Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-31

Tho Eureka Tunnel and Othei
Valuable Properties Adjoining
what n Blast Revealed.
The good weather we have had lately IL
this section Of country leads many Il
think hat we shall have an early Spring
and q long Summer, and with this belle
comes the hope that the small mines o.
Eureka District will receive greater atten,
ton from Outside capitalists. There may
not be much money invested in new pros,
poets or mines during this year, but IL il
generally understood that q number oil
companies who W partly developed
mines on Prospect Mountain and in other
parts Of this district will either resume
work or extend their operations now going
on. II is very generally believed amone
the miners Of Eureka that Prospect
Mountain will cut q very strong figure IL
the mining world, and that when 10 be.
comes generally known abroad, as ii ID
known here, that large paying ore bodies
have been proved to exist q thousand fee,
In depth in 1t, capital will come to ouI
doors voluntarily and without any prod.
ding from resident mine owners or Others
ANU 4AAoSs III tuo ChUlDs
What Eureka Tunnel has produced every
body hereabouts knows, and no one will
dispute that the condition Of the mine is
such as to warrant the belief that new ore
bodies would be discovered II active work
upon the property L resumed and carried
| on with vigor under able management.
The mines surrounding this property are
generally OF the paying kind, many OF them
L haytn0 produnad an~a ~ rnnnoD 1arvfuo
between $40, 900 and $50, 900 from ore taken
out OF them under . three or six months
lease. These ore bodies, too, have been
found near 20 tho surface. The Industry.
Alexandria, FL Dorado and others located
near them are among this class Of mines,
and there are Q number Of others that can
be counted on that may be made very re-
munerstive by the expenditure OF such
justify. The belt OF ground on which
the north point Of Prospect Mountain
where II Joins Ruby Hnl to Secret
Canyon, and terminates ct the south end
in Newark Valley. Among the noteworthy
mines on this rich belt is the Grant, which
was owned and operated in former years
by the late deceased Major Mccoy, and
pau WCAA AAOm shG bUkk8Cc QOWA w q QCRtu
OF $50 feet. As high as $4,000 has been
taken out Of this mine during one Sum-
mer. Large sums have been realized from
ID since, while being worked under lease.
The Grant mine 10 situated on Mccoy
Hill. and is surrounded with other mines
that bear witness 10 the fact that great
mineral wealth lies beneath the surface.
The groupings OF these are red oxides OF
s~1- as-ntlar a. kha 1.s,Ars A~nn ~
Ruby Hill, or else, as appears in some
places, rich argentiferous galens. A cir
cumstance occurred here about two years
ago which, as related, sounds much like
some OF the stories that used TO reach Us
from Colorado during the excitement
which built up that great field. An East
ern gentleman came out TO Eureka for the
purpose OF examining some mines in which
his friends and he had been investing their
slowly but hard earned dollars. While on
the ground one day his anxious eyes
rested on q spot where some scratching
had been done on the surface. He was
accompanied by an acquaintance who vol
unteered to bring q miner TO the place,
who wonld put in hole and blast 1t in the
presence OF the stranger. The mineral
that appeared peeping through a seam in
the surface rock was too rich 10 deceive an
accustomed eye. The hole was drilled and
blasted. and the rock flew in every direc-
ton while the visitors we're yet scrambling
to get put Of the way. On returning TO
TO the place, as pretty q vein OF rich, gilt
tering mineral was disclosed 10 the gentle
men as ever dazzled the eyes OF q delighted
prospector. 1t was there and no mistake.
BY the application Of 9 pick q wheelbarrow
I'll n -A-A k.En1 Ark and fair
samples were secured b. the stranger, who
had assays OF the same made at the Eureka
Con. and Richmond reduction wor ks.
These gave results OF over $500 in silver
and gold to the ton, and the assays did not
differ 50 in their value. This 10 no fiction.
nor was there any foolishness about the
discovery, as the vein which crops out
through hard rock is still TO be seen In
place ON the surface OF the Original Baltic
mine, one OF the Silver State group OF
claims. The company did not follow the
ore from the surface, but instead, continued
a tunnel already commenced. This has
been driven in . distance OF about 800 feet.
from which point II has made turn and
is now heading for the locality
meath the rich find. While IL would have
been temporarily better N doubtless
more pTOutADI6 W nhNo lOAiOWcu "a
from the surface, the work done in the
tunnel will not be lost, but on the contrary
will prove to be an economical way Of taking
out ore when any Is found, on the tunnel
| level or between IL and the surface. II
| will be easy to raise to the surface II such
| work becomes advisable, rs the ground
| contains natural assures which carry a
| good current OF fresh air clear to the face
| Of the tunnel. The Silver State group ad.
| Joins the Grant mine at its north end, and
| are a valuable lot OF locations. They are
| four in number and are named, respect
| lively, the Silver State, Original Baltic,
| Hilms and Confidence. On the latter the
| ~outcrop is entirely OF red oxides OF iron,
| and lots OF IL. The same kind OF stuff
| crops out in several places on the other
| three claims. There are several places
| where rich lead ores come to the surface,
which is regarded among our miners as q
| sure indication Of q rich mine. Near the
| Silver State on Mccoy Hill is the Green
| Seal group, the ground and indications Of
| which are similar to 1t. A company was
| organized Q few years ago to develop
the Green Seal, but owing to some
| announcement work was abandoned
The Hope Consolidated mine, which lies
to the northwest Of the Silver State, has
a tremendous outcrop Of iron ore. II Il
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