Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-28

Personal Notes and Mining News Il
Eureka and Vicinity.

A large number Of men are o idle on
Ruby Hill.
Work is progressing rapidly on the Char
ter Tunnel.
The Eureka Con. is shipping about $50
tons Of ore daily.
The Richmond pay-days will occur on the
9th, 7th and 8th Of February.
The Jackson ships about fifty tons Of
ore to the Metamoras furnace daily.
About 1876 tons OF ore are now daily run
through the three Richmond furnaces.
Furnace No. l at the Eureka Consoli-
dated will, it is expected, be closed to-mor-
row..
Mr.. Beebe is shipping good ore daily
from the Pioneer mine, Prospect Noun
tain.
The boys changed shifts at the Eureka
Con. on Sunday, and consequently no
work was done.
The new six-inch boiler at the Richmond
furnace is now in position and will be in
operation shortly.
One Of the employees Of the Richmond
is borne on the rolls under the euphonious
cognomen Of s. Hit.
David Lesser yesterday transferred the
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for the consideration Of 81.
The FL Dorado, on Prospect Mountain,
is worked on a lease, and the boys are TAX
ing out some SPLENDID ore.
A number OF miners have recently been
loaded in the Eureka Con-, among them
p. J. Kennedy. Jasper Stetheridge, Sam
Jacks, and others.
They have but two shifts in the Eureka
Consolidated, from Z O'Clock A. NJ. until 81
P. NJ, and 5s P. M. until ga A. NJ.
Mr.. j. f. Jones. a Ruby Hill carpenter,
has discarded the plane and rip saw. and
now yields a pick in the Jackson mine.
John r. Calvert & Co. are pushing for
ward the work in the Mountain Pride, and
there is every indication of a rich strike
soon.
The furnaces OF the Richmond were
never in better working order than at
present, and each one averages about 10
bars to the shift.
Some of the Ruby Hill miners are in
receipt Of cheering news from the Snake
River placers, and are urged by acquaint-
anccs there to emigrate.
The Bayard Taylor mine was located
yesterday by II. S. Farley and ]. d.. Vert.
1t Is situated near the Eagle mine, extend
ing towards Goodwin canyon.
Rich ore has been struck by the Charter
Tunnel Company in the Needle mine. The
,edge has been worked to a depth Of IS
feet, and the prospect Of a bonanza strike
increases daily.
A library and reading room for Miners
Union Hall, Ruby Hill, is being agitated,
and a ball will probably be given TO raise
the necessary funds. This excellent idea
originated with Captain J. NJ. Foley.
At Cherry Creek the Star Company are
working steadily and proftably their
mine. and the results will tell very shortly,
in the way OF an advance Of the stock upon
the San Francisco Board.
j. d. Vert and C. il. De LaMatvr yes
terday filed n location for the General
Thomas mine, on behalf of the Maryland
Tunnel aud Mining Company. 1t runs in
n northerly direction from the mouth Of
the .annel.
The tunnel Of the Maryland Tunnel Com
pany is being driven ahead as fast as possi-
Die. The header is now ten feet in favor
able ledge matter, which carries a consider
able showing Of ore. The prospects are
that a body Of paying ore will soon be
struck.
Long runs were first ~inaugurated in this
country by Mr.. Richard, Of the Richmond
Company. One Of his furnaces run one
year without interruption, and 20, 900 tons
were smelted in that time. 1t was the
largest amount ever run through one fur
mace in this county.
The Ruby Hill Miners Union on Sunday
posted the notices OF the regular monthly
examination at all the hosting works on
the Hill and vicinity. All men working
under ground are required to join the
Union, and before going to work must
show to the committee OF the mine or
shift boss a Union card.
From a gentleman Just in from the Ward
and Cherry Greek country, we learn that
the Martin White folks are about to erect q
new smokc-stsck and arrester, as the ono
now in use often clogs up and occasions
stoppages that are detrimental 10 the in
terests OF the company. The new stack
will also furnish a better draft for the
furnaces.
Mr.. N. W. Faust, Secretary Of the Min
ers' Union, is about to establish = mineral
exchange, where specimens Of ores from
all quarters can be seen. Mr.. Fans will
also furnish persons at a distance with
specimens Of ores found in the Eureka Dis
trict. This is a c~ommendable enterprise,
and Mr.. Faust, who is an intelligent gen.
tleman, is peculiarly adapted to the work.