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Mineral Hill District.

In addition to the foregoing and dur.
ing the same period Of production Min
eral Hill and Cortez Mining Districts
were among the great ore producers Of
Eureka County.
Mineral Hill District is situated about
90 miles north of Eureka. In 1869 sew.
eral claims We're located there apo sill
Yer quartz deposits. which were sold
the following year for $780, 900. The
purchasers took cut several hundred
thousand dollars worth of pres and
then sold the property to an English
syndicate for one aud a half million
dollars. The English Company oper-
ated for some years and while some Of
the ore ran very high in silver, it aver
aged toe low to work under the expen.
sive conditions Of the time and the
downward course Of silver. The mines
were then sold to Barker. Spencer g.
Co.. and under their management they
yielded, up to 1896. 31.422 tons, which
Melted 1895. S36. SO. The ore is free
milling quartz and chloride. This
property has nowhere been developed
below 100 feet in depth.
The Star Mining and Milling Com
pany took 491 ton of ore out of Union
District, 4 miles east of Mineral Hill,
which Melted sl6.5 $40. SO.
In December o last year seven silver
lead claims at Mineral Hill were bonded
TO San Francisco parties. and they are
being developed. A 50-ton furnance
arrived at Mineral HILL this week
and 1t will be installed at once
to treat the ore on the ground.
These claims form no part OF the old
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many ore veins in p~orphyry. rich in
silver. The net returns of 597 IONS of
ore from the Onondago mine were
$50, 1884. "a. ~
DseoOssy of Eureka District.
The growth of Eureka County is
comprised in the history Of the dis
coyery. in 1864. aud development of
Eureka Mining District. dating from
the eventual Winter Of 1869. 20. From
Ruby Hill the town of Eureka achieved
greatness. Here. in 1869. was accom-
plished the first successful treatment,
by smelling. of the silver-lead ores of
the United States.
The pioneer miners of Eareka for five
years confined their searches for min.
eral to the east side Of Prospect Mount
ain and mp to the Summer of 1859 all
the locations in the district were made
in New York Canyon. At that time a
promising outcrop was found on Q
ncrthwesterly spur of Prospect, which
the discoveries named Ruby Hill
They located q number Of claims.
others followed them. and development
was prosecuted industriously.. The
ores on Ruby Hill proved to be wonder
fully rich aud the claims were soon
taken over by capitalists and i~ncorpora.
tions were formed to work the mines of
the district.
While Ruby Hill has been the
greatest producer in the district, the
mines on Prospect Mountain rank
second in ore production aud from
Hoosac Mountain aud Adams Hill large
quantities Of very high-grade ore richly
rewarded the owners of the mines aud
the present owners fondly look forward
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But little is generally known at the
present time of the mining camps that
have made Nevada famous as q mineral
producer, and the districts that were
really remarkable for their great me
tallic output in the past ara to-day in-
discriminatory known as "old mining
camps" 1t may b1 said in passing in
review that no two sections of this State
are equally great in soil. climate. min
erals, etc, aud tbs individuality of the
history.makers should not BE- LOST in
one broad eulogy. but rather should
praise be planted where 1t IL due.
Eureka County;s Place in History.
That Eureka County holds second
place in the States record is a positive
statement, sustained by statistics, and
the pennaut engraved $125,Oo0,O0O
waves unyieldingly on Retention Noun
tain.
The total yield from the mines OF
Eureka County from April /, 1873. to
March 81, 1896. taken from Ia County
Assessors books. was l.3l6,17O tons OF
ore of the net value of "a, 24l .0l6.93.
The gross production of Eureka Dis
trict alone up to the latter part OF 1882
is estimated at 500, OO0. 0OO-one-third
gold and two thirds silver and 225.OOO
tons of lead. valued at $40, $50. 200.
making a total in round numbers Of
$50, O0O, 900.
The yield of so ne of the prominent
mines of this district, embraced IN a
distance OF ten miles from the town oil
Eureka. during the 90 years above speci.
fed, is as follows:
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workings. being on the west side OF
Mineral Hill, where the town is To-
Gated. The exploration work at pres
ent going on may again bring this dis
trict 10 the front.
Corfez District.
Cortez District. in the northwestern
part Of Eureka County. was discovered
in 1868. The principal mines. the Gar.
rison and about 60 other claims. were
principally owned by the late Simeon
wenban, who made a great fortune out
of them. This group is now owned by
the Tenabo Mill and Mining Company,
but little work is being done on account
of the low price of silver. The ore
runs from a few dollars up into the
thousands pr ton. The ores were
formerly treated at the Company's mill
by a teaching process, but for the past
three years the high grade ore has been
sent to the smelter for reduction and
the low grade ore is piled mp on the
dumps. Up to 1896. %. l66. 766 So was
nstteJ from the Wenban group from
SO. 200 tons of ore. The Aurora Melted
ga, 3l6 g5 from 155 toni OF ore, and AZ
tons from the Ventura Melted $64S4.87.
Stafford District.
Stafford District, five miles from Pail.
SADIE, is at the present time attracting
attention by its iron deposits. The
West Company recently sold its iron
mine, or rather mountain Of iron, to
the American Smelling Company. and
from 200 to 800 tons Of ore q day are
being shipped to the Salt Lake shelters
for fiuxing purposes. This district has
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RUBY HILL NOTES.
Wages Of Miners Increased Many
Mining Locations Being Made.

