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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07
1 L DISTRICT.
Extent of the Locality and Platter.
Ing Reports from the Mines.

Extent of the Locality and Platter.
Ing Reports from the Mines.
Says the Silver State Of last Saturday:
W. H. Howard and Judge Harlan, Of Para
disc, arrived here yesterday on their return
from a tour Of observation in southern
Humboldt and northern Churchill.
Mr.. Howard says I x L District is stu
ated in the Silver Hill range of mountains,
which runs north and south, ten miles
southwest OF Guthrie's salt marsh. 1t is
about ten miles west from the Carson
Desert; twenty-five miles from Saltwater,
the county seat Of Churchill; about ninety
miles south Of Winnemucca, and thirty
five miles from Lovelock station, on the
Big Meadows. Persons going from this
part Of the country to the mines, can get
there by going down the valley by Guthrie's
ranch in Grass Valley, and Miller's ranch
in Pleasant Valley, without crossing a
mountain.
The strike or course Of the leads is from
northeast to southwest. They are very
large and have gray granite on the foot
walls and calcareous slate on the hanging
walls. The greater part Of the ores carry
gold, silver and lead, and will have to be
smelted. Some of the lodges are over
three hundred feet wide. The paincipal
mines are tine Bakersfield, which carries
considerable free ore; the Black Prince,
which carries considerable carbonate ore;
the Twin Sister, the bayfield, and the East
Star. These claims have been prospected
by shafts from twenty to eighty feet deep,
and are all looking we'll.
There is plenty Of wood-principally
nut pine-in the immediate vacinity Of the
mines, and our informant expects it will
be a lively camp the coming Summer, as
there is abundance Of paying ore in sight,
and all that is necessary to put the camp
ON a paying and prosperous basis is means
to reduce 1t.
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CHERRY CREEK CORRESPOND.
ENCE.
The Mining Outlook and Other
. Matters Of Interest.

The Mining Outlook and Other
|. Matters Of Interest.
CHERRY CREEK, April 4, 1880.
Ed. SENTINEL The Star mine at Cherry
Greek, produced for the month Of March
As bars Of bullion, valued at about S35, 900;
the mine is looking well. The Three-sixty,
Four-sixty and Five-forty are all turning
out plenty Of ore to keep their 2o-stamp
mill running to its full capacity. Super
intondent Folk has got things recognized,
and running IN an economical and paying
basis. Pay day comes on the fifteenth Of
Of each month, when all labor and running
expenses are paid for promptly. The sur
plus is applied to the paying of Of some old
indebtedness. On the second Of April
some $4,000 was paid on that account.
The tunnel was started some two weeks ago
and Is being pushed with energy, working
from both ends. At the outer end they
have made about 100 feet OF cut and tun-
mel total length, when completed, will be
about LOO feet, and will cut the shaft at
the Three-sixty level, and drain the mine
to that depth, thereby saving the expense
Of pumping water that distance, besides
other advantages not necessary to mention
at this time. Mr.. F. says he will soon
place the Star mine where it belongs.
H. K. Lyons, of the Grey Eagle mine,
has been sinking q working shaft for some
time past. He has now attained a depth
of $50 feet. About the middle Of last
week he cut his ledge at . perpendicular
depth Of something over 200 feet in a level
running west from the shaft. The pay ore
measures full three feet, and wal found on
tee hanging wall of slate. An assay made
from q fair sample showed 500 81 in sill
yer and $50 % in gold. Henry feels very
comfortable just now.
saw in the SENTINEL a few days since
an article, taken from the Carson Times,
placing the Teacup mine of this district on
Queen Spring Hill, in Shell Greek Mining
District. This was an error. The prop
erty described was the Ell Captain mine Of
Shell Creek Mining District, and is valu-
able property, owned by W.. j. Haynes,
E. B. Dickinson, R. M. Wilson and some
New York gentlemen, and has proven
itself by developments during the past few
months to be q first-class mine.
The Exchequer mine is not being worked
at present, and for what reason is more
than we can tell, for it has certainly proven
itself to be a bullion producer and q valu-
able property.
The Ruby Hill mines in the district of
that name, being under bond to Mr.. E. s.
Smith, are being worked under the direc-
ton Of Professor H. B. Herr, of New York,
who is sinking a vertical shaft, and also
running a level. They are short-handed,
and it is difficult to get miners in fact,
everybody is at work in Cherry Creek, and
out Of q population Of five or six hundred,
it would be difficult toIind ten idle men.
Yours truly, j, B, W,
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YANKEE FORK.
Notes from Custer City and the
General Outlook of the Country.

