Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-15

Some of the Active Operations
Coin. on In the Mines Near Town
That the "Sentfnel" Reporter

Some OF the Active Operations
Coin. ON In the Mines Near Town
That the "Sentfnel" Reporter
Learned of Yesterday.
Ten men are employed in Hon. Thomas
Wren's mines at Mt. Hope.
It is probable the Jackson Mining Com.
pany will declare another 10-cent dividend
about June /.
Work will be resumed at the Richmond
reduction works about June /. Two fur
naces will be fired up.
The Hecla mine at Mineral Hill, this
county. shipped q ton OF ore to the Eureka
Con. works last Thursday.
The roads leading TO town from the var
ious sections Of Eureka District are now In
good hauling condition.
From the Whipporwill mine on Prospect
Mountain 3 tons Of ore were shipped to the
Richmond reduction works last Tuesday.
The Comet mine in New York Canyon
made q shipment OF 2 tons Of ore to the
Richmond reduction works the other day.
Three tons OF good ore were received at
the Eureka Con. works from the Last
Chance mine, Northumberland District,
the other day.
Half o ton OF good ore arrived at the
Eureka Con. reduction works from the
Norris mine. Reveille District, Nye county,
on Monday last.
Six tons OF ore were shipped from the
Grant mine on Prospect Mountain to the
Richmond works during the first part Of
the present week.
The Kentuck mine on the western slope
OF Prospect Mountain made q shipment of
/ ton Of ore to the Richmond reduction
works the other day.
Sixteen tons Of ore were received at the
Richmond reduction works from the Iron
Glad mine, Secret Canyon, during the
week ended yesterday.
A sack Of ore weighing lit pounds, was
brought in from one Of the mines OF Frei-
berg District, Nye county. to the Eureka
Con. works the other day, in order to test
its value.
But four miners are now employed in the
Phoenix mine OIL Ruby Hill. From the
property &c tons Of ore were shipped to the
Richmond reduction works during the
week ended yesterday.
The Lizzie L and Alexandria mines on
Prospect Mountain made shipments OF ore
during the week ended yesterday to the
Eureka Con. works. The former shipped
15h tons, the latter 81.
1t is hardly probable any work will be
done in the Albion Con. mines until after
the expiration OF the time in which the
properties as sold by the Sheriff yesterday
are subject to redemption.
Quite a number of Adams Hill proper
ties have showed up well the past week, the
Bowman having shipped to the Richmond
reduction works z tons, the Frazier and
Moline Is tons and the ~Bullwhacker IA
tons.
OF the Ruby-Dunderburg properties, the
Lord Byron and the Dunderburg mines
made shipments OF ore to the Eureka Con.
reduction works during the week ended
yesterday. The former sent down 10h
tons. the latter 10.
The Marguerite mine on Adams Hill
continues to produce good quantities OF ore.
On Tuesday last So tons were shipped to
the Eureka Con. reduction works. The
Silver Lick mine, al adjoining property,
also made a shipment to the same works OF
Al tons.
The work of sinking a double compart-
ment shaft in the Paul Pry mine on
Adams Hill, that was commenced ten
days ago, is progressing favorsbly. The
outlook for this property, that is said by
practical miners to be one Of the best in
that locality, is very good.
The work OF excavsting q suitable
foundation for the new machinery in the
Eureka Con. hosting works is q larger
job than many suppose. Even with the
largo gang OF men employed thereon, the
work of draining the mine will hardly
| commence before the 10th of August.