Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-23

THE MLNIyG SfTUAI1ON.
4 Co1prehensfye View KFsa A.
Eastern Bssndpesnt-
The New York Daily Mining News is
doing . good work for the mining industry
throughout the whole country In . re-
cent article, reviewing the general outlook
and situation, the following encouraging
showing ID made:
Interest in the Comstocki Is becoming in
tense. The universal feeling Is that the old
lode 10 about 10 redeem itself. Leaving out
the enthusiasts, Who look for . recurrence
Of the great California and Con. virginia
bonanza, there preyails generally . very
strong and well-deined ma
great ore-bodies are about 70 b revealed,
and dividends resumed. Inc ouLion snip
ments from Union ConsoidAsed are run
ming mp into great fgures-somesning nke
= Quarter Of million Of dollars . month
The first ApriI shipment from Con- vir-
GINA Vas nearly s76.Oo0. and several other
mines are doing work that attracts aften-
ton. Meanwhile, al await impafiently the
repairing Of the great Union pump, which
Superintendent Patton says VIII start up
next week.
Bodie /, doing remarkable things to in
crease the confidence she has won. TIT
Standard cro~scut. 700 feet down, has en-
tered the ledge, snd although no definite
information has vet reached Us As to the
condition Of the ledge, the situation ia ex-
tremeIy interesting and hopeful The re-
cent strike in the Bodie mine demonstrates
the permanepcv Of the lode, and it is
scarcely possible that the Standard manage
ment viii meet Nth disappointment j.
exploring the ledge just cut into. The
strike in the North MONDAY, telegraphed
to the Daily Mining News last Saturday.
seems to assure the future Of South Bodie,
and thus give 70 this prolific District two
additional ~producers- The total Bodie
yield last year was over 81, 500, 900. and the
shipments thus far, this year, indicate .
substantial increase, without calculating
upon any important results from the recent
strikes. Should they develop az expected.
the recent increase of milling facilities
orghs TO permit an output Of 5000, 900 in
1880.
Other California districts promise to send
. good deal Of dividend money East this
summer. TIE Plumas county quartz mines
are showing up very large. The Trinity
county gravel beds viii be heard from, and
the Spring Valley estate is counted upon
for wholesome returns.
In Utah the outlook is very bright The
Ontario has added q large extent Of virgin
ground known to be . continuation Of its
famous lode, and its monotonous monthly
dividends viii change only to be increased.
The Horn Silver mine, with its enormous
Of silver and lead, will have the
benefit OF railroad communication and
greatly increased smelling facilities. Ths
Empire viii have its splendid mill in OPP
ration by midsummer, and then it will t-
gin to duplicate the Ontario's record.
The Black Hills viii show an immenssin-
crease Of production the coming summer.
The Homestake, with its 200 stamps, will
continue in the lead, but its following will
be immensely increased. The Grest East
ern has proved TO be better THAI it ever
promised. and viii sooH resume its divi-
dend. The Caledonia, the stand By. the
Giant and Old Abe. the Deadwood, the Sir
Rhoderick Dhn and others will come into
line. with large mills completed and album
dans ore supply.
Arizona viii hold an exceedingly inter-
esting snd important position tais summer.
A large number Of her best mines are In
Eastern hands, and some Of them are won-
derful properties. The Tombstone, the
Contention. the Consolidated Arizona, the
Mack Morris, the Arizona-Mexican and the
Silver Nugget are only . few O. the names
that viii figure weekly in the bullion ship
ments and monthly in the dividend list.
and all the money comes eastward.
Colorado Is certain TO make an illustri-
Gus record this year. The weekly output
Of the Leadville camp has been increasing
during the past three weeks. In
the Chrysolite, Little Chief and Iron mines,
Manager Keyes has almost completed his
arrangements for doubling the output.
The B. E. Lee. the Morning Star and many
other producers now in private hands will
be incoporsted and worked on
. larger scale than ever. Ten Nile already
has one great representative, the Robinson,
in this market, and others are to come.
The older districts viii make . bold demon
strati0n early in the summer. The Dun
derberg, with ore houses and dump crowd
ed, is waiting only for the melting 81 snow.
The Pelican 4 Dives ID at last under . man
agement which will allow the wonderful
mine TO do justice TO its capacity ; the HUI
kill. the Freeland, and the NARROWER are
coming very close 10 dividend day, and
scores Of other mines 10 these and adioin-
ing counties are about ready to add their
quota 70 the monthly dividend disburse-
ment which u TO give mining . substantial
standing - the most inviting financial ia |
terest in the country.
Custer county viii rival the best counties
in the State, and perhaps gain the second
place IN the nst OF it, producing camps.
The bAssick - one Of the great mines Of
the world, n the Bull Domingo In alone
big enough TO make the reputation Of =
camp. The Racine Boy mill earned $50. 600
last month, and haa only now got fairly |
under way. The Plata Verde will come
along side this summer.
Montana, Idaho. the Eureka District the
Columbus District. the Guru;son and Ran
Juan. and many other sections that WI!
experience new invasions OF money and
miner this summer, must be paused with
bare reference, because . single Newspaper
article cannot attempt more than to tap 20
prolific and hopeful : topic q the present
outlook Of mining.
PITHY POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS
The Boston Transcript, Radical. SAYS:
General Grants trip through the South Is
OF the nature OF an exploring expedition
in search Of the lost .boom."
John Sherman, the st. Louis Post- Dis
patch states. has quietly slipped back 70
Washington. His tour through Ohio was
. complete hxzle. He excited NO more an
thusissm than . hail-storm in July.
The South can, but will not, remarks
the Philadslphia Press. il we may believe
Of it newspapers md politicians,
dictate the Democratic nomination Tor
President. but the modesty Of the South
unfortunately appears to be confined to it,
Democrats.
The Philadelphia Times says There 4