The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-12-27
THE DIAMOND AND
EUREKA CON. MINES,
visitor From California Inspects she
Two Properties.

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article 10 the San Francisco Mining and
Engineering Review Of December 6. Accept
ing the courtesy extended by the manage
mens Of the Diamond and Eureka Con.
mines. Mr.. Rector visited them and the
communication below 10 merely his obser-
vations while being conducted through the
various workings Of the two mines. There
are incongruities in the article regarding
practical mining which the reader will
overlook, as ID must be remembered the
gentleman in question was not writing an
expert report:
EUREKA, Nov. 30, 1902.
Leaving Eoreks. Nevada. about 9 a. m,
after driving upa grade Of about 400 feet
to the mile for three miles, arrived at the
Diamond mine about IL .. M. found Supt.
Bergman just ready for lunch. the miners
time being As inmates ahead Of our time;
after taking couple of views Of the mine
and having lunch, we started 10 the tunnel;
sfter walking about $500 feet. in 40
easteriy direction, we turned south for 500
feet, where we came to the shaft and the
machinery for operating the shaft. about
the center OF the hill--it 10 needless to
mention that the power is compressed sir
here we found the latest improved ma
chinery. and climbed into the lift" and
started down in the earth for 9 ride OF 500
feet; arriving st the 500-foot level We went
through various tunnels and found about
City men at work, mostly on the lower
level. Some were drilling, others blasting,
while few were cleaning "psy dirt" The
tunnel is mostly in solid rock, not 9 brace
to be seen In the whole mine; the pay rock
| is found in seams; some places only few
cars OF ore are to be found. while in others
| good pay streaks are to be found. The
whole mountain seems to be composed oil
csvsrns, the largest one l saw being about
200 feet high and 100 feet scross; it is IN
lodges in and around those csverns that the
best stresks are found. All veins pitch to-
ward . cavern. After going into large
cavern at the bottom OF the 500 foot shalt,
you can go from one cavern to another un-
ill you come out ct the top level. some
1000 feet from the entrance; ladders are ar
| ranged 90 that the miners do not have to
use the shaft or entrance or exit during the
| Winter months. when the mines are closed
down, but get their ore out ready Tor
Spring shipment; but ct this time every
thing is running full blast. Most Of the
men are working on Leases, the company
standing oil expenses and taking small
percentage out of the net results after all
expenses are paid. At times the miners
make good wages, other times, after many
months bard work. find nothing to their
credit; but all work with the expectation OF
striking it rich. some dsv. and as there has
been something like 50, 900. 900 taken out OF
this mine 10 it's palmy days, there is good
iuducemeDt to the men to work faithfully.
and mos. Of them are doing very well. The
caverns mentioned are white as snow. cry
stalls having formed all over them. so that
| it Rlistens like diamonds all around them.
These crystals are hard as rock. and are IN
all kinds Of fantastic shapes. The ore is
now running from SIS to $50 per ton and is
composed Of copper, silver, iron aud gold.
III in yellow soft rock. Having advantage OF
those large osverns, very small precent-
age Of dump" is hauled out Of the mine;
found many large oaverps entirely hiled
with refuse. The ore is sacked and hauled
to Eureka, where it is shipped by railroad
to Salt Lake smelters.
| The next largest mine in this vicinity lie
the Ruby Hill Eureka Consolidsted); j; which
| is about three miles from this one. and has
had much more extensive work done on it.
but is not being worked to such an extent
at the present time, and it is also worked
mostly by leasers. In this the shaft goes
directly down from the engine house. and
goes down 1000 feet. Then We descend
an incline l66 feet further to where they
are working al the present time. the lower
levels having been abandoned on account Of
water, although . great deal Of money was
expended in putting up plant to pump the
water out; i, wss badly constructed and
proved failure, after several fortunes
were expended on it The theory OF this
mine is that after getting below the water
they will again strike the visns. which
have come together at water level, and it
is expected that before long . company
will be organized 70 try to get below water
level. Millions Of dollars have been taken
out Of this mine 10 early days. but OF late
years since silver has been such low price.
they have done but little work towards
deveIopiog the nine. In talking with sew
ersl experts that have been investigating 9
these mines. as we'll as the Ely mine.
owned by the New York and Nevada Cop
per Compsny. at Ely. Nsvsds. some ninety
miles from here. have concluded that be-
fore another year there 10 going to be .
great amouut Of money invested by capt.