Wages Of Miners Increased = Many
Mining Locations Being Made.
Many mining locations have been
taken mp this week on Ruby Hill.
Thomas Cardew has not been to work
since Friday of last week. when he in
juieia knee.
The delightful weather is an assur.
ance that the Ruby Hill Social Clubs
dance will be a grand success.
A boarding house will be built where
the old Ruby Hill school house ,stood
and grading for the structure was be.
gun on Tuesday.
Mr.. Newell. who has been acting as
assistant surveyor under ]. Fewson
Smith. mining engineer. left for his
home in Salt Lake on Monday.
The miners ON Ruby Hill were much
encouraged this week when they re-
ceived the news that beginning with
Feb. the pay would-be IS a day.
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the water level indicated by the dotted
line) were included in the upthrust
limestone southwesterly of the Ruby
Hill fault. and the conclusion is that
another portion of this limestone lies
below the water level on the northeast.
erly side of the fault. aud that it must
necessarily include not only vast but
very rich bodies of sulphide ores. 1t
was in pursuance of this theory that
the new LOGAN shaft was sunk on the
Eureka Con. This shaft is 1900 feet
deep and goes below the water level and
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PALIsADE B~REyITIES.
Correspondence from the North End
of Eureka County.

Correspondence from the North End
of Eureka County.
Mrs. Seri is suffering from an attack
of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Corean, sister of the local rail-
road agent, visited Palisade this week.
Charles Pratt who had been in town
for several days. went back to his mine
at Stafford Saturday.
Rev. Father Manion came in from
the East on Sunday and took Mondays
train for Pine Valley.
Tom Hooper, who is employed in the
iron mine at Barth. came to Palisade
last Sunday for a few days lay-off.
William Whalen returned Friday Of
last week from a business trip to Sacra-
mento. Cal, and went up his mine,
near Alpha.
Joseph Frye. formerly employed as
boiler. maker in the Eureka s. Palisade
Railway shops, departed Friday of last
week for Sparks, Washoe County.
Ii is reported that j. NJ. Requa, who
went to Bullfrog, Nye County, several
months ago, will return shortly to Paii-
SADIE and resume his position in the Z.
& p. shops.
On Tuesday the Eureka train sue
ceeded in getting within a mile or so
of Palisade when a wheel came of OF
the engine and the passengers were
brought into town ON q hand.car.
The train from Eureka did not arrive
at Palisade until $40 a. m. last Satur-
day, about eight hours late. About o
o'clock Friday afternoon Supt. q. ID.
Abbott received a telegram from Con-
ductor Eunor at Mineral Station stating
that the engine was disabled by q
broken fiue ami an engine was sent to
his relief from Palisade.
Wendell Jones, a brother Of Mrs. N.
A. Whitmore of this place. was an ar
rival from Reno Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Jones. who is q member of the
Senior Glass at the Nevada State Uni
versity. has been appointed business
manager for the Artemesia, the college
annual, aud is now on q business trip
through the State. He went to Eureka
Wednesday.
Walker Eberfs Engagement.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eberts of Pail.
SADIE announce the engagement OF their
second daughter. Bessie, to Mr.. Joseph
Walker. The wedding will take place
some time in June.
Stepped on Broken Glass.
N. A. Whitmore met with a serious
accident on Wednesday. While walk
ing in his yard, he stepped on a piece
of glass running it through his foot.
Mr.. Whitmore is not yet able to work.
Escaped Prisoners Captured.
Roy Kendall and Paul Deboye. who
escaped from the Lander County Jail
at Austin Sunday evening, were ar
rested in Palisade Tuesday. They
had been put of the morning train
going East and before they got out
of town Sheriff Murphy arrived from
Austin aud took them into custody.
They were taken back TO Austin on the
night train. ,
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Below the Water Level.

