Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-24

ing. This enterprise, from various
causes, proved a failure. The furnace
no longer exists.
In the summer of 1870, Buel and
Batemant, having purchased the Cham
pion and Buckeye series of mines,
built VIZ furnaces at the lower end OF
the town. These were subsequently,,
together with the mines, sold to the Eu-
reka Consolidated Mining Company.
That company subsequently built
three additional furnaces. The COM
pany has also constructed a narrow
gauge railroad from its reduction
works, a distance Of three miles.
About the same time the Jackson
Mining Company purchased Wilson's
furnace site and erected two furnaces
which were run on ere frow the Jack
son mine.
In the summer OF 1870, the furnace
Of tho Roslin Com any was built.
The furnace has rem aimed idle for
some years.
In The fall Of 1870, \ hos. J. Taylor
commenced the erection OF . furnace,
which he subsequently sold to the
Phenix Mining Company. By that
company it was sold to the Hoosac
Mining Company, BY which it is now
owned.
In September. 1870, J. J. Dunno &
20. purcnaseu y. r.. nacNovin .
.urnsco slto :. = ' ~ nu -.
!oWn. Mr. Mc!>osIn nau couiiueucou
erection OF IuLnAce wnicn WAS
comPieted Dy OgoGn' Dunne ~; "a
Wnlcn nrm tns oIu y. 1.s
Dunne q 70. was Snoi.ly moIkeu.
Inns furnace was run gu olcS run .no
nlcnI'2nu ,h'ho, aujonnn4 III ,on1
o. tne EareNa o"nsoiIuaseu. 1884,
tne IsIcn''0!u Lilly
company sliin,teul =. ,NuUm puI
cpaseu inc "orHs VI Osuen, D"nno :.
20. ma the fs'cninonu hlne. rour
furnaces nsVe n,hce oeen Auuou W
tnese wolks. hlcnu,ono Ioni,
PaHy nas .iso eIec'ou nsoIy, NH
lot nearly Two years nAs Deon IN sue
cesstul operation. separating Inc pre-
cious metals from the Dase Ouiiioh.
In 1917, neyneInain'
having previously purchased the Dun
derDerge ana other mines, Dul!t MS re-
duction Works, comprising TWO Iur-
naces, which have since been almost
constantly employed IN smelling ores
from the Dunderoerge ana Atlas
mines.
The same year the silver west MIN.
ing Company purchased q site
Immediately o the ackso iur-
mace, and built q furnace which has
since been run principally on ores
from the X. X mine.
There are now IN Eureka IL furnaces
whose daily capacity varies from ~ TO ~
tons. The Lemon 81. q Nj. 20. mas Also
erected q mill OF 10 stamps. ms Was
in operation Tor . rev months put
milling ores have not yet been ound
in sufficient quantity 10 render IT. re-
munerative, and it has long been IDLE.
1t is impossible 80 obtain correct sta-
tistics OF the charcoal manufacture OF
Eureka. Its production mas SO lar
kept pace with he requirements OF
smelling that there mas Deen no ma
teriIl change IN the price ior over o
years. Inc supply, however, IS nm,
ited, ana before ion a smeiters VIII
0 10 the liliuhlta1ie forests o. Tue
i.ocHy MOUNTAINS anu inc oierras ior
their coal.
Aiuii accoun. OF me various mines
OF eureka wonld require a voiume. A
partial account would pe unsausiac-
tory. liz tlay % orieily "lateo tnat the
area OF the ore-prooucing region Is e4-
tenued WIZ every year. rour wears
ago nearly All the ore III inc
uistrict was extrac.eu rom a Few nilhes
On fsupy hhi. Wniio their yieiu mas
increased new large Dooies {, ore
naVo osen 0pei1eu e~ise"nsre, anu sne
mines Q, rIospect NiouIit",i, MCCOY
NH ana DINER iocAiit'os oiu iair ere
lonR 10 Iivai III PIouuc.,son tno
ininos o. ftcoy Fiiii Itself. ALe eH-
peTts uiiier as 10 she chaiac.er VI ,no
iorn'st'on o. inc ore ooules III she uis
,r'c., out ING oest opihIon appeais W
uo III iAsor Vi 'ao eAisnos "uo