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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
BR'ER SEXTONfTACKLES
CALIFORNIA WATER PROBLEM

The Placerville Democrat says:
Another angle in the vexed water
problem of Ell Dorado County devel-
oped during the past week, and indi-
cations are thatsthe stagnation. pro-
crastination and delay which have
prevailed in the past will be conspic-
uous only by their absence in the
present.
John E. Sexton, owner of the Pa
cific Channel mine. applied to the
Western States Gas and Electric Com
pany for 40 miners inches of water
per day for mining purposes. The
main canal of the Western States
Company lies within a few hundred
feet of the mine, and water was for
merly supplied to the mine from that
source before the Western States
Company purchased the holdings
of the Placerville Water and Deep
Gravel Gold Mining Company, and of
the Sierra Water Supply Company.
The Western States Company sold a
portion of its ditch system to the El
Dorado Water Company, and these
two corporations entered into an
agreement to discourage the use of
water In mining. Formal applica-
tion was made by Sexton to both cor
porations for water, and both refused
to supply 1t.
Suit was Immediately instituted be-
fore the Railroad Commission to de-
termine which corporation owns the
water in the ditch adjacent to the
mine, and to compel that corporation
to supply the water asked for. The
Board of Supervisors of Ell Dorado
County. the Ell Dorado County Cham
ber of Commerce. the Placerville
Post of the American Legion al
passed resolutions on Monday asking
the California Railroad Commission
to give immediate hearing and a de-
cision In the matter. This hearing
promises to bring about results more
far reaching than the public is aware
Of. and may so long way toward
permanently settling the water prob
lens of El Dorado County as affect
ing mining. agriculture. power and
domestic rights and uses.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
ANOTHER EUREKA DEAL ON

In the mining department of the
San Francisco Bulletin of March Is
the following news regarding two
Prospect mountain properties is CIV
en-:
Owners of the old Hamburg mine
at Eureka, Nevada, adjoining the
Uncle Sam Consolidated on Prospect
Mountain, are negotiating for the
sale of that property to a syndicate
of Eastern mining operators. accord
to word received to-day. The Ham
burg is developed to depth of 600
feet, but has been mined ouly to a
depth of 400 feet. 1t has produced
millions and is now reported to have
s250,000 worth of ore blocked out
between the 400 and 500 levels.
A significant feature of the pend
ing deal is that the prospective own
ers are negotiating with the Uncle
Sam owners to operate through the
Uncle Sam tunnel, which is lower
down on the mountain, and through
which the rich Hamburg ore can be
taken out much more economically
than from a shaft above. This would
save the Hamburg people the expense
of erecting expensive hosting ma
chinery and would enable them to de-
liver their ore over the main road to
the Croesus mill.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
Reported In Critical Condition

Wednesdays E1ko Free Press has
the following regarding we'll '.nown
former Eurekan, daughter of Mrs.
Caroline Huebner:
Mrs. Katheryn Cicala. one of the
teachers in the Elko grammar school,
was taken very sick with hemorrhage
yesterday and rushed to the Shaw
hospital. where an operation was per-
formed. The patient is in a very
critical condition due to the loss of
blood, and as we go to press prepara-
tions are being made for the trans
fusion of blood from the daughter to
the mother.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
EUREKA TO HAVE
CYANIDE MILL

Hugh Leonard, operating several
mining properties on Adams Hill,
will leave Sunday morning for Reno
to secure parts for a small cyanide
testing plant, to be used here in ex-
perimenting on the ores of a number
of Adams Hill mining properties to
determine the proper cyanide process
to reduce these ores. Mr.. Leonard
states that he now has ample capital
pledged to erect a cyanide mill plant
here, and will commence its erection
as soon as the experimental tests
have been completed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
MILK TESTS SATISFACTORY

James Hunter. conducting a dairy
ana furnishing milk to the people of
eureka. this week received a state
ment from Prof. s. G. Dinsmore, in
'narge OF Nevada's Division of Food
saa Drugs Control. notifying him
mat the samples taken from his milk
wagon during his recent visit to Eu-
sska had been tested out at the Ne
.ada University. The statement in
.osmed Mr.. Hunter that both samples
uksn tested out well above the mini
mum adopted by the state Of Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTICE

