The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-23
RICH ORES ofBISMUTH. COP
PER-, S|LvER-LEAO AND GOLD
Found in Eureka and Adjoining
Camps-Shipments to be Made
and Many Carloads Now En-
route to Smelling Centers

Away up on the side of the noun
tain, and Prospect at that, where it is
supposed the prospector has combeo
the ground over time and again. and
has in fact, made several excavations,
years ago, there is a little tunnel.
near the lime-shale contact, that has
as pretty a mineral showing as can
be found in a days travel. Perhaps
it is difficult to believe, in a district
that has so many and such a variety
of mineral deposits, that a contact
showing naturalization for so feet
in width, between the lime and shale,
should have practically escaped no.
tice. except for the perseverance and
tenacity of the %prospector, but a
strict compliance with the truth and
facts of the matter compel such a
conclusion. For about so feet. in
this tunnel, Il did not measure it. it
was Unnecessary the galena is shot
all through the lime, and hard lime
at that. In this tunnel, the owners.
Affranchino & Son, are sacking some
of the lower grade. S35 to $45 ore.
and also some of the prettiest high
grade it has been the fortune of the
writer to see in Eureka or elsewhere.
The high grade on assay gave $685. 6
silver and lead, and ahalf ounce gold.
Eureka again comes to the front as
a producer of precious metal, this
time the ore is bismuth. Bismuth is
foundnot nfrequentlyassociated with
gold ores, the mineral bismuthinite,
carrying or assaying Is per cent tel
lurium, high grade gold and silver.
Three tons have been sacked for
shipment. and as the New York quo
tation at this writing is $3.15 per
pound for bismuth, the owner will
be pretty certain to reap a small for
tune from his three tons. sorted and
sacked from a vein. carrying 15 per
cent copper, carbonate and chalco-
pyrite, and from 80 to 100 ounces
silver, which of itself is a shipping
grade of pre-. The discovery of bis
muth ore was made by j. H. Little
fair on some claims which he has
been working for the past two
years. 80 miles southeast of Eureka.
| Since the ores have been exhibited at
the Mining Bureau the past week,
other prospectors have found what
appears to be ore of much the same
character, and these are now being
run down by the assayer.
Harris and Fine are preparing to
make a shipment from the Marine
property, on Adams Hill, and so r
the Harris Bros. working from sur
face deposits at the Bullwhacker.
Every once in so often you hear the
statement, "Oh. that property was
good years ago, but it was worked
out" and then some enterprising
miner goes and takes a lease. Re-
suit: a shipment that under other
conditions would constitute a prize
| for the fortunate lessee.
1t is reported a shipment of high
grade will soon be made from the
Cyanide mine on Adams Hill. The
ore will run unusually high in gold.
according to the report. and comes
from the 30O-level. &c.
Kennedy & States will soon have a
carload shipment of concentrate from
their juggling operations at the Holly.
and are having good success in saw
ing a high percentageso of the mineral
from the dump.
The Mortimer and Distinction are
said to have out quite a quantity OF
ore for shipment. and the teams will
soon be hauling from these proper
ties in California Gulch. which will
make four shippers in that mineral
area, the others being the Connolly
and the California, which continue
to send forward a stream of good
grade ore.
The Eureka Mining Bureau stands