Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-28

necessary for that purpose. His gen.
eral appearance indicated to us that he
would make a better hen.roost robber
than a highwayman.
CHLoRIDING.-This mode of mining
is obtaining great popularity in this
district. Last winter when the Eber-
hardt and Aurora Company closed
down for the season, some seventy
men were thrown out Of employment,
aud not wishing to leave the district,
some of them concluded to commence
work in a few of the many mines "
ing idle on Treasure Hill. The follow.
ing shows how two of the chloriding
parties have been paid for their five
months work: Messrs. Dali Il Green,
who chlorided in the open cut of the
old EARL mine. have forty tons of ore
ready to be miIled, that will pay them
over 800 per ton. Messrs. Conover IL
Moore, also chloriders, have about fifty
tons out that will yield them over 500
per ton. We are informed that these
parties have made arrangements with
the EDerhardt and Aurora Company
to work their ores. These men will
not be hunting wages at four dollars
per day SC long as chloriding pans II
as well as it has done with them.
S. F. FISHER, a resident Of Phila-
delphia, ard a gentleman who is large
ly interested in mining in England,
California and Nevada, was this week
looking at his mines on Treasure Hill,
which he has never before seen, hav-
ing purchased his interests in the flush
times, when mining values were at
high figures. Mr.. Fisher is interested
in the following mines: The GLACIER,
Pogonip South, Hemlock, Idaho West,
and the Black, all of which have been
patented. He is well pleased with the
appearance of his property, and does
not think his investment a bad one.
He said the White Pine mines were
attracting marked attention in London
and Philadelphia.
BREECH- LOADING ORDNANCE. We
are pleased TO earn from the San Fran
cisco Mining and Scientific Iress that
our fellow-citizen, DIR. j. II. N. Owen.
has received a patent for his new and
great invention. The Press gives the
following short synopsis of the patent:
doctor Owens invention relates to
an improved arrangement or device tor
loading of all kinds, and il
consists Of a peculiar interior contig-
uration of the breech of the gun. to-
gether with a breecll key so shaped as
to enter the breech by a direct move
ment from the rear. and then, by II
quarter turn, close and lock the same
securely"
FROM TYBo.-Our fellow-citiZen J..
w. Brown returned from Tybo a few
days ago. and reports business OF all
kinds as being lively there. The fur
mace was making a very successful
run and a large number of teams were
employed in hauling ore. charcoal and
wood. He says the mines were re-
ported 20 him as looking better than
ever before, and the general aspect OF
the place seemed busy and prosperous.
ACCIDENT.-On Wednesday last Viii
liam II. Williams MAS working in the
Eberhardt Il Aurora Company'> in
cline shaft, o Treasure Hill, when a
piece of rock weighing about five
pounds fell from some of the upper
workings and struck him on the head,
knocking him senseless and making
two or three pretty bad cuts. He il
doing as well as could be expected un-
DER the circumstances.
RICH ORE.-Joe Gargus. an old pros
pectOr and miner in these digging, a
few days ago brought to town ON
very rich specimens OF ore from White
Pine Mountain. 1t was free milling
ore and would average not less than
$1,000 per ton, and he claims to have
lots of it in the mine.
THE TUNNEL.-Work at Major Hen
ry's tunnel is progressing rapidly and
very satisfactorily. They have been
making about five feet of tunnel per
day. This week an additional shift has
been put on, which will enable faster
progress to be made.
BULLIoN.-We are informed'that the
Eberhardt and Aurora Company have
40 bars of bullion locked mp in their
vault, awaiting the arrival of An assayer
from Salt Lake City TO test its fineness
before it can be shipped.