Notes from Custer City and the
General Outlook of the Country.
Mr.. J. s. Robinson writes Judge Mar
shall Atwood from Custer City, under date
Of March Goth, an interesting letter re-
garding the outlook Of the section known
as the Yankee Fork country. The SENTI-
MEL is permitted to publish the following
extract:
The snow is disappearing very fast. Bo-
nanza and Custer City are building up
rapidly, especially the latter. L. Donnolly
and Dan Brown nave each built them a
handsome saloon within the last few weeks.
Ed. Jones, formerly of Ward, has his
saloon and club rooms about completed.
Dick Fossett, of Robinson, has been keep
ing a first-class supply Of clothing, grocer
les, etc., in this place all winter. He will
soon have plenty of opposition, as Others
are getting ready to engage in a like bust
ness. Several Eureka men have also To-
Gated in this place, so you see Nevada is
literally represented in this section. /
have been in almost every camp of any
note from Deadwood to Panamint that has
risen to prominence for the last sixteen
years, but I have never been in O camp
that would begin to compare with this
section for grade OF quantity of ore. It
has by far the most promising outlook Of
any section of country I have ever been in.
Mining here is not confined to mi camp.
There are many different districts outside
of Yankee Fork-Bay Horse, Ki~neycanick,
East Fork, Sawtooth and Wood River dis
tricts-any of which, were they in Nevada,
would create a stampede such as has not
taken place within the last ten years. There
also is a vast scope Of country that has
never been but little prospected that will
be run over this season, and we confidently
expect to hear of other bonanzas being
unearthed; not that they are necessary to
bring out this portion Of Idaho, but simply
because they are here. The last mail
brought in the confirmation Of the sale Of
the Charles Dickens mine for $500, 600.
That is not to be sneezed at.
Fish here in abundance, such as would
speedily depopulate Eureka of the fish
eating class, if they knew their size and
flavor. Game Of all kinds is plentiful.
For this sport this section comes next to
the Big Horn country.
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The vacanc Filled.

The Commissioners Of White Pine We're
informed on Monday by Judge Rives that
they must appoint a District Attorney to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Judge Davis, otherwise documents oriei-
mating from that Office would DO illegal.
Attorney Horace D. Beene had proffered 10
do the work, and allow Mrs. Davis to draw
the salary. This generous offer was ig-
nored, and Mr.. A. B. Treece appointed.
Commissioner Drake and Woodin voted
for Treece and Commissioner Lockwood
for Beene. The action Of the Board, the
SENTINEL learns, is not viewed with special
favor by the people of White Pine. II Mr..
Treece is not also under promise to donate
the salary Of the Office to the widow and
her fatherless children, he should not have
been appointed.
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Road Locomotive.

One Of the road locomotives intended for
use in freighting to points south of Wads-
worth was taken through from the East on
Sunday last. The Silver State has this
mention Of it: 1t is a ponderous machine
weighing. when equipped for travel. exclu-
sive of fuel and water. twelve or thirteen
tons. The drive-wheels are about eight
feet high, with corrugated rims a foot wide,
intended to prevent them sinking in soft
ground or slipping on hard ground. The
wagon is provided with q windlass and
chains to be used in hauling loaded wagons
up steep hills. Those who saw the machine
are not sanguine that it will prove a sue.
cess, or that it will supersede mule power
for freighting purposes in this State on
roads where wood and water are scarce.
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The Grand Stampede from Lead
VILE to the New Dorado.

