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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1909
Page
3
Eureka residents and visitors populate the week with trips and calls. Notables include Jraak Bosko and Charles Mundett driving through, Mrs. J. H. Hough’s improvement, and D. H. McNeil returning from an auto trip. Congressman Bartlett and Malcolm Macdonald visit mines near Windfall, sampling ore and debating prospects before heading back to Tonopah.
Reports of a major ore strike at the Helen mine on Adams Hill two miles west of Lown emerged with cautious optimism. Owner P H. Jal, with partners J H. Groom and others, inspected the site and found a seven foot batts ledge two feet wide yielding $100 per ton in gold silver and lead. While encouraging, officials caution that no decisive payoff is yet proven, and development may reveal a richer body of ore.
Bonding talks for the Silver Conner mine on Prospect Mountain near Spokane proceed toward a 00 day option. Owners sign and forward to W. H. Stowell in Spokane. The bond enables inspection and sampling as George Knoding and Charles Knoding manage the deal with cyaniding planned for all Prospect Mountain ore. W. B. Tripp and Artemus Johnson work on the mine and recently shipped a carload to Salt Lake smelters. another shipment is ready.
W L McGregor drove from Alphaf Wednesday with ore samples from Buckhorn claims to arrange livery and stage connections. He telegraphed his partner in Manhattan about start of horses and wagons from Alpha, and noted daily mail service to the new Buckhorn district.
Now men are seen round here every day in search of employment Jake Nathan a former Eurekan started to work In the Eureka Commioe John Nicholas who has been seriously ill is now thought to be on the road to recovery Mrs Elgar Sadler of Diamond Valley visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Eccles Harry Esther and Charles Pedlar are doing the assessment work at the Chance mines and are sinking the main shaft deeper While fixing some water pipes up Taeaday John Venton Superintendent of the Raby Hill Water Company fell backward on some pipe breaking one of his ribs Several coyotes have been captured this week by the youngsters The bodies of a dead horse and mule on the outskirts of the town attracted many of the animals.
The Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station issued bulletin No 70 titled Food and Drug Inspection. It contains the pure food and drug act passed by the last Nevada Legislature and the state's purity standards for food products. Dealers in food and drug items statewide may obtain the bulletin by applying to the Director of the Experiment Station or Sanford P. Dinsmore, chemist in charge of food control, Reno.
The Board of County Commissioners met Saturday October 9 and ordered an ad valorem tax of 174 cents per $100 on all taxable property in Eureka County Nevada for the fiscal year 1902. The tax includes new mine proceeds and mining claims for public purposes as the County High Yoho land tax. The Board adjourned to Wednesday October 2.
A Reno Gazette correspondent surveys Eureka County southern districts, detailing Cortez and Buckhorn as promising yet rugged camps. Patrick Clark and George Wingfield back large holdings. Cortez has produced over 50 million with $19 million in dividends, and Nevada Treasure Mining Company pivots to deep underground rich chutes. Buckhorn shows a 54 foot shaft yielding $20 per ton, with plans to extend and add two 75 foot shafts. Numerous early operators like J T May and W M Hennessey are active, with Beowawe serving as transit and support hub for stages and supplies.
Siri-Vener Mr Joho Siri and Miss B Orland Vener wed by Justice L W Cromer at his Spring street home in Eurepe. Bridal party includes Affranchino and Siri family members. Couples stay for merrymaking then depart to Diamond Valley ranch home newly renovated.
The record lists location certificates for Copper King Nos 1 2 3 and 4 in the Antelcape mining district and Gambinn Homemine in Cortes district. It notes transfers and quit claim mining deeds among William Sweet Dan Bresnahan Patrick Clark William Ratledge B F Goodhue Maggie Johnson and Nevada Treasure Mining Company regarding the Treasure Hill Hidden Treasure Extension Emme K Silver Knight and other mines in Mill Canyon. Recorded October 2 4 and 6 1909.
Eureka County representative A. Henderson, part of the Mini Congress at Goldfield on September 27, returns home with a heavy gold plated badge from the American Mining Congress. He also shows a souvenir card from Manhattan Nye County with placer gold from Manhattan and a note claiming millions more.
A. W. Clayton of Alpha, who advertised his ranch for sale, withdraws it and announces a planned stage line with W. L. McGregor from Alpha on the B and P Railway to Buckhorn. The 20 mile route will serve passengers to the new mining district and aims to build winter business, Buckhorn lying 20 miles west of Clayton’s ranch.
Minoletti Bros. hauled a 60 ton ore shipment from the Diamond mine on Prospect Mountain to the E. and P. depot for shipment to Salt Lake City smelters this week.
John Schrier employed by Joe Tognoni at Duckwater had his left arm broken between the wrist and elbow last Saturday while attempting to mount a mule. The mule released a bind leg, breaking his arm as he struggled. Seraphine Rogantina carried the injured man to town and Dr. L. H. Francis set the fracture Sunday night.
Grand Master W. F. Sedgwick of Reno will arrive in Eureka next Wednesday for an official visit to Eureka Lodge No. 22, L0C.F. A full attendance of members is requested at this meeting.
Prospector H McNaughton and A McGillivray, after a 10 day southern tour, return to Kareks Suotay describing visits to Bankbors Four Mile Canyon and Mill Canyon. They report promising ore prospects, with Buck born Scomberof men preparing a bookhouse and tents in a growing camp. Four-Mile Canyon hosts Moers Powell and Hutchison line mold properties likely to rival existing ore bodies at Back born. Mill Canyon shows 20 to 26 workers and new buildings for business and domestic use, but a shortage of teams and supplies hampers building materials from Blackburn station on the EL & P Railway.
The windfall mill now handles two tanks daily over 3 tons and top mill tanks are near completion under cover, with full completion by October 20. Charles Keating of Kaeding Construction Co sails to San Francisco on business, while Kaeding's new book house 36 by 68 feet nears completion and a dance is planned Friday night. Construction on the quarz mill will start soon after three carloads arrive, with George L Kaeding supervising. J Jones winds up Windfall Mining trip from Revo os Tuesday, departing early next morning.
Constable N Hawkins reported from Palisade last Friday with Jobo Jewell in charge. Jewell was sentenced by Justice J M Reque of Palisade to 60 days in Tureka County jail for vagrancy.
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