The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-02-24
EUREkA'S PLUMS AND PUDDING
westesn Writer Says Activity and
Industry Will Reign Again
on the Base Range.

~ OAty v IVY n AAtNC -
to the SENTINEL expressing his apprecia.
tion and pleasure in reading this
papers recent write-up Of the mining
industry in Eureka County. Mr.. Chartz
lived in Eureka in the palmy days and
enjoyed the prosperity which in a brief
way was recalled in these columns a
few weeks ago. He came here in April,
1871, aud worked on the SENTINEL
when it began as a daily. and became
its pressman, news carrier and collector
He vas a young man very fond Of
athletic sports and entered into all Of
them with so much vigor that it was
necessary to import talent to beat him
ut almost any game. After leaving
Eureka he took up the study of law
with great success aud to-day occupies
a foremost position as a Nevada attor.
ney, his practice extending over the
entire State. So enthusiastic is this
former Eurekan over the bright future
for the old camp, that he contributed
from his facile pen a column article to
the Carson Appeal of Feb. Is, entitled.
"Old Eureka-The Finger of Activity
aud Industry Again Pointing That
Way" which is here reproduced:
Worthy of Big Circulation.
The EUREKA SENTINEL of February
10th is worthy of praise from every
source. The people of Eureka should
subscribe for at least 10. 900 copies of it,
and see to its proper distribution. II
gives a picture of the town of Eureka.
and a c-ross-sectional view of the most
important ore bodies extracted from
Ruby Hill, and a valuable and reliable
table Of the ore Yell from 1878 to 1896,
giving the names of the mines. ore
yield in tons value based on bullion
a paid. showing a total value of $780,
900. 900 to the credit of Eureka Mining
District, and a value of $l25, 0O0, 900 for
Eureka County.
Tax Basis a Lou Estimate.
The Eureka Consolidated leads with
a product of 81 1904. 727. s9, and the
Richmond comes next with SIS, $685.
S31.45. These figures are based on the
bullion a. paid, being the net yield
after deducting every conceivable
thing, and we all know that mining
arrangements conceive a great many
things in order to reduce the tax. On
the Comstock. and likely elsewhere.
champagne and dinners and travelling
expenses and private matters of differ
ent kinds went into the reports as
candles, powder and fuse.
The Richmond Eureka Company.
The people who have consolidated
the Eureka Con. and Richmond mines
and who have organized the Richmond
Eureka Mining Company for the pur-
pose of r%eopening these famous prop
~erties, have been for several months
prosecuting preliminary work ineiden-
tai to the great work III hand and have
recently raised the wages of their EN-.
ployes voluntarily. They have also
had the Eureka & Paliside Railway
rebuilt the railroad from Ruby Hill,
where the mines are situated, to Eu-
reka to connect with the main line of
the E. & p. and it is proposed to run
the ores direct from the mines to Pail
SADIE. and there to build a large ore
chute. into which the narrow gauge
cars will empty themselves by the
simple lifting of a lever. and the broad
gauge cars will be filled from the chute
by a simple continuance, entailing a
very slight cost of transfer.
Best Attempt Ever Made.
The Central Pacific and the Eureka
g. Palisade r always have given a rate
of $2.75 a ton for ores worth not over
80 per ton. and a proportionately low
graded rate for ores of greater value.
Increasing in proportion to the value
until the rate reaches 81. so per ton for
ores worth 800 and over. For ores
worth 50 per ton and not over $l5 the
rate is 1886, which is very cheap con.
sid ering the distance to Salt Lake.
The cost of transfer is not included
but that cannot exceed 20 cents per ton
1t is the best attempt ever made by rail
way companies to upbui.d the mining
industry III Nevada.
Smeiters Need Eureka's Ores.
The reason of this outburst of State
patriotism can be seen in the fact that
the Base Range ores carry a large per-
centage of lead and make a fine bath
and hux 10 smelt other ores. and the
Salt Lake smel'ers need that very kind
of ores. aud need them badly. 1t is
suspected that the smelters will be
satisfied if they can get such ores. even
though they make no profit from work
ing the same aud return the entire
value to the owners less freight
charges. However, this may be, it
seems certain that the arrangement
must rebound to the great benefit of
the old camp.
Plenty of Pudding VIII Do.
In the cary days superintendent
used to ''go" for the plums in the
pudding. like children; but the pud.