Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-04
sTREET GOSSIP.

what q Reporter OF the "Sentinel''
Learned Yesterday CONCERNING
Street RumOrs OF the Past Few
Days.
During the past two days there has been
considerable talk OF the streets OF o re-
duotion in the charges on incoming freight
from California on the part OF the Central
Pacific road, and Of a probable reduction
on the part of the same company on ores
to Salt Lake. The reporter of the SENTINEL
made 1t q point yesterday TO get at the
foundation Of the rumors, and from what
he could learn no reduction of freight
charges either way have been made by the
company named. nor are any proposed
that be could learn Of. The rumor prob
ably arose from the fact that Sacramento
-four is being laid down in town to-day for
considerably less thar ii was q week ago.
The reduction in its price is due, we sup
pose, to q reduction in the freight charges
on it from Sacramento, but in order to
procure it ct the decreased rates it must
be purchased from the E. and P. Railroad
Company at their depot in this town. At
least, we are SO informed by a prominent
merchant here. 1t appears to US as q case
OF competition. Eastern Nevada consumes
considerable -four, aud for many years
only the California product found a ready
market here. This was good for the
California millmen and it was good
also for the railroad companies. OF
late years the California -four trade has
fallen of in these parts, owing to the high
-.AI4 f Ao-a knsn1 ~rAIa xusAhs- 1En
miles OF Eureka by three or four firms, to
that extent that hardly q carload Of the
product OF our sister State comes in now
where so carloads came in several years
ago. In other words, owing to the high
grade and low price OF the home article,
California -four has not been sought for OF
late by our people al the high prices asked
for it. The former has retailed for 50 q
sack, or 81 q hundred; the latter for So q
sack. or Sc q hundred. A belief is prev.
slent hat the two will sell for the same
price within q fortnight.
As regards the freight charges on ores 4
from this town to Salt Lake, our reporter |
was unable 10 learn of any reduction
or OF any proposition having been made
towards the same. In talk !
ing to Superintendent Robbins, Of
Eureka CON-, yesterday morning of q
dissatisfaction on the part Of miners here |
with the charges made il the town for
smelling ores, he conveyed the impression
that unless supplies and freight charges to |
them were lessened his company could not
do any better by miners in purchasing |
ores. Some of the ores OF
the camp, he says, can be smelted here
for less than $12 Q ton; others cannot be
for that amount if q graduation Of
prices we're adopted, az at Salt Lake; so
that, considering the circumstances and
Of the ores Of the district, tho |
uniform charge Of S12 for working any |
and all ores is all that miners can reason
ably expect. In Salt Lake, he says, ONE
lead ores are being worked for So q ton. |
but for working dry quartz as high as 500
and $25 q ton Is charged MIXERS. Both
OF ore are In this district, and
as we have stated, the uniform price OF $12 |
is charged. On the other hand, in
Lake charcoal Is laid down at the re-
works for 12k and IA cents, ao-
cording to quality; here it costs % cents.
Coke is laid down in Salt Lake for IA cents; |
to get il to Eureka IL hightens Its cost to
% cents. Labor, too, is q fraction higher
here than in Salt Lake. "But," seys Mr..
Robbins, !" II the railroad companies are
going to lower freight rates for the miners. |
ought to do the same with us, and
any reduction they give US in the charges
for shipping our base bullion TO San Fran
cisco, which 10 now $50 a ton, I will agree
to give the miners from whom We buy ores
the full benefit Of that reduction. II costs
our company $50 9 ton TO get our base
to San Francisco and to get 1t re-
fined. 1t costs the Salt Lakers not over
SIS a ton to get their base bullion shipped
and refined. Growers should take these
and q great many other points l could give
them into consideration when discussing
the matter with themselves or Others"