miles longer but better suited for heavy loads both roads just now present a remark able picture tor scenes are being en acted which seem possible nowhere else but in nevada the miners and prospectors of the and sier nevadas are on a rush to a new and wonderful gold discovery it will surprise many to learn that manhattan was discovered last april soon thereafter it commenced to at tract on but it has only been within the last month that many min ers headed that way then the ex cit ement commenced to grow until suddenly with n the last week the rush began tonopah being the near est settlement the effect first when all the idle camp followers there started then goldfield caught the fever and now the whole south ern part of the state has risen and the roads leading in the direction of manhattan are burdened with all the miscellaneous paraphernalia of tron tier mining life A low estimate places the exodus to the new fields from goldfield alone at 2 persons two hundred dollars a day has been bid for automobiles by those anxious to reach the camp in a h rry hundreds of teams line the two roads to the latest camp the life at the new camp is astren bous there is no law or order lots have jumped in price from 25 to 3 meats are very high A bath in a round tin t ib sold the other day for 3 saloons are making hundreds of dollars a day and at night space Is sold on the floors for sleeping pur poses