The herald., 1894-02-18
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND,
Valuable Facts About Southern
Nevada Mines.
The Latest News for Seekers After
Gold.
Matters at Julian, the Peninsula, GOler,
in tho Perris Country,
and Other News
Notes.

Engineering and Mining journal:
The condition of the silver market has
told on the welfare of Nevada, and the
news from all over the state shows only
encouragement. The agricultural and
stock raising interests, which were be-
coming a feature in the growth OF the
state and the retention of its population,
are dwarfed by the influence and effect
of the low price of silver on the mining
industry. The people of the state, who
were remarkable for their enterprise.
are now Respondent.
Eureka county has always been re-
markable for the self-sustaining condi-
ton of her mines, but the development
of the natural resources of gold, silver,
lead and other minerals has received
check from the low condition of the
silver market. Prospecting in dead
ground is now seldom heard of. Many
OF the ANAL mines have been aban-
doned, and numbers of the tributers in
the larger ones have failed in making
living during the year. The majority OF
the chance-taking miners have not
made the equivalent of days. wages, and
those who have made over So per day
are exceptional. There is no encourage
ment to prospect virgin ground. and
great deal of the ore that was mined
during the year, which formerly paid,
lie now thrown over the waste dump e
worthless material. The result is there
fore a great decrease in the tonnage.
A careful count shows q decrease in
the number OF mines of less than 10 per
cent for the year. The average number
OF miners employed in the mines OF this
county during the year was 1903, of whom
229 were leseees and tributers, and 70
were days pay men. The average num-
Der OF miners employed in the Eureka
district during tho year was "a on days
pay and 208 on lease, tribute, etc. AS
compared with 1892 there was q decrease
of 81 days pay miners, an increaee OF 20
leeeees and tributers, q net decrease of
80 men.
The few who made clean gains on this
wears work realized their profits on the
gold contents OF the ore they mined
The shipments of ore over the Eureka
and Palisade railroad have been reported
monthly in our columns.
The total number of producing mines
worked in the county during 1898 was
80; IA small mines, with q total gross
Weld of 293 tons for the nine months
cuuluk OcpbOLAUoI OOt 1000 WCiO HOb L q
ported to the county assessor, whose
books for that period show is mines, a
total yield OF 10, SOL e tons, with total
sg5020t siR ssvi 2s TGR ste vaaOpss 81
$23,0l4. The net proceeds over and
above the special cost OF extraction,
transportation and reduction were re-
turned by different mines as follows:
The small mines owned by individuals.
47EQ. Dio
Consolidated, s29SS; jackson. $2762
Phoenix, $2l2; Pioneer, $685.; Richmond,
SOL. The general expenses of the mines
and companies are not returned to the
assessor, 80 that the foregoing figures do
not represent actual profits.
The only companies in the county that
have made OUTLAWS for exploration work
are the Diamond of Eureka district and
the Cortez mines (limited) of Cortez
district.
The decrease in the tonnage and value
of the output is shown by the following
comparisons from the assessors books
for the years ending September 30, 1892
and 1898:
Total ore ..... 24533 14757
Estimated value, :. s7so,7I9 90 1890, GA Q
Average per ton. % 43 rs 43
Cost OF working
transportation,etc 550,471 90 327, 1874 90
The increase in average value OF the
product is accounted for by the low price
OF silver and lead acting as an extraor-
binary inducement to distributors to
keep their ore clean while getting it out.
and thus raising the grade.
Two new companies, the Diamond and
Excelsior, were organized during the
year and prepared for extensive work.
ing. The Ruby Mining company was
wound up.
In White Pine district, White Pine
county, there are about Sc miners en-
ployed. Up to November seth the ore
shipments for the year. by way of
Eureka. amounted to 1889 tons. The
average value was placed at about 26 |
ounces OF silver per ton and about So Der
cent lead. Operations in the Eberhardt
tunnel were Suspended some months ago.
and the Monitor mine and mill at TAYLOR
were closed down shortly sfterward.
Very little is being done in Robinson
district.
The Bay State mine of Nevada dis
trict has recorded only one Shipment for
the present year OF eight tons of ore
valued at about $500 per ton. There are
at present only four men prospecting in
the mine. Three men have shipped 40
tons of ore, valued at about 5000 per ton
from the Rescue mine. Pinto district.
At Seligman seven men are now en-
ployed. At Osceola 30 men are en-.
ployed at the hydraulic diggings. There
Is some activity at Aurum and Shell
Greek, but reports from those places are
indefinite.
San Diego County.
San Diego Union: Little is heard in