Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-04
FROM OUR
What Is Being Done In Some of the
Outlying Districts.

Outlying Districts.
MINERAL HILL, March 1, 1883.
Ed. SENTINEL: The suspension Of opera
tions at the mill, necessitated by the freez-
ing and bursting Of the main water pipes,
materially decreased the working popula-
ton. A number of miners have been
continuously employed in the mines Of the
company, however, and the dumps are
full Of good ore, which assures a long and
successful mill run when the stamps are
again dropped. This may not occur be-
fore the LIST of May, as nearly two miles Of
piping must necessarily be repaired, or
replaced, before work can be resumed at
the mill. 1t is proposed to do this As
rapidly as the weather will permit, and
busy times are anticipated during the
Summer.
Aside from the mines owned, or con-
trolled, by the Christie Company, work is
being prosecuted upon several Others Of
Big Gun and Donanza. The former,
owned by Robert Watson. has favorable
indications of becoming a frst-class prop
erty. Uncle Robert came to the country
in the early days Of California, and has
followed mining, with varied success, up
to the present time, and il industry and
perseverance meet their reward, then we
say he should be o bonanza king. There
are several promising locations on Cave
Hill, also some between here and there,
which will be we'll p%rospected this season.
With the mill in operation, avoiding the
necessity of shipping ore to distant points
for reduction, no doubt the t'outside"
mines will make a good showing and add
materially to the bullion product Of the
camp. From
UNION DISTRICT,
We have but little of interest to chron-
icle. That camp has had an unusual sup.
ply Of snow this Winter, and much still
remains. Some miners are at work on
some of the principal mines; or, it would
perhaps be more appropriate to say: "a
few miners are taking out ore" for it is
next to impossible to work on any of the
principal mines and not take out ore.
From those interested in the camp We learn
that arrangements have been perfected
whereby the Star, one Of the prominent
mines, was to change hands, and 20 men
put on to thoroughly develop the property.
The ground is held by anywhere from 9 to
20 owners, with all the way from 10 to 400
feet each. Some Of the small owners, it
appears, drew out at the last moment and
the sale fell through. 1t is fortunate for
the miners in Union that the Star is not
the principal mine there. If it was, one
need never expect a boom in that camp.
There are any number Of good, first-class
properties, and negotiations are now pend
ing for the sale of another series OF mines,
with every prospect Of being perfected be-
fore many moons.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our worthy P. M. is said to have been
the victim of a "technicality." As the
story goes, some goods, valued at about
ST 500, were left with him a few days
since, ostensibly to be sold on commission,
literally to get him in q corner aud press
him sufficiently hard to squeeze the right,
title and interest of two stores out of him, |
with all the appurtenances thereunto be-
longing. 1t transpires that the aforesaid
W. P. NJ. has hosts of friends. when emer-
gency calls, and the matter has been ami
cably adjusted to the discontinue of the
PARTIES of the first part, and if they desire
to open business here they must either
pay or build.
Some miners came in from the Whalen
Con. this morning. They express regret
that the copper mines should be closed.
and seem convinced that if properly
handled and Systematically developed they
would prove to be Of intrinsic merit, and
perhaps be the means Of saving to a GER
tain extent the reputation Of 1.-The Man Of
Many Mines"
Tom, Dick and Harry, John Doe and
Richard Roe were all discussing the posi-
bility last night Of VIM. Charlton finding
a rich mine near Austin that he discov-
cred 20 years ago, and Las not been to see
since. The bets are about aver on it. He
left this morning on a fiery charger to look
it up. ToMAso.