Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-11-18
EUREKa INNING DISTRICT.


EprroR SENTINEL: In our first article
we spoke of the vast bodies OF ore in
the district, which, on account OF the
high freights and reduction of ore, could
not be shipped. Since then we have
interviewed several experienced min
ers, and from their representations OF
the district, the impression grows on
us that we did not make the case
strong enough. There is a mint OF
money in the low grade ore proposition
No n who understands the situation
and who wants to be honest and fair,
would pretend that Eureka mines have
large bodies OF high grade ore. Any
representations ofthis character would
be untrue and would do more harm
in the way OF legitimate mining than
it would do good. But the facts will
Justify us in saying that high grade ore
is found in pockets or stringers and in
considerable quantities. Several OF
the mines on Prospect Mountain and
Adams Hill are producing what may
be called high grade ore. From the
returns made for the last quarter we
gather the following facts concerning
a few of these mines:
One mine produced 81 tons and
1880 pounds, with a gross valuation
OF $40. 135 OIL, making an average OF
1858 so per ton.
Another mine produced 81 tons and
40 pounds, with a gross valuation OF
81, 734 SO, making an average OF a
little over $40 66 per ton.
Another produced 342 tons, with a
gross valuation of $10,302 80, making
an average of a little over $31 20 per
ton.
Another mine produced 6 tons and
1896 pounds, with a gross valuation
of 1868 IL, making an average per ton
OF about 500.
Still another mine shipped a lot of
ore which averaged over $12S in gold
and quite an amount in silver and
lead.
A gentleman showed me returns OF
3 tons shipped, which netted him $30S,
making an average of $61 60 per ton.
Then it must be remembered that
in extracting this ore they do not save
half of it. 1t is stated on good author
ity that from three to four times the
amount is lost in the easing and other
ways. Most of these mines are shall
low, scarcely any of them are over 100
feet deep. But we are not advocating
deep mining in Eureka, neither do We
hold up the camp as a place where
large bodies OF high grade ore may be
found. What we do claim is that
many Of the 275 mines in Eureka dis
trict, which have produced more or
less ore since 1873, contains bodies OF
low grade ore which will not bear the
expense OF shipping, but could be
treated here by the cyanide process
with great profit both to the n o.
the mines as we'll as the owners Of the
plant. There cannot be a reasonable
doubt concerning such a proposition as
this. Take for illustration Adams
Hill. Here the ledge is said to be over
forty feet thick and may be miles in
length. Ore has been extracted from
the same ledge over half a mile, and
so far as any one knows, it may con-
tinue for miles. Some one says, il
there is such vast bodies of ore as this,
why is it not worked? For the sim pie
reason that there is no process Of treat
ing it here and it will not bear the ex-
pense of shipping. No r. a be
shipped from Eureka, with any profit,
which is worth less than SIS per ton.
1t has been estimated that this great
body of ore will average SIS per ton.
but let us cut this in half and say it
will average 81 so per ton. The cya-
hide process will work the ore at a
cost of IS per ton, leaving q net profit
of $4 so per ton. Who would want a
better thing han this? The man who
did would not be satisfied unless he
got the whole earth. VENI VDI.
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