The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-08-19
THlRTY-N|NE YEARS AGO
News Items From the SENTINEL
Files of August ID, 1872, to
August 10, 1872

The Carson Register is informed that
trains will be running on Sharon's new
railroad from Reno TO Carson by August
Is.
The nights have been quite cool of
late in this section. Linen coats and
lemonades are at q discount after night
fall.
A prisoner sent up from Palissde by
Judge Hickey for 100 days, being
troubled with tapeworm. is liable to
bankrupt the county before he serves
his time out.
Jewett w. Adams is on his way back
to Nevada from Texas. Jewett has an
immense herd Of cattle en- route for his
ranch in Frieberg district, about 80
miles south OF Eureka. He left his
stock at Laramie and came on through
by rail.
Captain Lawton, president OF the Eu-
reka Consolidated Mining Company.
and Mr.. Rogers, an old mining superin-
tendent and expert, arrived yesterday
morning from San Francisco. They
came up from the railroad by private
conveyance.
A magnificent body Of ore is reported
to have just been developed in the Home
Ticket mine on Prospect Mountain.
Competent judges who have examined
the strike say it is OF high grade and one
Of the most important developments
made on the mountain.
The valuable property Of the Pioneer
Consolidated is situated at the head Of
Good win canyon, and is in an advanced
state of development. The ledge is large
and we'll defined, and there are now
about $50 tons Of high grade smelling
ore on the dump. There has been some
talk Of a sale to the Jackson Company.
The Virginia Chronicle has been fig
uring up the dividends OF four of Ne
vada's leading mines. The Raymond &
Ely divided $780, 900 among it's share.
holders for the month of July; Phoebe.
5000, 900; and Crown Point and Bel
cher, 5000. 900. Total from the four
mines for one month, 1890, 900, which is
at the rate Of s11 100 900 per annum.
There has been a change in the sup
e~rintendency Of the Eureka Con. mines,
A. NJ. Ellsworth succeeding Professor
Reyes. Mr.. Ellsworth, who has already
entered upon his duties, is a thorough
business man and a first-class miner.
Mr.. Reyes ia expected to return shortly
from San Francisco and
operations for a new company in which
he is interested.
The Eureka Consolidated continues to
turn out immense quantities of bullion.
Three of the %urnaces are in successful
operation. and the fourth fires up to-day.
Ground will also be broken to-day for
another new furnace of so tons capacity.
There are about $50, 900 bushels OF char
coal on hand. and two sets OF hosting
works are in course Of erection at the
mine.
The Silver Lick Consolidated was re-
Gently incorporated in San Francisco
with a capital stock OF IS. 900, 900, divided
into 5 $1,000 shares of 800 each. Adolf
pheus Bull is president. Captain Adams
arrived from San Francisco last week
and has since been driving work with
greatest vigor. He is working eight
men and raising about one ton OF ore
per day to the man. There are now
something over 200 tons Of ore on the
dump, estimated to mill $3.50 per ton.
AS soon as the Lemon mill resumes
operation a crushing Of 300 or 400 tons is
to be made.
The Phenix smelling works were yes
terday shut down permanently. They
had been in successful operation "a days,
turning out a large amount of bullion.
A new furnace of 60 tons capacity is to
be Immediately erected on the hillside
just west of the old works. Contracts
have been let. and it is the calculation to
be able to resume operations about the
10th of next month. The old works are
to be completely demolished and the
machinery transferred to the new estab-
lishment. The object for going up the
hill is to get more room for dumping
purposes.