Eureka and its resources; a complete history of Eureka County, Nevada, containing the United States mining laws, the mining laws of the district, bullion product and other statistics for 1878, and a list of county officers . in ore of excellent quality. Adjacent totheir mine the company own 300 acres of wood land, capableof furnishing fuel for a long time ; also a tract of 150 acres,near the town of Eureka, which affords water ample for 62 EUEEKA AND ITS RESOUECES. every purpose, this company, as regards these two essentials,being very ehgibly conditioned. In view of their large andpromising o


Eureka and its resources; a complete history of Eureka County, Nevada, containing the United States mining laws, the mining laws of the district, bullion product and other statistics for 1878, and a list of county officers . in ore of excellent quality. Adjacent totheir mine the company own 300 acres of wood land, capableof furnishing fuel for a long time ; also a tract of 150 acres,near the town of Eureka, which affords water ample for 62 EUEEKA AND ITS RESOUECES. every purpose, this company, as regards these two essentials,being very ehgibly conditioned. In view of their large andpromising ore deposits, theii- complete equipment, wood, water,and other natural advantages, the expert alluded to expresse,-;the opinion that this property possesses a prospective valueequal to any other in the Eureka district. The company is,in many respects, an exceptionally good one. The mine isunder the able management of J. C. Powell, a man of rareintelligence and highly experienced in the science of acquainted with our district hold great faith in Pros-pect mountain, and many look forward with sanguine expec-tation to the day when it will unfold from its unexploreddepths treasures equal to those of Ruby EUBEKA. AND ITS RESOURCES. 63 CHAPTER Vn. The Great Tunnels of Prospect Mountain—The Prospect Mountain—TheMaryland—The Eureka—The Charter—McCoy Hill and its Mines. Prospect mountain has many mines, locations, and pros-pects on its rugged old face, and it is very probable thatevery miner, locator, and prospector fondly dreams of theday when he wiU own a property of wonderful value, car-rying millions to the credit of his bank account. Allare anxious that their properties should be] developed, andthe cry is, Depth, depth, depth ! The sooner that depth isattained the sooner are the mountain and its mines this object in view the several tunnel companies men-tioned in the foregoing chapters have been incorporated, and,as the tunnels are being dr


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