Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-01
LETTER.
DOfngs i'm and About Mineral
Hill City.

MINERAL HILL, New. Feb. 20, 1884.
Ed. SENTINEL: During those late severe
storms people in this vicinity considered it
unsafe to venture around in the mountains
to ally extent, except actually compelled to
do so. However, a miner from Union
made the trip just after the storm cleared,
on snowshees. He tells us the snow was
from two to seven feet deep all the way
from town to camp. Having made the
trip in all right he decided to return via
Brufy's, keeping the ~wagon-road all the
way, and thus avoid the heavy timber on
the range, which would be detrimental to
a rapid trip On the Norwegian shoes. The
distance is nine miles, and he says he
made the first seven miles in quick time,
when, by some unexplained mishap, one
shoe broke, AID left him within about two
miles OF camp, in from three to four feet
OF snow. These two miles he made in be-
tween seven and eight hours, reaching
camp after night, completely exhausted.
In relating the incident he said: "'Twas
the toughest trip 1 ever had, and if you
ever find me starting out again with a pair
OF defective snowshoes l want you to strike
me off a big leather medal"
NOTES.
The American Eagle, a location on what
ia known as Gave Hill, two miles south Of
town. is showing up considerable quanti-
ties Of good ore. All ore found in that
locality in the early days of the camp
seldom assayed over $50 per ton, which
was SO discouraging to the prospectors
that huf uaru ltfla uunrL ruau Anpa Nnuv
however, the owners OF the a~bove-named
mine have been sinking a shaft for the last
two months, and have followed the vein,
which has increased in richness from $33
on the surface to $3.50 at the present
depth. There are quite q number of old
abandoned locations Of small assure veins
on Cave Hill, and if the American Eagle
mine continues to improve with depth,
they will soon be located and worked.
A small establishment in our midst sail
ing under the ~undigniied title of Trad
ing Post" is under a cloud. The proprie-
tor is n OF those susceptible individuals
who cannot stand prosperity, neither can
he stand adversely with any degree of
nonchalance-both extremes start him on
a jamboree. Recent developments in a
mining property, Of which the susceptible
individual is part owner, proved too good
news to receive without some demonstra-
lions in the usual way, and we hear in all
quarters Of the town that sThe Old Mans
Drunk Again"
Several mining properties are being. or
will be, worked to a considerable extent as
soon as the furnace at Palisade is ready to
receive ore. In the meantime, we have
nothing definite as to just when the works
will be ready to start, but it is said about
the 18th of March, the weather having
been unpropitious for building during the
most Of the month that slow progress and
delays in masonry work were absolutely
unavoidable.
In anticipation Of the early resumption
of mining operations by the Christie Com
pany, we hear of several prospective
changes in business, which will shortly be
contaminated among the rest it is probable
another saloon will be opened here within
two weeks, also a small grocery store is
among the possibilities.
j. L. Thompson, who left nearly three
months since for San Francisco to be
treated for a serious disease, is said to be
getting better, and may Don be at the old
stand again. In his absence Robert Wat.
son is the efficient mixologist Of the Bull
lion saloon. ToMAso.