Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-28

Iuy anu ho!Sting smart OF the future.
1t will pay best to continue at present
with three furnaces, these giving a
larger prOpOrtiOnate profit; $50 tons a
day is enough to take out of the mine
to give time for proper timbering aud
due assortment Of ore. ! have satis-
fled myself by close observations Of
the smelling processes at the dit,ar.n,
furnaces at Eureka, that smeltinv NJ a
high temperature (which is absolutely
necessary to smelt rapidly is yery
wastefll.
September 29.-The Richmond fnr.
naces show a profit of 2lS per ton.
Mct'ee Shows smelling expenses re-
duced during August to Sl3, and total
running expenses to sci. and now we
have three furnaces in blast the result
VIII be still better, and the profits
larger than ever. Yoa must not SIM.
nose, however, thGt ne addition of a
fourth furnace would give improved
results i'll the ratio. II, furnaces
give full occupation TO a certain staff.
four would require n dispropor,ionate
increase of men, some of whom would
not be fully employed, while the mine
i'll IFS present state of DEVELOPMENT
would he strained and worked to dis
advantage to supply the ore. If the
developments continue till We can see
six or seven years ore ahead, then the
question of additional furnaces NAV
we'll be entertained. Collecting data as
to the site; will inquire at New York.
October 16.-l propose the erection
OF a calciner or reverber atOry furnace
for preparing our lead, necessary in
consequence Of large deductions for
drOss at Now York, amounting to II per
cent, OccasiOning Il loss of from $40 to
$40 per ton. Accounts from the super
lntendent continue very satisfactory
regarding II development of the
mine, and the weekly returns will have
Sufhced to show you that the furnaces
are doing we'll, and profits will be
larger than heretofore, inasmuch as no
outside smelling has been done of late.
l hear that we have declared another
dividend, which will be very accepta-
bic TO many. and trust there will be Il
good Christmas box far them again
when the scasot comes round. There
Is II thing. however. | would beg
you TO keep III mind, and that is that it
will no do TO be without a considera-
BILE reserve fund or capital in hand for
the purchase of any good mine that
may be III the market unexpectedly. l
say nothing of capital for the refining
works, which l take for granted will
be forthcoming il wanted.
October 29.-Mr. Corrigan has sue
ceeded i'll negotiating Il contract for
charcoal at 30 cents per bushel, and
when YOU recollect that l cent per
buShel on 100000 bushels per month
amounts to SAY $4,000 per annum YOU
will see that he has rendered a signal
service to the company. A favorable
contract has also been made with Mr..
tlarob for hauling ore at 81 per ton in
summer, and S214 in Winter. I have
already cabled You that the mine is de.
veloping magniticently, and l have re-
ally been astoni>hcd at the amoun of
work done during my absence. l have
been lately occupied in getting a calcin-
ing furnace erected, and hope to see it
started before l leave for England. Mr..
King will probably be here within the
period OF my stay, and l will examine
the mine again.
Adt i;ional facts will receive atten-
ton at the earliest opportunity.
\ MAN KILLED AT CHERRY CREEK.
We find the annexed item in yester-
days White Pine News. Donovan,
who dill the shooting, formerly lived
in Eur'rh. Says the Meas. she
ball svo,n> IL have opened at y. il
Cher. aee' III :~sl earne,. s,r.-
pat 49,. ~ = q late hour"a it4G3t.
by IL -... Patterson. contains; tiae III
telllc: IA: iI,at y man named .Ai..N.-
lialns WIS SHOT aud killed by Jullrulv
DonnoNan. 1t will be remembered
that tie utter was pardOned out of
State Prison some time ago, where he
was serving 4 term of years for man.
slaughter. Not being in possession of
the facts surrounding the killing, we
tai only give the news as we heard it,"
4 EUREKAN IN AUSTIN. The
ReretIie of Friday has this item: -.
ID. Sullivan, Sheriff of Eureka county,
arrived on Wednesday evening by
private conveyance, having in charge
a number of witness in the Sampson
case, for whom attachments had been
issued. Mr.. sullivan represents mat
tiers on the Base Range" as flourish
ing, and informs us that the opera
house at McGeary is rapidly approach
ing completion; and that Captain FO-
ley has ordered Il powerful telescope
from Europe Win when 10 look at the
mineral deposits of that wOrld-tamed
and highly metallifarous section"
Coon THMrA.>fS' &aCi ,L.-'Thc first
social of the Good IcmplarS takes
place II Eureka Il IL. New Years I've.
The idea is to dance ,le old Year out
and the new yea: III. The members of
the Vaudeville Troupe have kindly con-
scntej to aid in the entertainments; so
in addition to the dancing there will
also be singing, recitations, etc. The
occasion promises to be one of rare
enjoyment, and the party will doubt
lesss be nuinerOusly attended. Weac-
knowledge the receipt of complimenta-
ry tickets.
ACCIDENT TO A FAvoRIrE HORsE.-
Sweeney's very fast PAGER, while under
the saddle on Ruby Hill the other day,
met with an accident by which one of
his legs were broken. The horse was
u great favOrite, and his numerous
friends will regret to learn of his mis-