The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-10-21
|RIcH STRIKE NEAR c0RTEz
Leasers Find Rich Free Milling
Ore on Patented Ground In
Mill Canyon
Correspondents From Cortez

Correspondence From Cortez
New interest is growing rapidly in the
northwestern part Of Eureka County
because of q strike that indicates some
thing better than anything that has
been found in this part Of the State for
several years, and which is showing up
better each day. Very little is being
said about the discovery, bat the ore
dump is increasing at the rate of from
q to three toms . day and the ore
body 10 widening out 30 that . much
larger quantity can be brought Z o the
surface from now on.
About q month ago Elmer Isaac and
Charles Vallenaueth took q lease on the
patented mines owned by Maurice Isaac
and w. r. Lewis in Mill Canyon, about
four miles north Of Cortez, and soon
after went to work on the ground.
They looked over the workings of 40
years ago and decided to try going
deeper. A small stringer Of ore about
W. inches in width attracted their at
tention. and although it did not
promise much. they had gone about
six feet when the vein strengthened and
widened to about three feet of good ore.
They have gone about IA feet on the
vein and il 10 now four feet thick and
shows no signs Of breaking.
The assays show from $685. 80 to
$l65. 80 per ton, the values being about
equal in gold and silver. The average
value of the ore that has been taken
out is somewhere about $40 per ton
and is growing better as the work pro.
crosses in the ore body. The leasers
now have about 80 ons ready for ship
ment. although but two men have been
working, and the water has hindered
them considerably in getting out the
ore. A pump has been installed this
week and will facilitate the operations
a great deal, as it is necessary to re-
move more than 1900 gallons of water
daily. Another shift Of men will be
put on soon and other preparations are
being made to increase the output as
fast as the mine be gotten in shape
to warrant greater operations.
The claim on which the leasers are
working is patented under the name Of
''The Maid Queen" 1t was taken up
in the early 70's, and produced in the
neighborhood of 5000. 900 before it was
abandoned. 1t was located by the pres
emit owners in the early sos and was
patented In 1889, but has not been
worked to any extent until last month
when the leasers took hold Of it. The
old workings consist Of a shaft about
IT'S feet in depth which was tapped at
the bottom by a tunnel about 200 feet in
length. and several other shafts and
tunnels of less extent.
The ore taken out by the original own.
ers was hauled to Eureka. When water
interfered with the work the men who
held a bond and lease ON the property
abandoned the ground. Other leasers
worked other points aud secured good
ore. but the distance from the shelters
was too great to make the work profit
able, 30 it was gradually let pass until
abandoned altogether.
This property is about two miles west
of the new camp. Kearns, that was
started by Patsy CLARK two years ago.
and joins the patented ground formerly
worked by Ackert and Gillian and
known as the Ventura mine. There is
also q great deal of other ground in that
section that has been worked to a con-
siderable extent. and several men are
now looking for leases on this ground.
The ore can be delivered at Beowawe
for about IS q ton, and other conditions
are very favorable for extensive mining
operations in that section. 1t is prob
able that q large quantity of ore will be
taken out this Winter. but as yet there
is no movement towards large mining
operations, although some buildings are
being erected by Charley O'Neal and
John Scott.