The Central City (Colorado) Register
of late date has the following which may
be Of interest to some Of the adventurous
spirits Of Eureka:
Should nine-tenths of the men and
women now in Leadville who say they
are going to the Gunnison this spring keep
their word, there will not be people enough
left to operate the mines in the Leadville
district now opened. One can scarcely
see q miner, a ~prospector, a provision
dealer, a grain merchant, o gambler, a
saloon keeper, a dance hall s'rustler," a
cigar merchant, a news gatherer, a showist,
a mule kicker, a wood vender or q printer
who are not preparing to leave for the
Gunnison as soon as they can settle up and
procure the necessary outfit. And they
are now starting. Probably no less than
two hundred men left this camp yesterday.
One squad Of adventures numbering
thirty men "chipped in" bought a span Of
mules, a harness and a wagon, and with
their guns and rubber boots set out at /
o'clock yesterday afternoon. As they
marched down Chestnut street they were
noticed. In answer to the inquiry as to
how they expected to get their mules and
wagon over the range, the captain of the
outfit said that they would carry them
over on snow-shoes if no other inlet to the
Gunneson country could be found. They
were headed for some distant southern pass,
they did not know exactly where. All they
seemed to know or care about it seemed to
be that they were going to the Gunnison,
and from their determined attitude, one
was impressed with the conviction that
what they had undertaken would be ac-
complished. From present indications,
two thousand men will have left Leadville
for the same destination by the first of
April. Those heavily loaded with Lead
vile city lots may not like to have these
facts go abroad, but they are facts never
theless. 1t was about the same last spring.
During the months Of April and May one
year ago, a very large proportion Of those
who had wintered in Leadville went to the
Gunnison country, but they we're pretty
much all back in the city by the first Of
September. During the height Of the out
going stampede city property went down
to nothing. Lots that are now held from
$500 to 50, 900, could have been purchased
at the buyers offer, no matter if the offer
had been none other than a yellow dog.
A decent sized jack would have taken the
best residence lot in the city. Fortune
hunters, according to Governor Tabor, are
a good deal like Marine sheep. When one
scoots they all follow, and each one in the
herd go it blind. Not one in q thousand
now scooting for the Gunnison have any
idea where they are going. Somebody
says that a prospect hole somewhere has
been bonded for sixty deys for $50, 900,
and 10, 900 men rush to look at the mag
mary hole. But it's fun.
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TEN PAHUTE.



Major Walter s. Long arrived from TEN
Pahute on Monday morning last. He is
stopping at the Parker House, where he
was called on by a representative Of the
SENTINEL. The Major was found to be o
pleasant gentleman, and cheerfully sup
piled the reporter with such notes regard
ing the situation Of affairs at Tenn Pahute
as he possessed.
The Inca Company has just received a
fresh installment Of funds from Chicago.
and will Immediately resume operations.
The property is a promising one, and will
undoubtedly develop into a paying propo-
sition at no distant day.
The Jig seems to be up with the wyan-
dotte Company for the present season.
There are complications among the share
holders in the East which it will take time
to straighten out. There is no doubt about
the great value Of the Company's possess
sions, but it is characteristic OF Eastern
companies to move slowly. No work is
being done on the Wyandottee, and prob
ably none will be done for some time.
At the south end Of the mineral belt the
Great Western tunnel is being pushed Wig
orously, with gratifying prospects. The
tunnel has already stained a length o.
1913 feet, at which point a very promising
vein was cut. 1t is not yet demonstrated
whether this vein is the main lode or q
mere feeder. In either case the develop
ment is a most encouraging one. Major
Long made the surveys for the company,
and the papers have been filed for United
States patents to the mineral land of the
Great Western.
The Major comes to Eureka to reside
permanently, having been appointed to the
Su~perntendency of the Kit Carson mine,
Prospect mountain. The SENTINEL hopes
That the latter may prove prolific in bonan-
zas under his control.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07

