Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-28
The New Shaft

eiScwheie II not needed there after a
year or two.
The New Shaft
OF the Eureka Consolidated Company,
on the northeastern side of the hill, is
now down 56 feet. 1t is of large size
and is intended as a deep working
shaft. According to the dip of the
Champion and Sclkirk lode, as shown
in the Richmond works, it ought to be
reached ut something like 800 feet from
the surface. At a point 350 10 400 feet
east of north of the same place Il depth
of $50 fee. would cut i. more than 800
feet below the groupings, the slope Of
the hill being favorable for this. L sus-
rect if the company will look into the
matter closely it will find that the
northwcstcriy end of its Champion
ground connes nearer to the Mct:ee
shaft of the Richmond Company than
has generally been supposed.
Fire Wool
For the hosting works is brought in
mostly by pack trains. For packing
some two miles the charge is 81 per
cord for pine wood, the great weight OF
mahogany making it undesirable with
the packers, though greatly valued for
steaming purposes. Most of the tim
Der ranches within Il mile or two have
been pretty we'll stripped, yet for years
there will be no serious increase in The
price of fire wood, which at present
averages something Ike s. per cord.
The Registration
OF voters for the coming political bat
tie is being prepared for. There are
said to be three candidates for tie APP
pointment. ] hope the County Com
mi>>ioners will select the man they
think best adapted for the position.
Whoever he may be, there is little risk
of his becoming u millionaire from the
proceeds.
The School
Is running itself as usual. As Ruby
Hill is an Indian camp, there is no oc-
casion for any ollicc-holder paving at
tention to its educational affairs. \
good many of the children go to the
public school in Eureka W but their
parents do not wish ii EN- to go so far.
W hen election time come, round our
people will go solid for men who show
ON disposition to look after the in
terestS of their children. The single
rirke:y desk in the school house will
have fallen to pieces in Il week more,
and then the children will have to
write with their copy-bookS resting on
their knees. What IA grand thing it is
to he under a paternal local govern
ment!
There has been several eases of what
is termed 'mountain fever" here, but
it seems more lingering than the ON
plant of that name l have known in
the State for Il dozen years. 1t appears,
under M kind of treatment, to take
four or five weeks to run its course
and the patient thereby soon becomes
emaciated and very weak. | believe,
il proper remedies are used, there is
ne need whatever of this dangerous
and painful delay.
\ Remedy
For mountain fever has just come UNI
der my notice, which l deem much
worse than the disease itself. A strong
man in his prime is stricken down
with the malady and calls in a female
physician. She says, "the fever gath
crs round the stomach" and so she
gives him drugs that act as emeticS.
Every few hours the patient takes this
medicine, which sets him to vomiting
fer an hour or two, and there being
nothing on his stomach, after a little
bile is removed, he ga>ps, and per-
spires, and finally falls over As pale as
IA dead man. lie rests for some time
and then tortwo mortal hours more he
must retch and writhe 10 get this ter
rible fever brought up, rs if it Mere IA
frog or Il snake having material exist
elice.
This is nc imaginary case but n Cos
pei reality, where the life of Il visor-
GUS, useful man, with a family Deepen
dent on him, is now in dire peril
through thetreatment alluded to. Tan
it be that we are living in the latter
portion of the nineteenth century?
For my part, | should rather lie shot
at once than be compelled to run the
risk of rupturing Il blood vessel by
re'ching on an empty stomach for
hours together.
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