Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-21
A BIG
something with "sMillIOma In it"
and Good for ahe Camn.


amd Good for the Camp.
The question has often been asked why
the Eoreka Con. slag-pile is not worked
over. The Richmond has been working
over Its slag-pile for some time past, and
many persons have wondered why the
EUREKA Con. has not done likewise. We
have not the particulars of the process Of
reduction at the Richmond, but the i'm
preston is that the Stag worked over there
pays a profit all the way through. 1t is
known, besides, that in the Richmond a
quite extensive and rich stratum of Stag
which had been poorly worked some years
ago was reduced and has paid handsomely.
IL 10 generally said that Mr.. Probert has
an improved process Of reduction by which
the per cent OF gold and silver left in Stag
alter being worked over the second time il
reduced to the minimum. 1t is presumed,
also, that the Richmond will go on re-
ducing its immense pile Of Stag until the
last ton of it has gone through the furnace
a second time. What the profit is is not
to be found out, but that there il q profit
is evident. Any profit at all, ever so little
per ton, would make the Richmond Com
pany's mountain Of Stag a bonanza. The
Stag pile at the Eureka Con. works ia also
the number Of tons estimated
at 1000, 900. Although these
figures may be nearer the truth
than we suppose, still they seem large.
We believe, however, it would be entirely
safe to say that the dump contains 500, 900
tons. Suppose this can be worked at q
profit net per ton Of only so cents. we have
8 cleanup Of q quarter of q million dol
lars. 1t is doubtful whether much could
be got out Of the Stag from ores recently
reduced, but it is believed that for several
years in the bonanza days of Eureka
Con. and when all the furnaces were in
full blast the per cent OF the assay value
obtained by reduction was not high, owing
to the lack Of knowledge at that time OF
the improved method OF working now in
use. There are those in Eureka who be-
lieve that the under strata of the Consoli-
dated slsg-pile contain an immense
amount Of Stag which will yield hand
somely if reduced again. However this
may be there is no doubt that the great
mass OF the dump will pay we'll for work.
ing over.
When Hank Donnelly came up from
San Francisco a few days ago there was
considerable speculation IS to the object
of his visit to Eureka, the first for a long
time. His motives in revisiting his old
stamping ground were said by some to be
this and by others that, but nobody
guessed what he was up to. A few persons
have found out what brought him up here
again. 1t was not to become Superintend-
ent Of the Consolidated again, nor to find
out how the fight with the water in the
new shaft was progressing. He came up
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head. His mission was simply to look
after a new interest he has acquired in
this camp. 1t is positively known that he
has purchased the Eureka Con. Stag pile.
He came up to test it, and it is said that
he has q process Of reduction which is even
superior to that Of Manager Probert. He
expected to make an extensive test Of his
process in the Consolidated furnaces, but
was disappointed in getting SO tons Of lead
for that purpose, which be expected to get
from the Richmond lead pile. Deter
mined, however, to take the first step in
his venture without delay, he ordered the
same quantity of lead shipped here from
Salt Lake. Mr.. Donnelly has zone away,
but will return again in a few days.
In due time, we are assured, he will
erect regular reduction works for his own
purpose, as above stated, and will also
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the custom ore that may be shipped to his
works.
Now, while the enterprise he has on
foot to tackle the mountain of Stag prom
ises to the camp a very important industry
itself. giving employment to a large nun
Der Of men and bringing that much more
money into circulation here, the erection
of new reduction works in Eureka will be
likely to give an impetus to the develop
ment Of outside mines that has never been
felt here before. Within q mile or two Of
town we have quite a lumber of mines the
ore from which is of such low grade that
the greater part of it annot be shipped
here and worked to a profit at the present
rates Of reduction, which, nevertheless, are
considerably lower than they were form
erly. With competition in this industry
it is presumable that the rates of reduc-
ton will be still further lessened, thereby
it profitable to haul to Town large
quantities Of ore that have hitherto been
thrown over the dump as valueless.
1t looks to us as though Mr.. Donnelly's
is likely to prove profitable to
and Of very great good to Eureka
in many respects.