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Show have completed, a handsome business house, near the center of town, on Main street, finished in redwood, which pre-so pre-so uts a tine appearance. Thus the camp progresses both in mineral min-eral resources and in building, and tho time is not far distant when a second Leadvillo will rise up amidst tho hills of Tintie. Mr. Mike Cochran, well and favorably favor-ably known as a miner and mine oper-ntcir. oper-ntcir. parsed through Kureka from l'ioehe, New, on his way to Salt Lake on a visit to his daughter, Miss Lucy, who is attending school at St. Mary's academy in Zioti. Mr. Cochran has large mining interests in l'ioehe and his many friends in Eureka were glad to see his genial and kindly face. UNDERGROUND WfiALTll The Making of Many Millionaires Benoath the Rugged and Broken Ground at Tintio. NOTES FROM THE BUSY TOWN. Rich Returns Have Invariably Been thfl Results of Development An Old Shaft to be Reopenei i The Governor mine is situated near the bead of Dragon hollow, east of Silver Sil-ver City, and directly on the great Tintio ore chute. A few days since tho management started to sink a new shaft, and on Monday evening last,' when at a depth of only fifteen feet, a body of rich ore was discoverod. The oro is an Irou carbonate and assays high in silver. sil-ver. This property is about ouo and one half miles south of the Mammoth in a direct linn, and the recent discovery proves the theory maintained by all old miners in the district, that oro in paying quanties can be found all along the belt by sinking for it. What is wanted to develop the great resources of this magnificent district is, as stated in a former letter, capital. The camps are well supplied with men at present, but with the influx of capital in any degree commensurate with the field there is here for it, doublo and treble the number of men now employed em-ployed would be required. There is no better opportunity offered to capital in all the broad west than that contained in the great belt of which I write, striking, strik-ing, as it does, in au unbroken line for half a hundred miles, and with its surface sur-face as yet scarcely scratched. Hidden beneath tho rugged and broken surface of this belt lie riches which, in time, will create dozens of millionaires who are today poor and unknown prospectors. prospect-ors. This might not be said of some other mining localities, but here every indication points to the truth of the assertion, as-sertion, for wherever developineut has been attempted rich returns have rewarded re-warded those who risked their judgment judg-ment and their work iu that development. Charles Savier, acting for a company whoso stock is held iu Denver and Albany, Al-bany, N. Y., is developing thrco valu-groups. valu-groups. Adjoininz the celebrated Cen-tounial-Eurcka aud extending southward south-ward H000 feet is what is known as the "Condon property." Mr. Savier is driving a TOO foot tunnel on this property, prop-erty, and whon the ore body is reached, which will be in a short time, a name will be given to tho mine. 1 hope the name will be euphonius. Something like "Matt and Put," and also hope that I may be here at the christening. Right iu the heart of the town aud joining join-ing tho Bullion-Book is a property that has hitherto been unnoticed. There are four claims in the group, and the whole is known as the V. L. Thorn a property. Mr. Savier is sinking a 50 foot shaft close to the Bock line, and another bonanza will soon add prestige and shekels to the camp. We3t of the now famous Eureka Hill are six claims on which Mr. Saviors is also doing tho developineut act. A 200 foot tuunel is, being driven and the work, in true home rule style, has been given to local and homo miners. About one mile north of town, in the bolt, and at a point whore exports predict pre-dict the rise of the ore schuto, after its dip iu crossing the gulch, is an old shaft from tho bottom of which runs an incline. Old timers say that a large amount of silver ore, of high grade, was shipped from this shaft years ago, but freights being high, and other obstacles presenting themselves, the mine was abandonod. A few days ago the old shaft was discovered by Duncan McKinnon, of this place, and located by himself, (. T. Bridges, W. II. Kissinger Kiss-inger and Seth Brolsford, of the Chief. Work was commenced this morning, Thanksgiving day, and the indications are that tho old abandoned shaft will soon resume its place as one of the shippers of the camp. The new owners call it tho "carbonate" from the quality of the ore, which is an iron caroonat, the vein being, by actual measurment, 13 feet wide. About two and ono-half miles northwest north-west of town, and in the vicinity of the (iolden Eagle, J. S. Mcintosh has located lo-cated two valuable claims, known as tha Dora and Mack's Mint. The claims are located in the quartz between be-tween the lime aud porphory and are sure to prove up as valuable properties prop-erties when development lays bare their hidden treasures. I took a drive out, on Wednesday evening, with my friend, S. N. Schwartz, of the C. O. D. 6tore, to his properties, the Monte Chisto and Columbus, Co-lumbus, which aro situated about a milo due north of the old reduction mill at Hamansvillo (not south, as stated in my last letter), and was rewarded re-warded by finding a natural fissuro veiu, of something like three feet, in a lime ledge. The ledge extends upward for hundreds of feet, and has the appearance ap-pearance of that under which the Mammoth Mam-moth is now taking out its millions. The vein matter looks well, and, as Mr. Schwartz has started to drive a tunnel from a point far down the hill, which will tap the vein some 500 feet below the old tunnel, a large and valuable oro body may be depended de-pended on, when the tunnel is completed com-pleted to, say 400 feet. Notes About Town. R. J. Prvke, representing the Germa-nia Germa-nia Life Insurance Company of New York, and the Accident Insurance company com-pany of New York and St. Paul, Minn., is in town talking to the minors and business men in the interests of his companies. Building continues lively, and as the weather is mild, warm and all, and more than all, that could be wished at this season of the year, it promises to continue indefinitely. McChrystal's fine new two-store brick block is now roofed in and will 'soon be ready for occupancy. Thero are two tine store rooms on tho ground floor, while the upper up-per story will be occupied by offices where the medical, legal and other professional pro-fessional talent of the camp will find comfortable quarters. The fine new two-storv otone structure struc-ture known as tho Odd Fellows' hall is about completed, and adds much to the appearance of the town. A magnificent and handsomely finished fin-ished three-story house, in tho eastern part of Main street has just been completed com-pleted by Mr. Beanman. the local lumber lum-ber merchant, and will be oon occupied occu-pied as a hotel. Dennis Sullivan, foreman on the Bullion-Beck, is buildiua . and will soon . |