Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-08
CHARTER TUNNEL AND MINING
COMPANY.


contributor to spend several days in exam
lining the formation, surface groupings,
and prospecting work done on the various
mining locations owned by this corpora
ton.
Their mines are located in the center Of
Eureka District. The Richmond Consoli-
dated, the Eureka Consolidated and the
Albion lie 1000 feet north, and the noted
Grant mine lies adjoining on the east.
South east, south and southwest, within .
radius Of two miles, are found the follow
ing %well-known mines The Eagle, Edo
RADIO, Fourth Of July, Industry, Lord
Byron, Orange, Colorado. Banner, Meta
moras, George Washington, Kit Carson,
Adelphi, and a little to the west the But
| tercup series OF mines.
Within this circle of richly producing
mines, the Charter Tunnel and Mining
Company's property. embracing a largo
number OF claims as, or more), is situa-
| ted ON q direct line between the Rich
mond Consolidated and Metamoras and Kit
Carson mines.
The main tunnel Of the ~Company-now
$50 feet in lengths SO situated az to de-
velope nearly all the claims. 1t lies on a
level 800 feat below a point where the Conn
pany arc now sinking a shaft in ~high-grado
| ore, on the Needle mine. Mr.. Chss. Deh-
| man, one OF the present owners, located
nearly all the claims Of the Company dur
ing the years from 1870 to 1875, and has
held uninterrupted possession OF them ever
since-no claim by other parties to any
part OF them ever having been made.
The ~locators are practical miners. Of many
years experience, and during the last eight
years have ~prospected their claims with sole
reference to tlldmain tunnel, which, as above
stated, penetrates the property a distance
OF $50 feet, making . depth of 800 feet at
the Needle mine. The tunnel is being
pushed forward night and day, by con-
tractors, in a southeast direction. After 1t
has reached a distance Of 1900 feet, by a
slight detection to the right. ii can be ex-
tended for eight miles, through a continu-
GUS ore-bearing region. A body Of ore.
| giving assays Of from 50 to S44 per ton,
aud showing q crevice Of Is feet, has just
been cut through. Back Of this, for 100
feet or more, the walls Of the tunnel show
seams Of sulphurets Of iron. copper, anti
mony and other metals, intcrlacing and
crossing at different points. The Company
have a crosscut tunnel, $50 feet above, and
a little in advance Of the point now reached
W tHG hi6ii tuihtt IN bioNo viz
same character Of formation, and in addi-
ton to the minerals above mentioned,
s%ulphurets Of silver, giving assays OF 500
per ton, with traces Of gold, which were
taken on my visit. An assay now before me
shows 81 1907 per ton. The ore bodies in
this locality are we'll defined throughout.
THE STATE PRIDE SERIES,
| Extending in width 1000 feet from north
M y8uth etthrasinU piaynp lneatipna are
now being pierced by the tunnel Assays
Of ore taken from these mines have ranged
from $50 to 1894 per ton.
TIE FREELY,
Extending north and south, shows we'll
defined groupings five feet wide. and will
be reached by the tunnel after il has passed
through the State Pride series.
THE TUNNEL
IL 40 feet long, and prospecting shafts have
proven the value OF this claim. which is
the next in series to be developed by the
TUNE and crosscuts at a lepth Of 400 TO
800 feet below the surface.
THE ALrA
Runs north and south, and shows large
and we'll -defincd surface groupings. 1t lies
GOO feet west Of and parallel with the well
known Grant mine, n adjoins tho
Needle.
THE NEEDLE MINE.
A shaft is being sunk on this property,
and very fine ore Is being taken out, which
il Of the same character rs that found in
the Grant. which joins it. A sample taken
at the time of our visit gave an assay
value Of Sj49, and ore from this mine has
asssycd as high as 81 ,907.
The Dehman mimi il 500 feet north OF the
GaaIla and ahnws tl,a ann c1.araefar of
ore.
H SERIES
Lie 1000 fest south Of the Grant. and
comprise four parallel claims. A tunnel is
now being run into this portion Of the
property, aud very fair results hive been
shown from assays made OF the Gro.
TIE PEER NINE.
Adjoining the Plummct series, on the
side next to the Charter tunnel, is the
Peer, showing large, well-defined. contact
groupings. lying between the limestone on
the east and quartzite on the west.
THE
This claim lies west Of the Peer, and
shows well-defned groupings over Is feet
wide, yielding very satisfactory assays.
TIL PREMIUM.
Eight hundred feet west il the Premium.
Assays from workings on this property
show from $40 to $500 per ton.
THE
A tunnel so feet long and a shaft so feet
deep run ON a well-defned ledge of this
claim.
THE coRoSEr.
Near Prospect Mountain tunnel is To-
Gated the Coronet mine. A shaft has been
sunk 1874 feet, showing ct the bottem a
crevice 10 feet wide, from which assays Of
$500 per ton have been obtained.
Such is q part Of the very extensive and
valuable property OF this company. Al
ready more than S25 900 in money and
labor have been expended in its develop
ment, and so far ~ your correspondent,
who has himself been q practical miner for
many years, can judge, the work has been
done in a thoroughly systematic and effect
i've manner. The time is not far distant
when the Charter Tunnel & Mining Com
pany's property will be among the most
productive and valuable in this district.
A New Military Organization.
An ''ancient and honorable" company
Of artillery is about being organized in
Eureka. The company has been raised,
and will be mustered in shortly. The fol-
lowing is a list OF the members, which en-
braces the names of many Of our promi-
nent and most prosperous citizens:
G @ Hubbard Sadler
Hank Knight Jas McMartin
l. II Kelley Buck Davis
@ NJ Wilson Frank ID Durkee
G l. Broy Jas + Mason
J G Powell M B Bartlett
John Shoenbar q W Lamereux
X l. Chase r W Beatty
Jas Z Anderson X Colerick
J Kermeen Frank Cleveland
A II Witt Matthew Kyle
ChRs Buttlar 8 g Sloss
l. Bazet A Pfah
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