Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-15

Several Matters and Things Reada-
bly, Dished Up by the "SentineI's"
COrresDOudent.

bly, Dished Up by the "Sentinefs"
Correspondent.
MINERAL HILL, Aug. 10, 1885.
EDITOR SENTINEL: In meandering down
a public thoroughfare a few evenings since,
a person was found s~prawling about the
street, and in jeopardy Of his life from
passing vehicles and bronko riders. Some
thing stronger than lemonade put him
there; but kind friends assisted him from
his perilous position, and thought no more
OF the event, supposing it merely a case
where q tussel with John Barleycorn had
resulted in the usual victory for John. The
next morning, however, it was learned
that q family jar was the cause of the lay
out. The gsrrulous.minded took occasion
throughout the day to narrate the circum-
stance of an offended benedict welding u
stout mahogany about the Uranium of an
unoffending person who was supposed to
have taken advantage OF q weakness of his
spouse to the great annoyance Of himself,
and the talk Of others. In this case the
wrong man was attacked, if the story goes
correctly. It is often the case that an in
nocent person is made to suffer for an Of
tense not committed, and this is said to be
one OF that kind. At all events gossip
ruled the roost among the gentlemen of
leisure. Strange and curious differences
were drawn, analogous cases discussed,
and much philosophical wisdom and euri-
dite spothems ~expounded. Domestic in
felicity, the girl who had the audacity TO
proclaim her own sentiments and libel her
sex by asserting that chastity was a lost
art, or words to that effect, and the red
haired girl foom Bitter Greek who COM
passed her own ruin by receiving the pla-
tonic attentions OF one while clandes-
timely meeting another; always longing
for the passionate kiss that glued
their lips together in the loving
embrace, or the parting osculstory salute
that sounded like the crack Of q pistol.
All these occurrences were talked over con-
fidentially by the knowing ones; but as a
finale or peroration, IL was decided that 1t
was very improper for any gentleman to
tender any Of the feminine gender g bev-
erage stronger than lemonade, except un-
der peculiar circumstances. II was also
admitted that If they wanted it it was their
right and privilege to get it II they could,
and that some women are more giddy than
others. especially if they never had any
moral training. All this is on dit, and to
a transient observer il looks as il some in
teresting disclosures were about to be
turned loose. and q bit of scan. Mag. cause
some social ebullition in this neck of
woods.
The irrepressible prospector, If he fol.
lows his vocation faithfully. often happens
upon a good property in an old abandoned
location which has lain idle perhaps for
years. This seems to be the case with the
a. AnU 49, ~AoAI hAV.A AuuA
months since by Hollowdsy and Jones.
Considerable prospecting has been done
by various parties during the early days
OF the camp, and the location had been
takep up and abandoned several times. In
fact no ledge Of q permanent character
was ever known to exist there; and for
that reason the early owners were content
TO coyote around on the surface, in the
vain endeavor TO strike 9 pocket of ore
sufficiently rich to mill. The last locators
determined to test the ground. They
o found a stringer of ore rich enough
to warrant further development. This
stringer widened as depth was attained
and increased in richness. At q depth OF
10 feet an average assay was taken which
went $40 only. An average assay made q
few days since at q depth OF 28 feet
showed S206 in silver. The ledge is
we'll defined and appears permanent,
though as yet small. A small force is en-
pioyed at the mine by the owners, who
confidently expect to open up a chamber
Of ore shortly which will surprise the old
timers.
The Copper Belle mine has been thor
oughly retimbered and put in good work
ing order. Sinking has been resumed
| upon il, and q great deal of fine copper ore
is being extracted, some of which assays
over $400 per ton in silver. This is q large
and valuable property, but at the extremely
low rates at which copper is ruling at
present il will probably be worked for the
| silver ID contains.
The haying season is about over in this
| vicinity. II Is said about an average crop
was gathered, but there is no market for
1t. Some of those who put up several
hundred tons offer 1t at Sc q ton in the
stack. II sold ct that figure the owners
would realize but Q small margin over the
cost Of production. ToMAso