Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-22


REvEILLE, New, Oct. IS, 1875.
EDITOR SENTINEL: Noticing in your
issue of October 9 an extract from a
letter by Centennial Stewart, taken
from the Enterprise, in which he
speaks of the management OF the ella
mine. at Reveille, in a most discour-
aging n and misstates the facts
to such an extent as to mislead the
public in regard to the developments
made at the time of his visit, I ask
that you will give publicity to the fol-
lowing in defense of its previous man.
agement, which will show that he
either must have taken offense at not
being allowed to examine the mine, or
else knows nothing of the subject he
is trying to treat.
When he states that the mine is To-
Gated In the ''heart of a great zone of
quartzite," he proves his ignorance of
the distinguishing feature, of quartz
and quartzite, as the ella is nothing
more than Il large quartz vein, carry
ing about 80 per cent silica, which ex-
BOt VI INV apttity VIII dJtcSL, tIldL
have visited and examined it. That
the ores are rich, worked satisfactorily
and that the mine has a great pros
pective value Is a truism he dare not
dispute, as it's bullion product has al
ready shown and will show again
when the mill starts on the first of
next month.
That the ores are shipped IL miles is
also true, but that IL stamps are en-
ployed i'm its reduction Is not true, as
we have but 10 stamps. He also states
an utter falsehood when he says that
three tunnels have been run into the
hill, the lowest of which cuts the vein
at a depth of SO feet, and only proves
the truth of the old adage, that drunk.
en- eyes see double. There il not now
nor ever has been three tunnels run
into the hill by tho ella Company or
its agents.
The ore when first found was i'm a
fiat deposit, lying on the top of and i'm
this great quartz vein, sometimes pen-
etrating it to the depth OF eight feet,
and again only found on the
line OF contact between the
quartz and porpbyry under
a bill of which (porphyry) the
quartz and ore seemed o run. 1t was
natural that its owners should follow
this body of ore, both for determining
its course aud extent rs well a. to eX
tract the ore, the ore and bullion
product being a more sure guarantee OF
the value of our mines than the flip.
pant pen pictures of such impractica-
bile, inexperienced and self-sufficient
men a. this Stewart seems to be.
At this point the ore body was from
twenty to thirty feet wide and has been
breasted out, yielding a very hand.
some return, proving, as the manage
ment wisely concluded, the course and
strike of the chimney.
The only thing that could he called a
tunnel was run in about this time to
strike the vein at the lowest point AT
which the vein could be hit with the
certainty of cutting the chimney and
furnish air to that portion of the mine
out OF which the ore, at that time, was
being taken, the depth from the apex
of the hill being Us feet.
This WAS The extent of the work
shown from an outside view at the
time MIR. Stewart was here, the only
only one, ! am happy To say, that he
had OF the property, Tor there u no tell
ing to what extent one may be misrep-
resented by such irresponsible leech-
as upon the mining public-unlcss you
dine and wine them in the, to them,
most satisfactory manner.
The company have a shaft down 40
feet. and are rapidly sinking another
hundred, when they expect to drift to
the chimney below all surface disturb
ance~; in the meantime work is going
on on the vein and ore coming out
equally as rich as that taken out last
Spring and during the Summer.
In conclusion, [ will say that it is a
disgrace to the State that no person
o scientific, practical and honest
could be found 10 accompany our gen
.tlemanly State Mineralogist on his tour
OF specimen gathering. 50"