hardships that are endured by fortune
hunters in a new country.
Eureka owed its splendid growth aud
prosperity to the success that was
achieved in treating the ores that were
uncovered in the surrounding hills.
The first experiment in smelling in
Eureka made in 1866 was a failure and
it as not until 1869 that the first sue
~cessful runs were made. From that
time furnace after furnace was built
aud in 1873 there were 16 furnaces run
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ming and reducing from 1000 to $4,000
tons Of ore per day from the mines of
Eureka and nearby districts.
The Richmond Company in 1877
added a large refinery to its plant.
There the base bullion was desilverized
and most of the market lead was held
for the highest price obtainable. The
Eureka Consolidated Company set up
a refinery in 1886, which was operated
with great success and profit. These
two companies finally absorbed the re-
duction business of the district and in
the early part of 1890 the Richmond
suspended work, the Eureka Con. con.
timing Its reduction works until the
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Eureka. the capital of Eureka County.
center of population. and supply point
for this entire section. occupies SO con
spicuous a place in history that it is en-
titled to a short sketch. The town is
situated in a canyon between Diamond
and Prospect Mountains. at an eleva-
ton of about $500 feet above the sea.
1t is connected with the Southern Paci-
fc at Palisade by the Eureka & Pail
SADIE. a 9o-mile narrow gauge railway.
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ore contains. the rate having been as
high as $l5 a ton. The Eureka ores
contain a high per cent of iron, an i'm
portant fiuxing agent, and they are in
great demand at the smelters.
The iuxing ores are here in album
dance and the new transportation rates
will enable shippers to dispose Of their
low.grade ores and afford the long.
wished for opportunity to open up the
vast acreag of undeveloped mineral
land in Eureka District. And while
the ores will no longer be treated at
home. the revival of the mining in.
dustry will restore in . measure at
least prosperity ana happiness to all.
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This road was built in 1S74-75. paid for
itself the first year aud has since been
in successful operation.
From a few tents and log cabins in
1859. Eureka became the second town
in the State within nine years and in
1878 its population numbered 1000 or
more. Many fine buildings graced the
streets, the stone quarries within the
town limits and the brick yards furn-
ishing abundant building material.
These splendid monuments of the en-
terprise of the pioneers form the
nucleus of the new Eureka, and are
now being made ready for the incoming
popslsttsa that will have none Of the
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iron, silica, and other reducing agents
to make them s~elf-fluxing. They are
especially valuable at the shelters on
account of their iron gaugue. and when
the silicious ores of the new camps in
Nye County swamred the smelters last
year. the question of supply and de-.
mand quickly ended a long period Of
depression in Eureka and brought the
old Base Range prominently before the
eye Of the mining world.
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the whole surmounted by an American
eagle, spreading his wings from ocean
to ocean.
The Schneider mineral cabinet is M
Of the finest private collections ever ex-
hibited in this country aud it has won
u prize at all the great fairs held in the
last thirty years. The st. Louis medal
has been given an honored place in this
collection of medals and awards now
held by Mrs. Schneider.
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THE CAPITAL OF EUREKA COUNTY

fall of 1891. From that time the out
put of the mines has been sent away for
treatment.
The cost of smelling in Eureka was
sl3 per ton and about IS per cent Of the
precious metal was saved. when the
charge was properly fiuxed. The Eu-
reka Reduction Companies never paid
anything for the iron in their custom
ores. while distant shelters paid and
now pay shippers for all the iron their
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-02-10
FJIRFKA'S BRIGHT FUTURE=PAST MINERAL YIELD