Services will be held at the above
church in Eureka as follows:
Sunday next, March 20-Morning
Service at IL o'elocks Sunday School
at IL o'clock; Evening service at
1880 o'clock.
Monday, March 21-Evening SER
vice at 1880 o'clock.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
REV. A. @. e. BRrDGER. 8. s. M.
Presbytery of Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19

Left Note Stating He Was Tired of
Living and Where valuables
Were Deposited

Caesar Lani. q resident of Eureka
and working In the mines here for
several years. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head at his
cabin in Portuguese canyon about
noon last Tuesday.
Justice OF the Peace T. A. Burdick
held an inquest Immediately after the
shooting. and the testimony deveI-
oped the facts that the deceased and
Frank Locke had been patching to-
gether In the cabin since the third of
this month.
Mr.. Locke testified that he had left
the cabin at about IL O'Clock and
came down town, returning there
about 40 minutes later. On his re-
turn he found that LAM had killed
himself. Locke stated that when he
left Lani the deceased was engaged
in writing a letter. which afterwards
proved to be note to mis- uncle Louis
LAM, In Hamilton.
1t was stated In the letter to his
uncle. written in Italian, that he was
tired Of living" and among other
matters requested his uncle to get his
money and Liberty bonds and send
them to his mother In Italy. The
letter detailed where his ready money
and Liberty bonds and oil stocks
could be found In the cabin, and stat
ed that he had money deposited In
the Farmers and Merchants National
Bank of Eureka and the First Nation
al Bank Of Ely. The Coroner in
searching the cabin found s131 in
cash. two 500 Liberty bonds. 1000
shares of Illipah oil stock, besides the
two bank books mentioned In his let
ter. The money. securities and bank
books were all found in his suit case
in the cabin where the letter directed.
The cash and bank deposits totaled
about $500.
A peculiar phase of the case was
that the deceased fred two shots,
which Squaw Peggie testified she
heard fired close together. The jury
decided that the deceased first shot
himself. and that the contraction of
his muscles caused the discharge of
the second shot, which took effect in
the floor about two feet in front of
where the deceased was found.
The testimony OF all the witnesses
was to the effect that there had not
been any one around the cabin at the
time of the shooting. and the jury
rendered a verdict of suicide.
The deceased was a native of Italy
and aged 80 years. Surviving him
in the old country are his father and
mother and several sisters and broth
ers.
He was a member OF the /. o. o. F.
Lodge of Hamilton. Nevada. and Eu-
reka Lodge No. %. I. o. o. F.. took
charge of the remains and the funer-
al was held from its hall in Eureka
on Thursday afternoon. The inter-
ment was in the Odd Fellows ceme-
terry.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
EUREKA SCHOOL NOTES

idno diC OCin6 lnaAO W ttCaA "
and level on the lot belonging to the
district school, Just back of the school
building, and convert it from an Of
fensive sight into a playground
equipped with apparatus. The play
ground as a great factor In education
is no longer a theory. Any teacher
who fails to recognize 1t as developer
of the most essential qualities of cit
izenship fails to use ready means of
inculcating right principles of initi-
ative. leadership, playing the game, -
and cooperative effort.
The present equipment will be
mainly home made. l.. T. Herchmer
has contributed a section of 3 inch
pipe that will be used in making teet-
er boards. Several other pieces of
apparatus will be constructed If the
materials can be secured. If any one
in the community will furnish any of
the following materials they will be
collected for the use of the play
ground IL notice is sent to Principal
Hunting:
Pieces of AKA, ten or twelve feet
long.
Pieces of 2x12. fourteen or sixteen
feet in length.
Iron rings. s to 10 inches in diam
eter, made of 1-2 to 1 inch iron.
Pieces of 1 inch galvanized pipe,
6 or feet long.
Pieces of 4x6, 6x6, or SKIS, four to
six feet in length.
Will some of our public spirited
citizens supply some of these items?
Let us know where they are and we
will do the work.
Progress of Municipal Recreation
Some of the very definite advances
made during the past year in a num-
ber of communities-and these are
indicative of the general trend
throughout the country-will be of
interest. Detroit, Mich, has author
lied a bond issue of $10.000.000 for
the purchase of special parks which
will include a number of large play
grounds and in all probability pub
lie golf course. Portland, Ore, has
voted a bond issue of 100000 for
the purchase of sites for Fairgrounds.
A number of cities among them Men,
phis, Tenn, Milwaukee, Wis, New
ton, Mass. and Sacramento, Calf,
have doubled their appropriations for
municipal recreation, and many 9TH
er communities have greatly in
creased the funds devoted to this
purpose Now that the war is over.
public spirited citizens are turning at
tention to the recreation needs of
their communities, and a number of
cities have been the recipients dur
ing the past IL months of gifts for
recreational purposes. Detroit has
received a gift which will give the
city an auditorium with an endow-
ment amounting to $2,500.000.
Under Miss Bjorn's direction a de-
lightful Spring" program of cos
tune dancing. and song and play in
song is being prepared. The date
will be definitely announced next
week. probably the first or second OF
April. The proceeds will go toward
the purchase of phonograph for the
school. DR.. Winship. one Of Amer
ica's best known educational iectur-
ers, has said that a school without q
phonograph Is tragedy" We might
not use as strong a term. but the
need Is certain and we hope that the
arrival of one will follow soon after
the nrst Of April.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
ADDITIONAL FUNDS REPORTED

