The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-03
State Mine Inspectors Report
MIR. Ryan Reports Great Strides In the Mines OF Nevada
And Notes the Progress Made After Visiting
The Active Properties

LUG unbuat hoBtah
spector Ed Ryan was delivered to Gov
ernor Oddie last week and contains a
very thorough description of the progress
of mining in Nevada for the period up
to November 80, 1911. The report is
very comprehensive. including a re-
view of conditions affecting the welfare
of the miners, measures of prevention
for mine accidents, a detailed report OF
the two mining disasters of the last
year in the Belmont and Giroux shafts,
and also a report OF the mining districts
of the State. The Reno Journal devotes
eight columns of space to a part of the
report, from which the SENTINEL takes
the following:
There has been no time during re-
cent years when the mining outlook
in a general way in point OF produce
ton looked so hsttering as the present
year of 1911. The state of suspended
! operations that has been so noticeable
ia many OF the older camps of the State
Is no more to be seen, for activity has
taken the place of inactivity and alb
| solute idleness. When we learn of new
strikes in many of the larger camps in
mines operated continuously, and the
opening of other properties in the same
localities with gratifying results, AMI
all coupled with the new camps dis
covered during the present year, makes
it safe to predict that 1911 will outstrip
any recent preceding year in point Of
production.
The older camps of the State that can
boast of having new and valuable strikes
during the year are Virginia City, in
Storey County Goldfeld. Hornsilver,
Gold Mountain and Ida, in Esmeralda
County; Lucky Boy and Douglas Camp.
in Mineral County, together with such
new discoveries as Copper Reid, Terrell.
Jarvis, Humboldt Mountain, Carol,
Antelope and Barrett Springs, are all
suggestive of the optimism with which
people look forward to Nevada's future.
In addition to the foregoing the pro.
duction of quicksilver promises to
become quite a factor in the mineral
output of the State. There are several
small showings of cinnabar in different
parts of the State. but at present the
most extensive known deposits Of this
character of mineral is It Midas, at the
head of lone valley. and three miles
from the old town of lone. During the
past Summer the Mercury Mining Com
pany, under the management Of O. q.
Dennis, erected large furnaces and
other surface improvements, and dur
ing which period kept quite a large
force of men on development work
until they had ee Ieral thousand o. of
ore in mine aud dump when ready for
the treatment of ore, aid much of
which assayed a very high percentage.
OF the older camps that have taken
on new life within the present year. and
wherein the production might be even
greater, much can be said, especially 80
in the pr objective districts that are de-
void of fairly good means of tranporta.
ton, and without adequate milling
facilities. Chielly among these may be
mentioned Manhattan. Mason Valley.
Round Mountain. Rawhide. Gold
Mountain. Rye Patch, Barrett Springs
aud Jarbidge.
Eureka District
This district is situated in the east
ern part of the State, in Eureka County,
on the western side of the Diamond
range.
The town of Eureka, which is the
business center OF this district, is about
30 miles from Palisade. 9 town on the
Central Pacific railroad. A narrow
gauge railroad. until q couple OF years
ago, connected the towns. and Eureka
was then a thriving camp. Since the
road was washed out many of the mines
were forced to close down, as the grade
Of ore would not justify shipping via
the wagon route. On my visit there
the latter partof May, this year, found
only three mines in actual operation. A
general feeling of depression pervaded
the community. Especially vas this
true of those not verssd in the mineral
resources of the district. That the
owners Of the road would give up 3 dis
trict Of snch magnitude and proven
richness for such a small outlay neces-
sary for rebuilding the road was doubt
ed by the old timers. aud vents OF the
past few months have clearly justified
heir reasoning for q large force OF men
are now grading aud laying rails. and
within she next three months trains
should be again entering Eureka, and
the writer belissss it will be the begin
ming Of a new era of prosperity for this
district. also for the BuokAorD district,
as it will materially lessen the hauling