Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-03
JEFFERSON.
New Life I'm Another OF Our Many
OLD Camps.

Ed SENriNEL' having been the recip
lent Of numerous letters from various parti
Of the State, containing inquiries as to thu
resources and expectations Of Jefferson
Nye County, I ask for space in which tt
give a general description of our little
camp. 1t may possibly prove beneficial to
the inquisitive majority.
WHERE LOCATED.
Jefferson is situated in q beautiful and
picturesque canyon. distant 16 miles from
Belmont and IS miles from Austin. The
town is composed Of about 100 houses and
cabins, many of them quite substantial
buildings. The settlement is divided into
two separate n distinct portions. upper
town." containing the saloons, store and a
restaurant, while clover town" boasts its
two mills, Postofice. express Office. res
t~aurant, etc. The facilities for obtaining
water are excellent. In the dryest season
but little difficulty is experienced, and
during most Of the year a creek of consid-
cradle size flows through the canyon.
Wood is bought at prices ranging from
IS to Sc per cord. Salt for chloridizing 10
procured from the Smoky Valley marshes.
only Z few miles from the town, ct but
little expense, and nearly all other neces-
sary supplies are obtained ct reasonable
rates.
THE FORMATION.
The following description OF the forma-
ton in Jefferson is taken from the report
Of . mining engineer Of well known relis-
bility and tested experiences: 1.-THE geo.
logical formation is q very ancient silicious
slate, porphyry and other feldspsrtic rocks,
the slate forming the southwest and the
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1t is between these two formations that the
great 'PrussiRn lode occurs, its inclina-
ton being towards the northeast, with
slate for the foot and porphyry for the
hanging wall. This is unquestionably the
main ledge Of the vicinity. 1t has been
traced for several miles and numerous
locations made upon it,"
LOCATIONS.
The principal locations are the Prussian
North, owned by Paul Faber; Prussian,
owned by J. @. Phillips and Prof. Alex.
Trippel; Prussisn South, owned by D..
Squires and @. Abraham; and Union,
owned by Chas. Kaurohat. The fret three
are covered by United States patents.
These mines adjoin each other in the order
stated and have been more or less ex-
tensively worked. Besides this main ledge
there are separate parallel lodges in the
prophyry which carry richjore. These are
| covered by claims on either side Of the
canyon and some OF them are worked with
good results.
1t is said that the Prussian and Prussian
South mines shipped bullion from their
mines the value Of which Appropriated
closely upon 81 200. 900. / cannot vouch
for the absolute truth Of this statement,
but to my personal knowledge over $780,
0Qp xworkh ~. nr1J,oaI IN rna uoar
THE PRUssIAN oUT
The Prussisn South, popularity known as
the Jefferson was worked by the Jeffer-
son Gold and Silver Mining Company, a
stock company organized under the laws
Of California, which operated successfully
from 1874 to 1873. During that time much
high-grade ore was reduced in their IA
stamp mill. The main incline has at
tanned q depth Of 700 feet with long drifts
trending in a %southerly direction. Speci-
mems from this mine obtained frat premi-
ums at the Centennial exposition. At one
time the ore, resembling in texture and ap-
pearsnce common grindstone, proved 30
rich in silver that it was chisled from the
ledge. that being the only method by which
it could be taken out. At present the
mine is in deplorable condition, as many
portions have caved and the water is over
500 feet deep in the incline. If it were not
for gross Encouragement the property
would probably be running to-day. The
mill fell into the hands Of the Anglo-Cali-
fornis Bank, but has since been purchased
by Col. E. 8. Goodrich.
THE pRUssIAN
Was recently bonded and is now being
worked by the same gentleman. Good ore
is extracted and shipped to his mill for re-
duction. The main incline reaches a depth
Of $50 feet and passes through q wide and
we'll defined ledge for the entire distance.
Handsome hosting works. containing a
powerful engine, are erected upon the mine.
Tn Prussian mill is second to no 10-stamp
mill in the State, and is q model Of its
kind. Ore was run through without
roasting and reduced by the bolt method.
1t is probable that the property will soon
be sold.
THE UNION N OTHER MINES.
The workings on the Union are extern
sive and consist Of several tunnels and
incline shafts. One of these tunnels
reaches a ledge in porphyritic rock, and
shows it to be quite powerful. though Of
low grade. Considerable good ore was
taken from the Prussian North.
On the opposite side Of the canyon are
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| Grey Eagle and st. Charles claims, in por-
| phyry, and, with the exception Of the
| Woodbridge. and owned by George
| Nichols, Joe Enghouse and the Harrison
brothers. These mines produced con-
siderable high grade ore, some of which
was milled and the rest worked through an
a~rastra. The ore is generally free from an
! excess OF the base metals and is easily re-
| duced TO q high percentage OF its assay
value. These properties exclusive OF the
| Woodbridge) are bonded and were worked
by the Minnesota Company. Small.
though adequate. hosting works are
erected upon the st. Charles. Considers
BILE ore is shipped from Silver Point,
10 miles from Jefferson, also manipu-
lated by the Minnesota Company. Messrs.
Goodrich, Garrard. Nichols and Eng
house are interested in the valuable mining
properties of this district.
The Keystone, known as the "Bungtown
Shorter" about two miles from the camp,
Is producing first-class ore in quantity.
Messrs. Wilson, Robinson and Garrard are
the fortunate proprietors, and have every
reason for hoping their mine will soon
become one OF the most valuable In this
section.
Frank Carrille has q good prospect in
the Silver Vein. The ledge Is rich but
small and varies in width.
Col. Goodrich has displayed grit to an
extent rarely possessed by Eastern mining
men. In the face Of discouragements Of
every kind he persisted, and the capital
so well invested by him will very likely
return handsome profits before long. He
is at present in st. Paul, MIMI, presuma-
blv for the purpose Of bringing back addi-
tional funds to assist in the work Of devel-
opment.
THE OUTLOOK.
It would be rather difficult to say
whether this camp will soon grow to large
proportions or not. What II needs 10 cap