The county chairman reports that,
in addition to the movie show pro-
ceeds of $1o3.s0, turned in for the
European Starving Children's Fund,
the following amounts have been do
mated. and have been unreported in
the Sentinel.
Anna s. Lederer, $40: d. States.
$5: Emma 8. Dibblee. 81; Mrs. G.
Hildebrand and family. $40; High
and Grammar school students. s76.-
80.
This brings the county's total 20
date. to $2o7.10.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
EUREKA MINING NEWS
EUREkA-HOLLY

On the 400 foot level of the Holly
mine crosscut is being driven to tap
the Jackson fault. which is now
thought to be only few feet ahead.
Nearly all the high grade ores of the
Holly mine have occurred near this
fault. and the high grade ore recent
ly developed on the 400 level is in
close proximity to this fault.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
MEAT AT WHOLESALE PRICES

The Peoples Market in Eureka an
nounces that It will sell to purchasers
of 10 pounds or more. beef. veal.
pork or mutton. at wholesale prices,
This will enable families and others
who can use meat in quantities to
substantially reduce their living costs.
costs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
ADMITTED TO CITIZENSHIP

The following named persons were
admitted to citizenship In the Dis
trict Court last Tuesday: James
Hunter, Vincent Picinnini and George
Carter.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19

Henry Ford has taken up the min
ing game, and the resources of the
motor car magnate will assist In de-
veloping the mining district of Eu-
reka. Nevada.
Wire advices. which brought this
Information here from Detroit. stated
that an alliance has been formed.
whereby Ford has taken over a large
interest In the Eureka-Croesus Min
ing Company, and that he will fur
nish all the funds needed to carry out
plans for bringing this mining camp
into the greatest possible production.
with all necessary facilities for treat
ing the ore locally.
This information emanating from
authentic sources. was received after
the closing of the mining exchange
yesterday. Those interested in the
district declare that this Is the most
important deal made In connection
with the Eureka camp in forty years.
Further advices brought the news
that Detroit interests have purchased
10000 shares Of treasury stock of
the Eureka-Croesus Mining Company
under conditions which will preclude
the possibility OF its going on the
market. The funds realized from
this transaction. It 10 said. will be
used towards building the first unit
OF mill for handling Eureka ore.
These reports are connected with
the recent market fireworks in Eu-
reka-Croesus stock. While the big
play has been in the markets of the
EAST the San Francisco Stock Ex-
change has witnessed some excite
ment in the issue during the past
several weeks. A comparatively short
time ago. Eureka Croesus was selling
around twenty cents a share. Sud
aeniy a rocket-like advance COM
menced. and the price of the shares
70 now lowering around $3.50. the
highest point attained in many
months.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
.HGHWAY INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE REPORTS

