Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-25
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taking out the sinking PznP and extend
ing the main paEp 10 the bottom Of the
shaft. the then Superintendent eon-
neoeed drifting for the lode. usins the
sinking punp to raise the wstsr = part Of
the way 70 the top Of the shaft. For
the time the sinking panp answered the
purpose, bu. when the lode was tapped.
as might have been anticipated, the Gov
Of water largely Increased and the siBk.
ing pump eould not handle il and the
miners we're driven q Of the shaft. A
small amount Of ore Was taken oat when
the lode was tapped. assAying between
$50 and $40 . ton, 90 / have been told
By Mr.. Stinson. who had charge Of the
work when the ore was struck, bat the
works filed with water 20 rapidly after
the ore was fosnd that the miners were
unable to blast out any considerable por-
ton Of the lode. A spasmodie effort wAs
made for . short time to free the mines
Of water again bat without success. The
management was changed almost imme-
diately and the pumps were stopped.
After this machinery had lain idle for
4 year or two it was taken out and .
new engine was substituted, but for
some reason unexplained no very seri-
oas effort has ever been made to free the
mines from water with that engine.
There IL ~ much reason and more to be-
Iieve now than there was when the
Eureka new shaft was commenced that
ore would be found below the water
line, because ore was found below.
bat notwithstanding this fact no effort
has since been made to find il. 1t is
fair then 10 conclude that the Eureka
Company was so seriously crippled 6nan-
cially and in its credit, and the stock
holders were 90 thoroughly discouraged
BY its frss expensive and disastrous fall
ure to free the mines Of water, due en-
tirely to Encouragement in not putting
down the main pump when the new
shaft was completed. and TO the selection
Of "new tangled pumping machinery.
that it has been unable to make 3 vigor-
Gus effort since. But for this unfortu-
nate failure the problem Of ore or no
ore below the water line on Ruby Hill
would have been solved long ago. The
attempt has not lessened the chances Of
finding ore below the water, bat has in.
creased them, and there 10 therefore no
reason to be discouraged on account Of
the failure. The effect, however, has
been temporarily disastrous and discour-
aging. It is but justice to Mr.. DON
nelly, for some time Superintendent Of
the Eureka Company. not however, at
the time Of the " experiment with the
Jumbo" pumping machinery. to say
that I understand he has opposed any
attempt upon the part Of the Eureka
Company 10 pump without the cooper
alton Of the Richmond Company.
THos. WREN.