Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-09
MANY MINERS ALREADY DIS
CHARGED.
AN EARNEST HOPE THAT IT WILL
SOON BE SETTLED.

~ was oto SOStCi q ohphP
dismal, dreary sort of a day; and the
dark clouds that skirted the horizon
and lowered over the surrounding
mountain tops appeared strangely to
accord with the gloom that pervades
the town, clouding for a time the
bright prospects of the future prosper
ity of our camp. The merchant and
mechanic, the miner and artisan all
seemed to realize that just as we were
preparing to go up like a brilliant
flaming rocket, attracting the eyes of
every one with our bonanzas and
glowing prospects, our course had
been changed, and we We're coming
down again like thu charred stick that
safely guided the rocket through the
air until the propelling force became
exhausted and was hurled back to the
earth. The removal of the mining
suits to the United States Circuit Court
at Carson, and the length of time be-
fore a final decision will be arrived at,
forms the staple of conversation
about town, and there is very little
doubt expressed as to its disastrous
effect to business during the ensuing
season.
The fear hat we expressed yester-
day as to the suspension of work at
the Two mines, the Richmond and
Eureka Consolidated, is partially con-
tirmed, both having discharged large
number OF men, leaving but a few en-
ployed in either mine. The Richmond
Company will take advantage of the
time intervening before the ulti-
male disposition of the suits,
to renovate and repair its works
and furnaces, matter rem
dered necessary by the unusually
long run of the latter, and, as a con
sequence, all work will be suspended
at the mine with the exception of a
small force employed in prospecting.
The information that we gather rela-
tive to the future movements of the
Consolidated is confined entirely to
street rumors, but the general impress
sion seems to be that the furnaces will
shut down until after the hearing of
the order to show cause, and possibly
until the final disposition of the lltiga-
ton now pending.
THERE ARE LARGE RESERVES
OF ore in the mine, outside of the
ground in dispute, but we understand
that the temporary injunction granted
by Judge Cole covers the ninth and
tenth levels, both of which are within
the lines granted to the company by
United States patent, and not a por-
ton of the ground touched by the
present litigation. Such being the
ease, the order prevents the extracting
Of ore, or any further developments in
that part of the mine. 1t is very un-
fortunate that such should be the case,
as one OF the fnest ore bodies ever
found on Ruby Hill was partially I'M
covered, and its extent and value gave
great encouragement to the StOckhOld-
erS in the mine and the citizens of Eu-
reka, for its extraction would have
been the herald of a busy seasons
work, and all would have been bene-
fitted by it. There are also large bodies
of ore on the sixth and eighth levels,
but we can form no estimate as to their
size and prOductivenesS except what
IAN be cleaned from official letters.
We can only hope that the superin-
tendent will find it in sufficient guam
titles to enable him to keep the works
in operations; although, of course, that
is "a matter of judgment on his part,
and something hardly within u
province to suggest; and
THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS
To be considered, and to develope a
mine intelligently and to the best adj
vantage one must have fnll control
and not be hampered by legal difficult
ties. OF one thing we feel assured,
that Mr.. Donnelly's %sympathies are
with the working men, and 1t will be
no fault of his if it becomes necessary
to suspend operations entirely.
1t is the province of the SENTINEL
to discuss the situation understand
ingly, and we do not shut our eyes to
the fact that there is an era OF dull
times upon us. The suspension OF
work in the two leading mines of the
district can but have that effect, and
we but echo the prevalent opinion OF
everybody that We have heard discuss
the subject. However. u business
men and miners need lot despair, for
it will only be temporary. and the liti-
cation does not affect the future work
ing of either mine. The piece of
ground in dispute is very rich and val
liable, and will prove a bonanza to
either company, but there is
PLENTY OF ORE
In both mines outside of this particu-
lar body, and both are permanent and
reliable mining properties. Again,
we think that one great result of the
present suit-and that result is of the
greatest importance in this district
will be the fact demonstrated that one
of the great lodes of the world exists
on Ruby Hill. and that as far as de-
yeloped it rivals the ComStock in size,
characteristics of a tru vein, and value
of the ore bodies found within its
walls. We regard the testimony of
the experts in the late trial as the most
important state of facts ever elected in
regard to this district, having a most
important bearing on our future, and
the publicity that will be given 10 this
part of the trial will call the attention
of mining operators to the vast re-
sources of the Base Range, and
surn their attention to the unques-
toned merits OF u district. In the
p,aantima wa must endure AS best we