The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-11-15
GOV. ODD|E PRESIDENT
EuREA.-CuMAx CO.


Nevada Mining Press: Tasker L.
Oddie. formerly Governor Of Nevada
and one OF the best known mine oper-
ators of the State. is President OF the
Eureka Climax, q new company that
is being organised to take over and
operate the New Year, Deadbroke
and Dugout mines in the Prospect
Mountain section Of Eureka Assoc
ciated with Governor Oddfe are N. d.
Fairchild, cashier of the Stockgrow-
ers and Ranchsrs bank of Reno; A.
| L. Revert. owner Of th4 Verdi Lum-
ber Company. who u president Of the
Revert Divide and Verdi Mining Com
panies; Ed Malley. state Treasurer,
and John e. Josey Of Eureka. Fair
child is vice-president Of the COM
pany. which IL now being incorpor-
ated. and Josey ID secretary and
| treasurer.
The Deadbroke ana the New Year
properties comprise about II acres Of
ground adjoining the rich Diamond
mine and on the same ore bearing
| assure. The Diamond IN the early
days of Eureka was owned By Craig
Chambers and Richard Mcintosh Of
Salt Lake City and has : recorded
production Of $1,000 900. All ofwhich
was high grade ore, which was slip-
ped to the Salt Lake smelters. The
Guggenheim Exploration Company IL
reported to have an option to pur-
chase the Diamond mine from the
Chambers and Mcintosh heirs. The
Dugout is opened by . tunnel and has
exposed a fine streak of ore from
which samples taken assayed as fol-
lows: No. I, silver 1913 ounces;
lead 34.6 per cent. No. ., 20.s oun-
ces silver: lead 33.2 per cent. No.
8, 42.7 ounces silver, lead 1872 per
cent. These samples were taken in
July by A. w. Huebner, foreman Of
the Eureka -Croesus mine. who sought
a lease on the property. t
Sixty-six acres on the west side Of
Prospect Mountain compress the Dug
out group, which consist Of the Dug
out, Dump, Trail, Dugout Annex and
Dugout Extension. The property is
on the same lime belt on which the
big mines are located and was famed
in the old days for the high grade of
it's ore Joseph Story Curtis Of the
United States Geological Survey in
his monograph on Eureka, published
in 1884, refers to. the Dugout mine as
a producer of "black metal" and at
one time the Richmond Mining Com
pany sought to purchase the prop
erty. The ore was opened on the
surface and the mine produced $780,
900 worth of high grade from shall
low workings. The fissure was tapped
by a tunnel at a depth of 100 feet.
Subsequently the two owners of the
ground became involved In a dispute
as to the location OF q second tunnel
to cut the ore channel at lower depth,
which was settled by each partner
driving his own tunnel. Neither man
allowed for the dip of the ore bodies
and the tunnels were run under the
vein. In one tunnel cross vein was
cut and the man directing the work
started to follow it. The middle tun-
mel encountered several caves which
showed the naturalization. The part
ners quarreled bitterly and refused
to share the same quarters. Finally
came the drop in the price of silver
and cessation Of smelling In Eureka,
and work ceased.
There is good showing In the
cave in the middle tunnel and in a
winze that was sunk to shallow
depth on the cross vein. 1t is con-
sidered that very little work will be
required to cut the ore in the lower
tunnel. ESQ feet below the old work.
ings. Josey is a member of the Eu.
reka- Croesus Mining Company's stat
, and mine development will be con
Quoted by the Eureka-Croesus oper
ating staff.