Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-02
A Contrast by an Old Nevada

A Contrast by nm Old Nevada
Miner.
An old Nevada miner, writing from Bur-
rows Park, in the San Juan region, to the
Lake City 'Silver World" makes q com
p~arative statement Of the advantages Of
that region as . mining field:
The discovery Of the precious metals is
calculated to and does excite men, prob
ably more than anything else under the
sun; and, as the late excitement over the
discovery Of horn silver at Silver Cliff il
an evidence, it always has been and prob
ably always will be 80. The rush to Silver
Cliff reminds me somewhat Of the excite
ment at White Pine, Nevada, in 1869,
with this difference: The Eberhardt, South
Aurora and Hidden Treasure mines, on
Treasure Hill, White Pine, produced more
bullion in one week than Silver Cliff is
likely to produce in one year, from present
accounts, unless they discover better mines
than they have there yet. In 1869 the
towns Of Hamilton, Treasure City, and
Shermantown, in White Pine, went up as
if by magic, with building material at ter
ribly high figures, and paying So per day
to masons. S. to carpenters and SIS to Ia
borers, in gold coin. Miners wages were
6l6O % y udys luO lkcdu5 Vi DuSlucBo lltu
of all kinds we're filed with "White Pine
| Capitalists also fell into the stream of men
| seeking investment for their money. Pros
pect holes. on no vein or deposit, sold for
thousands Of dollars, the general impress
| sion being that Treasure Hill was full Of
horn silver and rich chlorides. ! have
stuck my knife fast in the horn silver
| in the face Of the chamber on the Eber-
hardt mine, and lots Of pieces were malta
BILE. Hundreds of thousands Of dollars
were invested in stamp mills. Such was
the excitement, the noted Comstock fell
below par; all over the coast nearly every
body wanted to go to White Pine or invest
money there. Eureka was then in its in
fancy. Some few mines were being
worked. producing low-grade ore, running
from 20 to 80 ounces. A small sum Of
money, comparatively, would have pur.
chased everything in the district, mines,
houses and . little smelter. In fact. such
was the estimation in which they were
held. that the Eureka miners could not in
duce any Of the large number that were
daily travelling through their ''burg," en-
route to White Pine, to travel 800 feet ont
Of the way to look at one Of their mines.
which are similar to our mines in Burrows
Park, and on Henson Creek, and princi.
| pally . galena basis mixed with base
| metals, but our lodes are Of . higher grade
in silver than Eureka was then or is to-day.
The mine owners Of Eureka, in that day,
had TO do what our miners in San Juan are
doing to-day. Having implicit faith in the
future Of their veins, which they knew
were not surface deposits, but true assures,
from which millions in gold and silver
would be taken out, they worked by the
day for q grub stake to help them develop
their mines, waiting patiently for their
s'turn." after the excitement should nave
died out, knowing that they owned the kind
OF mines that we're best and safest for the
Investment of capital. And what is the
result2 Whereas, White Pine went down
as fast as it went up, there being no true
veins in the ''hill." the rich ore that was
on the surface Of these deposits being
worked out, the sttention Of capitalists
were turned towards Eureka. where they
invested largely, with gratifying success
for % they opened mp the mines tho grads
OF ore improved, and 1t has been on Q
steady and permanent increase in produc-
ton OF bullion and increase Of population.
Eureka's production Of bullion for last
year aggregated nearly $4,000, 900 it,
population 10 10000.
We have larger and better-de6ned veins
in these mountains than they ever had in
Europe, carrying . higher grade ore. All
We want 10 the aid Of capital. under judi
cious management, to eclipse Eureka. We
want more Of the kind Of companies that
Mr.. Hill representa-. aud more men like
him, who have had the practical expert
ence and know how TO mine systematically,
and then / have no fears OF Leadville OF
Silver Cliff competing with us In the pro
duction Of bullion. When we have more
such companies a. Hills operating In these
mountains-and come they will in time,
for surface excitements will not keep them
out-then will our substantial growth and
development begin. Men Of Mr.. Hills ex'
perienee want substantial true assure veins
TO invest their capital in. There are plenty
such In these mountains waiting the aid o!
capital to pour forth their millions of hid.
| den treasurea-