Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-26
MINERAL HILL.
The Mining Outlook over There
Union District eeond to None
Let n Mining Laws Alone
Bonanzas that SIumber-Etc.

~ AAhhSo VI VINO paw CNidCnb1 lCouA1CQ
in a determination to active OPP
erations on their property. They have
put a force OF miners at work extracting
ore, OF which it is claimed they have
enough in sight to keep the mill, which
they purchased recently from the English
company, running steadily for two years.
The mill will not commence crushing be-
fore about the first Of August, as some re-
pairs are yet to be made. Indeed, it is
possible that the property may chan ge
owners before that time, as parties are now
negotiating for it, but with what possibility
of success we have no means of determin-
ing. 1t is safe to assume however, that
should a trbnsfer be made, the purchasers
will not only get a property which has pro-
duced millions of dollars, but will rave a
series of mines which, if properly handled,
is capable OF producing as much or more
than it has heretofore yielded.
For the amount of silver extracted. there
is probably not a single mining camp on
the coast where such a small amount OF
prospecting has been done. The deepest
workings IN the hill do not exceed $50
feet in depth, and yet 1t is estimated that
"a, 900, 900 has been realized. More pros
pecting has been lone this spring than for
several years past. The Silver Glance, To-
Gated to the north of Mineral Hill, shows
some fine veins of very good ore, and other
| recent locations in that vicinity are all con-
sidered very fattering prospects. To the
north OF town, not over half a mile, one
Of the best prospects in this part Of the
State has recently been uncovered by Mr..
L Rnhort WataQn onn nf the mnQf aynari-
enced miners in the country, and a pros
pector Of extended neurological knowl-
edge. He has now a well defined vein
nearly four feet in width, which, judging
from the ores from the bonanzas on the
| Hill, will not work short of $3.50 a ton.
This is considered a very important find in
| that locality, as heretofore nothing Of any
importance has ever been developed in that
| direction. Taken altogether, present ap-
pearances seem to indicate that the present
| summer will witness in a marked degree
the active operations which characterized
| this place in the days Of its greatest pros
| perity, when chloriders made from S. to
$50 a day, and the Bonanzas yielded sore
valued at from $500 to 50, 900 a ton.
UNION DIsTRIcT
Joins Mineral Hill on the East, and en-
VI dltS an u va VA N1oAiSs
are a great many locations there, and they
all show ore from the surface, but as the
ore of the carbonate mines will
probably not exceed $50 per ton
in silver, the miners consider that it will
| not pay to ship. The ores are very album
LIANT and OF a good smelling character.
| There are hundreds Of tons of ore on the
| various dumps, which will realize fortunes
| to the owners as soon as smelling facilities
are secured. The Star mine, next to the
| Prince Albert, has attained the greatest
depth on the-lcde, and that is but eighty
feet. 1t is all in ore, however, as is also
their crosscut, which has been driven
thirty feet. They have 500 tons of ore on
their dump. This mine was bonded for
$50, 900, and has been idle for several
weeks. In conversation with one of the
principal owners your correspondent learns
that they are very anxious the sale should
not be made, as they have over the amount
for which the mine is bonded now in sight,
and are not anxious TO sell at the present
time for such figures. As soon as the
bond runs out active operations will be
commenced on THIS property, and as there
are several parties endeayoring to pur-
chase it, in all probability it will not be
long before a transfer will be made.
luCIG II many "a ~ t
poets, as well as good mines, lying idle in
Union District and Mineral Hill, through
the i~mpecuniosity Of the owners, and at
the present time interests could probably
be secured for a trihing amount which
would secure a fortune to the investors.
Eastern men, as we'll as others in search of
desirable mining property, would do well
to nav Union a visit. This can easily be
accomplished by leaving the E. d p. X. H..
at Mineral Station, and by stage or other
CONVEYANCE, which is there several times a
week, be brought direct to Mineral Hill,
and thence to the Union mines. There is
a rood hotel at the north end OF the dis
t,ict. where good accommodations can be
had, and q team secured to visit the mines
at very moderate charges. This section 10
peculiarly adapted to mining, and If those
who leave for the Gunnison, Wood River
and other places of supposed riches would
turn their attention to the mining pros
poets nearer home, they would not only
make Eureka county pre-eminentiy the
best mining county in the world, II IL does
not already deserve that distinction, but
in nearly every instance, by using proper
Judgment, secure a competence, which
yery few do who make it a point to rush
TO every new district, particularly If 1T hap
pens TO be a long and hazardous journey.
This section is but comparatively little
prospected as yet, and it seems safe to say
that there is an ample field for a large
number Of prospectors in Mineral Hill
alone, with better prospects before them
| than can be found outside OF Eureka
county. In other words, they can go
farther and fare worse. The latter propo-
sition is almost a certainty, while for the
iudicious investment of capital there is not
probably a more favorable locality to be
found in any of the mining States or Ter
r~itories.
The frequent tinkering with the mining
laws by the solons at the National capital
is unquestfonably
SERIOUS DRAWBACK
To the proper development OF the mineral
resources of the country. and causes a
great deal of unfavorable comment among
those in a mining camp who are disposed
TO work and develop their mines. The pre-
yailing opinion is based upon the decision
Of the Land Commissioner, that those who
made A location of mining ground at any
| time during 1879, have until January 1,
! 1851. to complete their 500 worth OF labor
or improvements, while those who locate
this wear will have all Of next year as well
as this to expend the required amount. Ii
seems unnecessary to say that there are
many in this section who do not feel In
clined to do their work until it becomes
absolutely necessary to do SO in order to
nreserye their title. As a consequence,
there are quite a number of good mine
wing idle in this vicinity. This is obvi-
ously a bad policy, sanctioned by a law
which must necessarily be a retardation &c
all mining communities, more especially
in new camps, where the ores, it matters
not how abundant, are not rich enough tc
be transported long distances to be reduced
The principal want in most new mining
camps is capital. Some require more thar
others. Some could absorb a million DOL
lars, and yet produce no returns. IL l;
probable that millions have been investeo
In Colorado from which nothing tangible