Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-08
THE CHARTER TUNNEL.
THE PRESENT Mxp FUTURE PROSPECTS,
MINES, FORMATION
ASSAYS, ETC.

IT'S MINES, FORMATION,
ASSAYS, ETC.
Prem Its 1ncfpieney - bate
Tgw bats eton . remote idea Of the ex-
tentof this gigantic enterprise F; its objects.
what mines II Will develop. etc. In 1870
Chas. Dehman. we'll known ell oyer this
section ~ . reliable gentleman and . good
judge Of mines, visited Prospect Mountain
on . prospecting tour. After . deal Of
tracing all over the surface, for . consid-
cradle distance, sinking Of shafts and max
ing assays. be finally determined 10 start
what is now known ~ the Charter TUhnel.
This was about the middle Of ~. and from
hat time 70 the present, work has been
going on in this valuable property. Up TO
the time Of incorporating, $40 feet had
been run in tho main tunnel, besides thou
sands Of dollars expended in sinking shafts
and running drifts on other portions Of
the Company's grounds.
The Company was organized under inc
laws Of the State Of Nevada, and Gee. n.
Sabin was elected President James Sias,
Treasurer ; z. ]. Butler, Secretary and
Gen. P. e. Conner, superintendent; Trus-
tees. Thos. J.. Read and Chas. Dehman, and
the officers above named. The capital stock
consisted Of 100, 900 shares Of the par value
OF 500 each, and Is, 900 shares were set
apart as a working capital, 5000 Of which
has already been disposed Of, and sales are
being made every day Of the residue. I'm
nediately after incorporating. in June, .
contract was let to enlarge the tunnel, lay
q track the full length Of the same and get
everything in excellent order for resuming
active operations At once. The next con-
tract is for 400 feet for which the Company
is paying 81 per foot. The
FIRST 500 FEET
Was run through barren ground, but AZ il
advanced into the mountain good indica-
tons were discovered on every side. The
surface formations we're passed through
and ledge matter could be seen in stratas
across the face. 1t il now in q total length
OF GOO feet, and several feeders are coming
in which show considerable silver. At the
time OF our visit a rich straits was struck
about four inches wide, and appears to be
getting wider rapidly, as the TUNE is ad-
vanced. This tunnel runs nearly south
east. There are $500 feet Of continuous
mining ground ahead Of this tunnel be-
longing to the company. and also q large
area OF patented claims on either side. be-
longing to other parties, which will be
prospected by crosscuts from the tunnel.
STATE PRIDE NO. 1.
A crosscut run south from tho present
face Of the tunnel would, in . very short
distance, tap the ledge in State Pride No.
and several other adjacent claims. This
claim has been prospected to q depth of 81
feet from the surface, and s. feet down q
ledge, varying from 20 inches to Tour feet
wide, was cut. Assays have been obtained
as high as 1891.
STATE PRIDE no. 2.
This is the next claim that will be
reached by the tunnel. A shaft was driven
down IS feet on the ledge. This ledge as
says very high, aud seems to run parallel
the ledge in No. 1.
ELEVEN LOCATIONS.
In the State Pride series there are eleven
different locations, covering 800 feet OF
Shafts were sunk on several, and
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regularly defined lodges. from one to four
feet in width, it was not deemed necessary
10 prospect them all, and the tunnel was
then started to develop them. These are
with cross lodges which run
obliquely across. The groupings very
much resemble those on Ruby Hill. only .
little darker, perhaps. They cannot be
blind lodges, for the groupings can
be traced ON different points on the sur
face. and on sinking o few feet almost any
where, ledge matter ia encountered.
A shaft was sunk down so feet, following
the ledge, which il 20 inches wide all the
way. Several other we'll defined lodges
crop out On the surface near to this one.
Assays Of $500 have been obtained. A tun-
mel was run in on one OF these lodges, trac-
ing it lengthwise over 40 feet. Assays Of
samples reached $500.
CLAIMS.
Between those above mentioned are sew
sral parallel claims on which some little
work has been done. The tunnel will tap
them all between 200 aud 800 feet below
the surface. These lodges and the tunnel
seem to be running in the same direction,
southeast.
YIRKYLY.
This shows . ~splendidly defined ledge
five feet wide, lying between two diff
ferent limestone formations. 1t appears to
be . true issure vein.
PEER.
Lying south Of the FREELY. and shows .
This claim contains only 800 feet, but has
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~AHDALusrA.
This fine prospect is situated between the
Charter Tunnel and the Peer. The ledge
il Is feet wide, and assays from 1t were
very satisfactory. A tunnel was run In 10
feet and two shafts sunk, one Is and the
other 80 feet. The groupings show up
PLuMMErs Nos 1, 2 N 8.
The tunnel Is in IS feet. and tho ledge Il
two feet wide ct this writing, with . we'll
defined surface cropping, which is evidently
becoming wider a. the work goes ahead.
No assays have been had, but the quartz
contains rich argentiferous galena. A con-
tract was recently let to extend this tunnel
100 feet more. at So per foot. A shaft was
sunk down 80 feet at another point en- this
claim.
PREMIUM.
Some very fine ore has been extracted
from this prospect, assaying $500, and the
ledge is from three to four feet wide.
Situated about 800 feet west Of the Pre-
MUM, and running parallel with the latter.
A tunnel was run in so feet, which tapped
q shaft, also down SO feet. The ledge is Is
feet wide and well defined.
ALTAI.
Southeast from the Charter Tunnel is
the Altai. The ledge appears to run near
ly parallel with and about 600 feet west
from the well-known Grant mine, from