The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-04-10
EUREKA. NEVADA. APRIL 10, 1920
EVERYTHING GOES DOWN!
Major Catlin Expresses His
Confidence in Ores at Depth
in Eureka Mines

Major Henry G.. Catlin, when asked
to give our readers something OF gen.
eral interest concerning the proper
ties with which he Is connected, said:
"'It has long been my contention
that the great future OF this district
is below; that whatever Eureka has
been, or is, will be outdone by what
Eureka will be. Demonstrating tes-
timony to this probability is now OF
such weight and volume as. in my
opinion. assures the long continued
prosperity of the camp. The con-
dition now existing in it of great
quantities of ore susceptible of good
profit IL handled on large scale and
with modern facilities and processes.
gives a safe basis on which to estab-
lish a great manufacturing business
in the conversion to metallic values
of an enormous tonnage of raw ma
terial which the district has, either
now, or readily, available. This sure
reserve alone assures years of profit
able activity for Eureka; but great
er increment of value, under what is
now open to sight and estimation, is
assured.
ITO the unveiling of the New Eu-
reka we are now looking ahead. In
the southern or Prospect Mountain
part of the district, the Eureka-Croe-
sus is now vigorously working to this
end, and am glad to hear that to the
north, Ruby Hill Is preparing for
deep work, and that below the water.
take great personal interest in this
development to which my good wish
es go out most heartily. / have no
interest in this except friendly one,
but look hopefully to this work to
help prove not only my convictions
of Eureka, but those of friends long
gone.
while Eureka has been taking
her long sleep the world has moved.
1t thinks in a new way, it puts a diff
ferent estimation on many things;
and it moves in new ways, and when
the outside world invades Eureka
new things must come with 1t.
Thine was when rock that had val
ue to pay mining and hauling cost,
freight and smelling charges and
penalties to far away smelters was
ore, and all the rest was waste in Eu-
reka. From now on a different con-
ception will prevail and ore here will
mean just what it does in the rest of
the world. Fully cognizant of this
fact. the developers of Eureka are
going down.
"You ask me for information of
Eureka-Croesus which is of general
interest.
The. development made in the Eu-
reka-Croesus since my last visit
here have been many and of greatim-
portance. A resume of this would
be too extended for your paper,
and though most important and
highly satisfactory to the owners of
the property, perhaps only indirectly
so to the public. But what in them
should interest the community is that
all the ore chutes go down. 1t is
within the facts to say that in no in
stance has the ore in the Croesus been
bottomed. 1t is going down, high
grade and low.
"The ground below the lowest lev
els has been entered by wines, one
of 800 feet depth below the lowest
levels, which not only show the ore,
but, | am free to say, shows 1t or In
creasingly per ton value. The main
shaft will be deepened several hun
dred feet and levels run into the
ground below the present levels, and
in which, as have stated, the wines
now are in ore. No possible doubt
exists of getting the ore there and
every indication points to ore in
great quantity. What / have so far
said, refers only to that small part OF
the Croesus ground which can be
commanded by the present shaft.
1.-The management is looking for
ward, so soon as that part OF the
Croeus ground can be entered at
depth, to develop in the northern
part, an area embracing the Pioneer,
Bald Eagle. Belle, etc., patents.
Interests, friendly to the Croesus,
have taken over the Prospect Noun
tain Tunnel, which enters the noun
tain from the west, 1900 feet below
surface and was in 1850 feet from
the mouth when taken over, since
which time 1t has been extended In
the shale which presumably it will
pass through in about three months
and into the lime territory of the
Eureka King. AS that produced ore
largely to three hundred feet depth
from the surface, ore will be devel-
oped from this ground in short
time. In it's extension, this tunnel
will develop the Pioneer, Bald Eagle,
etc., ground of the Croesus, and pro-
ceeding in that ground enter the
Connolly of the Croesus, communicat-
ing directly with its workings. This
tunnel will also communicate with
the Eureka Queen and Climax ground
Aside from developing this extensive
territory, it will afford cheap egress
to all Prospect Mountain ores and
equipped with double tracks, will be
capable of cheaply handling a great
tonnage.
"Bisecting, as it will do. and al
depth, the Prospect Mountain ore
zones, no such important work has