Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-16
kTEAl.INGS.

Yesterday, says the Phoebe Record
of the 18th, we lad the pleasure OF
meeting Judge Reilly. who il associ
ated with MIR. JnO. O'Dougherty in the
salt marsh situated in Snake valley.
The Judge is well informed as to mat
tiers at Cherry Creek and Egan Canon.
AT the former place the only work in
is a tunnel that is being open
ed by the Gilligan Company. At
cherry Creek the prospects are quil e
favorable. One of the mines, the star,
bids fair to become bullion producing
to no insignificant amount. We are
glad to hear of these favorable indi
cations i'm these and other outside dis
tricts. They tend to prove what we
have all along asserted, that though
Eastern Nevada may now he under
rated and neglected, it's vast stores of
metallic wealth will ere a great while,
command the recognition and working
capital they so well deserve.
On the night of November %. 1874,
Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S treasure box was
stolen from the stage, between Winnie.
mucca and Camp McDermit. No clue
was Obtained to the robbers, neither
was it known at what particular sta
tlDIl OF DDlflt OH tut IOnu tbC WA was
stolen. It. contained at the time of the
robbery sos in greenbacks, some let
ters and papers. Last week, says the
NiiveT State, the hox was found about
a mile from Willow Creek Station by
the stage compary's hostler at that
point, While hunting his horses. The
box was opened by cutting or drawing
the staples to which the lock WAS at
k~-l rni,o @~,claaHS and laffarS
were missing, but some way-bills and
other valueless papers which 1T con-
tained at the time of the robbery were
in 1t when found. The box was brought
here yesterday, and sent to San Fran
cisco.
1t appears, saws the Virginia City
Enterprise of the 18th instant, that
James q. Fair, Superintendent OF the
bonanza mines. instead of being in San
Francisco, as all our people supposed,
is in Washington 81 v. News arrived
here Yesterday that he has contracted
to furnish the Government all the
silver bullion produce by the Con-
s0lidated Virginia aud California mines
for one year. This. with the large
amount of small silver coins lately
struck off At the Carson Mint. looks as
though a partial return o specie pay
ment were contemplated.
The receipts Of the Hale & Norcross
Company Tor the year announced to
1885,, sos 81, the Disbursements TO 1856
$50 81. During the year 4.05l tons oi
ore have been extracted from the
mine, 4,447 tons have been reduced,
and there remains on hand in the ore
house 997 tons. valued by assay at S23 :
S4S. The Superintendent reports that
the old levels Of the mine may be con-
sidered as worked out. and that future
operations will be confined to the low
or levels.
j. N. Thacker showed the editor oi
the SiIrer State a piece of mica, about
four inches square, yesterday. from a
mine of that mineral in Idaho, oil
which he is part owner. The speci.
men IL almost as transparent as win
dow glass. He says the mine was dis
covered last fall q the Wieser river
in Idaho Territory, and that there Is
an inexhanstibie quantity of mica in 1t,
and that plates OF 1t a foot square have
been taken out.
Owing to the severity Of the weather,
travel to and from Austin is very
light at present. There are men Ia
Austin, says the Rcrefiic, so unreasOn.
able as to prefer sitting with their feel
cooked up on a hot stov to riding al
night and part Of the next day In
luxurious and well appointed mud
wagon.