Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-18
AMONG THE MINES.
WORK IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE PAST WEEK.
Reports OF Our
Principal Mines.

and the commencement OF operatlOus In
the Albion. nothing Of especial interest has
t~ranspired in this district during the pas
week. The Albion started with q working
force Of IS men, which will be increased
shortly. and the work will be pushed for.
ward as rapidly as possible.
The force at the Jackson has also beer
increased, and the quantity Of ore shipped
is increasing in proportion. Everything
in this mine has a hopeful look, and min
ing men unite in saying that the day ia
not far distant when it will be one Of the
most valuable in this district.
There were many wild rumors on the
Hill concerning the reported strike in the
| Richmond, and had it been half as large as
claimed by some Of the miners, would have
given it a long lease Of life.
The incline in the Phenix is still going
down, and things are running as smoothly
as usual. Mr.. Arlington is a careful and
| wide-awake superintendent, and under his
supervision the affairs of the mine are pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
The X K changed shifts on Sunday.
Work is carried forward actively, n the
eighth station will soon be opened and
prospecting will then begin, this level be-
ing in ground never heretofore touched.
The company has made arrangements to
deliver 500 tons OF ore to the Metamoras,
and will TO deliver in about one
week. Should the Hamburg also begin to
deliver, the Metamoras can make a long
run should they desire to do so, and might
add another furnace. This is demonstrate
ing what fair dealings can do on custom
ore in Eureka.
Large quantities of lumber, cord wood,
etc., are being received AT the r ureka Con.
About 200 tons OF ore are shipped daily,
and but little trouble is experienced from
water in any part OF the mine. Superin-
tendent Donnelly's report, given elsewhere,
gives the progress made during the week.
The quality Of ore in the Needle mine
increases in richness as the shaft goes
down, aud some specimens taken from the
Charter Tunnel give renewed assurances Of
an early strike Of paying ore in that tunnel.
The number Of claims worked on Pros
pect Mountain is constantly increasing.
Tom Brown and associates have given up
the B~ullwhacker, and are now working o
claim near by, and which they are conf
lent will prove a paying investment.
According to San Francisco papers,
Griff Grifiiths will soon retusn to Eureka,
and work will once more be resumed in
the Wales Consolidated.
The Richmond furnaces are running
smoothly, and Mr.. Richard naturally feels
| elated over the success OF the large fur
naecs, which so many claimed would prove
a disastrous failure. 1t is a fact scarcely
- l. ..x1.ta1 A,,ttI~ nj rnfpi.n ntrrlas
| that the three furnaces Of the Richmond
consume nearly 6,00o bushels Of charcoal
daily.
Captain Plummer has sunk a shaft 100
feet OF. his claim ia Union District. The
prospects being favorable he will go down
another hundred without delay.
Assays from Union District.
Mr.. T. b. Brufey yesterday showed us
| three assays OF ores from Union District
below Mineral Hill. They ranged re-
| spectiveIy $32, S44 and SCI. The samples
we're from the Grubbs claim, and taken
from near the surface. The result is quite
satisfactory for groupings
Mr.. Ice LaMafyr's Resignation.
MR. EpiroR l have been asked by
many gentlemen on the street, why | re-
signed as Secretary Of the Charter Tunnel
aud Mining Company, and would like to
state my reason in your columns. Ii is
| wholly because l have not the time to spare
! which that Office, with its now large and
| rapidly increasing business, requires. The
prospects OF the Company were never bet
ter. The daily developments in each OF
the mines now being worked give all who
are familiar with them the most complete
assurance. The Needle alone, in my opin-
ion, furnishes prospects sufficient to war
rant Investment in the stock Of the Com
pany at twice its present selling price. My
confidence in the Company is not less,
and my efforts for its success will not be
diminished. Z. b. DE LAMAryR.
Important if Correct.
1t is reported on the streets that the
Atlas Mining Company and the English
| Company have settled their long-standing
troubles, by the latter paying Captain John
| Z. Platter the nice SUM Of SIS. 900. This
will enable the old Atlas works 10 start up
at an early day. Several valuable prop
critics will thus be made to yield their
quota of the precious metals. The Dun
derberg, Atlas and ~Bullwbacker mines are
some of the claims they will have turned
OVER W tHtHl. anu IL BIOptIlN WI htu
ought very soon to become leading divi-
dend- paying mines on the Eureka list.
The owners will have the best wishes OF
the entire community for their future sue
cess.
Tbe Eureka Con.
The superintendent reports opera
tons for the week as follows Work has
continued at the mine, and good progress
has been made in the extension Of drifts,
ETC., there having been 239 feet completed
during the week. The ore bodies in the
several levels are looking well and holding
ont we'll. The furnaces are running first
rate, having turned out 342 tons Of bullion
in the last seven days. The following
work has been done since last report
Fifth level-East drift from cave con-
tinued so feet, and is now in 27s feet; raise
made, ii feet, and is now up GO feet.
Seventh level-East drift from chute
continued IL feet, and is now in oil feet.
Eleventh level-West drift from ore
chamber made IS feet, and is now in 13S
feet.
Twelfth leveI-East drift continued 80
feet, and is now in 459 feet; south drift
east raise continued 81 feet, and is o in
81 feet; south drift from west raise con
tinued 80 feet, and is now in SO feet.
Thirteenth level West drift continued
80 feet, and is now in 80 feet.
The Hamburg.
superintendent Powell reports opera
tons for the week as follows intermediate
drift advanced Is feet, and is now within
feet of connecting with the upraise from
the 450-foot level; as soon as this work is
completed, we will commence stopping ore,
The vein followed by this drift continues
about the same as in last report. East
crosscut, 450-foot level, has reached tho
shale hanging wall. We are now cross
cutting to the west, at a point 30 feet fur
Their south.
Six hundred foot level-West crosscu'