The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-01-03

upraises, crosscuts and wines and
for the most part in following the
high grade streaks of ore In the r
ious bodies.
A striking and remarkable feature
of the development work done by
Superintendent Julius Huebner Is
the exceedingly small amount of use
less or dead work done In his search
for ore bodies. This may be account
ed for because of his great knowl-
edge of the ore dispositions of the dis
trict and his ability to distinguish
between the true and the false indi-
cations of ore. Having worked In
the mines Of the district since he was
twelve years old. and having. during
all that time. made a close study OF
every condition underground with
which he met, possessing a keen
mind and an unusual r~etentive mem
DRY, he has acquired a profound
knowledge, the application Of which
to the work he is doing is practically
invaluable to the company. A care
full inspection of the work he has
done, and is doing, almost leads M
to the belief that he intuitively knows
where the ore bodies lie.
During the past six months over
$500 feet of drifting. sinking and up
raising has been done at the Catlin
Shaft. The Wine from the 400 foot
level has been carried down over 500
feet in ore that has been steadily in
creasing in value as depth Is attained,
and is now running over $50 per ton,
thus proving the statement of Major
Catlin that the ore bodies would in
crease in value with depth. 1t is
planned to sink the shaft an addition
al 400 feet during the Winter, and
some highly important and satisfac-
tory developments may be looked for
when drifting is started from this
new low level for the district.
SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS
On the surface, the improvements
have kept pace with the underground
work. The new tram line and 500
ton ore bins at the loot Of the hill
are nearing completion and will
greatly facilitate the loading of ore
by the teams avoiding the steep grade
and deep SHOWS of the long hill up to
the mine.
Three six horse teams, the equal
Of any in the State, and a complete
equipment of wagons, etc., have been
purchased and are now engaged in
hauling ore from and supplies to the
mines. New boarding and bunk
houses have been erected at the mine.
that are models of comfort and con-
genience.
In the town a livery stable on one
Of its principal corners of the main
street was purchased and has been
remodeled and enlarged to meet the
needs of the teams. Across from the
stables on the opposite corner, the
Brown Hotel was purchased and this
building has been entirely reftted,
and changed over into a headquarters
building with general Offices, assay
Offices, and accommodations for the
staff and guests Of the Company.
A new Sullivan cross compound
air compressor with a capacity of $50
cubic feet per minute and a Fair
banks Morse $50 h. p. engine have
been secured and are ready for in
stallation as soon as the excavations
are completed for the extension OF
the present mine power plant. A
machine shop has been fitted up that
| will be a great convenience for the re-
pair and upkeep of tools and machin-
cry.
Surveys have been made for the
extension of the railroad to the smell
ter site above the town, where ground
has been broken for the immediate
erection of ore bins. This will short.
en- the haul from the mine by one and
a half miles and with the early com
pletion of the tramway and bins al
the mine make possible three round
trips per day for each team, whereas
under the present conditions only
me trip can be made. The survey
for the extension of the railroad and
the location of the bins Is shown on
the general plan attached.
ORE BODIES
The attached cross section mar
through the Catlin Shaft, looking
west, shows only the bodies Of ore In
the mine that have been actually
blocked out and assayed all through,
| The larger masses that are shown az
ending abruptly at various levels do
not terminate at those levels. They
have not been developed any deeper
than the level shown. Since the depth
limit of no ore body In the mine has
yet been reached, II Is not possible to
approximate to what depth they may
go, but from a technical study of the
geology Of the ground in which work
is being done, no conclusion other
than that they will go to great depth
is possible, and since the develop.
ment in the mine proves that asdepth
increases the ore values also in
crease. the average values OF the
known ore bodies will undoubtedly
be considerably in excess Of that
which Is now shown.
ORE EXPOSED
A blue print plan of the mine
workings from the Catifn Shaft Is at
tached hereto for reference in con
nection with the following descrip-
ton Of the ore bodies as developed
through this shaft.
1. On the first level, about 165
feet from the Catlin Shaft, the FIRST
ore body is encountered. II has an
average width of about so feet and
runs to the surface and from THU
level q winze has been sunk 242 feet.
The average value OF this ore at pres.
emit prices of silver IL 81 gold and $40
silver. 43.400 tons. value $780,