Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-06-03
A NEW
An Interesting Letter from u For.
mer EurekaD, Now in one of New
Mexic0's Most Promising Camps
Charley Garfield fra Zig Luck

KINGSTON, Sierra Co., N. M,
May 25, 1886.
EDITOR SENTINEL: Believing that some
news from New Mexico, and especially
from Kingston, the coming camp Of the
Southwest, would be Of interest to the
readers Of the SENTINEL, 1 have decided
to pen you a few lines.
This town is situated on the Middle
Percha Greek, and has an altitude OF $500
feet. The section is called the Black Range
Mining District, and ia about in the center
OF the famous mineral belt bearing the
name. There are at present IA paying
properties here that are being worked, but
none OF them employ a very large force.
Charley Garfield, formealy OF Ruby Hill,
your county, employs the largest number
about so men. He struck it immensely
| rich about two weeks ago in q property
that he leased for 100 days. An account,
| by no means exaggerated. was published
in our local paper, the Percha Shaft, of the
10Th instant. Believing it will be of in
terest TO Charley's many friends yet in Eu-
reka, who knew him when he worked in
the Jackson mine some five years ago
under Charles Cady. | will insert the ar
ticle, and trust that you will deem it
worthy of reproduction. 1t is as follows:
"Last Wednesday morning the Shaft
scribe was reliably informed by men who
visited the Comstock mine, that the larg-
est silver vein ever discovered in this
country had been struck in the Comstock
mine. Our curiosity, aroused by the al
most i~ncredulous stories told, we at once
repaired TO the scene of argentiferous ga
lena and glittering aurum, only to find
that the statements MADE had not been ex-
aggerated one iots. We found at the bottom
of Kangaroo Hill q dozen men sacking
ore, and through the courtesy Of Mr.. Can
field we entered the discovery shaft. Go
ing in about 100 feet we arrived at the
room or chamber where this immense body
OF ore spreads itself anonymously
through the limestone in gorgeous quanti-
ties.
This property we might term a tunnel
on a lead. One well defined wall is fol-
lowed the entire distance Of the tunnel.
The other walls, as yet, are SO far apart
that it would be impossible to say their
exact distance from each other. However,
at the face, which is about lis feet from
the mouth Of the tunnel and about 10 feet
in q perpendicular line from the surface
above the aforementioned chamber, is
intersected. And to say that il is a NAM
moth, gigantic lead of silver ore would be
q mild way Of putting it. 1t is IS feet
high and IS feet wide, and mineral all the
way. The ore runs as high as 81 600 to
the ton and carries gold to the amount OF
S45 per ton. This ore runs sufficiently
high in gold alone ito say nothing OF sill
ver) TO pay all expenses OF shipping. The
ore is what is known as sulphide, OF an
timonisl silver, or more commonly known
as brittle silver in lime formation. The
country rock is easily worked, and
by putting III two shots a car load OF ore
can be put in readiness for the shovel and
wheelbarrow.
IS. NJ. Rugg and NJ. G. Barton are the
owners. Charles Garfield and Mr.. Rem
chler have secured a lease on the property
for 100 days. The last named gentlemen
are running two shifts. taking out about
one railroad car load Of ore per day. We
understand that Messers Lindner, Ryan
aud Burns are also leasers on the same
lead. In speaking of the Comstock, old
miners here pronounce IL the richest as
well as the largest vein Of precious metal
they have ever seen.
"Mr. Garfield came to Kingston about
four months ago a comparative stranger.
and through his energy and industry sue
ceeded in getting hold OF several good
claims, among them his present lease on
the Comstock, which has proved such q
bonanza. After working his lease on the
Comstock for W months, he struck some
good ore, and then sold an interest in his
lease to Mr.. Renchler, when they put on
an extra force Of men last Saturday and
struck a body of high grade ore, as above
mentioned. Mr.. Garfield certainly de-
serves all the success with which he has
-. T. ~ ow,l;t "a % HIM alnna and VQn
gained by his perseverance and industry.
He is the right kind Of a man for the
camp"
There are at present $50 men engaged
here on days pay. Wages are So per day
for surface hands. and SO so for miners.
Charley Garfield pays SO 30 and 81 per
day. There are no idle miners here at
present, yet l would not advise any large
number to come. The camp is favored
with q fine climate, plenty OF wood and
water, and mining can be done in Winter
as we'll % Summer. Most of the ore found
here is rich, and ia shipped to Denver at
a cost OF S22 q ton. II is shipped by
wagon TO Lake Valley, a distance of S5
| miles, thence to Denve by rail-about
1000 miles. There is a fine furnace here
| OF 60 tons capacity, but it is idle on &C.
| count OF there being no lead ores in the
| camp, What Is wanted is q mill with a
| roasting furnace. We expect a boom this
! Summer or Fall, as capital in good shape
is seeking investment here.
Hoping to hear at an early day of Eu-
reka coming to the front again. l am,
| Yours truly, THOMAS MURPHY.
Ice cream every evening, at Brown d
Godfrey's.