Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-15
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TEN PAHUTE HEARD FROM.


IT. EtAa
as Anybody.
TEN PAHUrE, Sept. 10, 1878.
EDIroR SENTINEL According to promise
1 will endeavor to tell You something of
this district and its future prospects, al
though time and space will not permit a
very extended description at this time. As
l approached TEN Pahute mountain from
the west, 1 was strongly impressed with its
similarity to the west side Of Prospect
mountain and. indeed, the formation is
very much the same as that Of Prospect
mountain. A heavy belt of quartzite runs
along the base of the mountain on the west
side, running south until the mountain
runs out into the valley and north at least
ten miles from the southern extremity.
Above or east Of the quartzite is limestone,
and then slate or lime shale. In the lime
stone is found the lodges containing the
mineral. Sometimes the mineral is found
near the quartzite and sometimes some
distance out in the limestone. The space
between the quarfZite and shale is from
three to eight hundred feet. The ore is
mostly free-miliing, although some base
metal is found in places on the range, but
not sufficient to cause much trouble in
milling. There is certainly a good deal Of
mineral in sight in this camp, for the
amount Of work done OF the mines. There
has been very little good practical mining
done here in the past, as men working
their mines without capital have been
obliged to gouge out their richest pockets
OF ore to sell and buy supplies with. But
| hope a better day is near at hand for this
camp. II water can be got near enough to
the mines for milling purposes, land there
is little doubt but it CAM the Wyandotte
Silver Mining Company Of Philadelphia
will probably build q mill this fall or next
spring, which will supply a want long felt
aud much needed. and be the means Of
showing to the outside world the real
merits OF this long-neglected district.
There is one good feature in the mines
of this district which l nave noticed
particularly-that in every case where
sinking has been done the quantity
OF ore has increased as depth has been at
tanned. The water question is IN of lat
presently great Importance to this camp.
We have to haul our water eight miles from
Tickaboo Springs, but there is no doubt
but plenty Of water can be had by sinking
a few feet at a point two or three miles be-
wv VIZ iiiucSs anu uSaiu1 within unity
miles Of this place; from Cottonwood creek
can be secured enough water to run several
small mills ard a good sized town. Be-
sides that, water can be brought in pipes
right up to the mines with an outlay Of
perhaps $50. 600, and certainly the pros
poets of the district will fully justify
double that outlay. Wood is abundant
for mining and milling purposes. The
climate is pleasant, and the chances are
that in a few months TEN Pahute will be-
come one of the ~liveliest mining camps of
Eastern Nevada. A want very seriously
felt, at present, in this place is a mail route
aud Postofice. We now have to send to
Hike, a distance Of 80 miles, for our mail
and only a weekly mail comes to Hike,
and, therefore, it takes a week to get a let
ter from Eureka to this place. But we
hope to be able to get o route through by
Tybo, and an Office at TEN Pahute, and
then we will be able to hear from the out
side barbarians in about three days. l
have made this letter longer than l in
tended TO. In my next l will tell you
something in detail Of the different mines
of the district, and other matters that may
be Of interest to the readers of your valu-
able paper. J. W. KILN.