The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-29
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1872

1872
Richmond reduction plant got up
steam for first time.
| Captain Taylor broke ground for
his new furnace south of old Jackson
works.
New steam hoisting works of the
Phenix mine on Ruby Hill put in OPP
Grafton.
| The mill at Pinto will resume op-
erations as soon as additional set
tiers are received.
Eureka Consolidated and Rich
mond furnaces averaging an output
of 2S tons of base bullion daily-the
former plant producing IS tons and
the latter 10 tons.
Straw hats and Summer clothing
all the go.
Strawberries are quite abundant
and sell two and three bits box.
Stages between Eureka and Ruby
Hill run until midnight.
C. c. Goodwin leaves Eureka for
Salt Lake City to take editorial charge
/ Of the Tribune.
The water in the Jackson mine Is
now under control and work resumed
in main shaft.
A social dance and supper Is adver-
tised at Pinto by Brother Smith, then
Commissioner of Eureka County.
Tho E,,ralra Cnvn o, x,au oh fc ~
down 40 feet yet, the work being de-
layed by the non-arrival of timber.
The Eureka Con. Company will
hereafter purchase ores for smelling
in competition with the Richmond
Co.
In his report to the London stock
holders the manager Of the Rich
mond Mining Co. says "the weeks
run was $4,000, from 1920 tons of
ore. During the week the refinery
produced dore bars to the value Of
$4,000. The dividend of rs. Cd. per
share. which tthe directors have de-
clared, absorbs but a comparatively
small proportion of the available bal
ance. The furnaces are doing good
work and smelling large quantities Of
ore."
School census shows 351 children
in Eureka school district between
and Is years of age, and 500 Of all
ages.
Henry X. Mitchell returns from
California to resume work on his
properties in Eureka district, and on
his coal mine in the Pancake range,
about 25 miles northeast of Eureka.
j. G. Ford & Co. ship so tons of
years clip Of wool, estimated to be
worth 20 cents per pound in the Eas-
tern market. The company also sold
$4,000 worth of mutton-mostly in
the Chicago market.
Sixty cars of ore pulled out of the
E. & P. railroad depot during the
week. The Eureka Con. Mining
Company received during the same
period from the mines of the district:
From the Dunderberg mine SSH
tons; the Helen Mortimer, 60 tons;
Banner, IL tons; Kentuck, ~ tons,
and from Reveille District tons.
1900
Silver 60h cents; Lead $3.871s
The mumps transferred their base
of operations from Eureka to Ruby
Hill.
Miss Flora Wittenberg and Miss
Mabel NJ. Spinner graduated from the
Nevada State Normal School.
Robert Donnelly and Tom Cav
anaugh returned to Butte, Montana,
and were accompanied by Mike DON
nelly.
William Laird and Tom Cardew
narrowly escape from caving ground
in winze on seventh level of Eureka
Cen. Cardew was caught and it took
a crew of miners an hour and a half
to release him.
Miss Isabelle Merialdo returns
from Reno to spend her Summer va
cation at home.
r. j. Reid returns to Eureka after
an absence of six years at Tonopah
and in California.
Fire totally destroys homes and
cortents of William Evans and Ber-
nsrG Zunino in Goodwin Canyon.
Oscar J. Smith, B. l.. Smith and w.
E. Griffin, officers of Eureka County
Bank. arrested at Reno by Sheriff
Martin Mahoney on indictments founl
against them by Eureka County
Grand Jury, Each furnished $4,000
bail for their appearance before the
District Court In Eureka.