The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-09-16
THIRTY.N|NE YEARS AGO
News Items From the SENTINEL
Files Of September 10, 1872, to
September 16, 1872

The Eureka Consolidated has just COM
pleted two new hosting works at it's
mines on Ruby Hill. Work was COM
menced on August ! and completed
September 4. The smaller OF the works
has an engine Of ~ horse power, and
the largest has a 35 horse power, with
double drum. The smaller works will
haul up 100 tons per day at a depth Of
300 feet.
We are under obligations to MI.
Lawler, freight agent for the Central
Pacific Railroad at Palisade. for the fol-
lowing tonnage statement for the month
Of August Received for Palisade, 1.779,-
$50 pounds; for Mineral Hill, 97,777
pounds; for Eureka, 1854. 1876 pounds;
for Hamilton. 58.367 pounds; for Treas
ure City, 1892 pounds; for Phoebe,
GAG, sos pounds. Forwarded from Pali-
SADIE by railroad, 1873. 731 pounds, in
GLIDING go cars of metal FROM Eureka.
The Sierra Mill, situated at Secret
Canyon, eight miles south OF Eureka.
caught fire and was totally destroyed
last night. A small fame was dis
covered issuing from the roof OF the
engine room Immediately in the vicinity
Of the smokestack. Men were promptly
on hand. but all efforts to check the
flames were unsvailing and soon the
whole structure was reduced to ashes.
The machinery was 80 badly damaged
that 1t is put down as a total loss. The
mill originally cost about $40. 900 and
was not insured. 1t was the property Of
George W. Chesley & Co. OF Sacra-
mento. Thomas McGlew had the plant
leased and was engaged in working the
ore from the Scorpion mine. The eight
stamps Of the mill were pounding away
and doing good work. samples OF anal.
gam from the ruins showing that the ore
was being worked up to SO per cent.
In an editorial favoring the granting
Of land subsidies to companies that
would construct railroads in Nevada, the
SENTINEL Of September 10, 1872. makes
the following showing Of traffic a road
built from Palisade to Eureka could then
figure on handling:
%<< IA few figures will show on a
little scale what the people of this State
are paying for want of railways. The
freight on bullion from here to Palisade
is SIS per ton. The freight on merchan-
disc from the railroad here is from $50
per ton up to a good deal higher. The
fare on the stage from and to Palisade is
500, with extra charges for any baggage
exceeding a few pounds. Probably 20
passengers, 30 ons of bullion. and 20
tons OF merchandise pass over the road
daily between here and Palisade. This
amounts to $1,000 per day. Were there
a branch railroad from the Central Paci-
&c here. and the same rates charged
upon it az upon the Central land the
Central has never been accused OF work.
ing for nothing). the charge would be
just $500. or a saving of 5000 per day, or
more than $500, 900 per year, or enough
to purchase more than 200 900 acres of
| Government land. This comes from
the travellers to and from Eureka and
the here. Were it given to q
railroad it would be returned in one year,
saying nothing Of increased business.
Further on, the tariff grows worse and
worse, and practically stops all develop
ment, save of very rich mines. Again
people are kept from coming even to Ed
reka, because of the hardship Of the stage
ride, though the coaches are good and
the drivers without exception clever
gentlemen. The above figures are given
simply to show how absurd is this cry
against subsidies, and we hold it as q
foolish plank in any Nevada PLATFORM"