Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-23
END or THE CHEAT rElAI

END OF the GREAT TRIAL.
The people of Eureka are to be con-
graduated that a decision has ut last
been reached in the great mining case
Of the Eureka Consolidated VS.. the
Richmond. We say this much with
out reference to the of its ter
mination. During a residence of seven
or eight years Ia Eureka we do not re-
member to have witnessed as duh a
season as the present has been, due
soIely to this litigation between our
two leading companies. For eight
months every branch of business. in
terest and industry has languished. IL
is no wonder then that people rejoice
that the battle is over; not that this or
that company won, but that the case
has finally been decided, thus admit
ting of a resumption of operations and
insuring new life and a revival of bust
ness in the community. A compro-
mise verdict was lot looked for. The
nature of the case was such that n
side had TO win aud the other lose.
Each company had a large following
of friends. IL necessarily results
that q great many people are
sadly disappointed. The same
would be true were the verdict re-
versed. Had the Richmond been the
viclor, the friends Of that company
would have jdbila,ed just as the parti-
sans of the Eureka Consolidated do
now. 1t is idle to say that N or the
other of the great companies has been
Of greater benefit to this community.
The question involved was of far
greater moment. Each has contributed
its full share to make this the second
town in the State. The fact is, that all
else is dependent upon the mining in
terests. and the late p%rotracted litiga-
ton furnishes a striking illustration of
what the average of towns in Nevada
would be without the mines. Wheth
er IN rich ore bodies Of Ruby Hill are
worked by the Eureka or Richmond,
matters bul little. The bullion yield
must be the same in either case, and
the cost of production, in which alone
our people are interested, can not diff
fer widely. But we are sanguine that
notwithstanding the loss of the Potts
chamber, the Richmond is still a great
mine. If, as has just been es ablishe1
by the highest and most distinguished
tribunal in America, save the SUI
preme Court itself, there is but
one ledge, and that one o..
mammoth proportions, passing
through Ruby Hill it, necessarily fol-
lows that the Richmond still possesses
u fair share of it, which may prove "f
fabulous value as depth is attained and
OK plorations are extended. Certainly
Ii the theory on which tine case was de-
cided be the correct one, and the ledge
does absolutely 60 down indefinitely.
as a mining proposition the Richmond
Is not badly worsted. Were we a
shareholder of the Richmond we
would rather have a well-deflned lode
Of unascertained depth than forty
Potts chambers. And herein is how
the district may be permanently bene-
fitted by the decision just rendered. A
Bench. composed of gentlemen whose
learning and integrity are above ques-
ton, has, by the sanction Of a judicial
opinion. based upon the testimony of
the leading biologists of the United
States, proclaimed to the mining and
speculative world that Eureka has a
true contact lode of vast dimensions.
Such a proclamation from such a
source must arrest the attention of cap
i~talists, inspire confidence in the
wealth and permanency Of our mines
and ultimately lead to the Inauguration
Of new mining enterprises in our midst.
A very full synopsis of the opinion
Of the Court will be found in our local
columns.