The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-25


we enjoyed very pleasant visit
from ]. b. Biale, manager of the Eu
reka Cash Store. who is here from
the old mining metropolis on busi-
ness. Mr.. Biale is very enthusiastic
over the prospect for a rejuvenated
Eureka. and Elko people are more
than glad to hear that their old
neighbor is soon to be revived in its
wonted prosperity.
According to Mr.. Biale, the Ruby
Hill mines have been reopened in a
most surprising fashion and bid fair
to resume their places as heavy pro-
ducers just as quickly as Spring
opens transportation facilities. These
mines were supposedly out of COM
mission through water in their shafts,
and when the present company in
charge of them began work many
people told them that unwatering the
mines was impossible. Undaunted,
however, they took up the task, but
found the main task to be cleaning
out the shaft, and not Kidding It of
water. Through twenty years or
more that the mines have lain idle
small boys and grown ups as well,
who had visited the old shaft, had
thrown various assortments of bould-
ers. rubbish. etc., into the shaft Just
to hear the reverberations as the
missiles fell swiftly to the bottem.
There was from seventy to eighty
feet OF this debris in the shaft, ac-
cording to Mr.. Biale. which the COM
pany was required to clean out be-
fore getting to the work of pumping
out the water. This has been easily
done and 1t is now no trick at all to
keep the mines dry, reviving one of
the old time steady producers of the
camp to the point where it will soon
again take its place among the gen.
uine wealth producers of the State.
The organization of bank at Eu-
reka has also proved source of re-
juvenation for the old camp. Through
the failure of the old Eureka County
Bank, which formerly operated there,
many of the people in the county and
town because suspicious of further
banking movements and for many
years the old camp has been without
a bank. 1t was but recently that
group of financial interests got to-
gether and put a small bank into op-
GRAFTON. Starting with capital to
the amount of about $4,000, the
hank has on deposit at the close of
business for the year 1920, more
than 100000, and Mr.. Biale says
that its resources will meet the half
million point at the end of 1921. 1t
Is a great convenience to the Eureka
people to be able to patronize home
bank, the necessity for doing their
business by mail being most unsatis-
factory.
The transportation question re-
mains Eureka's great drawback. A
little narrow gauge road whose oper-
ations are problematical at best, is
the only means of shipping Eureka's
biCdt ICSouICcS W OutSlue indTkttS.
1t is to be hoped that the next step
registered by Eureka people will be
the financing of an adequate railway
system, constituted to not only take
care of the peoples needs but lend
Its every effort to developing the
which 1t serves.
The Independent is very glad to re-
cord Mr.. Bales little boost talk on
for we would like nothing
more than to see our old neighbor
get back into her old stride once
more. There is no doubt but that
Eureka is mining camp of great
merit. 1t has produced millions Of
dollars In silver under proper devel-
opment and industry. Millions more
within its treasure vaults
waiting for the progressive investor,
and when he is found. Eureka will
bespeak more than her name. for not
only will she be worthy of the flnd-
ing but of the having.