Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-06
GRATIFYING TO AN EXTENT.
Men Holding Great Trusts Cannot
be Influenced by Any But Imper-
sOnal Motives.

sOHal Motives.
A representative OF the SENTINEL, in the
course Of an interview with DR.. j, G. Nc
Kenzie, President Of the Eureka Con.
Mining Company, published in this paper
yesterday, reported the Doctor as saying
he believed Manager Probert, OF the Rich
mond. not to be in favor of advising his
company to cooperate with the Eureka
Con. Company in exploring the lower
levels Of the ~latter's mfne-which would
have the probable effect Of draining the
Richmond and testing the value Of its
lower levels. also. 1t will be gratifying to
hear that Manager Probert chad" ex-
pressed TO DR.. Mckenzie a willingness to
advise the Richmond Company to pay half
the expenses Of keeping the Eureka Con.
mine clear Of water, believing that the
Richmond would be drained by the drain
ing Of the Eureka Con. The people of
this community, who are indirectly inter-
ested, and the stockholders of both the
| great companies, we have M doubt, will
be delighted to see the two arrangements,
represented by Manager Probert and
President Mckenzie, take counsel to-
gether in the premises and act in harmony
| for the benefit OF those whose property
| they control. No earthly good can result
from the estrangement Of these two emf
nent gentlemen, either to themselves, that
we know Of, or to the many materially in
terestsd persons whose investments the
| hold in charge. 1t is not TO the credit Of
| great men that they allow anything of a
| persopal nature to influence them
in the care of q trust involving
the interests OF others. Upon
the sinking of the new shaft and the OK
| ploration Of the lower levels Of the Eureka
| Con. mine, or, upon the sinking Of some
other Joint shaft and the exploration of
| the lower levels OF the Richmond, il you
will, depend the future OF both these
| splendid properties -mines that there is
| reason to believe are practically but
scratched on the surface yet, and may
| weld. low down, more millions than have
been taken from the top. And upon the
two mines in question depends, to 9 very
| considerable extent, the welfare Of Eureka
mining district. This latter suggestion
need not be needed by Mr.. Probert or DR..
Mckenzie, for they have each q business
to look after which is purely an affair OF
| dollars and cents and u~nsympathetic.
| Still our people are disposed to believe
| that their interests and the interests OF the
| Richmond and Eureka Con. mines are
intimately blended. OF course the mines
may move on independent of US, but
We must be in o great measure de-
pendent upon them. We put this con-
sideration aside, however, and contns
ourselves in the argument pro populo, to
the pure question Of policy or expectancy
to the Eureka Con. and Richmond mines
in prospecting their lower levels. The in
timation that such q course is expedient Is
enough. Reasons given therefor would be
harping on an old theme. and could hardly
be listened to patiently by either OF the In
| telligent gentlemen to whom this para
graph ia addressed, with any degree OF pa
tience. Manager Probert and President
Mckenzie are both highly cultivated grad
mates OF the best schools in England and
| Scotland-which tells the whole story as
far as that goes-and they have both had
great experience in, and have made a faith
ful study of mines and mining. In view
| OF this and the fact that their business Is,
10 an extent, private and properly
exempt from public discussion, we
hesitate to trench upon ii. The press takes
its liberties, however, especially when
it is moved to speak for the community
interested more or less in what Is not en-
tirely a private concern. If any further
apology is needed we may leave 1t 10 De
made by the stockholders of the Rich
mond and Eureka Con-, who are no incon.
siderable portion of the great pubic OF
Great Britain aud America. We have re-
ferred to an ~estrangement or disagreement
between the managers of the two leading
mines of Eureka District. We have no
authority for the statement that they are
at variance. We believe they are both too
philosophical aud practical to allow them
selves disturbed in their official duties by
any consideration not impersonai. we
repeat that it is gratifying to be assured
that Mr.. probert "had"~ expressed a will
ingness to cooperate with DR.. Mckenzie.
We hope, and we believe, that his willing
ness is not all in the past, but that, Tor
e~yerybody's qualification and interest ne
| will not refuse to express that willingness
in the present tense. Let him say: II
am willing" and then, we believe there
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