Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-07
WHITE PINE.
The Frightening Prospects Of the
Old Camp.

The Frightening Prospects Of the
Old Camp.
Since the discovery of the Comstock in
1859, nc such mining excitement ever &C.
CURED in this State as was witnessed in
White Pine during the years Of 1859, and
extending far into the summer of 1870.
During the years named there was q popu-
lation within the limits Of White Pine Dis.
trict estimated at from 80, 900 to 40. O 0
souls. These people were not all perma-
nent residents; they came and went, but
the aggregate remained approximately the
same for nearly three years. The total
number Of people who visited White Pine
in the lively days, would. perhaps, not fall
below a half million.
The district began to decline in 1871.
The surface deposits Of Chloride Flat seemed
to have become exhausted, and people
thought the country had petered out.
There was also in these days a g~roundless
prejudice against the permanency Of mines
in a limestone formation. The exodus, as
| W. haNO baAus ahu aSas
The rush to get out was nearly as great as
that to get in. The mines Of Treasure
Hill, near the surface, had been the richest
in the known world, and it is a remarkable
fact that, when the stampede set in, there
was not a hole 200 feet deep in the whole
district. Prosperous mining towns-cities
in fact-were deserted, until there was
scarcely anything left to mark their former
hustle and activity.
But everybody did not go. There were
a few men Of strong faith and indomitable
will and energy who still hung on,
feeling and believing that where there was so
much wealth on top it must be found to
exist at still greater depth. They knew
that the rich ore found near the surface on
Chloride Flat did not fall from the clouds.
They were ~sanguine that it was but the
outcrop, or blossoms, of immense hidden
treasures to be met with deep down IN the
~recesses Of the grand old mountain. Nota-
bly, among the heroic men who stuck to
the old camp in its decline, was
Captain Frank Drake. one of the original
discoveries Of the celebrated Eberhardt,
through which White Pine attained com
paratively a world wide reputation. 1t is
due to Capt. Drake more than to any other
man, perhaps, that White Pine Is now about
entering upon a new era Of prosperity and
business activity. The success Of his great
tunnel operations guarantees q speedy and
permanent revival Of the mining industry
along the entire mineral belt Of Treasure
Mountain belt as well defined as the
Comstock itself and vastly richer. The
Eberhardt and Aurora tnnnel has dem
onstrated the fact beyond all peradyenture
that the rich ores of Treasure Mountain x-
tend downward to an indefinite depth, for
the tunnel has passed through nearly one
hundred feet OF good milling ore more than
thirteen hundred feet below the surface.
This splendid development already is
bearing fruit for the district. Mr.. J. r.
Kendall has just placed another Treasure
Hill property in the New York market. We
allude to the Consolidated Treasure, com
posed Of the Bay State and Central Treas
ure mines, the former located by Mr.. Ken
dali himself, and the latter by Captain Joe
Potts.
A strong company has been organized.
and an abundant capital put up to carry
forward the work Of development with the
utmost yigor. The property is centrally
located, 10 the very heart Of the great ore
channel, and undoubtedly possesses merit
OF the highest order. Colonel /. p. Ste
phens, Of steamship notoriety. is the Pres
ident OF the company. Other equally well
known Eastern capitalists are among the
shareholders. Four men were put to work
by letter three weeks ago. and an addi-
tional force will be employed Immediately.
Mr.. Kendall and Captain Potts go over
to Hamilton this morning to arrange for
vigorous work on the property from this
time forward.
The Jennie A is in good hands in the
East, and there can be no doubt that this
property also will employ a great many
men, and give a good account OF itself be-
fore the summer is over. Taken all in all,
we regard it as a certainty that White Pine
is destined to enjoy a business boom In the
immediate future. We do not look for an
excitement and a consequent rush, but we
do look for q steady and healthful revival
Of all branches Of business in the old and
once famous district. The SENTINEL is
most happy to be able to chronicle the
dawn of q brighter era for its White Pine
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