Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-28

SecahOm.
Mac" the Eureka correspondent O
the New York Mining Record, is writin,
some very encouraging letters about tn
resources Of this district. His last is de
voted mailly to Prospect Mountain. W,
reproduce 1t entire, to show that the ad
vantages of this wonderful section are be
ing made known to the Eastern public
The letter bears date March 10th, and il
as follows
Prospect Mountain, on which are located
some OF the most valuable mines in thi,
district, is formed into a sharp, uneven
I,oge' unning almost due north and soutf
tnrongh the center of the main minera
belt, and rises to an elevation Of about 2, 0O(
feet above the town OF Eureka. and oyei
$500 feet above sea level.
On both the western and eastern slopes
OF the mountain are located many claims,
which only require capital to work then
70 advantage, in order to make them moi
only self-supporting, but dividend-payine
properties. Many of the mines have been
worked without lntermission during the
past SIX or eight years, by the original 10.
cAh III bODie lubbdQCe6
amounting to many thousands of dollars,
has been done, and the wages Of from foul
to eight mer regularly paid out Of the pro-
ceeds OF the property, without any assist
ance from outside sources.
1t has been a much vexed question for
years. whether the ore bodies found near
the surface In all parts OF Prospect Noun.
tain, were to be found at any great depth
in the same; but recent Developments in
the Eureka Tunnel have forever set that
question at rest, and it has now been proved
beyond a doubt, that the great ere bodies
running through the district can be fol-
lowed down to q depth Of many hundreds
Of feet.
One OF the most promising and valuable
mines on the eastern slope is the Elise,
owned by the Stirring Mining Company. a
corporation formed under the laws OF the
State Of California. This claim was located
in March, 1870. and has been worked almost
steadily since that date by Adam Hall, who
is the principal owner of the property. A
large mount of work has been done, con-
sistipg Of the sinking Of q large number OF
incline shafts to q depth Of fIem so to ITS
feet, one vertical shaft to q depth OF 100
feet, one tunnel run in q distance Of 800
feet, and over 200 feet OF drifts and up
raises in various parts of the mine. as also
the building Of q substantial wagon road
from the head Of New York canyon to the
mouth of the tunnel, a distance Of three
quarters Of q mile. The ore will average,
all through, about $3.50 per ton, and the
property has produced mp to this date, ore
which has Melted the company between
$50, 900 and $4,000. This mine is situated
centrally on the line Of the Prospect Noun
Il tain Tlrnnnl aud b0,, I 0nn fzz< nA.&L Il
the Eureka Tunnel.
In the vicinity Of this property is the
Charleston, q claim owned by the Emit
Mining Company, and covered by a United
States patent. This mine has produced
about SAC, 900 worth OF ore, which has av-
eraged. SIPS per ton in gold and silver, and
30 per cent. in lead.
The Lord Byron, owned by the Ruby 4
Dunderberg Mining Co., an English cor
poration, was located in February, 1870,
and has, since that time, extracted over
$50, 600, principally of high grade ore.
This is one OF the most valuable mine on
the eastern slope of the mountain, but.
owing to the difficulty in extracting the ore,
on account Of having to hoist by windlass
from three different.levels, very little work
has been done in it for the past two years;
Out All IN AuCa tHdt tnC Owl tT6 luttuu
erecting hosting works on the mine at an
early day.
The Magnet series Of mines comprise the
Magnet, the Nil, the Macep, and the Des-
p~erandum, and are also situated on the
eastern slope Of Prospect Mountain, north
OF and adjoining the north line of the Eu-
reka tunnel. and on q direct line with the
veins OF ore recently struck at q depth of
several hundred feet from the surface. in
the Eureka tunnel. The four mines con-
tain each 200 feet in width. by 1900 in
length. and lie parallel to each other, max
ing An aggregate Of 800 by /, 500 feet. On
the Macep a shaft has been sunk to q depth
Of 40 feet in ore, all ths way from the surface;
and on the south end Of the mine two
smaller shafts have been sunk, also in ore.
Thu Magnet has q shaft sunk to q depth of
rs feet in ore. and the prospects are very
encouraging for soon striking a consider
able body, as the seam Of ore cropping out
Of the surface extends and widens out az a
greater depth is attained. On the south
end Two shafts have been sum- q short dis
lance. in both Of which seams Of ore have
been found. The Nil has been opened in
several places, everywhere showing ore.
On the north end q drift has been started,
and run in on ore the entire distance. Two
small shafts have also been started. in both
Of which are iron and manganese, and low
grade ore. The Desperandum has tho main
shaft sunk to = depth Of 80 feet, with two
smaller shafts sunk n few feet, in all Of
which is pay ore. The mine has q contact
vein running through its entire length, ly-
ing between the quartzite and lime, with
an easterly dip.
This property ia situated on a direct line
with the Eureka Con-, Richmond, Jackson.
Phenix, and other leading mines on Ruby
Hill, and offers inducements for invest
ment very rarely met with. / am informed
that an Eastern company is making an tx
animation Of this property, and If it should
pass into their hands it will soon prove to
be q valuable investment.
Work has been suspended on the Bayard
Taylor until the arrival Of some Of theo own
ers from the East, when it is expected that
operations will be resumed in good shape.
and the mine placed on a firm footing.
The trustees OF the Maryland Tunnel and
Mining Company ere about to invite bids
for running the tunnel q further distance
OF 200 feet, and are very sanguine of max
ing important developments in that dis
lance.
Work on the Golden Rule series Of mines,
and on Eldorada No. 2, is being vigorously
pushed ahead under the management Of
Superintendent Morris II. Joseph. The
shaft on the Bowman mine is now down
about 1856 feet, and in very favorable ledge
matter.
Mr.. W. Leyson, foreman Of the Kit Car
strike in that mine, and is confident he will
soon have a dividend paying property.