These latter obstacles have at last been
removed aud it appears to be n of
the objects of the newly organized
Richmond. Eureka Company to develop
the Ruby Hill mines below the water
level.
Ores of Eureka District.
The products of the mines Of Eureka
District are classed as auriferous argen-
tiferous lead ores, carrying gold as well
as silver. While lead has always
formed the most important factor in
their reduction. they contain sufficient
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to greater developments under the
new enterprises now being carried
forward.
The Mines on Rudy HH.
The original group ON Ruby Hill was
subsequently sold to San Francisco
parties who effected a consolidation and
the incorporation known as the Eureka
Consolidated was organized in July,
1870. Later interpretations were the
Richmond. X. K, Jackson, Phenix and
others.
When it is stated that the mines on
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METAL MARKET.

The latest metal quotations are as
follows:
Silver at New York $50 cents per ounce.
Lead at New York. $3.50; at Salt Lake
City, in ore, $3.50.
Casting Copper at Salt Lake City. Ia cents.
Sp tier at New York Sc O5.
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Ruby Hill contain more than 40 miles
of underground workings the sectional
view here presented illustrates the
depths of the workings, the dark places
picturing the great ore chambers aud
bodies that made these mines famous.
In the view the Richmond is west of
the Eureka Con-, and the Phenix and
jackson east.
The Theory of Ore Deposits.
In theory the ores taken out above
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HAVE A SMILE.

Popular Resort Dispensing the Best
Liquids and Cheerful Music.
The Green River Band has been en-
gagged to play at the Old City Brewery,
and commencing Saturday. Feb. 10. will
render operate selections and the
latest popular airs afternoons and even
ings. Only the best liquid refreshments
are served from choice brands OF wines
and liquors. Old Grow. OK Roeedale,
Old Open Nildock Whiskies by the
drink. bottle or gallon. Drop in to Eu-
rska's popular resort and have . smile
and listsn 10 the music. q
q A. BrRptcr, rropristoh
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-02-10
Old jack Perry CORNER Leased.

q. Q. Campbell. who recently arrived
IN Eureka from Goldield, this week
leased the old Jack Perry corner, Main
aud Bateman streets, and is fitting it
mp for a saloon. This property belongs
to the Mrs. Hannah Morris estate, and
is one Of the most desirable business
locations in Eureka. .EIE.
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EUREKA CABINET WINS MEDAL.
Receives Prize Awarded Mineral Ex.
hihitiOn at st. Louis Worlds Fair

~ IAa
hibition at st. Louis Worlds Fair.
Mrs. II. NJ. Schneider of Eureka on
Wednesday received the bronze medal
awarded the Schneider mineral cabine,
exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at St. Louis in 1904. The
diverse of the medal represents Colum.
bia about to envelop in the flag Of the
Stars and Stripes a maiden by her side
divesting herself of the cloak Of France.
This typifes the reception Of Louisiana
Territory into the sisterhood of States.
On the reverse side is a tablet in.
scribed with the grade of the medal.
Below are two dolphins. symbolizinp
our Eastern and Western ~boundaries'
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-02-10
HEADING OFF WESTERN PACIFIC
Southern Pacific Has One Man Dig
ging q 5O0-FOOt Tunnel.

ging q 5OO-FOOt Tunnel.
One of the amusing incidents in the
fight of the Western Pacific and South
ern Pacific is the tunnel being driven
through the mountain side by the
Southern Pacific near Palisade. Eureka
County. Instead of q small army OF
w~orkinghen being employed, u
laborer with wheelbarrow. pick and
shovel. is engaged in the arduous task
of digging through 500 feet Of rock and
earth.
This 10 done. however. with q view
OF holding the valuable property which
the Southern Pacific intends later to use
as a cutoff. eliminating a sharp curve
along the Humboldt river. Winnie
mucca Star.
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Suffering from Blood Poisouipg.

Suffering from Blood Poisoning.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson has been se-
riously i'll this week with an attack Of
blood poisoning. Several days ago she
pricked her finger with a brass safety
pin and in a few days septic symptoms
appeared and developed to an alarming
extent. She Is now thought to be out
of danger but still has q very sore
baud,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-02-10
NEWARK VALLEY J0TS.

