The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-04-01
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR EUREKA
Resumption of Work at Ruby Hill
will Revive Mining Through
out Eureka District.

Will Revive Mining Through
out Eureka District.
The advent in Eureka last week Of
William Fries, the owner of the con-
trolling interest in the Eureka Consoli-
dated series Of mines and mining prop
erty. accompanied by one of the most
prominent mining experts in the Uni
ted States. r. X. Humphrey, as well
as Mr.. Wisner, himself a capitalist and
the representative of capital, acted on
the mining industry of this district like
the administration of O wholesome
tonic to q sick patient. 1t Is now q
moral certainty that our long neglected
leading industry will once more re-
ceive that attention it 80 well deserves ;
that the great properties on Ruby Hill.
now and for 90 many years 60 flooded
as to render prospecting and develop
ment an utter impossibility. will be
drained, and noe more come to the
front as producers Of the precious
metals in quantity 10 astonish the
country.
The impetus which will be given
to mining all over q vast min
eral belt by the working Of the Rich.
mond and Eureka Consolidated prop
critics will necessarily be great. In
olden times, the tremendous output Of
bullion from the last-named mines and
smelters connected Herewith gave tone
and character to the district. and con-
fdence to the hundreds Of owners of
smaller and less developed properties
OF Adams Hill, East and West Prospect
Mountain, Secret Canyon. S~ilverado.
Pinto and Mountain Boy. When the
two leading companies ceased develop
ment. mutually agreed, as it we're. to
let the water below the 1000 foot levels
''rest in abeyance," and, practically.
ceased working the mines, to the as
constituent Of the experienced miners
Of the camp, who all along gave
lie as their judgment that the prospect
Of finding ore below the water levels
was far better than III many of the
upper parts of the mines. it al a
damper on mining all over the district
we have o since been able TO lift.
To the practical miners of Ruby Hill
it was inexplicable that the mines were
not drained and development con-
rinued, as it was not a case of running
through q large and barren country to
the water level, by any means on the
contrary. large quantities Of paying ore
were mined and taken out down to the
last foot of ground where work was
forced to be stopped by the food. 1t is
true. some pumping machinery was
erected in what is known as the Con.
solidated new shaft, but that machinery
was found at an early date to be en-.
tirely inadequate, and it is more than
likely that the unfortunate jealousy,
i'll feeling. or whatever one may call it,
which, up to within a few years, is
known to have existed between the
W companies, operated to prevent
further efforts to get rid Of the ORE
stained water.
The people here now seem to see a
rift in the clouds in the assurance Of
MI. Fries, as stated in last Saturdays
SENTINEL, that work would be resumed
and the mines drained and developed.
One can easily ~foretell what this means.
1t means confidence restored to the
owners Of hundreds Of promising prop
critics all over the district. 1t means
the employment of hundreds of miners
where tens are now the number. It
means the revival Of business and the
permanency of u mining industry.
1t Q an influx of capital, SC badly
needed, and so little Of which ever
came our way. 1t means the ~re-peopling
of the many ranches along the foot.
hills and canyons to the north and
east Of the town Of Eureka. with q
market for their garden truck and pro-
dhce OF all kinds. and il may mean the
advent Of Q day whose prosperity will
equal the brightest of the glorious past.