Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-21
ECHOES FROM THE MINES.
Official Reports Of superintendent
rs.1I for the Past Week.
A SEASON OF LIrIa ALTON.
THE EUREKA CONSOLIDATED
-Ye ORE BODY.


Ah''' ~ 'NfC f''h W tiibb Ib"N
during a portion of the week has re-
tarded outside mining operations and
shut off the supplies of custom ores at
the furnaces. The roads leading I o
Prospect Mountain are effectuallY
blocked with snow, and on the noun
tain Itself the depth in places is. three
feet and over. Wood and charcoal
hauling has ceased for the present, but
will be resumed as soon as the roads
are in fit condition to resume. Fortu-
nately the furnaces do not depend
upon the roads as in former years, the
railroad furnishing a sure means of re-
ceiving the necessary timbers and
coal. The reserves on hand at the
Richmond are sufIicie lent to guard
against any ordinary contingency, and
all the leading mines are in the same
category. One good effect of railw ay
communication has been the great
saving to the mines in the matt er OF
storing up supplies. The storing Of
$50. GOO or 0 10000 bushels of charcoal
for the winters use represented al
idle apital of 10000, on which amount
the interest was lost until the coal was
used. Not only this, but charcoal
piled away in bins rapidly deteriorates
in qualify, gathering moisture, and a
portion OF IL becomes ground up into
fine dust, thus losing a portion of its
smelling qualities. AS the case now
stands, the accumulation OF coal is no
longer a necessity, the railroad guar.
anteeing to deliver the quantity neces-
sary daily.
Tie Eureka stocks have been well
sustained. Consolidated has huctu-
ated considerably. it was quoted on
Monday at l713, jumped on Tuesday
to u, and fell again "Wednesday TO
| l75s, went to 20 on Thursday. touched
20A Friday and closed Saturday at -.
jackson opened at Az in Mondays
board, and closed Saturday at the
same figure.
We nave felt the general stock de-
preston A. acutely as our neighbors.
Almost everybody in Eureka, who
has any spare cash, speculates in
stocks, and considerable capital is
locked up in stock certificates. The
general iall of values was unlocked
Tor, and very little unloading has buen
done. Fortunately those dabbling are
able to hold their shares and wait Tor
better times. Still, the quicker that
mythical spring rise comes. the better
we will he satisfied. We make but
| brief reference To the district this week.
Prospecting is going on a. usual, n
the principal mines are turning out
the usual amount of ore. There are
eight furnaces running, and bullion
shipments are "A feature as usual.
The topic OF the week IN mining cir
cleS has been the opening of legal hos-
~tilities between the two big guns of the
dislrict-the Eureka Consolidated and
Richmond Mining Companies. The
claims lay adjoining each other on
Ruby Hill, and have both yielded i'm
mense quantities of rich ore. The
present difficulties are but the renewal
of an old ieud. In 1873 the Eureka
Company sued tho Richmond Com
pauy for a portion OF ground claimed
ami worked by the batter company.
A fierce and exciting trial ensued, end.
ing in a disagreement of the jury.
Pending a new trial a compromise was
effected, and the western boundaries of
the Margaret, AT Last, Champion and
Nugget claims OF the Eureka Company
were agreed upon as a compromise
line between the properties oi the two
companies extending downward 10 the
center of the earth.
The Richmond Company paid the
costs of the suit, and IN consideration
OF $S5, 900 paid by them 10 the CONSOLE
dated Company a portion OF the
ground in dispute-the Lookout
claim-was decided TO the Richmond.
Last Tuesday the Consolidated COM
menced IA suit against the Richmond
Company for tho recovery of S2,250,-
900, the alleged value of s. 900 tons ex-
tracied 10y defendant from PLAINTIFFS
ground lying southeast of the COM
promise line. Plaintiff also asks that
an Injunction may issue restraining
defendant from entering on or work
ing any part of the ground in dispute.
The merits of The case will be ven
tilated in the March term of the Dis
trict Court, and The magnitude OF the
interests involved will render the case
as famous as the Raymond anu Ely
suit at Phoebe in 1873.
Having briefly reviewed the situa-
|. ton, we give the following asst latest
) from our principal mines; s
Eureka Consolidated.
The furnace of the Eureka Consoii-
dated has run steadilyduring the week
and turned out about S75 bars of bull
|, lion, a~ggregating 81 tons. At the mine
work has been pushed on the9th level
The main drift has run through 90 feet
of high-grade ore. A cross-cut Is IL
60 feet and is still in ore; sinking Y
feet on the same body, and the bottom
: of the winze finds 10 indication OF tn
, vein giving out. The, ground in the
eighth level is very favorable, bu'
work has been temporarily suspended
The ore extracted from the sixth leVe
= IL of a very high grade, and every
thing goes to show that there is "A larg'
: body at that point. The s~uperintend
cuts official letter, forwarded yester
day, says:
JANUARY, 20, 1877.
Since last weekly report the l0tl
+ level cross cuts have been continued
L 80 feet, now in a distance of 1T5 feet
il, This level shows some improvement
, the red matter previously mentioned
is changing into spots Of ore with ia