The Record publishes the proceedings of
the late enthusiastic railroad meeting in
Phoebe. Speeches were made by John B.
MCGEE, A. s. Gould and others. The Utah
Southern extension seemed to be the favor
lite line for rail connection with the outside
world. A committee consisting of A. S.
Gould, John B. McGee, M. Fuller, G. H.
Fish, Jos. Puojade, H. Meill and Thomp-
son Campbell, was appointed to gather sta
tistics regarding the resources Of Lincoln
county, with a view to inducing the extern
sion Of said Utah Southern to Phoebe. In
this connection the annexed item from the
Record is interesting: George G. John
ston returned on Monday from a trip to
Utah. He informs us that II is proposed
to run the Utah Southern Railroad to
Shoal Greek, about As miles from Phoebe,
and that the stakes Of the road have been
already run to that place. If such is the
case, the most sanguine never located the
road to come nearer Phoebe than 80 miles.
We can congratulate ourselves on soon hav-
ing near communication by rail with the
outside world.
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Items Of Interest Regarding the
Richmond and other Properties.
Tho London Mining Journal Of March
goth is at hand, in which we find some
notes Of local interest I:
The Richmond.
The usual telegram from the mines
states that the weeks run was $50, 600,
from 1,1s0 tons of ore. During the week
the refinery produced dore bars to the
value of S44, 900. The chambers II and IS
are connected in ore. The manager (Feb.
49, in reporting on the various points of
operation, states that No. II chamber is
much improved in the western end they
have drifted in ore o distance Of 80 feet,
and the face Of the drifts still in very good
ore. No more work is being done in No.
10; this chamber will be let to work on tri-
butte, as the ore is too small to work by
Stopping. No. IS chamber is opening very
well, and is much improved since last
week. No. IA chamber is opening very
well, in the southern end they are now
drifting, and expect to connect in ore to
have an uninterrupted connection in ore
from the 400 to 600. No. 10 chamber is
opening very we'll, and shows a large body
Of ore. Taking the chambers as a whole
there is a decided improvement since last
week, and the developments have been
greater thar the extraction. The furnaces
are smelling their average quantity of ore.
and are in good working ore.
Consolidated Treasure Hill.
The meeting Of the shareholders on We'd
nesday last created a favorable impression,
and it is stated that, sufficient debentures
having been subscribed, orders will at once
be given for the development of the recent
strike in the Eberhardt tunnel. 1t is re-
ported that q great rush of miners has
taken place to the neighborhood Of the
company's property, and considerable ex-
element reigns in the district. In many
instances old workings have been reopened,
and general activity prevails.
Ruby.Dunderberg.
The report, which appears among the
foreign mines, shows that an improvement
has taken place On a trial on another side
vein which has opened up to one foot Of
good ore and looks like leading to a cham
Der. This is Independent of the discovery
cabled of the deposit which is so far seen,
ten feet wide of ore, worth $50 per ton.
There are several other important trials
likely to open up chambers Of ore.
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4,sO r. N.

Union, 3ls s1As s; Sierra Nevada, 1875 b;
Utah, 1OAa; Eureka, COB; Exchequer,
x6ob 270a; Crown Point, 235b; Alta, 3b
Sooa; Best \ Belcher, "a b; Benton, 2b;
bullion, 335b; Ophir. 15As los; Bolcher,
Sio; California, 270b; Julia. 140b 145a;
Justice, 140b liza; Yellow jacket, TIKI
INA; Utah, lois; Sierra Nevada, 16ks;
silver Hill, 65b 70a; Champion, Sos; Mex
lean, l2ss; Scorpion, 270b; Ophir, los;
savage, 455b; Julia, lass; Sierra Nevada,
iohs l6ka; Crown Point, 235s; Utah,
io*s; Hale & Norcross, 5hs; N. Noon
gay, 4Ab; E%xehequer, 265s; Mexican, AIS;
Caledonia, Ssh; Alpha, 6Ab.
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NORTH AMI SOUTH.


ADJVNtCO NCvdstH ~
The Battle Mountain Messenger Of Sat
urday last has the annexed intelligence
regarding the new Nevada railways:
Colonel Lyman Bridges, Chief Engineer,
arrived In town yesterday from a trip OF
three hundred miles over the proposed line
from this place to Idaho and Oregon. He
accompanied Messrs. Bates, Latham, Ora.
ham and party I'VE the general route Of
the old Battle Mountain and Silver City
road over the great divide between the
waters Of the Columbia and the Hum
boldt, and down the Owyhee valleys to the
State line. The passes proved the lowest
and best, this route taking in some of the
richest mining camps in Nevada, and the
people are enthusiastic for a railway. The
absolute route has not been determined
upon. Messrs. Bates, Latham, Graham
and party are now pushing on through
Idaho and Oregon to the Columbia.
Assistant Engineer j. r. Hudson hal
reported to Chief Engineer Bridges tina
he has completed the location of the lint
on the first division to Cloverdale, and hi
party are now en- route to Battle Mountain
to complete proales, maps, estimates, etc
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Mining Life in the West.

