The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-21
NEWARK MILL 8 MINING Co.
Correspondent Makes Most Fa-
vorable Report After Inspecting
This Promising Property

EDITOR SENTINEL: Through the cour.
tesy of @. NJ. Perry, general manager
OF the Newark Mill and Mining Com.
pany Of Newark, your correspondent
was afforded an opportunity Of visiting
the property aud inspecting the same
Thinking the result Of my investiga-
tons would be Of interest to your read.
ers. l herewith submit the following
observations noted during my visit:
The compauy's property is situated
about is miles northeast Of Eureka, on
what is known as the Diamond range
Of mountains, adjoining Eureka mining
district that is familiar to all the great
melting centers of the western country
for its production Of precious metals.
besides carrying all the ingredients
necessary to make smelling a success,
in the line of fluxes. etc.
1t was in Eureka district on Novem.
Der 10, 1869, that the first successful
test Of smelling was made in this west
srn mining region. which gave an i'm
petus to one of the greatest enter prises
in the United States.
The Newark Mining and Milling
Company owns a group of 90 claims,
three Of which are covered by Uniteo
States patents. This property wa,
formerly known as the Bay State Min
ing and Milling Company.
At the point where most of the de
velopment work is at present being
carried on there is a deep gulch or can
yon which crosses the Diamond range
nearly at right angles with the forma.
ton OF the mountain, running in o
uortherly and ~southerly direction. TIL,
property consists Of a series of parallel
veins running northerly and southerly,
besides blanket veins. the course OF
which is easterly aud westerly, carry
ing high values in silver and lead.
This deep gulch is called Chihuahua
canyon. While passing over the prop.
erty l observed the most development
work had been done on the Chihuahua
ledge. A tunnel was run on the north
side of the canyon on the ledge 800 feet.
being in ore the entire distance. The
face of the tunnel is vertically 1000 feet
under the apex of the ledge. Along
| the line of this tunnel considerable
stopping has been done, one of the Slopes
extending upward 100 feet and connect
ing with another tunnel that was run
from the surface on the vein. At all
points was to be found ore bodies
blocked out ready for extraction. The
width of this vein as far as developed
run from three to eight feet. 1t is one
| Of the best defined lodges in this State.
On the south side of Chihuahua can-
yon on the same ledge ia a vertical
shaft sunk a depth of 400 feet on which
| there is a hoist. This shaft has been
| developed by lateral drifts and Slopes
to a depth of 200 feet. The intention
of the present management is TO open
up the lower levels of the shaft in the
near future.
On the north side of chihuahua can.
yon at a distance of 500 feet in the tun.
mel a blanket vein was encountered
carrying a high percentage of lead, dis
similar from the main channel ore, and
running at right angles with the
| Ck;h.ok-a nina Go.-ra Thia bIapLat
vein, from present development, seems
to be about six feet thick. The average
values of several hundred tons of ore
extracted from this vein were 60 ounces
silver and AZ per cent lead. The ore in
| the main channel will average $50
ounces silver, about ten per cent lead
and 4 per cent copper.
The formation of this mineral zone is
principally silicious limestone or dolo-
mite. interspersed with lunches Of
diurite, indicating the existence of
large bodies of silver-lead ore in the
immediate vicinity. The formation is
streaked promiscuously with spar run
i uluR pdThllcl WIN thO " inhtiOu.
At present the management is III
ing 10 stamps with concentrators on ore
from the Chihuahua mine with good
results. The company now has en-
| ployed at the mine and mill q force of
Is men.
The gross yield of the property up to
date is 81. &c., 900, and merely pros
rected. On the Lincoln mine to the
west of the chihuahua there has been
some surface work done which contrib
uted somewhat to the above mentioned
yield of precious metals.
In the opinion of a practical and ex.
perienced miner the outlook for the
property of the Newark Mining and
Milling Company is n of the most
favorable in the State of Nevada.
M. p. MURPHY.
Eureka, Nevada. November Is. 1908.