Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-10

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rock laid bare by rushing waters, was
to the early days oflife in the California
mines, so is the chlorider of Eastern
Nevada to this section, with this pos
sible difference, that the gold was
easier to find and required less labor
in the seeking than the bright silver
concealed and distributed through
veins of ore. But there is the same in.
dependence of calling, a throwing off
of the yoke of daily wage, an element
of glorious uncertainty that knows not
it's ultimate reward, but is ever cheered
by seductive hope and a chance to do
| better than the servile crowd who pre-
fer foul dollars per diem and a surety
Of IA pay day monthly. The chlorider
is not at his best in Eureka, as the
character OF our ores do not promise
great gains without steady and we'll
directed development, and it takes
capital as well al labor to prosecute
! work to any extent. Still, Prospect
mountain furnishes a limited field for
The independent miner, and number
less locations are worked, and the ac-
emulation of ore sold to the different
smelling furnaces by companies of
three or four sturdy fellows who rely
on their superior knowledge and ca
pacity for selecting and developing
these small properties, and the conse-
quent larger returns for their labor.
| There Is one district in the county
| where the chloriders exist pure ct sem
pie. We refer to Mineral Hill. The
deposits in that district are in a lime
stone formation and occur in nests or
small cavities il the rock. Outside of
the first discovery, which was the
largest ever found on the hill, and
which paid enormously for a time,
there has never been any large depos-
its met with, although the hill
is permeated and honey-combed
with small streaks and cavities,
containing, when found, masses
of decomposed ores and chlorides
that assay away up in the hundreds.
Here is the chloriders' paradise.
Whether be holds ground of his own,
or on the other hand, as is the custom
to a large extent, leases it for the con-
sideratioD of a percentage of the net
returns to the owners thereof, the proc
ess is the same. All that is necessary
is the presence of a thin clay seam or
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these hardy miners in their
labors, for they know that by following
it through the rock that il will eventu-
ally widen out into a cave that Is sure
to contain more or less GRE, aud nine
cases out of ten the ore is of so high a
grade that even a ton OF it will repay
for the labor expended. IL does not
take much ore at from a thousand to
two thousand dollars a ton to pay wa
ges to a couple of men for a years
work, and II, "a is sometimes the case, |
there are eight or ten tons in the de-
post, small fortunes are realized. The
excitement and uncertainty OF this
5ranch OF mining Is very seductive,
but 1t Is a fact that IN every insta nee |
where 1t has been followed persever-
ingly the reward has been greater than
could have been realized in any field
that unaided muscle could have en-
tered. Their are some seveEty-hve
men engaged in the work at the Hill,
and we venture TO say hat a more re-
spectacle or intelligent set of miners
cannot be found in any part of the
world. Perched upon a mountain
overlooking a vast scope of country.
isolated from the world as it were,
there is but n connecting link of civ
ilization in sight, and that is the track
OF the Narrow Gauge Railroad. Twice
a day the faint echoes of the locomo-
tive whistle can be heard and the
train deserted in the valley. Wis.,
ions OF letters from friends, OIL
papers with news from the busy
world are brought to mind, and
then the little village relapses into
its usual ~avocations. The pick and
drill are heard OF every side, and work
goes on without interruption until the
setting sun warns the miner that the
days labor must close. supper over,
visits are exchanged, or there is a gen
eral gathering at the store or saloon,
and where follows a comparison OF
notes as to prospective results. The
seam in Jim's claim is widening out, |
or the deposit in the Bonanza is likely
to contain more chloride than was at
first anticipated. There are rumors
that the English company will start
up during the season, or of some
change in the status of its affairs. The
news in the last SENTINEL, political
and home, is argued in all its bearings,
and the evening passes quickly away
until the miners disperse to their
cabins at an early hour, and the little
camp becomes very quiet, for hard
labor requires rest to enable the miner
to renew the morrow's work. One
day resembles its fellow, broken in on
from time to time by a social dance or
merry party. Once a year he mills
start up and crush the accumula-
tons Of ore and the camp is flush. Old
scores are paid, merchandise bills set
tied, and, if the parties have been
lucky, a trip to the Bay or the Eastern
States is projected, bnt at the expira-
ton of a couple of months everything
settles into the usual groove and work
goes on for another year. We doubt
the existence of a happier, more con-
tented or prosperous community
on the Pacific slope, as the n found
on the mountain side and known as
Mineral Hill.
Freight.
There is a prospect of our losing the
handling and forwarding of the Ward
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