The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-07-17
EUREKA MINING NEWS

Mining developments in the Eu-
reka district continue to show very
satisfactory conditions.
The Croesus is getting good ore
from several places on the 400 foot
level. about 400 feet north of the
Catlin shaft. In this locality the
zone of crushed limestone, locally
called wash" is encountered, and
the main drift and laterals are now
entirely within this formation. In
this crushed zone most of the ore
bodies of the district occur, and
those now being mined in the Croe-
sus holdings are not only yielding
ore of a profitable shipping grade,
but give every evidence of being
good sized masses of the same ma
terial. A 50-ton lot was sent to the
smelter to-day, and another shipment
Of the same amount will be ready be-
fore the end of the month.
At the Climax the driving of the
Mabel L tunnel is going ahead. We'd
nesday this entered the short lime"
or crushed limestone, and progress
through the Dead Broke claim will
be much expedited in consequence.
The Climax has been working in very
hard, thick bedded limestones all the
way in this tunnel. and progress has
necessarily been slower than expect
ed.
The Prince has all the men at work
on the old Silver Lick mine that can
be advantageously accommodated,
and the ore on the $50 foot level still
continues as high in value and of the
same width as IL did last week.
In the old Eureka tunnel. now op-
Grated by the Eureka-King Company,
there are strong reasons for believ-
ing that a continuation of the bodies
that many years ago furnished some
Of the richest ore ever extracted in
the district has been uncovered. The
old workings below the tunnel level
we're profitable in spite of the fact
that the material was brought to the
surface after so many trips through
almost inaccessible drifts. wines, and
shafts that a good portion OF 1t was
worn out on the journey. And al
though II carried sufficient gold and
silver to make operations successful.
a fault in the limestone cut the ore
body at its western limits. and it was
never afterwards located. When Eu-
gene Davis took over the property
last Winter, driving the tunnel was
resumed, and recently a winze was
sunk following a slip that showed
some iron stained material to a depth
Of 20 feet. Here some ore was found
that promises to develop into a fair
sized body of high grade values. At
this writing an air hoist is being put
on the winze, and further exploration
OF the ore commenced to-day. AS
says show good values for a width of
three feet, while a talcose, light yell
low colored gouge. between the red
dish carbonate and the foot wall, and
from four to seven inches wide. as
says 22 ounces in gold, and 230 oun-
ees in silver, per ton. Should this
showing develop into body of even
relatively small size. ii will influence
greatly the exploration of the ground
beyond the present tunnel face.
Ruby Hill Is going ahead as usual,
preparing for shaft sinking. and ship
ping ore from the 1900 level of the
Eureka Con. The plans for the de-
velopment OF their property are so ex-
tensive that the news from week to
week is principally that of gradual
ly advancing stage of readiness for
the work of sinking their main shaft.
Holly has found ore from drift on
the 500 level, the same body that has
now been followed on its rake for
over 200 feet, and which has fur
nished all OF the shipping ore of re-
cent weeks. Work on surface i'm
proyements, re-timbering the main
shaft, and a general arrangement Of
affairs to facilitate shaft sinking and
exploration work on all the levels is
now nearly completed. The present
ore shoot has been so persistent. high
grade. and conveniently extracted
while other work was going on, that
there was no need of seeking further
bodies to maintain a schedule of reg
uiar shipments: but a systematic de-
'elopment OF other known mineral
lzed areas. and search for new ones,
viii begin when shaft sinking is
started.