Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-02
FLUE DUST.

The Jefferson shaft has reached q
depth of 200 feet.
Cor Wilson. which is P. Nj, is rusti-
eating at the Willows.
Lead was quoted at 1910 cents in the
New York market yesterday.
Two statesmen-in their own esti.
mation-arrived by rail last night.
The value Of the crude bullion
shipped yesterday morning was $4,000.
The Richmond Company have located
- acres of mining ground east OF Ruby
Hill.
The Richmond Company are receiv-
ing large shipments Of wood, by rail,
at their mine on Ruby Hill.
The bullion production of Eureka
District, for the month of January, was
q trifie over $780,, 600.
A recent contemplated e%lopement in
Eureka was nipped in the bud by a
watchful mother.
The X X Company will commence
mace is in full blast.
The daily receipts of charcoal. by
team and rail, will average over 10000
bushels.
Quails. ducks, prairie chickens, and
other wild game, abound in the Eureka
markets.
The box cars injured in the recent
wreck at Garden Pass, are side tracked
at Diamond.
Wednesdays Enterprise stirred up
a vast commotion among the local pol.
iticians.
DR.. Chamblin left this morning for
San Francisco, where he will sojourn
for a few days.
The Eureka Consolidated Company
shipped $751;, 100 during the month of
December.
Seven car loads Of crude bullion and
refined lead were forwarded to Pail
SADIE yesterday morning.
A large shipment of hides was made
over the Eureka and Palisade railroad
yesterday.
Four hundred registered letters were
sent from the Eureka POstotfice dur
ing the month of January.
Seventeen thousand letters were dis
patched through the mails from the
Eureka Postoffice last month.
Money orders to the amount of
$500 were issued by the Postoffice
clerks during the month of January.
Two large melting pots, weighing
over $500 pound, apiece, were received
;ay the Richmond Company yesterday.
We are informed that Swift's defal-
cation at Battle Mountain TO
$40. 900.
The Eureka Consolidated Com oany
received yesterday a large boiler,
which will be set up at the mine on
Ruby Hill.
Yesterday was a mild spring-like
day, as most of our readers probably
learned from the stereotyped remarks
made about it.
There arrived by freight yesterday
five car loads of merchandise, two of
machinery. n of lumber, aad four
OF charcoal.
Rube Eggleston's black team walked
away with three hinge melting pans of
the Richmond with great ease and IA
cility.
Dog PRISONERS ere active in their in.
famous operations. Several good dogs
have already met with an untimely
taking off.
The calcinirg pan at the refinery,
which suspended operations by reason
OF leakage, has been repaired, and
works as good as new.
Notwithstanding the daily shipments,
both crude bullion and refined lead
accumulate in large quantities al the
Richmond works.
The new double crystallizer, at the
refinery, will soon be il working order.
The huge cast-iron plates, on top of the
masonry. were put in position yester-
day.
Chinatown was the center OF attrac-
ton yesterday. Among the visitors
we noticed 4 number of ladies'. who
seemed to he quite interested in the so
cial aspect OF that quarter.
The loss by the ditclling of the cars
on the +. d P. r. r. was very trivial.
No merchandise was broken up or in
iured, and the damage to the cars were
slight.
The regular monthly meeting of the
members of Rescue Hose Company
will be held on Monday evening next.
Business of Importance will be consid-
cred and all members are specially re-
quested to attend.
A gentleman, who is well posted in
the matter. informs us that he can
figure up 100000 lost in Comstock
mining ventures. by the people of
Eureka, during the last nine months.
His own share Of the above was over
Sl2. 000.
For Sale.
BY reference to an ad. in another
column, it will be noticed that the well
known boarding and lodging house
business OF Mrs. Cavanaugh, on Ruby
Hill, is offered for SALE. The house