Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-17
THE SITUATION.
A Resume Of the Mining Prospect.


1t Is q general remark among strang.
ers visiting Eureka that our town pre.
sents more signs of life and activity
than any other town in the State. We
complain OF dull times, but do not re.
alize the general stagnation that has
o~vertaken the mining and business in
dustry on this Coast. The an,icipa.
ton of a booming summers business,
based OH the developments in the two
principal mines in the district, was
Knocked in the head by the pending
litigation between the two companies,
and in contemplation of this misfor-
tune we are apt to lose sight of the
many new mines hat have come to
the front as bullion producers. Among
the principal of these is the Hamburg,
which looks as we'll to. day, and has
as much ore in sight, excluding one
Or two mines on Ruby Hill, as any
mine in Eastern Nevada. The COM
pletion of the new hosting works
enables the Company to work their
drifts and levels economically and
systematically, and while the great
body of ore III sight can be easily ex.
tracted and hOisted to she surface.
prospecting will be carried on vigor.
ously. II Is the intention OF the Com
pany 10 sink the main shaft a further
depth OF 100 feet, on the completion Of
which a new level and connections
xa.t 4, al har <rf " a.. - -
be made. The main shaft, over which
the hosting works have been erected,
occupies a central position OH the loca.
ton. About 100 feet south of this
point Is the Pacific shaft. sunk in high
depth Of $50 feet. Still south of this
again about $50 feet, is the South shat
reaching l25 fee in depth. In this
shaft the same body Of ore encounter
ed in the Pacific and Main shafts
has been found, and The ore
carries as large a percentage OF
lead. and Is as rich in precious
metals a. the main body. To the
northward, some 400 or 500 feet from
the main shaft, another one has been
sunk. This has reached a depth OF
over 400 feet, and there Is every in,iica.
tor Of the continuance of the ore body
in that direction. 1t will be noticed
that for 4 space of 900 feet, and to a
depth OF 400 feet, this immense ore
body has been met with; and in sink
ing shafts and WINES, and driving
prospect drifts and cross-cuts, over
1000 tons of high-grade ore have been
extracted. That is a pretty good show.
ing for a mine that has not attempted
to do any stopping up to the present
time. The company employ about 100
men, and are daily increasing their
force. The tirst-class condition of the
mine in all its workings is largely due
10 the intelligent management of the
Superintendent, j.. C.. Powell, ABLY
seconded by the foreman, d. w. Me-
Kenzie, who. by the way, is one of the
best miners in the State.
The Connolly nina has recently
passed into the hands Of an English
company, and we are assured that a
large amount Of capital will be used in
its development.
The Hoosac to the front with
the indomi,ai,le Billy Wermuth at the
head of its affairs, backed by a com.
pany of New York capitalists.
Mr.. Sturgis. the representative of a
Chicago company, has settled all out
standing claims against The Mafamoras.
and will put a force of men to work on
the property.
Among the "old reliabies," we can
ma me the X X, producing It's quota of
ore with the regularity Of clock work,
the fumes Of its furnaces never
ceasing. The Eureka Consolidated,
with a new bonanza on the
fifth level, rivaling the deposits
in the disputed ground; the Richmond
with fresh. ~discOverleS OF high grade
ore in The western portion of the mine,
its reduction WORKS n refinery i'm
perfect order for another years run;
the Adams Hill, going along in a quiet
sort of u way, but adding its quota of
precious meals TO the grand total, and
dozens OF outlying mines that promise
the lest results in the near future.
Add to this Prospect mountain, eem-
ing with small companies of miners
extracting ore from the thousand de-
posils IN that section, and we have an
aggregation of paying properties ex
ceiling anything on The outside
of the C~otDstock. There are n num-
her Of unemployed men in the town,
bnt they are miners who have
found their way from outside districts,
attracted by the good reports from
this place. We heard u prominent
mining superintendent estimate the
number of men al work in the differ
ent mines in Eureka District and he |
placed the aggregate at 1000. His
calculations were based on actual
knowledge and no doubt are correct.
1t will thus he seen that although duh
times have affected us To some extent,
there is a very prosperous future
in store for Eureka, and the chances
are that we will escape any general
stagnation.