The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-09-11
CHERRY CREEK, AS 1T HAS
BEEN, AND WHAT II BIDS
FOR THE FUTURE.
Its oldTime Prosperity Returning

/ ne town Oh merry J tt=A - ii'fas
pleasantly situated in the foothills ON the
east side of Egan Range of mountains
in Steptoe Valley, about four miles
north of the old overland road, Travelled
before the days of the c. p. Railroad
from Salt Lake City 10 san Francisco,
and twelve miles north Of the ElllQcoun-
ty line. 1t Is easily accessible by leye
roads from the surrounding country
and protected from the storms ofWiuter
by being in Il basin-the Egan mountains
checking the blasts of the prevailing
coast Winds and projecting spurs and
high peaks north and south OF town
ATTRACTS the snow clouds, consequently
the Nigors of winter are unk noWn. and
mining and teaming operations can be
carried ON the year round without let
or hinderance
Having an altitude of $500 feet the air
dry and salubriOus, the ordinary dis
eases of the human family being almost
unknown here The town is supplied
by beautiful springs of water rising in
the granite foothills. distributed bypipes
to the consumers SO that pure sparkling
water is always on drought
Supplies are received mainly from the
G. L. Railroad, % miles north over fine
valley roads-always open to traffic
from Toano and Wells. equidistant
from this town; while the surrounding
valleys and Utah furnish fruit, -four
hay, grain and other produce.
The County seat. now at Ely: drive
of 80 miles, is a pleasant trip.
In the suburbs west of town. are
many delightful hooks, whore the hard
ier fruit, trees iWOuld lourish and many
sites for villas. from which views OF
scenery from Pilots Peak to Mount
Whittier 200 miles apart, are obtained.
One mile from town are hot mineral
springs, a specific cure for rheumatism
and kindred ailments. and after a dus-
ty drive on a week ; business toll. a
plunge in them is Il luxury not to be
etfaced from the memory.
Immediately back of town the noun
tain looms skyward some 5000 or 10. 600
feet; while in front, across the valley
with its teeming herds pasturing on its
succulent grasses, is the Schellbourn
range of mountains, constituting seem
cry, mild and majestic.
During the prosperous days previous
to 1854, the fraternal societies were well
represented occupying the Nevada
Hall, the largest and best Lodge room
in the State but of the +. x a. M,
|. O. O. f., Chosen Friends and Miners
Union only the f. & a, NJ. remain.
The Churches were represented by
the Roman Catholics, who erected a
Church building with Father Maloney
as its Pastor Now, receiving OCCASION
al visits from the priest, officiating at
Eureka
Bishop Whittal1er the Episcopal
bishop, while living in this diocese paid
annual visits: but since his departure
the spiritual wants of the Protestant
people have been uncared for by the
Clergy.
Although Cherry Creek is only about
four miles from the old overland road
and Egan Canyon where mining oper-
ations were begun so early as 1866, the
mineral lodges were unknown till some
prospectors from Eureka or Austin on
their prospecting tour We're attracted
by the appearance of the mountains
and by discovering first, the Tea Cup
mine ON Sept, p, 1872, where they found
very rich chloride ore ON the surface
and sold out for a large sum OF money.
News quickly spread to Shellbourne
and Egan Canyon. when the more en-
terprising prospector5 sped 10 the new
discovery and then locating began in
earnest.
Among the early locatiOng were the
TeaCup mine by joint Corning and Peter
Carpenter: the Geneva mine. located
Sept. Ser 20. 1872 by b. G. stanford. John
Corning. John w. Briggs and Peter
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