Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-01-13
MINING REVIEW.
COMPANIONS BETWEEN THE
PAST AND rHE PRESENT.

The review Of the mining operations
Of Eureka county in 1873. which we
herewith publish, will serve to illustrate
to the world the effect Of the demonetiz.
alton and low price Of silver on Eureka
District, which, since its discovery in
1864 and the commencement Of its active
development in 1870, has yielded in gold,
silver and lead in the nighborhood Of
sl25, 600, 900 and in 1878 produced in
gold and silver alone five and Q half
million dollars from 23S mines, big and
little, then under active development.
The average value per ton in gold and
silver OF all the ore that was mined in
Eureka county during that year was
s45 402 cents. Daring the last year,
1893, there were only 30 producing mines
and three prospects under development
in the entire county. Among them, the
Diamond mine was the only one that cut
any figure in active development or the
employment Of miners on days pay.
During 1892, the average number OF
miners engaged in the county was lao
on days pay and 200 leasing, tributing
and working on own account. Last year
the average number was SO men on days
pay and l27 leasing, tributing and work.
ing on own account. Out Of q total av-
erage of 2l0 miners in the county Eu-
reka District gave employment to liz
men, 6S Of whom worked on days pay
and lO4 on lease, tribute and own ac-
count. The figures show a decrease last
year Of 81 days pay miners and of 70
men under lease, tribute and on W
account, and a total falling off Of 100
men or 3sf per cent of the previous year.
The yield Of ore from all of the pro-
ducing mines of the county during 1898
aggregated l4,6064 tons, with an sp.
proximste gross value of S26 per ton,
and IA, 5l5 tons out of the entire yield Of
the county came from the mines of Eu-
reka District. Following are the names
Of the producing mines and the number
of tons yielded by each for the year
1898:
From the Bullwhacker, 297; Dead
Broke, IL; Delaware, liza; Diamond,
6 1891; Dunderberg, 40l4; Ethel, %;
Eureka Con-, 3,l7l4; Hamburg, 942a;
Idaho, 80; Jackson, l,0S44; Lord BY.
ron. 2S; Maria, IL; Needle, 3; Phenix,
1863; Pioneer, SO; Richmond, l,l35; Sill
yer Conner, SO; Silver Lick, 7; Silver
West, 1871; WILLIAMSBURG, 81; small
lots by c~onsignees, 205f; Cortez Mines
(Limited), SO; Comet and Good Luck
Stafford Districtl. 5; Island Queen Cor
tez District). IL; Lincoln Diamond Dis
trict), IL; Sada Lindsay union Dis
trict), IS.
The 36 tons from the Cortez Mines
Uimitedl were valued at $1,000, or
S2ll ii per ton. This is the greatest
mine in Eureka county to-day, both in
the extent Of the mineral lands and rich.
ness of the ore. No active work has
been done in it for over a year, because
Of the low price Of silver. The Comet
and Good Luck mine at Stafford District
is said to be a good property, the 8 tons
of ore shipped from there were taken
out by one man, who is in charge
of mine, and Melted over 81, 900.
What the low price Of silver is doing
for Eureka county may be estimated from
the following statistics for the years end.
ing Sept. 30. 1891, 1892 and 1898. For
1891 the yield of ore from Eureka
county was given as q 1864 tons, with a
total gross value of 1904, 523 27, or s32 20
per ton. The cost of extraction, trans
portation and reduction amounted to
S7Sl. SO7 80. The yield of 1892 was
A 1883 tons, with a gross value of $780,
ia %, or S32 % per ton. and the costs
$780, 7 Sc.
The yield of 1898, with the big drop
in the silver and lead markets, was only
IA, 755 tons. with a gross value of $780, |
OLA 20 and costs Of 1872. 500 IS. The
average value per ton Of all Of the ore
mined in the county during the year end.
ing Sept. 80, 1898, was only S26 43, and
if the yield of the Diamond mine with
s,00sa tons at SIS 81 is excepted, the
average value per ton Of the balance OF
the ore mined in the county during the
given years was only s23 SO. The rea-
sons for the reduced average value may
be found in the low prices of silver and
lead. the comparatively small amount OF
new ground broken and the fact that the
lessees and tributers confined their work
to prospecting the old mines and scratch
ing around old ore chambers in place Of
mining for new ore bodies in virgin
ground.
The Diamond mine has come to the
front and is steadily increasing its out.
put and value. For the year ending
Sept. 80. 1892. it yielded $1,000 tons,
with a total value Of SlSs, 100 80, or
$50 80 per ton. For the year ending
Sept. 30. 1898. Notwithstanding that the
mine was idle during the half Of July
and all of August and September, and
under active development only 81
months, the yield was s.OOsl tons, with
a total value of $3.50, SOP 10. or an aver
age of S2S 81.
The Eureka Con. mine for the year
ending Sept. 30. 1892. produced 6.226s
tons, with a total value Of sll9, 2Ss 63. or
an average Of $40 l6 per ton. For the
year ending Sept. so. 1898. the entire
yield reached only 3.0ll tons. with to-