Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-27
EUREKA.
The Gentleman From Humboldt
Dfspenses "Hot Air" Galore.

The SENTINEL this week republishe
in full the following write-up Of Eureka
which recently appeared in the Rem
Journal. The article was written By c
d. Van Duzer, late editor Of the Nevsd'
Magazine, late manager of the New
lands campaign in 1900, late Speaker o
the last Nevada Assembly. and ct pres
snt the supposed Chief Political Msnip
ulator Of the Newlsnd's Senatorial boon
in 1902.
The article is curiosity in its way
and . portion OF the ''history" of thi'
district which il pretends to give will
cause many old-time Eureksns to smil,
ss they read il. As . word painter Mr.
Van Duzer is entitled 10 the palm. He
sosrs 10 heavens ethereal blue one mo
ment and in the next be il down in the
deep csverns of the earth, where dwell
the bat and the owl. The Valley Of the
Nile is visited, the Great Sahara Des.
ert 10 not overlooked, and the hang.
ing gardens Of Babylon. in mid-sir, are
POLITICALLY referredto:
The name OF Eureka is associated with
ell that is typical Of western life. Next
10 the Comstock this camp has produced
more wealth than any other mining dis
trict on the Coast. Its history, its ssso-
Citations, its tragedies. it's buried hopes,
iss faithful friends who. lingering, are
growing gray with unrealized hope and
disappointment, would afford . fertile
field for the pen of Bret Harte Of ear
lier days.
Built in . narrow canyon with not very
precipitous sides, ID is almost shaded by
the rocky mountain from which eager
men have dug $40. 100000
The canyon opens into plain, level as
. floor, as fertile ss the valley Of the Nile,
yet dry - Sahara. A strange, black
somber mountain range trends northwsrd
until its fades into the deceptive mirage
Of the desert. with its wave quivering
sir-now shimmering like the surface Of
. lake. then with inverted mountains in
rid-air like the hanging gardens Of Baby
Ion. The sky is as perfect as Heavens s
inpenetrable blue can be, and the air
sends thrills Of life through the most
sluggish being.
Eureka is built in the bed and on either
side Of the canyon. Five parallel streets.
lined with large. solidly built business
houses and dwellings of moderate size.
give it much more metropolitan sir than
Virginia City.
Through its streets food once washed
away untold wealth and sent twenty
souls to eternity. Twice FIRE has devas-
tated its business center.
To-day can be seen on every hand the
decsying evidences Of q once wonderful
prosperity. They tell me that portions
Of Prospect Mountain are but merely eI-
plored. and that fortunes lie hidden
awaiting the impulse that rise 10 silver
will bring forth.
There is as much activity in Eureka as
there is in Virginia City. The famous
smelters with immense dumps of bucket
shaped slag, with their maroon buildings.
now echo but to the tread Of the lonely
watchman. Caverns from which almost
pure silver ore was taken are now the
homes Of the bat and owl.
With the mines practically closed,
business depressed. her citizens live on
in hope. Homes that cost thousands
can be purchased for mere song. Homes
10 which the Nevadsn has spent his life.
raised . family aud about which cling
the sweetest memories of life, will soon
have to be forsAken. Old in years, bur-
dened with sorrow. the Titsns Of Eu-
reka's prosperous days turn their faces to
some strange land and cast . lingering
look upon the rise and fall of . lifetime
1t 10 . real pleasure to visit Eureka,
and though she may be broken in for
tune and her future clouded in dissp-
pointing uncertainty, yet her people are
true, brave and courageous. Like the
typical NevadAn. their hearts are warm
and their hospitality unstintsd. Many
happy homes are to be found and q so.
oial circle unequsled for its pleasures
and for its iovial sociability is one Of Eu.
reka's characteristios.
Cut off from che world and living In
the past. with hope springing perpetu
ally In their hearts. they live the day a
it ought TO be lived, extracting from
each day the greatest pleasure In life
that can rise from hospitality and friend
ship.
Some fifty men are employed in the
mines Of Eureka and its vicinity. The
ore is oil shipped TO Salt Lake. A mum
Der of quite rich mines are being slowly