Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-28
ECHOES FROM THE MINES.
Continued Improvement of the
Eureka Consolidated.
THE LATESToFFICIAL LETTERS
EASTERN NEVADA BULLION
YIELD.

During a season of unusual depression OF
stock values, and tho gloomy outlook that
character lied the market ut the time Of our
last review. it lisa relief to turn to our own
district and note the contrast. Not but that
We have felt the pressure, for Eureh ans are
human, and speculate in tho rise and fall OF
Ophir and the bonanzas. as well as outside
barbarians; but there was consolation to
this class in the sharp reaction in those
stocks during tho woek. Of our own proper
tics, the enhanced value consequent on re-
cent developments have been we'll sustained,
and all reports, official and otherwise, tend
to show that they are worthy Of the abiding
faith OF the investors. There is no dolbt
that the strike in the Eureka Consolidated
is n very important one. not only in the size
o, the orc body. but also Of the unusually
high grade and large percentage OF precious
metals carried. There are other important
Developments in mines in the Immediate
neighborhood, but We do not feel justified in
Attempting to describe them until our infor-
nation as to extent is more definite. Ruby
Hill, however, is not going to carry off all
the honors, rs tho Hamburg, Atlas, Connolly
and others, will contribute their share Of
bullion to tho gross production, and we pre-
dict that the coming summer will witness
hfict u b"N0S a. NbNA w NAa - - 'tS
Of men employed than any previous season..
Tho suspension of work at the Richmond is
only tenn orary. and the furnaces will re-
sumo on Monday, the 10Th inst Furnaces
and machinery will wear out and must be re-
| paired and rebewed. There has been an I'M
interrupted campaign of eight months at the
works, and it is tho intention OF the company
to shut down on the first of March Tor q Pc
riod Of sixty days, during which time many
Improvements will be added. the furnaces re-
paired and another one added to the present
nun Der.
The storm has temporarily checked the
delivery Of charcoal, the roads having been
in sucl. bad order that hauling was impossi-
bic. The narrow-gauge has managed to keep
its road in running order, and has brought in
three carloads daily. all Of which has gone
to the Eureka Consolidated.
The supply of small lots Of ore from Pros
poet Mountain and other localities, that,
while small in detail, aggregate quite a re-
spectacle amount, has been cut on by the
furious storm that closed the roads and coy
cred tho mountains with snow. THIS Is es-
s~entialiy a poor mans ain y, and If a skilled
miner docs not feel like limiting his abor to
a stated price, he has many opportunities 20
employ his practical knowledge TO his advan-
tago. To many men the elements of chance
and uncertainties Of mining luck have a charm
that over balances the sure but humdrum in
como from daily wages. 10 these restless
spirits tho field is boundloss. The hills and
mountains arc filled with ore. waiting the
miners PICK and shovel. and the furnaces
provide n ready market for all valuable ore
brou-ht TO them. Although all who engage
in this branch of mining do not draw n prize,
yet il is rare that well directed and Intelligent
work is not romanernted, and 10 NAVY cases
small fortunes bavo been the result. During
tho coming summer this branch of mining
will be especially active, and materially swell
tho gross bullion product of the district.
With tho above general reference TO our
mining district, We pass to the condition OF
Individual mines.
Richmond.
The supervision Of work Mt the fur PAGES has
nocessitated tho discharge OF a large force of
miners, but we understand that they will
only DO idle f.. q short time, probably until
the engine is repaired, whom active opera
tons will again commence. All parts Of the
mine arc looking well, and ore was extracted
to the amount OF three hundred tons daily up
to last Wednesday, when the ac,umulntions
at the dump forbid further hosting. Mana
ger Probort has been absent on a visit to san
Francisco, but will return in n few days.
| The following is the latest report of super
intendant Richard to the London Office:
"Richmond, 81 to 3; the usual weekly tele-
gram gives tho wock's run Mt $4,000. The
refinery this week has prod uced dOre bars to
the value Of $4,000. The manager this we k
rcports that but little has been done either
IN tho 800 or 700 drifts, the chief points of in-
terost being the junction Of the 600 DRIFT With
| the No. 2 Wine, and the fact that the end OF
the drift is still in ore, but that it had unex-
pectedly narrowed ts three feet wide; while
above, in tbs drift started IS feet above the
600-foot Lowell, and driven nearly 200 fect IN
ora horizontally, the breadth Of the mass has
now been ascertaincd to be 30 feet and the
ore of very good quality" The new ,aO-in.
boiler is fixed and at work. Tho weather is
| reported to DO fine, and the roads in good
condition. Tho approaching completion OF
| l. ,,.~ linz. 10 tt,a AIN q Pill FanI.r tina gfHfa
of tho ordinary roads of less moment In fu-
ture. The new hydrocycle furnace was for
warded from San Francisco some four weeks
since, and will be, doubtless, soon availab bic.
The success Of the alteration In the form OF
tho old stone furnaces on the principle sug-
gcsted by Mr.. Probeft, that OF an abrupt en-
largenont opposite the tuyeres, has sur
passed all expectations, the SAND furnaces,
which in old times seldom lasted over three
months, having now run seven, and being
still in good order.
Eureka Consolidated.
Tho development Of the ore body j~ustiies
tho glowing reports of the recent strike.
From tho sixth level to the tenth orc is
found, and the wines, cross-cuts and upraises
show that it is as fine a sodyof orc as was ever
met with in the mine. Better still, it is Of an
unusually high grade and fine smelling quail
ity. Tbe furnace has been working admira-
| bly, during tho week. tIusihhiy civ
Tor n reducing capacity of fifty tons per day,
it has averaged seventy: A feature Of tho
Consolidated furnaces is the small quantity OF
charcoal used TO reduce a ton OF orc; Weare
informed that less than twenty-five bushels is
the average, and smelters will agree with us
that il is a fine showing in this respect: Inc
furnace has produced over 900 bars OF crude
bullion for the seven days run. averaging lZo
pounds per bar, and q daily yield OF S1 tons.
By the courtesy Of Superintendent Donneiay'
IA. otyo m ranHArs the cOlteQtS OF the OlH-
ciai lettor forwarded yesterday:
EUREKA, January n.
Work has continued uninterruptedly at the
mine during the week. Trains on tho rail-
road are running regularly again and dump;
all cleaned up. The blockade last week re-
tarded work somewhat, but everything /;
going on all right now. =.
Tenth level-Cross-cut extended "a feet
during the week, and now in a total OF ~
feet. Struck hanging wall of vein and are
drifting along parallel with it. -
Ninth level-North cross-cut continued Y
feet; total length of same, 90 feet. Are put
IL; =, t;u,hars M yin1N and plNpinp engine