Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-16
SECRET CANYOS.
Interesting Kevicw of the Mining
Situation in Tha District.

SituhtiOm IN Enat hlsbrlct.
SECRET CANYON, August Is, 1885.
EDITOR S~ENTINEL-SIR: 1t is not oftel
that any one takes the trouble to writ
about the mines Of Secret Canyon, yet tn
district is worth attention, not only on &C
count Of the number of its mines, but TO
the richness of ore they have yielded from
time to time.
The portionlof the district that has at
tracted most attention lately is Page Can
yon, famous in the past for its production
OF rich deposits of ore, some OF which has
run into the thousands. The Scorpion il
early days yielded 100 ions Of ore thai
worked at the rate of $500 per ton, Blu
since then it has been run under lease, al
it is at present by John Harmon. He has
struck what appears to be a good thing IL
a body OF quartz which carries a quantity
OF horn silver and chloride. The Conten
ton mine, which adjoins it, is being
worked by Messrs. Bergman and Ruben
They struck a vein of iron pyrites, carry
ing gold and silver, about three weeks age
and are doing reasonably we'll. The ore
carried about $40 in gold and S35 in silver
hAsOA WoAAAu6 VI sulb iOE d low uuyc .
changed to a reddish black irony ore
which goes in the neighborhood Of S10(
per ton, and is holding out we'll. They
commenced 9 tunnel which was intended
to be driven for the purpose of cleaning
out the waste from the mine, through
| which are stones of country rock contain.
ing very rich ore. The tunnel will soon
be continued, and the first plan carried
out. They expect to make q good cleanup
before snow flies.
Morris Joseph has moved out to this
district for the purpose of prospecting the
Water Jacket mine. He is scratching
around and talks Of starting q tunnel to
tap the bottom of the old incline. Some
| very good ore has been taken out of this
mine, but it is now in very bad shape for
working. The Medora, which lies to the
north Of the old Page & Cor win workings,
is q fine looking property on top, but it is
idle at present. 1t is owned principally by
Fl. K. Mitchell, Esq. Here is q chance for
any n who wants q good pitch.
These mines are separated from Secret
| Canyon proper by belts Of quartzite, lime.
rock and shale. The only mining property
being worked at present in this belt Of
limerick is the Rambler series which con.
| sists OF four claims-the Rambler, May
flower, Toronto and Ontario. They are
situated In o rough, broken country, the
| appearance OF which any th~orough-goine
miner would say must carry an abundance
of ore. Abe Laird, whom everybody in
Eureka knows to be one of the best and
| ablest miners in the State, as well as a per
severing, honest and whole-so uled man. il
| working the Rambler. The main shaft,
for which ground WAS first broken in mas
sive iron groupings, is down about lie
feet. At 55 feet from the surface, a drift
| has been carried in the hill $50 feet. gain.
ing depth rapidly and going towards the
quartzite. Abe expects TO find good de-
| posits OF ore on the contract, yet he may
strike il rich before he reaches that point,
for the assure carries ore all the way along
the drift except for a few feet where a TURF
WAS made. From this q crosscut has been
driven to the ore seam where o good show
ing is made.
1t is Mr.. Laird's intention to thoroughly
| open up this level before doing genera,
prospecting.
The most important property in the dis
| trict is the Geddes mine and mill, which
is too we'll known to need description
| Only two men are in the mine at present
They are working Oh ore and doing we'll
There is no question about this being Of
of the best mines in the State, and l d.
not think that it will be long before {
good force of men will be employed in 1t
Adjoining il are the Hodgden, Blue Ruin
Bricktop, Basey and Irish Imbassinder, al
of which are very valuable properties, and
if worked on a proper scale, will become
no doubt great ore producers. The Bssey
has been famous for the quantity and
richness Of ore that ii formerly yielded
The Irish Imbassinder is being worked by
four old Ruby Hill miners. The ore
from it is uniformly very rich, running
from about $500 to $1,000 per ton. Thu
waste dump has been worked over, but il
now in the hands of Sam Provost, who il
going over it again and getting good pay
Mr.. MCGOWAN is driving a fine tunnel fol
a mine he owns adjoining the Geddes, tn
name of which I could not learn. To tn
south of the Geddes are mines owned b,
Messrs. D~ougherty and Barney McRory
which are said to be very valuable, ant
have produced some very rich ore
Still further to the south are the Osweg'
and Little Minna series, vast properties
They are owned by a. K. Mitchell, Esq.
who is working the last named on con tract
Beside other openings at the north en-
the southeast pUEtlOu Va tuo miuo 10 Dolue
developed by a shaft and drift, both o
which show ore continuously from within
70 feet of the surface. 1t is generally be
lieved here that the Little Minna will
make a big mine. There are good mininI
prospects out of number lying idle in tn
district, among which are the BurninI
Moscow, Last Rose of Summer, Goodsid
CANYON mines, owned by E. W. Hamilton
and others that I do no know the name
of. Some of them are owned by men VIII
are mine poor" having more mines thai
they have means to develop, some by thos
who ars absent. and others. as Ia the cas-
in all mining localities, by men who ar
either unappreciative or waiting to SCI
out. Notwithstanding this good showing
there are only 81 men at work in the dis
triot, but there are men out here ever,
day looking for good pitches. They in
ysriably talk about the rich appearance o
places they have seen, but seldom know
who the idle claims belong to. If tn
owners would exert themselves, and wher
necessary put up a small grub stake for
start, Secret Canyon District would 500
be swarmipg with men. NOTE TAKER.
The Cholera.