The Phoebe Record has this item Dion
Boucicault intends writing a play based on
mining life in the West. As letters have
been received in Phoebe. asking for a de-
scription Of the underground battle which
took place on the fourth level between the
ssfghters' Of the Raymond & Ely and
Phoebe Phenix mines, with the names Of
the leaders, and also for a description Of
the fight at the Creole dump, it is very
likely the scene will be laid in Phoebe, and
the m OF old Piochers, who now sleep
at the foot of the hill, will figure con
spicuously in the new play.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07

Mr.. Costerissn. the contractor. 10 get
ting along very nicely with the work on
the new Courthouse. Most Of the ma
terial Is on the ground, and the carpenter
work Is already tar advanced. Men are
now Engaged in putting on the laths, and
plastering will be i~naugurated In about ten
days. Mr.. Costerisan is confident that
he will complete the structure on time
June 1st), and possibly by May 18th.
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Gale at Hamilton,

A terrible gale prevailed at Hamilton
during most Of the day Sunday. Several
roofs were lifted and otherwise damaged.
The roof blew from the old Cook building.
falling against the Episcopal Church and
demolishing the windows Of the latter.
The roof Of the Courthouse, also narrowly
escaped being carried Owe Momoke Noun
Tain. Workmen we're engaged Monday
putting the county's edifce In repair.
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Tombstone District.

II this item, furnished by the Bristol
correspondent of the Phoebe Record, be
true, Tombstone District, Arizona, is not
a very attractive place for laboring men I:
"a man walked all the way from Tomb
stone, Arizona, to Bristol, to obtain work,
and arrived here a few days ago. If 'prac-
tice makes perfect he ought now to have
attained that goal in the pedestrian line
and be no mean applicant for the Ashley
belt. He says Tombstone is no place for a
poor man, and the sooner they go away the
better"
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The SENTINEL learns Of an important
strike made a few days sincein the Crescent
mine, at Osceola district. The story runs
that an eight-foot vein Of rich gold quartz
has been developed at considerable depth.
The discovery Is regarded in Osceola as
one Of the most important ever made in
that district.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker celebrated
the tenth anniversary Of their welded life
at their residence, on Mob Hill, last night.
The premises were overrun with tinwaro.
usefnl and ornamental. There was also
a large attendance Of the friends Of the
worthy couple and q most pleasant time
WAS had.
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Set for Hearing.

The hearing Of the appeal in the case Of
George W, McLane and F. Mclntire, the
P~ahranagst murderers, now under death
sentonce At Phoebe, has been set by the
Supreme Court for April 9th. They were
tried Jointly, we believe.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07

The Knickerbocker Hose Company held
their regular monthly meeting last oven
ing. The usual business was transacted.
and Messrs. Walter 3. LONG, julius q.
Fleissner, Thomas Kennedy and George w.
Crawford we're elected MEMBERS after
which the meeting adjourned
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07

Harvey Carpenter. Receiver Of the United
States Land Office at Eureka. writes to the
Reveille as follows: II shall leave here on
the 18th for your city. Should you see any
Of the ranchers that have any land business
to attend to, please inform them that they
can attend to 1t before me at Austin on the
14th day Of this month";"
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Foreign Quotations.

In the London market March 20th Ne
vada mining shares were quoted as follows:
Richmond, s66 25@6s IS; Ruby-Dunder-
S20@22 30; Consolidated Treasure HilD
81 3705 81.
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rsrker H~ouse-Jsmes Bennett, John
ppsqiee. y: J. Nicholas and John z. Pasooe.
Hupy hill; F. A. McDermid and wife and
a. =: Brown, Cherry Greek; Adam Hall,
SHtstllng mine; Miss Annie J. Finegan,
ppJtey; Josiah Armstrong. Eureka; Ed.
ccoossts' San Francisco; William Fetterly,
International HOTEL. Lesser, EUREKA:
yunn Thomas and G.. w. McKinn, Ruby
MI s.S. McAsdill, Pine Station; james
-sa'ey' Tybo; Mrs. E. B. Briggs, Ward,
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BilI for Care Of Insane.

From Treasurer Crockett, the Carson
Tribune obtains the following item : The
bill Of care of the insane Of Nevada at
Stockton, for the month OF March is
$4,4S1. During the month one died and
three were discharged.
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The white Pine Court.

A Grand jury was drawn by Judge Rives
yesterday, the venire made re.urnable on
the 18th instant, to which time the Court
adjourned. Judges Rives and Cole came
over from Hamilton yesterday afternoon.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-07

A dispatch to the house Of Meyers &
Franklin, dry goods dealers, yesterday,
states that Mr.. NJ. J. Franklin has pur-
chased the entire interest Of Mr.. Meyers,
in the business, and also the building and
book accounts.