The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-10-21
PROSPECTING BRINGS
RESULTS IN EUREKA"
Splendid New Strike Made by
Harris Bros. on the Bullwhack-
err Mine, After Several Months
of Prospecting-Others Ship
ping

An important development of ore.
running to four feet or more of
shipping grade, has been made by the
Harris Bros, leasing on the old Bull
whacker property on Adams Hill.
The Bullwhacker has in former years
produced thousands of tons of silver
lead ores. with some gold values. I'M
der operation by the Laird Bros. of
Eureka. After the expiration of the
Laird lease. the shaft house was de-
stroyed by fire. and this resulted in
considerable caving. so that for sew
eral years the property has laid idle.
until the present lessees, Harris Bros.
If Ruby Hill, commenced to explore
the former workings and took out
some good ore. but the ground being
heavy" work was stopped and
prospecting began on the surface.
A short drift, prosecuting the for
nation, apparently a stratifed lime
much altered, on the surface, dis
closed a streak of iron which was
followed for about 20 feet, with the
result that a well defined body of
shipping grade r was opened that
shows about two feet wide al this
writing. but which also shows across
the bottom Of the drift a heavily oxi-
died material carrying galena and
good silver values. The boys are to be
congratulated on their success, and
as the indications point to the con-
tinuity of the ore downward, it is
likely that the ore will last during
the continuance of their lease. The
point at which the new discovery has
been made Is about 70 feet to the
east of the former workings, which
appear to be in a lower strata of the
same formation. The beds of lime
appear to be intersected at the Bull
whacker by an intrusive rock. highly
silicified. showing a porphyFitic char
acter, but which is probably a meta
m%orphosed lime. However, the older
workings on the Rullwhacker were
stopped down to the 400-level and had
good ore all the way. and it is prob
able the new find will show the same
| permanence. To the west lies the
Silver West property, which was
formerly a producer of rich silver
lead ores in the form of galena, The
Silver Vest is west of the ''porphyry''
and approaches the shale. the lime
beds between being highly mineral
lied.
The entire series of=these ,forma-|
tons run across the full length Of
the Adams Hill ground and on up to
Ruby Hill. a distance of more than
a mile. showing ores of varying
grades in more than so different
workings. non of which exceed a
couple of hundred feet, 1t ia not
saying too much to state that there
is extensive naturalization through.
out this area, and that besides the
properties nov In operation and
shipping ore. viz: the Marine group,
owned by Harris & Fine. the Cyanide,
under operation by Chas. Witten-
burg of Tonopah, the Barton and
Altoona. operated by Fraser Bros,
he Oriental & Belmont, operated by
ohm Fine. and the Holly, under bond
% d. States and VIM. Kennedy. all
& which are sending out regular
shipments. there are probably as
many more that would be productive
1.-THE same system of work was fol-.
loved and with the same knowledge
OF psychological conditions.
Jhn Cardinalli and A. Tombini ere
taxing out a good grade of shipping
ore fom their lease on the Califor-
MIA. They are working ground
farthT up the hill from the tunnel
on theoroperty. but owned by Reba.
leatl SHELLEY. and the ore is prac-
ticaily oathe same class and grade.
They ~haysahout 80 tons on the dump
sacked anaare taking good ore f ON
| three sepaAte workings alono the