Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-27

community almost born, schooled
raised together amid the whirl Of . won
dsrful ercitement-smid strange scene
that can only be seen in mining camp
With philosophy they live quite hap
PLY, and lucky is the stranger who come,
among her people. for with that rsr,
hospitality that makes Western mer
90 famous, he 10 entertained like king
There is much more climate in Eurekl
than prosperity. Her fortunes are th'
gold mines within the hearts Of her peo
pie. The gold Of friendship.
The young men struggling against fat.
remain true to the home Of their youth
1t 10 one Of life's saddest moments wher
the ties Of life must be broken and the
land Of ones birth forsaken for more in
viting commercial and professional fields.
The old men cannot lay aside the ssso
Citations Of the sixties and seventies, bui
still burough into the mountains in quest
Of fortunes. There 10 no hope 90 buoy
ant Is that which impels the old pros.
pector to seek . strike. There is no fss.
so wonderful % that which an.
imatss the whole being as he pursues
the quest of mineral wealth, often o. de.
lusive as the mirage Of Nevsdas deserts,
which lures many men to thirsty, fam.
ishing death.
Traversing. ss l have, the State. be.
holding the many snowy peaks glintiDe
in the sunshine Of heavens blue. the
natural store house Of water which flow,
to thirsty plains, beholdiug the brown
rugged mountains that surround Eureka,
Mineral Hill. Kennedy, Tuscsrors.
Mountain City and Cortez. ell holding
mineral wealth awaiting
favorable legislation TO make them CEN
ters Of substantial mining property. my
heart swells with hope. my courage is
stimulated with the consciousness thai
depressed as she is, suffering
from that commercial paralysis which
makes her almost lifeless, has yet . won
derful future.
As young men we inherit State with
as many varied resources, with % much
wealth as any section o
the Great Basin.
True. we are suffering from plethors
Of politics, which is the curse of any
True, her citizens have
long been following the will-o'-the-wisI
of bossism, but an emancipation is 81
hand. / believe we stand on the edge o
9 new era Of prosperity.
l expect to see the day when Virgini,
City, Eureka and Austin will have re
gained the prosperity Of years ago
Then from many new camps hidden il
the forbidding mountains of this Stat,
wealth will flow forth 10 gladden. man
kind.
From the Humboldt Valley, from the
Carson Valley and from tropical South
ern Nevada will come not the aroma O.
sage but the perfume Of the rose. Th'
hum OF industry borne on the breezeI
from the Truckes meadows will mingl,
with the songs Of thousands Of happy
operatives. Gold and silver mints
woolen mills, beet sugar factories viii
add to the wealth of the West.
The grape. the apple. the peach. tn,
perfect wheat. the mealy potato will
contribute to our and our neighbors' sus
tenance.
Eureka is to-day, however. much live
lier than for some time past. The fao
10 large number Of the mines are beini
worked under leases. New bodies oil
low grade ore are being discovered.
The activity in Nys and in Eureks
10 adding to the activity o.
Eureka. Her miners and her prospect
ors are working earnestly, and while
Eureka 10 not . picture Of her former
glory. she 10 to-day an example Of that re
generation which is taking place oil oyel
and low grade ore, new discov
cries and the development of adjacent
insure Q lease OF life to . towr
famous in Nsvada's history, whose one
time residents are the bone and sinew o.
many town in this State.
c. d. VAN DUzER.