The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-01-20
LOCAL MINING NEWS

The Richmond Eureka Mining Com
pany shipped one carload of ore this
week from the Eureka Con mine on
Ruby Hill to the smelters at Salt
Lake.
w. B. Hay, accompanied by Will
Zadow, left Eureka the first of the
week with a team for a visit Of in
spection to some mining claims near
Morey. in Nye County.
M. l.. Finney and John Roberts are
reported to have a fine showing of
ore in a pitch in the Diamond mine
on Prospect mountain on which they
recently started to work.
| ID. States received a letter this
week from A.. G.. Burritt, the Salt
Lake mining engineer instrumental
in the recent bonding and sale of the
Alfred and Will Huebner mining
property in California gulch on Pros
pect mountain, and who was expect
ed to return here several weeks ago
to take charge of the development of
the property. that on account Of ill
ness he had been unable to keep his
engagement. He now writes that he
is gradually improving and hopes to
be able to return to Eureka in a
short time.
A lease and bond on the Steel Ga
lena mine from Will Mcbride to w.
B. Hay and John Wright, recent ar
rivals in this district. is pending the
return of a number of samples sent
out for assay. This claim has a fine
showing of silver and lead ore, but
carries some zinc. and the assays are
being made 20 determine if the zinc
contents are enough to prevent the
reduction of the other metals at a
fair working charge. This property
is located about % miles north of
Eureka, near the Clement Maggini
ranch on the east side of Diamond
valley.
The extreme cold weather this
week has caused some delay in oper-
atoms at the Connolly mine on Pros
pect mountain. where considerable
difficulty has been experienced in
keeping open about 1000 feet of
water pipe. The of work cutting out
a station at the 200-foot level in the
new shaft is still going on. although
all hands were put to work Friday in
thawing out and repairing the water
pipe. Manager Julius Huebner has
1000 feet of two-inch air pipe on
hand and he is figuring on using the
this temporarily if the old pipe can
not be made to give service. He
says the work of putting down the
new shaft will not be stopped even if
it is found necessary to haul water.
r. A. Laird and Walter Young
have taken a lease and bond on the
Dead Broke. New Year and Martin
Piantone patented mining claims on
the west side of Prospect mountain
from the owners, P. H. HUI and the
A. Jackson estate. and are preparing
to commence active development as
soon as the present cold weather
moderates sufficiently to permit of
work being carried on. Mr.. Young
is expected here shortly from Los
Angeles and will remain and work in
the mines. These properties. adjoin-
ing the John McNaughton claims on
the north, have all been producers in
the past, but for a number of years
have been tied up through the claims
being owned by two unsettled estates.
1t is learned that Wade Armstrong
of Union recently purchased the hold
ings of Charles Hale and Carl Peter
son in their six mining claims located
in Copper Basin. six miles east of
Paul Ferrari's ranch in Pine Valley.
Two of these claims are now produc-
ing a good class of shipping ore. some
of the high grade shipped last Fall
going so per cent in copper. One of
these claims now has a shaft down
100 feet. and with lumber and ma