The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-06-25
EUREKA MINING NEWS
RUBY HILL

HI
n Muir, Manager Of Mines of
" RATED states Mining & Smelling
.snv. tne was an arrival in Eureka
Monday and remained until
ls-sdav Ia. looking over company In
I.s here. On Tuesday he made
,nsnectjon of the underground
~ ss,nqs of the Richmond-Eureka
WI On Ruby Hill, and after view
mlA Conditions below reported that
ne ne large slopes and general condi-
. .,or of the lower workings showed
r..oderful state OF preservation.
when asked by a Sentinel repre-
,,stive II his present visit to Eu-
80 nortended q resumption of COM
.v onerations on the Hill, Mr.. Muir
w. p.d that as far as he knew his
mnanv ss had no plans for a resump-
W. W. of work at this time; that the
w. ~ nriees for metals, high transpor-
..,,op charges now in effect. and the
,a~ 49, state OF general business condi-
.,ons throughout the country were
sgsinst starting work now. With the
ns,n shaft all cleared. pumps ready
sor action. and the entire plant keyed
- Tor sinking from the 1900 foot
,ara, he said 1t seemed too bad not
a. 90 on down at this time and that
~ nersonally would like to know just
what was below the 1900 level.
EUREKA-CROEsUs
The additions to the Eureka-Croe-
.us engine house are nearing com
nletion and the two large hot-head
snrines now on the ground will be
,rstalIed. A double-drum hoist is
sIso on hand and will be installed, SO
that both compartments OF the Catlin
sbaft will be used for hosting. The
Counolly shaft will be used as the
msnway. As soon as these improve
msnts are completed, the sinking of
the shaft from the 400 level will be
herun. and Il will be sunk to q depth
Of 400 to 600 feet.
shipments of high grade ore to the
Salt Lake smelters continue.
EUREKA-HOLLY
The downward extension of the
shoot of high grade In the south
workings below the 400 level has
been found. Development on the 600
level progresses favorably. Ore ship
ments to the smelters will go forward
as usual.
BULLWHACKER
The 430 level of the Holly is to be
extended ESQ feet beneath the old
workings In the Bullwhacker. This
drift and the raise that will be put up
beneath the old productive Laird
Slope will prospect the ore zone at a
greater depth than ever before and
will permit of the removal of the high
grade bodies that are being worked
at present.
EUREKA-NEV. SHIPS HIGH GRADE
Wednesdays Salt Lake Tribune
says: A carload of ore has been
shipped by the Eureka-Nevada Min
ing Company. according to w. J. Rob-
inson. president and manager. Ore
mined In the upper workings. which
constitutes part OF the tonnage, car
ries the following values. according
to the umpire assay: 10 ounces Of
silver. 30 per cent lead. 20 per cent
speiss. "a per cent iron and $3.50 in
gold. Ore from the lower tunnel car
ries the following values: $3.50 In
gold. 81 ounces of silver. 35 per cent
lead. IA per cent speiss and IS per
cent iron.
The workings of the Eureka-Ne-
vada mine. situated about three miles
from Eureka, New. and adjoining the
Eureka-Croesus. consist Of lower
and upper tunnel. Several years ago
considerable tonnage OF high grade
ore was opened up In the upper tun-
mel. After stoping out the ore bodies
lying above the horizon of the upper
adit. the company sunk wines on the
various chambers of ore, to see IL the
liberalization persisted to depth. AS
this work convinced the company
that the ore persisted to depth, II was
decided, in order to eliminate an ex-
pensive haul down the steep hillside
and to afford more economical min
Ing. that tunnel should be driven
farther down the hillside.
This work. accordingly. was be-
gun. At the present time workings
from the lower adit, which gives a
vertical depth of $50 feet on the dip
OF the ore bodies. are in several places
within striking distance OF downward
extensions Of shoots so productive in
the upper workings.
The face of the tunnel is in especi-
ally promising territory, according to
a. @. Burrttt, consulting engineer of
the company. The extension of this
heading but few feet. he Is conf
aent, should bring its intersection
with an ore body which on the upper
!evei was 500 teet long and twenty
feet wide,
In a report to Mr.. Robinson. @. A.
Fletcher, superintendent. states con-
aitions In the winze sunk from the
lower level on coarse fracture are
especially promising. Mr.. Fletcher
reports that at depth Of sixty feet
Deiow the lower tunnel level. the
uritt Is on top of what he Is certain
Is large ore body. With every foot
" development work done. the min
srai values are improving. AS q mat
esr OF fact. the richest ore in the
snlpment. that from the lower tunnel
,evei' all came from work In drift