The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-04-21
LOCAL MINING NEWS
Important Strike Is Made by the
Summit Queen Mining Com
pany at Silverado

After several months work an ore
body has been opened up by the Sum-
NIT Queen Mining Company, a local
corporation that has been operating
atSilverado for thepast eight months.
From Clarence Johnson, president
of the company. it is learned the ore
was found on a fault that cut off the
ore, and which was only found after
a careful and systematic survey of
the ground and the lost ore bodies To-
Gated after development work had
been carried on under great difficult
ties. Wines and shafts had to be
cleaned out and old drifts and tun-
nels opened up in order to make ex-
aminations and surveys, and the
fault that cut off the rich ore bodies
formerly mined definitely located.
All hands ire jubilant yer the re-
suit. Ore had been found on the 145-
foot level and also under this strike,
and simultaneously was found what
appears to be the main ore body on
the 200 foot level. Two men were
driving on each level, and ore was
found almost simultaneously in both
drifts and appears to be a continuous
ore shoot from the upper to the low
er level.
Owing to a leak in the gas tank at
the assay office no assays have been
made, but the ore looks as good as
any of the high grade samples for
merly taken from these mines, and
former shipments have been known
to run better than $1400 per ton.
Joe Minoletti. on Wednesday COM
menced hauling ore from the Eureka
Con. mine on Ruby Hill to the local
railway depot.
Thomas Dixon returned from a
trip to Mt. Hope by Fridays train
where he has been to look after his
mining interests in that district.
Dave Laxton and d. j. McLaugh-
lin were in Eureka Thursday from
the north end of the county to inves-
tigate teaming conditions in this and
the Hamilton mining sections. with
a view of putting on several big
teams this Summer.
G. A. Fletcher and C. E. Morse
have taken a lease of the ground
which the old Hoosac furnace dump
occupies and commenced sorting over
the old Stag this week. They have
already discovered a rich pocket of
matte and hope to obtain several
shipments that will carry enough
metal to justify shipping to the Salt
Lake smelters.
William Wagner and ]. Vey autoed
into Eureka Wednesday from Big
Pine. Inyo County. California. They
were in Eureka to obtain some sup
plies preparatory to commencing
work on the mining properties of
Jim Butler at Fish Greek Wells in
Antelope valley. Mr.. Butler is also
expected here next week.
Baptista Minoletti returned to Eu-
reka Thursday with his ten animal
team and four wagons from Cortez,
where he has had them employed in
teaming. 1t is understood he will
now have the animals re-shod and
the wagons put in order and expects
to commence hauling r from the
mines at Hamilton in about two
weeks.
w. A. Barnes, a mining engineer
of San Francisco. was an arrival on
the train Tuesday. He is here to
make an examination and to report
on the Holly mines on Adams Hill.
He came to Eureka from the Roch-
ester mining district in Humboldt
County, where he had been for sew
eral days investigating certain min
ing property there.
w. B. Hay, who is operating a
lead-silver property lear Hot Creek.
about 60 miles south of Eureka. came
in from there Monday for supplies