Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-06
COMMUNICATED
A Brief Review OF Some Of h Prop
critics Situated Therein.

critics Situated Therein.
The first step nature took with metals
was to combine them with sulphur and
oxygen. Sulphur in this form is the at
mosphere Of metals. As NOTES float I'M
seen in the air, so metals float invisible in
an atmosphere of sulphur.
The metal atom embosomed in space
shows us the primal condition Of all metals.
The metal sulphates embosomed in the sea
show us the next condition of metals. Sci
ence finds the metal atom first dwelling
alone and diffused through space /; next
dwelling with sulphur and diffused through
the sea.
Gold, silver. copper. lead. almost all
metals are formed in the sea. Sonstait
has found a grain Of gold to a ton of sea
water. No fact in science is more firmly
established than that the primary seas held
in solution a larger quantity Of the precious
metals than the present seas are holding.
No demonstration of science bears upon it's
face q clearer deduction than that metals
came not from a sea Of fire below, but from
a sea Of water from above. The sediments
OF the primary seas, which make up
the encasing rock of Eureka's ore
channel, became stratiied rocks, mixed
with metal atoms. By atmospherical
and other influences these rocks were dis
~integrated. Chemical, with other agencies
too numerous TO mention, gather the
atoms Of metal from these layers Of rock
and form them into lodes or ore channels.
The marvels Of capitalization, assisted by
alac{rirol an1 ava,. rnaohc.;oa1 fcroxr 1o~o
come into play, assisted by metalliferous
and other solutions, from which the va
rious ore combinations could be precipi-
tated into the lode or ore channel. BY
careful observation the encasing rocks Of
Eureka's great ore channel can be seen
all the way from three miles north of Ruby
Hill, along the base Of Prospect Mountain,
and through Secret Canyon on the south, Q
distance Of eight or ten miles.
The Old Town mine is situated between
the Williamsburg and Richmond mines,
and contains 1900 feet; opened by shafts
that in the aggregate mounts to 200 feet.
The groupings of this mine are very large,
a low-grade ore, carbonate of lead, assaying
about $25. The main shaft is incl ned and
sunk in a large body of groupings, 95 feet
deep. in ore from top to bottom. About
40 feet from the surface tlere is a large
body OF ore, some Of which worked $500.
AS developments progress tins body of ore
increases in size and purifies itself from
the country rock by becoming rich.
The matrix is a quartzy dolerite,
and wherever found, which is all
through the mine, contains ore. There is
an immense amount of work done
in a careless manner, which, if con-
concentrated in one shaft, would make
this property Of great value and of much
Importance to its owners. Wherever the
mine is entered ore in quantity is seen. A
great amount of ore can be extracted from
the different workings for flux for the re-
duction OF other ores without much cost.
Thousands Of tons have already been taken
nut.
The southern shaft is 400 feet south of
the main shaft, and has a depth of 60 feet.
At the bottom the ore has a width of eight
feet; this ore will work $120. From the
lowest part Of the main shaft two drifts are
run in ore; one is 80 feet to the northwest,
and the other is 26 feet to the southeast.
This property is easy of access, a good road
running by the workings of the mine to
Eureka. The owners are Charles Brov and
Marion Farrell.
The Belmont mine adjoins the Old Town
on the south end, and contains 800 feet.
IN tue Workings OF TINS mine are fOund q
continuation Of the ore bodies of the Old
Town, both mines being on the strike Of
the same lode. There are two shafts; one
is inclined 80 feet deep, the other perpen-
dicular "a feet. The ore is q galenite
found in a quartzy matrix.
The Oriental and Midas mines are stu
ated about 22h degrees west Of south and
1000 feet distant from the Idaho Com
pany's hosting works, and contain 800
feet by 400 feet in breadth. Opened by
three shafts. The north shaft is go feet
deep inclined at an angle OF IS degrees,
out of which rs tons OF ore were taken.
The main shaft is 80 feet in depth, out Of
which 40 tons Of ore were extracted which
worked $50 to the ton. The south shaft is
40 feet deep, inclined a little west; 20 tons
Of ore were hoisted from this shaft. The
middle shaft is not SO deep as the others,
but contains a mass of low grade ore that
will improve as depth is reached. In all
the workings of this mine ore is found in
a ferruginous quartz matrix, the kind that
is wanted for the reduction of the ores by
fux. This property, being on the great
ore channel, will eventually reward its
owners for the capital expended in de-
velopments. JOHN M. FOLEY.