Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-28
AUsrrN CoaaEsroNDExcE.
The Efforts Of . Faithful Public
Omccr Commended-Mining and
Other Notes.

Omccr Commended-Mining and
Other Notes.
From our regular Correspondent
AUSTIN, New, May rs, 1880.
EDITOR SENTINEL THE lost is found,
and much glsdness Is the result. thereof p
This extravaganza, exclamatory quotation ID
forced from the faber Of your cor
respondent through the agency Of the fact
that this whole section Of Lander county
has been much agog for the safe return Of
our plucky and gentlemanly Sheriff, Cas-
sius Thomas. He came back to us about Q
week ago, from an extended and hotly pur-
suing chase after two horsethieves, cover
ing a period of some twenty days, and the
ground Of some $50 miles OF rough, lonely
and a dangerous country. Cash has never
failed to fetch =" whenever he has gone in
pursuit Of a culprit, and the citizens of this
county are appreciably proud of the faith
full earnestness exhibited by our young
Sheriff in the exercise Of his unenviable
duty. This instance was no exception to
the usual course, and Cash " bagged his
| game" near Hike, in Lincoln county; took
them to Phoebe for stage transportation,
and has since landed them among the zebra
| suited clique at Carson the Judge having
sentenced them to four years's servitude to
the State, in the kindly charge Of Warden
Batterman. Now, with the above facts
fresh before us. with the best interests of
Lander county well at heart, and accepting
the probability that Cash Thomas will be =
candidate for nomination on the Democratic
ticket for Sheriff next fall, let US all as
citizens, collectively and individually, lay
aside party ~prejudices and waverings for
this once, and, irrespective Of any political
bias, work to the just end that Cash shall
receive the nomination by reclamation in
the Democratic Convention. Then let the
Republican brothers come to the front
solidly, and show their honest appreciation
Of a worthy mans self-denial and strict at
tention to his bounden duties, by unani-
mously endorsing Cash Thomas nomina-
ton, in the Republican Convention. This
suggestion is put forth, not from any pech.
l~iarities of your correspondent, but for the
reason that he has been made aware of the
fact that some OF our strongest Republic
cans have expressed themselves In this wise.
Democrats and Republicans alike have
stated openly and in private, in ~iron-bound
language, that their appreciation Of the
faithful performance of the trust reposed
in our young Sheriff was u~nbounded.
County offices are, as we all know, filed, to
a certain extent, by the men of the most
worth not as in National or State affairs,
by a strictly party vote. Therefore, as it
is genuinely conceded on all sides that
Cash Thomas is the man for the position,
why not follow this humble suggestion of
the writer. and, as l said before, after he
has secured the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff, next fall, then give that nomina-
ton a hearty endorsement in the Republi-
can Convention, and in this way, not only
pay a just and merited tribute to the SER
vices Of an honorable and efficient county
officer, but, at the same time, elect the
man Of whom we all, as citizens Of Lander,
are SO proud to acknowledge as one of the
chiefs among Sheriffs in this country,
and thereby save him the necessary ex-
pense and inconveniencing worry Of a po-
litical canvas. Cash, as Deputy Sheriff.
position which he SO honorably and accept
ably filed under the then Sheriff, the late
Capt. j. G. Harper-which office he held
for some four years, had most Of the charge
upon his young shoulders, on account of
the failing health Of Captain Harper at
that time. All in all, therefore, / sincerely
trust that these truly honest Ind earnest
suggestions of your correspondent may be
carried out, and not cause our worthy
Sheriff to spend all, or the greater part of
tuC odialy " 10 uciiNcu lIOul tut OlliCt, III
his endeavor to be reelected. Further
more, such a contamination would be the
means of showing Cash that his excellent
services have been fully appreciated, and
that in Lander county, at any rate, worth
and strict attention to bounden duty are
properly recognized and endorsed by the
majority, irrespective Of political bicker-
ings.
W. J. WEIGH, a well known mining capt.
talist OF New York city, in company with
| G. P. Soule, of Paxton Il Curtis Bank, and
Charles A. Dyer, of Dyer Bros, this city,
returned last week from the Dives mine,
and are well pleased with the outlook. The
Dives is located on the eastern slope of the
Toiyabe range of mountains, in Nye coun-
ty, and is about forty-fiye miles south Of
Austin. The road from Austin to the mine
is one Of the finest in the country, and
there is also a good road mp the canyon to
the mine, where they have houses enough
to comfortably accommodate about twenty
men, besides a blacksmith shop and assay
office. They also have q good mill site and
plenty of wood and water. This mine has
a frst-class record, having yielded some
thing like n hundred and fifty thousand
dollars in ore, which averaged two hundred
and fifty dollars per ton. The ledge is
very ~large-from one to three hundred feet
in width-and can be plainly traced for
three miles across the mountain. 1t is q
strong vein, very large and regular, from
three to five feet wide, and as fine a forma-
ton as can be seen in the State. The Dives
has five tunnels, from fifty to one hundred
and fifty feet long, and one double incline,
about two hundred feet deep, the latter be-
ing in a good location for Immediately cut
ting into and running on the ledge. By
~, IA m III a. in the nat, 49, n-. --o~k
depth from the surface can be obtained, as
they will have some seven hundred to eight
hundred feet of backs" Work is being
pushed forward in this tunnel under the
direction of H. Fl. Warne, a thorough
miner, and they are getting some fine
:" s%tringers" of ore, which they save as
they run, and which, with the ore now on
the dump. will mill from three to four
hundred dollars per ton. The parties in
terested are confident that they have one
Of the handsomest properties in Nevada.
Matters at the Yictorine mine, in Smoky
Valley, are being handled rapidly, yet with
q display OF earefulness and skill. E. 8.
Stokes, the principal owner, is at present
in San Francisco, purchasing and Onward
ing supplies to the mine. Men are being
employed and added to the mill and mine
force daily. Those old outside properties,
which Of late have been brushed up and
started into afresh, are all attracting atten-
ton and a material increase in commercial
affairs to the ultimate benefting Of Austin
will be the outcome.
Tom Ward, the owner of the Ward mine.
is again with US on o visit. and looking
after his mining interests in this section.
The ore from the Ward mine has for the
past year been shipped to Salt Lake for
reduction, and it is said this has been q
very profitable move for those interested.
The last lot was shipped some four weeks
ago, aud consisted Of some 80 tons, the as
says running from $3.50 to $500 per ton.
The next lot will be shipped about July
LIST, and will run over 60 tons, which gives