Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-11-16

the ledge, 90 far % exposed, Is composed
OF ore containing values in gold and siIvel
OF 500 TO $500 per ton.
Along the course Of this ledge, and
within the 1900 feet above usmsd, ter
shafts have been sunk. averaging between
100 to l75 fsot in depth, from which
drifts have been run for considerable die
ssnoes. To depth Of $50 feet this ledge
has been pretty we'll blocked ont and its
value is closely estimstsble.
Beginning 81 the west end Of the Miz.
psh ledge 10 lease No. A Of Lynch,
OMssrs & Sullivan, one Of the greatest
producers Of the camp. The owners have
lately installed . gasoline engine and
hoist and . rock breaker. and will soon
have in operation cir compressor drills
The next lease 10 No. 30 Of Wilkinson,
Coslstt. Robinson & Stots, which also is
yielding heavily in both high-srsds and
milling ore.
Catting & Brown own the next lease,
No. 10. which to-day, ct depth Of l65
feet. has 7-foot ledge Of ore that will
average $50 per ton. This lease is also
one Of the largest producers in the camp
of shipping ore.
The Clark or Company shaft, which
joins lease No. 10 on the east, 10 down
l55 feet. with 4-foot ledge In the bot
tom. While sinking the last rs feet. this
shaft has in places produced over $500 .
foot.
Brougher Bros. owners Of lease No.
SO. also one of che very best producers
Of high grade ore. are unable to sack il
ss fast as taken out. There are now
1000 sacks Of shipping ore awaiting wsg-
ons to haul it TO the railroad.
The next lease. No. so. 10 that Of SIN
clair & Golden. who, after going through
100 feet Of Gaping. struck shoot 35 feet
long Of ore that assays $500 TO $500.
They now. as l60 feet. have . 4-foot
ledge Of high-grade shipping ore.
Lease No. "a is owned BY Oddie, Phe-
by & Peters, who have . shaft down 100
feet. They have had considerable ship
ping ore and large quantity Of milling
ore ct lis feet down. Drifts 40 and 80
feet show 5 10 7 feet Of milling ore.
Lease No. 80 is owned by Frank Gold
en-. who, after going through ore Of little
value for l20 feet. struck good ore that
has increased in value, and at present
has 4-foot ledge at l55 feet depth that
carries values OF $500 to 5000 per ton.
The recent exposure Of this body Of ore
which 10 $50 feet farther east from others
Of high grade proves more fully the OK.
tension of the ore shoot.
Still farther east, and higher up the
mountain. is lease No. SO, Of Golden.
Besuchsmp. Tamblyn &. Co., who are
taking out large amount Of good ore
after sinking through heavy capping.
The next higher lease 10 that of Spsn-
ksr 4 Co., whose claim has already pro-
ducsd some good ore. They are sinking
and expect TO strike she rich ore shoot
Everyone Of the above lessers has been
taking out ore ct profit and the total
product will average over 5000 per
day. Cutting & Brown Of lease No. 10
within . few days took ont eight tons Of
ore that averaged $500 per ton.
The Gold Hill group sdjoins the But
Ter group on the south and consists Of
three claims-ths McCulloch. Good
Enough and Butler. While the general
characteristics are similar to the Butler
group. the ovsrlsying formation is hard;
bot as depth is attained, the formation
becomes softer. the lodges larger and
better.
The lodges show excellent walls. with
talc gouge. and are nearly perpendicular.
inclining little to the north, and about
parallel to the Valley View ledge.
While there are plainly . number Of
lodges 10 these claims cropping ont on
the surface. others are determined only
by sinking.
There are . dozen prospect shafts.
most Of them being sunk by lsssses,
the deepest being 80 feet. The owners
are about 10 put up whim and sink .
shaft to considerable depth. This group
has been producing small quantities Of
high grade ore for several months. and.
as depth 10 attained. the indications are
good that their values will prove Is good
as the Butler group.
In connection with the Tonopah prop
critics. an enterprise known ss the g. 4
Il. tunnel site has been started. Thi'
tunnel crosses into the mineral zone ant
10 headed toward the Butler group. i
has now entered Oddis mountain. . dis
tancs Of nearly 300 feet. and . connsc
tiou has been made with the surface TO