Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-19
AN OUTSIDERS OPINION OF
EUREKA.
COmstOck of the Great East-A
Giance aG the Prominent Fea-
lures of ihe Town.

lures of the Town.
We extract the following from atwo.
column article on Eureka and its re.
sources, from the pen of E. A. Little
field. of the Elko Post, and published
in that spicy paper:
western Nevada boasts of its Com
stock lode, and much Of the good
reputation which this State possesses
abroad is justly attributable to the
mineral wealth which underlies Vir.
GINA City, or has been wrung from
the depths and set adrift IN the chan
nels Of commerce. 1t yet remains to
be proven whether as rich and exten.
sive deposits of the precious ores exist
in any other locality in the world; but
the indications are that the famed
Comstock will soon have its acknowl.
edged equal in Eureka district, in the
''Great East" of Nevada.
1t will hardly be expected OF us to
venture upon All elaborate and detailed
description of Eureka and its sur
roundings, or even hint at the many
interesting objects that are % be seen
and wondered at. 1t IA II first visit.
and the n day at our command was
barely sufficient to transact the bust
ness which took us there-a fact which
we regret, more especially as we met
many old : time friends and &C.
quaintances and made some new ones,
all of whom exerted themselves in
making the stranger welcome. TO one
tNhhSa Info il tt.nGflu Snnrlf in O nYtfEf
place like Elko, Eureka pres -nts all
animated appearance, not unlike VIr-
GINA City, to which it stands next in
Nevada IN point of size and importance.
The furnaces of the two principal min
ing com panies. the Eureka C~onsolidat.
ed and Richmond, are situated at each
end of the town. The mines of these
companies adjoln each other and are
distant about three mile, from the
furnaces. The ore is brought from
Ruby Hill by rail, and ore rains are
kept busy running day and night.
Other mines IN the district are being
worked with encouraging prospects.
and with an equal chance OF
ing just a. large and rich bodies of
ore as have been developed in the
Eureka Consolidated and Richmond.
The ores are carbOnates and argentif-
erous galena, the latter carrying a
large percentage of silver and consid-
cradle gold. The Richmond Company
has a refinery connected with their
furnace, and produce fine silver as
well as pure lead. The Consolidated
ships only the crui e Lullion. On
III future occasion we shall again
take in" the Base Range" after
which a thorough description of the
mines and reduction works will be in
order.
The population of Eureka is largely
made up of old Nevadans-men who
have done business in other camps
and one is sure to meet friends and
acquaintance at every turn. They all
echo the stereoty ped cry of 'dull
times" but that is no criterion by
which to judge of the prosperity OF
the place, for one can near that where
ever he oes no matter now rich the
mines may he. the cry has become
chronic on this coast. With our su-
perticial knowledge of the of
the district, we should say that no town
in the State gives greater promise of
permanency thar Eureka. This is the
view taken by all rejecting men. and
their opinions only are worthy OF con-
sideration."