The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-08-30
LETTER FROM CHERRY CREEK.

EDITORS News Being on a ramble througl
the country. and thinking you might be please,
70 hear from this part of your county. through
one who has neither towns, mill-Rites, or mine
for sale. or any interest whatever In this or an,
other district, I drop you a few lines, which yor
are at liberty to publish. / suppose a descrip
tion Of the situation Of the district has alread,
been given You, perhaps by a more experienced
pen however, | will give you a short descrip.
ton as | see IT,. The district is situate in the
Egan Range, beginning at or near Egan CANYON.
and extending eight or ten miles in a northerly
direction. There are two or more distinct mine.
raj belts, which can be traced for a long distance,
running in a northeast and SOUTH vest course
the veins, | believe from tbs evidence, to be true
assures. AID of various widths some OF them
are Of MORMON size, measuring from twelve to
twenty feet in solid quartz. l have visited a
number Of the mines here, and find them SO far
beyond my expectations that l am at a loss to
describe them. The Teacup mine, located and
owned by Hunter 4 Co. is as fine a showing for
a fortune as any one would wish to have. They
have All incline ninety feet, following the course
OF the ledge, which runs northeast and south.
west, pitching at an angle of about as degrees.
The ledge has been cut several times as they
went down, showing a fine body Of milling ore
the entire depth. The average assays Of this
mine will exceed 500 per ton, and taking into
consideration the width of the vein, the quantity
Of rock in sight. and the cost of working the
mine, it makes this a very desirable piece OF
property. The Geneva, situate northeast of the
Teacup, is the king Of the district, according to
my views, although | may be mistaken. 1t
stands up bold, square, and open for inspection,
and is well able to bear very close scrutiny. and
the ore exceedingly rich, the company having
obtained assays az high as 1000 in gold, and
several hundred dollars in silver per ton. Not
much work has been done on this mine as yet.
but the company informed me that they will soon
puton a force of men. to show the people of
Eastern Nevada that there is still Something in
the mountains worth working for. If any mine
in the district comes up on It's own merits, think
the Geneva will be in the front rank. The En-
pire, dolconda, and Pine Nut, ali belonging to
Tue same company, are situate southeast from
the two first mentioned. They are large. we'll
defined lodges. and assay well in fact they are
rich, the company having quantities OF speci.
mems burned in a blaeksmith's forge, which are
literally covered with globules of silver, while
the gold speci mems are really beautiful. The
Little Giant mine. owned by Mcmillan and Ser
vice, joins the Geneva on the north, and shows
a fine body Of good ore. The Exchequer mine
has been bonded for SAC. 600 to Gashwiler a Co.,
and from the present appearance Of the mine, |
would call that a good investment. The amount
n ore already taken out is Yariously estimated
at fsom ten to fifteen Thousand dollars. and worn
has been prosecuted by them but a few days
The Exchequer, Little Giant, Geneva, and
several others. the names Of which do not now
remember, are supposed to be on the same weir
OF belt, having been traced over the mountains
without difficulty. The Chance mine is a fin,
appearing location, Mel Raum, one OF the ri,
owners, being an old timer If White Pine. Their,
has been considerable stir and excitement amonl
the boys over q discovery made last week. TIL
prospect is undoubtedly very rich. according II
reports and actual assays, the latter rangin.
FROM sln to s5,000 In silver. The ground /
quite soft. and does not require blasting. 1t wa
discovered In the foot hills easy Of access. and
piece of property that Will be valuable in a shor
time. The name given is the Star, and the owl
ers are Messrs. Moore L Johnson. The Fortune
owned by Frank and the Collins Brothers. foi
merry Il Treasure Hill. shows remarkably wei