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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
3
Eureka residents make business and social moves as mining activity, railway shipments, and civic notices fill the week. Individuals such as Sarah Skillman Otis Folton and Attorney Charles Burrill appear among trains, mine workers, and town postings.
Jolly piece from Perday notes a Windfall Mining Company dance for city residents in the new dormitory hall. The nine piece band delighted dancers with waltzes, two steps, and a quadrille, while Mrs Clarke and others served refreshments. The night finished near 3 am with cheers for the management and hopes to reuse the hall for future events.
Early Monday a fire at Nels Toft’s ranch in Diamond Valley north of Eureka damaged a stable after a sleeping man lit a candle and forgot to extinguish it. The blaze caused bedding loss but the fire was controlled quickly. The Eureka County Mine Exhibit Association acknowledged a $20 donation from Eureks & Railway Company.
Development work starts as McQuillan and Wittenberg team up to install a hoist at Adama Hill in Boroks district. They aim to sink a shaft to 900 feet and drift to develop ore with plans for a mill to process low grade quartz ore.
Ruby Hill correspondence reports men hired at local mines and a fireman starting at Locan shaft. Moves include the Kitchen family gathering stock for winter and the Richmond-Bareks mining company receiving coal. A windfall dance, a temporary Louisson shutdown for exploration, and the Lobster Club Band’s first ball at the Eureka Opera House provide social highlights.
D F McCarthy bonds three groups of claims totaling 4500 feet of ground south of and adjoining the Windfall mines about five miles south of Eureka. The properties belong to R McCharles the Huebner Brothers and A Affranchino. The claims are valued for proximity to the Windfall and ore of similar character is expected.
Ed Murray splits eight. G D Abbott returns to San Francisco. Social dance at Palisade Hotel on Thursday. Stanley & Phoenix back from Reno. Mrs Petarson returns from Reno after serious operation. Residents heading to Beckhorn and new camp. Wingfeld and Rannel visit en route to the new townsite. J E Breen and L B Brown buy cattle. Pine Valley sales noted. Eureka Live Stock Company ships sheep to Eastern market. delays due to car shortage. Norwegian boy P Erstad brought to Palisade en route to Ely. language barter attempted. Japanese section gang at Harney causes disturbance. two jailed then released for lack of evidence. Grand Master of Nevada Odd Fellows visits Eureka Lodge No. 28. lecture given and banquet held. departs to Ely.
I J Wilson of Austin reported to I O O Whitmore that his ranch house in Monitor Valley Nye County about 62 miles southwest of Eureka was burned down that morning. The unoccupied story and a half structure contained seven or eight rooms with furnishings. Judge Breen said he could not explain the fire's origin.
Three furnished houses in Eureka and a stone house on Ruby Hill are offered with wagons and rough locks. A wide assortment of carpenter, blacksmith and mining tools plus two windlasses and wire rope are included. Sold as a whole or in part at a cash price.
Location Certificates of multiple mines in Cortes district filed by Dan Bresnahen and John Howard recorded. Mail route changes threaten Ely to Hamilton service, affecting Bull and Green Springs. Episcopal Church services planned in Eureka with Rev. Hoyte Henriques. Rev. W L Dexter promotes prohibition and tours Nevada. Italian Benevolent Society anniversary ball planned at Eureka Opera House with full preparations.
P Barnum and Charley Allison brought in 80 range horses from Monitor Valley last Monday. They sold the horses to H O Whitney of Lexington Nebraska, who shipped them East from Diamond Station on Thursday. Eureka County Mine Exhibit Association holds a meeting Wednesday evening October 27 1909 at 7 30 in the District Attorney office at the Court House. A 8 Henderson Secretary.
The latest metal quotations show zinc at New York 51 cents per ounce lead at Salt Lake 4.11 per 100 pounds copper at Salt Lake 12.616 cents per pound.
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