UUuIuIIbllk I'LL UiItU
Recommendation Made That
Highway Across Eureka
County Pass Through Carlin
and Beowawe.
Carson, March 16.-RecommendA-
tions that the Nevada Highway De-
partment curtail its activities ~
much a. possible during the present
financial depression. and that Il not
enter Into any new contracts for the
present was contained in the report
of the Highway Investigating Com
mittee from the Senate and House.
which made its report this afternoon.
As far as charges made against the
department was concerned. the COM
mittee gave It clean bill of health.
and said that none Of the charges
made against the department had
been sustained in any substantial
measure.
The committee consisted Of Sena-
tors Hesson, Miller. and sheehan and
Assemblymen Lockhart, Mack and
Smith.
Its recommendations are a. fol-
lows:
THAT q suficient tax levy be
made at this session 80 a. to OBJ
tain Government aid.
THAT the ONCE force be TO
duced to . minimum, and that
work be curtailed as much -
possible during the present A.
nancial depression
THAT the present contracts
now operating be completed.
THAT no new contracts be en-
tered into unless absolutely nee
essary, and after having 1rst
consulted with the County Com
missioners and received their
consent In the counties wherein
any new work or contracts are
to be let, and till such times as
the present financial conditioned
depression has adjusted itself.
That in the case whersn the
Highway Department changed
the route in Eureka County, that
they get together with the Coun-
ty Commissioners and agree
upon route which will carry
the highway through the towns
of Carlin and Beowawe.
The cost of the Investigation was
$706, according to the report which
in part was as follows:
THE committee finds that COM
plants against the Department of
Highways have not been sustained
in any substantial manner. Upon
the whole we find that the Depart
ment of Highways is now q highly
developed and efficient working de-
partment receiving the highest praise
from the Federal highway officers
whose duties require cooperation
with the supervision of the Nevada
Department OF Highways.
That in the organization OF the
department mistakes were made. but
no more than could be expected in
the organization of a department
having work to do of the magnitude
of such a department. They have
not been serious mistakes, such as to
make the costs of the work greater
to any appreciable degree.
I'VE find that our work compares
in cost very favorably with the costs
of highway work In other sister
States having similar working con-
ditions, and In some cases our work
costs are much lower.a
''It would be great detriment to
the State II the present highway pro-
gram was stopped entirely. as a great
deal of the preliminary work accom-
piished would have to be done over.
II work was stopped for any long
period of time it would also result in
the loss Of Government money and
assistance, as estimates on contracts
must be prepared and submitted in
advance"
appvrT0NAr rxrNpc prnn1rrn
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
FORl8 #6RA
RESIDENT s8|C|Dfs
w. J. Molter Becomes Des-
pondent at Manhattan, Ne
vada, and Shoots Himself
Through Temple.

The Tonopah Times gives the fol-
lowing particulars regarding the
death of w. ]. Molter, miner, who
came to Eureka In the Fall of 1919
and remained in this district about q
year:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19

AS the latest reports from Carson
indicated that both houses were well
up with their work. the Nevada Leg
islature no doubt completed its ses-
sion Thursday night and adjournsd<
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19

Do you want a Singer sewing ma
chine +? See advertisement In an
other column.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19

A new law placing bounty Of 50
for each coyote killed is reported to
have passed both Houses of the Ne
vada Legislature.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
EUREKA COUNTY:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

We wish that every one that Is
interested in the upbuilding of Eu-
reka County would kindly sign the
membership cards that were sent out
by the Eureka County Chamber Of
Commerce and become a member. so
they will be able to vote at the COM
ing election, to be held the last of
this month. Every one that is inter-
ested will want to have a vote at the
coming election.
We need the entire support of the
county; we all want to work for the
good of Eureka County; and there
are many things that the Chamber of
Commerce can do tt1 make Eureka
County known throughout the world.
Let US all get together and boost
our resources; others will not do ii
for US, and 1t is up to US to do the
boosting for the county. Through a
County Chamber OF Commerce is the
way to do it, but we need the help of
every one.
The following new members have
Joined since last Saturday; let 9TH
ers come in and boost for a great and
bigger Eureka County.
4 vrnan r,rton Dental Morr;sor
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
REPORT HENRY FORD
IS INTERESTED IN
EUREKA MINES
e.. Large Interest in Croesus
Property Bought By Detroit
Automobile Manufacturer

