Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-27
REVIEW.
PROMINENT MINES ON THE
BASE RANGE.
THE WEEKS D0IMoS ALONG Tnl
MINERAL BELT.
A "sensinel" Reporter Among she
Shafts, Drifts. Tunnels and
Wtnses, and the Results
OF HIS Observations.

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the Comstock were at one time con
temptously called, are beginning t.
take front rank among mining local.,
ties, and this is especially rue in re
gard to this portion of Eastern Nevada
A locality that sends forth a stream o.
bullion sggregating monthly over hal
a million dollars, and keeps up q
steady stream OF production at tina,
rate uninterruptedly. cannot be pished
and pshawed down by all the stock
sharps that ever c~ongregated on Cali
fornia street, and Its merits are too pat.
eut not to be recognized by the veries,
doubter that ever pretended to q
knowledge Of the of this "a
vored land. notwithstanding all the
drawbacks that has attended base
metal mining. and the depressions in
cidental to all mining communities,
we car point with some degree of pride
to the fact that Eureka District has
contributed $40, 600, 900 { the wealth OF
the world since its discovery, and this
amount has been taken out during the
last eight years. Another, and more
gratifying fact in connection with our
resources, Is that at the present time
our prospects are brighter than at any
former period in our history.
The Older mines are developing new
and larger bodies of ore in the dee per
workings, deposits that outrank In 'size
and magnitude the surface bonanzas
that made them famous, and new To-
! cations are being daily developed, Civ.
ing promise that they will equal the
older properties in yield and value.
ACTIVE OPERATIONS.
There is renewed activity all along
the line. Mining experts fit to and
| fro, between Eureka and San Fran.
cisco, examining properties and report
ing to their employers, and the owners
Of claims, confident of the merit of
their respective mines. ask prices
therefore, and readily obtain them at
figures that would have been looked
upon as enormous at an earlier date.
There has been no notable operations
during the week. The usual amount
! of ore has found its way to the fur
naces, aud the fumes pouring from the
tall chimney stacks are evidences of
continued prosperity. The amount Of
work being done at present, effects all
classes favorably, and every n enc
fits by the lively season that now OBJ
tzins We mad a computation last
week If the number Of miners and fur
mace men employed in the district, the
total reaching l.l00. Taking this as
the number, and averaging their wages
At four dollars per day, We find that
from this source, coin TO the lot of
SI32 900 Is monthly disbursed to this
class. the money finding its way into
general circulation and stimulating
every branch and artery of trade.
The present consumption Of charcoal
will amount TO an average of l0,400
bushels daily. or $4,000 bushels a
mouth. The companies pay for this
fuel an average OF $50 900 per month,
every dollar OF which Is a direct contri.
button to n home industry, and is re.
tanned within our borders. Taking
into consideration wood, timbers, and
mining supplies, the amount of cash
disbursed monthly, that finds its way
into home channels, will not fall short
of a quarter of a million dollars, which,
we submit, is a very respectable sum-,
and an evidence that We are on the top
wave Of prosperity. Turning from
this general view of the situation to the
particularizing of the more noted
mines, we mention the
EUREKA CONSOLIDATED
| As the most prom inent on the list.
The weekly official letter published In
the SENTINEL every Tuesday morning,
gives us the most reliable data from
which to draw our conclusions. Quot
ing the language OF the last one, in
| reference to the bonanza in process of
development on the tenth lsvel, ''that
| deposit is wonderful in extent and
magnitude. excelling anything ever
found within its depths since the out
crop was discovered in the Champion"
This vast body Of ore. its size as yet
only q matter Of conjecture, and its
immense proportions only TO be de-
termined by future exploitation, has
been uncovered sufficiently to insure a
superabundance of material to supply
the furnaces up to their full working
g apacity for q yea or more to come.
ASSAYS from different portions of the
ore body provo that il is Of higher
grade, carrying q higher percentage OF
to6us dLu yiCioihB "eVA P'oPcAsi
of precious metals han any ore hilh'
ero extracted from the mine. The up.
per levels are also looking well, and
the deposits at the fifth and sixth levels
show no diminution, Notwithstanding
the amount of rock that Is extracted
and sent to the sur face daily. At the
furnaces. everything is working very
smoothly, and nothing has occurred
to interrupt their continued operation.
A dividend OF IS per share was paid
out on the 20th instant. and quite
snug little sum was carried Q u
next months account.
RICHMOND MINE.
Operations at the Richmond MINE
have been carried on vigorously, ant
with the usual result, during the week
The ore body in the fifth level. wester
ly from the shaft, is yielding largely o
very rich ore, and as 1t is broken on
OK pands to large proportions, insurinl
supplies for the furnaces o in oper
alton for an indefinite length of time
We are informed that the drift run oil
the sixth level, to tap this same or,
| body at a further depth of 100 feet,