Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-30
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EUREKA, Nevada, May 90. 1896.

EUREKA, Nevada, May -, loSO.
EpIroR SENTINEL: Eureka District, 10
point Of it's mineral production, has
taken rank in the State Of Nevada only
second to the C~omstock, yet only the
Eureka Con. and Richmond Of all our
mines are known abroad, and those only
in the most important business centers
Of England and America, by reason oil
their immense yield Of gold, silver and
lead through a period Of over twenty
years Of active development. Beyond
that little or nothing is or has been
known of Eureka District east Of the
Rocky Mountains. While the business
men oil Colorado, Montana and other
mining States have collectively, extern
sively and persistently advertised their
resources and built mp great and prosper
GUS towns and mining interests of enor-
nous proportions, Eureka District has
Welded her many millions Of dollars in
gold, silver and other metals almost I'M
needed and hardly recognized as having
an existence upon the face of the earth.
On the other hand her traducers were
many, and among them were those who
acquired fame and amassed large for
tunes in and while defaming her. Flood,
fire and defamation were all disastrous Il
US by turns; then the fruits Of demone-
t~ization Of silver capped the climax, and
to-day, although we exist, we are badly
crippled. Numbers Of our citizens have
left and are still leaving the camp t.
seek places of better promise, but there
is an opportunity for US to acquire new
blood. Men Of capital for investment o.
men with small but ready means to pros
pect our yet undeveloped mineral-lader
hills may take the place Of those wit
have departed hence. Millions Of idl'
capital in the country await investment
and thousands Of idle men are seeking
employment who would be glad to know
Of such a place as Eureka.
The signs Of the times are that the de
monetization Of silver will soon be athinI
Of the past. Bimetallism is rapid.
gaining Roadway in the financial worl'
and cannot much longer be delayed
Not only that, those who are best in
formed know that the profits Of on
mining have consisted in gold. Our gol,
production has been and ma,
be counted in dollars by the tens Of mill
ions. But with our men OF Drawn and mus
Gle daily leaving US, it can be but q shor
time when our business men will have t
follow them If the exodus is continued
Il is, therefore, time to be throwing o
our lethargy and be up and doing. W
must let the whole world know wher
Eureka is situated, what it has produce
and what it's capabilities are. Some pei
sons will say that we had better wal
| unbit VIC kCt iiSo OOihakO ona oshSho -
il is too late. The former class are dila
tory and will never make q mark in th
world. while the latter are pessimist
and will not benefit any community
There is but one way for US to resusci
tate, and that is to advertise our re
sources sufficiently and well. We d
not want to wait until we get free coin
sge-until the tide of prosperity flow
upon the country; we must be movin
and ready to take advantage Of the goo
times before they come. We can shou
neither too loudly nor too long. W
simply want to let the world know wher
we are situated and what we have
offer, and that done. there is no reaso
why the tide OF capital and emigratio
to johannesburg, South Africa. Crippl
Creek and Merour should not turn thi
way. At least we can get our share
we take the proper steps aud take Their
10 time. MORRIS II. JOSEPH.