Items Of Interest From EurekGs
White Pine County Surburb.
]. L. wedekind returned last week to
Bald Mountain with material for sluice
boxes to be used in operating his placer
claims, which are TO be worked in the
Spring by the White Pine Placer Com
pany.
The Valley School will give a public
exhibition on Wednesday, March Z, at
the hall.
Cattle Haze Hoof Disease.
Many cattle in Newark Valley are
afflicted with hoof disease. At first it
was thought this sickness was caused
by frozen hoofs. but the general opinion
now is that it is hoof disease, or cpl
zootic apatha-a contagious disease.
The horn of the hoof drops off COM
pletely in bad cases. The principal
sufferers so far are Julius Minoletti,
who has a corral filed with sick aui-
mails. and w. II. Smith. who has II
head sick in a bunch OF 80.
A remedy triel in this section is as
follows: Wash legs and hoof we'll aud
bandage with old cotton or linen. II
su%ppera,ion is extensive. apply three
times a day ointment made Of carbolic
acid ! ounce. glycerine 3 ounces. sweet
oil Q ounces. When well taken care Of
the disease is not fatal. 1t has often
become epidemic both in this country
and in England.
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reaches the limestone and the sulphide
ores at or near the point predicted be.
fore it was sunk.
BeLow the Water Level
That these deep ore bodies were not
developed may be attributed to the
great expense of handling water 1000
feet, years of litigation with the Rich
mond Company and the failure of plans
for the two companies to consolidate
and operate in harmony this new shaft.
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Iu theory the ores taken out above
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Name Of Mine or Company Operating In
Eureka District, Nevada, 1873 to 1896.

Adams Hill Consolidated Mining Co. IS Mines
Albion Consolidated Mining Co., l Mine
Alexander Mining Co. l mine.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-01-05
Clearing Bee.

Friday, January 18th at 9 o'clock at
the new cemetery site on the 10 acres
in the northeast corner of Section II,
500, southwest of Kennewick. The
ladies of the town and cemetery assO-
citation extend an invitation to every
able bodied man in the kennewick
Valley and the Horse Heaven hill adj
jacent thereto to lie oh hand at o'clock
on the above date, with grub hoe and
a shovel to either grub sage brush or
dig post holes for the fence. Come and
make a day of it. The ladies will have
a tent on the grounds and will serve
hot coffee and other grub. Such Of the
ladies as can do So are asked to donate
eatabIes and either bring them to the
tent on the grounds on Friday or leave
them at King & Sons store prior to
the day. Let us show on that day
what the community working together
can accomplish.
That all may have a clear under
standing of the matter, we Will state
the following facts:
The ladies of KenneWick and sur
rounding country have formed a
Ladies' Cemetery Association accord
ing to the laws of the State of Wash
ington and have incorporated it. The
charter or articles of incorporation
have been drafted by Attorney Ander-
son, have been signed up and copies
sent to Secretary of State Nichols at
Olympia and to Auditor Gleyd at
Prosser for proper record. The asso-
citation can own land and sell the
same. The Purchase of 10 acres in the
northeast corner of section IL has been
made from the Northern Pacific Ry
Go. at $40 per acre and the first pay
ment on the land has been made by
the ladies from money in their treas
ury. The papers for the land have
been made out. The land is theirs.
Tue next thug is to improve it. 1t
must be cleared and fenced. You
should help do it next Friday. VIII
you be there?
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-01-05
Ross May Withdraw States Claim to
Yakima Lands.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 3.-State land
Commissioner E. w. Ross, accom-
pa2ied by Attorney General John d.
Atkinson, will leave early next week
for Washington, D. G., for the pur-
pose of presenting to the Secretary of
the Interior the land commissioners
claims in regard to the state selection
of lands in the Sunnyside district,
which the government contends are
essential to it's irrigation project under
the reclamation act. It is freely pre-
dicted that the conference will result
in the withdrawal or cancellation Of
the states selections, and there is
rumor in circulation that Ross would
now be willing to relinguish the states
selections if the movement would re-
imburse the state in the amount al
'ady expended in surveys and other
rticulars. This would be about