The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-21
EUREKA MINING NEWS
THE DAVIS PROPERTIES

AS no railway cars have been OBJ
tainable for shipments OF ore from
Eureka, the Croesus mine has been
driving three drifts in search of new
ore bodies. One of these, on the 200
foot level. is running west to explore
the limestones adjacent to an extern
sive intrusion of rhyolite that appears
on the Home Ticket location. On ac-
count OF the steep slope of the noun
tain this drift will terminate about
325 feet below the surface showings,
and has an excellent chance of find
ing several good sized ore bodies at,
and near, the line of the rhyolite-
limestone contact. This portion of
the Croesus ground has never been
worked on the surface, but shows ex-
tensive naturalization, and extreme
ly favorable geological conditions.
Two more drifts are being driven on
the 400 foot level, where ore indica-
tions are good.
The Eureka-Prince Is developing
plans are being made to direct more
work towards the large intrusion of
quartz-porphyry to the. northeast of
the present mine openings.
On the Eureka-King, the drift from
the bottom of the 20 foot winze has
now followed the ore body for a dis
lance of IS feet, with satisfactory as
say returns on material hoisted. No
Stopping has been done in this drift.
EUREKA-HOLLY
Supt. l.. w. Hope states that the
company has been given two cars,
with the promise OF additional ones
in order to keep up continuous ship
ments of between 200 and 800 tons
per month, and teams are now en-
gagged in hauling ore to the local rail-
way depot. He says that the ore
now being taken out is of a higher
grade than that so far shipped. Ow-
ing to the recent shortage of cars
about 100 tons accumulated at the
mine. Prospects OF the continued
high production from the new ore
body recently opened up is very en-
couraging.
The timbers for the new S0-foot
head frame arrived this week from
San Francisco and are being as
sembled preparatory to erection over
the shaft. After this Is installed and
arrangements made for handling the
cars. development will be commenced
on a much larger scale.
A cook arrived this week from Salt
Lake and has been busily engaged in
arranging for opening the new board
ing house.
AT RUBY HILL
II. Kingsmili. general manager of |
the Ruby Hill Development Company. |
was an arrival from the East Sunday. |
Supt l.. T. Herchmer meeting him at |
Elko with an auto. Mr.. Kingsmill |
remained until Friday, and before |
leaving stated that he was greatly |
pleased with the progress being made |
in preparation for unwatering the Lo-
can shaft; that the interruptions and |
changes found necessary in getting
the new pumps to working smoothly
we're to be expected, and that he was
well satisfied with the general pro-
gress being made at the big plant on
the Hill,
Superintendent Herchmer came
down from the mine at noon to-day
and stated that the pumps were now
running smoothly and the water In
the shaft was lowering fast:
Four cars OF ore were shipped yes
terday, and the railway company
plans to furnish enough cars from
now on to keep regular shipments go
Ing forward. The company now has
over 500 tons of accumulated ore in
Its bins.
A portion of the company's big
poal pile on the Hill began heating
and commenced smoking early Wed
nesday morning. but prompt removal
Of that portion of the pile stopped the
heating and no coal was lost.