Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-25
The Outlook.

We question whether at any time since
the discovery of the mines in this por-
ton of the Base Range the develop
ments were more important or greater
in extent or value. There Is scarcely a
mine on the great lode that does not
come to the front with reports of ore
bodies Of a size and proportion that
completely oyer,hadow previous work
ings, and the indications of hustle and
preparation to work these bonanzas are
heard Oh every hand. We have had our
dull season in with other min.
ing localities. but it has always been the
case in Eureka Mining district that
the winter months to Il certain extent,
suspended mining operations. Bad
roads, the non.deIivery of coal, diff
Guilty of hauling supplies to the mines,
and the fact that the season is not ia
vorable to smelling operations, have
generally effected a suspension of
work, or at least a curtailmeut of the
working force, and the consequent Ell
forced idieness of a portion of the
miners. The present Writer has MT
been characterized by this feature,
however. and there have been very
few unemployed Mel outside of that
peculiar class that is an ele nent of
every mining town-ihe Migrants and
tramps who are always looking for
work and in mortal terror tor fear that
they will find it. These men are usu-
ally found ensconced behind the sa-
loon stoves, bemoanlng their hard fate,
and the cruel fortune that has thrust
them on the wide world with no re.
source but honest labor, an emergency
that they contemplate with a shndder
and never resort to as long as begging
and sponging affords them a precari-
Gus living. The %stagnation that has
affected the Comstock lode and other
localities has found no parallel in Eau
reka. There has been no necessity TO
suggest soup-houses and other organ
lied charities, nor a daily appeal to an
army of unemployed men TO emigrate
to some o favored cline. Perhaps
the isolation of Eureka from the gen.
eral travelled routes has had much to
do with our immunity from this pre-
vailing desiitution, and at present We
do not think that there is a demand for
any more labor than we have ut our
tUL WE DclIttE ludb TIE COhiiiig
will witness an increased
force AZ work on the great vein, and an
era of unusual prosperity to all legiti
mate trade.
Commencing at the southern en- ! OF
the lode, we find the Hamburg mine
stepping To the front, with an ore BODY
prospected and opened ia the various
Slopes aud levels Of an extent rival.
ia. 40 Ll.,. ..snr fAY,b1 Ia. flA
No guesses as to its size or
valUe is necessary, as it is in plain
and the managers are busy pre-
plans for h erection of fur
AN works to reduce the mineral
and contribute Its quota to the bul
lion production of the district. Fur
Their on, the Atlas is in complete order.
New hosting works have been built
the winter in a more favorable
situation for the economical working
of the mine. and the lo,ies of N are
both permanent and valuable. As to
their extent we have no means OF ar
irving at a conclusion, hut the fact that
the company proposes doubling the ca
pacity of the reduction works by erect
ing two more furnaces, is sufficient
evidence of the prosperous future ot
the mine. Next in order on the lode
is the Jackson. and umo has been
very busy with reports of important
Developments in that mine. Any one
who will take the trouble to read Su
perintendent Shaw's testimony in the
late mining suit, will at once arrive AT
the conclusion that rumor was not At
fault, and that the Jackson will soo
make a stir in the mining world.
Northwest of the Jackson is The Is IL.
The production of ore from this mine
goes on steadily; there is a large guam
tity of ore on The dumps and M ces.
sation in It's extractiou, and the fur
mace is kept steadily employe ! smell
ing 1t. The Eureka Consolidated, next
in order, bears out lis reputation a. the
mine of Ruby Hill. From the upper
to tine lower levels ore is found, and
all former Developments sink into in
Significance compared to the rich vein
laid bare by the present Superinten
dent, MIR. Donnelly. When he took
possession of the mine il was little
more than a hole in the ground; tim.
bers had rotted and caves filled up the
old workings; a new shalt was a ne
cessity. These obstacles have all been
overcome, and we regard the Eureka
to-day AS II Of the best mining prop
critics IN the Base Range. This fact j.
the more gratifying as the citizens of
Eureka pin their faith in the future
prosperity of the town to the fortunes
OF the old Eureka Consolidated; the
rich ore in sight, and now being deliv-
cred to the furnaces, is a justification
of their hopes. We close this article
by a brief mention of the Richmond.
A glance at the busy sccne al the head
OF Main street, the volumes OF smoke
from the furnaces in operation, the
carloads Of rich ore daily delivered ut
the works, and the number of mon
that find employment, is better evil
dence of the stability Of the mine than
anything we can write about 1t. A
reference to the managers report, pub
Iished in Yesterdays SENTINEL, will
help our readers to gain An idea of l S
resources aud future. We make no
reference to the outside mines that fig
ure in the district, but that they are
numerous and valuable no II will
deny. We submit that the above is a
most favorable showing, and no argu-
ment Is necessary to prove hat Eu
reka has a splendid future in pros
pective.
BulI1Ou AhiupNCnt.