Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-01-04

have also levied q assessment Of two or
three mills per share. There remains
about 80 tons OF ore on the damp ready TO
ship aud probably more in the tunnel, OF
which We can say nothing.
The Ruby Hill Tunnel IL 10 nearly
1,600 fees. The ground Is hard In the
face, bat may change. IL will be con-
tinued ahead until the hard "bsr" has
been passed, when II is expected to enter
better ground for ore. There are good
prospects already opened 10 this tunnel,
but the company DO not care TO develop
them until the main tunnel gains its
objective point, still some distance ahead.
+. j. Mette. bis two son and George
Metzgar are working in the Eureka Tun-
mel under lease. They made o good ship
ment Of ore TO Salt Lake several weeks
ago and were well satisfied with their re-
turns. They are making new develop
ments at present on the 100 foot level and
also above the tunnel level, but are evil
IDENTIFY not anxious TO talk much about
what they have in sight. This is q very
desirable property and needs but q little
capital 90 bring 10 out in good shape.
The Lord Byron has been under lease
during the past six months during which
time considerable ore has been shipped
" tuuiof VI tn6hAhB bOOu WakCcs
II belongs to the Ruby Dunderberg Com
pany, who have as we learn, lately put
some men 10 work on days pay.
In the Banner mine there have been two
men q. work on ore. This Is q fine look.
ing property, located on Q regular assure,
which can be traced for q considerable
distance on the surface and slso down
ward TO q depth Of over three hundred
feet, the lowest point yet attained. II has
yielded ore from top to bottom.
Three or Tour men are engaged In taking
ore from the Great Republic.
Two men have lately been put to work
In the Ganges mine on ore.
Herbert Davis and John Evans are
working the Colorado mine, and are get.
ting out some ore. This property will
loom up among the big producers some
day.
The Nelson boys, Charley Ruden and
Gus Benson, are running q small teaching
plant Of their " construction, situated
on the site OF the Geddes mill, ct Secret
Canyon, which was burned down about
four years ago. and are working success
fully on low grade ore from the Geddes
mine and making good wages.
Michael D~ougherty is mining some ex-
ceedingly rich ore from q mine OF which
he is the owner, situated near bis resi-
dense.
Barney MoRory and Tom GilIigan have
leased the Irish Imbassinder mine. Secret
Canyon, and are taking out some very
rich ore.
John Bergman, ST., and his brother
James, are driving ahead the tunnel OF the
Endesvor mine In Page Canyon TO tap the
old workings. They will doubtless make
IL pay them we'll, rs there is known to be
considerable very rich ore mixed In the
waste rock lying in the mine.
Owen Rice and Joe Names are sinking a
shaft TO tap q vein OF ore On its dip from
the surface Of the Philadelphia mine. Al
hambrs Hill.
Three men are mining some very rich
ore from q small vein in the Battery mine
at Newark.
Jim Allen, Frank Fitzpatrick and one
other man, have leased from Il. Sadler the
Wide West mine at Spring Valley. MT.
Sadler 10 the owner OF more mines in this
and adjoining districts han any other
man In Eastern Nevada, and they are
nearly all OF them under lease and pro-
ducing more or lees ore. II is only q mat
ter OF time when he will become one Of the
great bonanza kings OF this section.
We have omitted mention OF mines from
which we have no information at present,
but will esteem Il q favor IL the owners
will call at the SENTINEL Office and tell us
what they are doing. There are q large
number Of mines that are lying idle where
pay ore may be found, many OF them hav.
ing large deposits Of low grade material
thar, differing from the past, can now be
worked with big profit to the owners.