p,spatches from Detroit under
a.,a of March Is state that Henry
rord of automobile fame. has be-
.ome a heavy stockhoider in the Eu-
,.ta-Croesus Company. and that the
carving out Of large development
nlsns in the mine. and Of a metal
lursical plant in Eureka to treat the
oras produced, is now assured from
,he strong financial condition Of the
organization.
A vast amount of lead Is used In
the manufacture of automobiles and
aorage batteries. and the immense
output of the Ford factory alone calls
far hundreds Of tons of the metal
that made the camp Of Eureka known
throughout the world.
The entrance of Ford into the min
ing business was inaugurated when.
not being able to secure deliveries Of
the special kinds OF. iron and steel
necessary for his cars, he purchased
large tracts OF iron land In Michigan.
and railway to transport the ore to
the lake shore. He then erected near
Detroit furnaces for reducing it. and
modern mills for fabricating iron and
steel for automobiles and other pur-
poses.
One of the benefits that may come
to Eureka from this deal. Is the con-
struction of a power line to connect
this district with the terminus OF the
Nevada California Hydro Electric
Company at Belmont. In Nye County.
This has long been under considera-
tion by the big interests in the mines
here, and the present low price of
copper insures a low figure of cost
for the 81 miles to be constructed. II
Is estimated that a so per cent saving
over fuel VIII be made by using cleo
tricity.
In the San Francisco Bulletin of
March Is appears the following re-
garding the Croesus-Ford deal:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
RUBY HILL

Shaft operations on Ruby Hill have
not yet been resumed, but a telegram
from the New York Office arrived
Thursday. stating that Howard d.
Smith, vice president of the Ruby
Hill Development Company, would
be in Eureka next week to confer
with local officials regarding future
WorE pu tha nronorfu
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-03-19
UNCLE SAM CONS.

The Uncle Sam mine reports its
air line completed and its new CAL
derwood drill in operation. and they
are both giving satisfaction. During
the week very prominent ore chan
mel was cut, which is being developed
to show its extent. The face of the
main tunnel is now heavily stained
with a light, dirty yellow. to a deep
reddish brown by iron oxides; cyst
tallized vuggs occur. indicating the
action Of heated waters. all showing
that the tunnel is now in strong
mineralized zone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-28
$3.50 and $500

These Coats were $500 earlier
in the season. Our buyer just
returned from the market and
made a fortunate purchase at
just about one half the regular
value of these coats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs J. z. Larmore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Seaney, MIR. and Mrs,
Charles Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Par
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Adams, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Petty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar G. Parterfield. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Rich, Mrs. Nellie Shinn, Mrs.
Eliza Cook, Mrs. Della Atkinson, Mrs.
Dora Love, Miss Virginia Shinn, Miss
Natrice Denny, Miss Aline Adams,
Miss Lucille Seaney, Miss Marie Ev-
ans, Moses Mitchell, Robert Petty
Ann Wilson, Lawrence Brogg, Russell
Stewart, Garland Mitchell, Dale Rich
and James Basore. The next regular
meeting of the club will be held with
Mrs. Ora Mitchell on Dec. 8.
| Mr. and MS. Guy Davis. of South
| Fifteenth street, entertained for the
! Merry-Go-Round club Friday evening.
! The time was spent in music and
games. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Goode, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
| VANDERBILT Mr.. and Mrs John Hinsky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cline, Mr. and
Mrs. Omar Coffman. Mr. and Mrs.
| Guy Davis. The club will meet Dec.
/ 10 With MI. anu MES. omar 1OLIudH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Alexander en-
! tertained with a surprise party for
| their son, Earl, of Miami university,
who was home over the week end
| Guests were members of the Jolly
! State Line Fourteen. Dancing and
| games were features of the evening
after which a luncheon was served
! Those present were: Miss Blanche
Alexander, Miss Helen First, Miss Iris
Alexander, Miss Helen Huffman, Miss
| Louis Alexander, Miss Audrey Alex
ander, Ralph and Paul Stanley, Pau
Huffman. Earl Alexander, Ralph
Craig, Miss Gladys Kramer and Har
vey Johnston, both OF Oxford
Loyal Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. will entertain with a card partJ
Wednesday afternoon in the Masonic
club rooms. All members and womer
eligible to membership are invited
The tables will be formed at 2:3l
o'clock promptly. Persons are asked
to call 2646 and make reservations a.
soon as possible. Women who do no