The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-06-05
EUREKA MINING NEWS


CrOesus from tnc nc" stEihe On the
.oo level. Smelter returns gave a
net OF s2S,314.s6 after paying freight
and treatment charges. The gold
content of this ore body has shown q
decided Increase as additional depth
has been attained. This increase of
,old values has more than made up
for the recent drop In the price of
silver. This body of ore is being
sollowed down and gives every prom
,se of being as good, IL not better
than the bonanza body struck last
summer, which was sunk on to a
aepth OF 500 feet when bad air and
water necessitated a discontinuance
NJ the work. The values were bet
,er and the body larger when work
was stopped than 1t had been at any
previous time.
The eEureka-Croesus will soon have
the ravity tram from the Catlin
shaft to the new ore bins completed
and will use trucks to deliver ore to
the railroad instead of teams. Only q
few horses will be kept by the COM
pany. to do such hauling as cannot be
done by trucks.
EUREKA-KING
Work on the Prospect Mountain
tunnel, which Is being driven entire
ly across the Eureka-King property
to catch the Alexandria, Elise, Lord
Byron and other well known ore bod
les at great depth, and will be con-
tinued through Eureka Croesus
ground. is making rapid progress. 1t
has passed through the shale and is
now In the lime, which is highly min
eralized. Silver chloride is showing
and there is every indication that
pay ore is in close proximity. Min
ing engineers and experts of high re-
pute, who have recently examined
the works, are very pronounced In
their beliefs that big things will re-
suit from driving this tunnel. 1t will
command all that section of Prospect
Mountain territory and reduce the
cost Of development and mining to a
minimum. This work has attracted
wide attention and Is being closely
watched by many prominent mining
capitalists.
EUREKA.HOLLY
The Holly has resumed shipping
ore to the Salt Lake smelters after a
lapse OF ten days, during which time
sufficient lumber arrived to enable
the installation of chutes In the mine.
The stacked ore in the slopes is now
being hauled at the rate of from
seven to ten tons per day. and 1t Is
the intention Of the operators to ship
al the rate OF ten tons per day from
now on. This ore is of better grade.
both with respect to value and to
smelling charges, than any ore
shipped during the past few months.
Thirty men are employed, two shifts
being run. One shift is being worked
In the shaft that Is being sunk in or
der to run a 300-foot drift to connect
with a drift connecting the Bull
vhacker workings. Machine drills
are now in use, although the new
squipment is not yet In operation ow-
Ing to the non-arrival of fuel oil,
which has been delayed by the rail-
road situation. The large storage
tanks to hold the fuel oil arrived to-
day, and 1t is expected that the oil,
which is now at Palisade, will ar
rive during the week. The new
eQuipment will be put In operation
Just as soon as the fuel arrives.
Surface buildings are delayed on ac-
count Of the non-delivery Of lumber.
The water and oil pipe lines are also
held up on account of the lack Of ma
tsrial due to the rail situation.
The ore on the 500-foot level is
e1cellent and sinking will start on 1t
q soon as power is available.
new head frame has been ordered
Tor the Holly shaft. as we'll as framed
umbers. which are to be used in sink
ing the shaft 800 feet below the 430
loot level.
EuREKA-PRINCE
A force of men will be put at work
Immediately developing the high
srade ore body in the Eureka-Prince
mine, formerly known as the Silver
Lick, pending the installation of the
new machinery. Such high grade
0fe as must be removed during the
course of development will be
'aipped, but no stopping will be done
Until the new shaft has been sunk.
a thorough sampling OF the ore
.aowing In the mine as we'll as thirty
I'VE dumps on the property was re-
~ntly completed and the assays show
much higher values than was expect
This is not surprising, however,
'aen the record of the mine for years
va producer Of high grade ore is
"nsidered. The Eureka Prince ore
= IDEAL for cyaniding and It is the
s'an OF the company to develop a
.umcient quantity of ore as quickly
- possible tn warrant aractfn1 A mill