Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-19
THE EUREKA TUNNEL.
A Visit 10 the Big Bore by its Pres
ident, superintendent and Some
ktOckhOlders.

A party consisting OF w. w. Bishop.
President; E. ]. Butler, Superintendent;
Maurice Hartnett, contractor, and Matt
Kyle, G. J. b. Buttlar, James NJ. Mason,
Gus. Korinsby and Captain Watson, stock
holders, accompanied by a SENTINEL re-
porter, visited the Eureka Tunnel yester-
day to take a look at the recent and CON-
stantly improving developments in that
remarkable property. The visitors were
received by Barry Hartnett, a brother Of
Maurice, at 1.-THE compaDy's boarding
house, and after hitting the friend
ly bottle a lick proceeded to the tun-
mel. The party went direct to the
face, q distance Of 1920 feet into the
bowels of the mountain, and nearly under
the apex. There they found a very favor
able formation, composed OF blue lime
shale rock, heavily discolored with iron,
indicating that an ore streak cannot be far
of. This formation has been passed
through for some distance, and grows
more kindly as the work progresses, and
it is pushed with all possible energy by the
contractor. The atmosphere was cool and
pleasant, and though nine candles were
burning constantly not the slight
est discomfort was experienced from
that source. During the work. in
the shale, which extended for q
distance Of 600 feet the air was vicious,
| but from the time this barren country was
| passed it became pure and wholesome.
| The fumes from the blasts disappear rapid
ly, and the miners are subjected to but lit
| tie inconvenience from that source. From
| the time the shale was passed to the face OF
| the tunnel frequent traces OF mineral were
struck in small layers, and are so well de-
| fined that aver O novice could distinguish
them. The party retraced their steps to a
| point about 1,100 feet from the entrance,
| where a drift Of several feet had been run
to the south in following a very rich
| streak some 80 inches wide and from 4 to 6
inches in depth. Work on this drift was
suspended after extracting two tons OF ore,
| although the vein looks more promising
| than at the start. The rock is supposed
to 90 into the thousands, and the reporter
broke off a number Of specimens and
is having them assayed. Two hundred feet
further towards the mouth a drift
has been run about 100 feet north,
and this is the point where the present IA
vorable developments have been made. A
promising vein some our feet in width and
from four to six inches in depth was en-
countered about midway in the drift, and
followed east some 40 feet. yielding IN
the neighborhood Of six tons Of
ore. From present appearances II
dips gradually to the north, and may
be- q feeder to . large body Of ore,
As the vein was only followed for prospect
log purposes the present state Of the drift
will not admit OF systematic or economics
working. 1t is therefore proposed to run .
direct cut north from the unnel to tap the
streak where it has been left. Several ole
miners in the party considered the show
ing 4 magnificent one, and in every wa,
encouraging to the stockholders for some
thing much better in close proximity
One OF them was enthusiastic enough
to offer to take a contract TO follow
the prospect, do all the work, furnish
everything. and deliver the ore at tn,
furnaces for IS per cent Of the yield
leaving the company rs per cent net profit
President Bishop declined the offer for tn
time being. Work at this point is beinI
vigorously continued. and no doubt tn
new drift will be started at once
part Of the tunnel and lei
with the firm conviction that their stoo
was worth double the price II could hav
been sold for ten days ago. Several othe
points showed streaks Of rich galena an
chloride ore In fact the tunnsl from tn
entrance to the big belt Of shals. and fror
the end Of the shale to the face, displays
perfect succession of small veins from tw
to three inches in width, which, il followe
up. would pay a large tributeA or workine
A substantial track is laid theHfull lengt
Of the tunnel, and q spring Of cool, del
cious water ia found near the entrances
though the tunnel is in the main perfectl
free from water. only q slight seepage bein
encountered in another part. AAandsom
blacksmith shop stands % the entrance 1