The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-01-01
CHERRY CREEK MINING
n sketch OF the History Of the camp
Its steady Grosvth-Present Pros
Perfty, and Future Prosne.ss

'ne 'o'owlng review oil the rise and pro-
Rrsss Of Cherry Creek Mining District.
which from a small beginning. promises
at no distant day TO become one OF the
most extensive mineral.bearinp districts
In Eastern Nevada
Inc nrst locations Of mining claims
were made in 1863 by employees of the
Esan Mining Company aud soldiers CT
the Second Cavalry Of California yoIun-
tsers. Very little work was done on
tboas locations. and all save ona vera
abandoned. No one thought of pros
pecting Egan Mountain again for ten
years, II being generally thought that
The explorations OF tbs miners aud sol.
diers at Egan had demonstrated the fac,
that there was nothing worth looking for
In these bills. In the fall of 1872 Peter
Carpenter. John Coming and others To-
Gated the Teacnp and the Geneva mines.
DOW the valuable property of a New
York corporation under the management
oil Edward 5. Smith. These locations
gave sneh promise that in a few months
hundreds of locations weps made. man
OF them OF course worthless. but many
more that bnve or viii In the future
prove valuable.
Since TINT time n constant flow OF bull.
ION, sometimes greater and sometimes
less IN volume. has left this camp. aud
which has been constantly increasing
the real wealth and prosperity of the
people.
The first mill in the camp was an
eieht.s.amp one. built In Cherry Creek
Canyon. which has been running most
Il the lime successfully for Elk years.
Some five years ago the Exehequer Min
ing Company built a ive-stamp mill ON
Egan Creek, which did excellent work
for snns two Years. Three years ago the
twenty-stamp mill belonging to The Star
Mining Company was completed, aud
has be~n run slmoit constantly on ore
from the Star mine. with what may te
sid 10 be extraordinary resu.ts rs 10
yield.
The Exchange nine tforn,erly the Er-
~chrqnor) deserves special mention.
Never since 1t was first struck has it re-
fused 60 yield lountifully for all labor
ludicioasly expended upon il. Now that
II has become the property OF q NV
York company with capital. great results
may be reasonably anticipated.
They Grey Etgle, the Pacific. the Mary
Arm aud the Chance have all been
bullion producing mines in the past.
aud now only need capital TO develop
them At greater depths.
Very little capital from the outside has
besn expended Ia the Development Of the
mineral resources of the district. aud we
bays bern comparatively n self-sastaiuipe
mining community iron the beginning.
A significant circumstance IS the fact
that most OF the pioneers of the camp
are still among us, aud have had from
the frsl an abiding faith in our future.
The FIRST business house was built by
McDermid & Co., which has been from
,he beginning Que of the leading busi-
nsss houses.
We lived luckily and prospsrously for
seven years, with no place Of public
worship: but The Rev. Father Malouey
has recently. with commendabls enter
prise, ,rected a beat wooden structure,
which will before long be followed by
others OF different faith.
There has never been = Ere of any eI-
tent IA the camp.
The last United States census showed
u population OF something over QUO,
winch has since grown 10 1000 or more.
We have two doctors. aud no lawyers;
which last fact proves how peaeeable n
community We are.
We have a prosperous public school,
ably presided over; aud altogether we
may congratulate ourselves that 1851
nrotnises less of uhrequltted toll, less
dependency, less poverty. aud more OF
everything that makes HE enjoyable.
a. A. a..o.fatsnm