The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-26
CHERRY CREEK ITEMS.
The North Mountain Co. at Egan will
start up again about March LIST.

win come In rush In March or April.
F. A. McDermid and daughter Amy,
Mrs. Pierce and Miss Nora Mason are
In town visiting friends.
Robt. Crawford with his big teams IS
now engaged hauling the machinery
from the old Star mill to the new mill.
w. B. Parks from Kansas City, a
mail contractor Is here looking for some
person to take the mail contract from
Aurum to Tippett.
The owners OF the American Victor
mine have purchased some Gilpin Co.
bumpers, which they will attach to
Campbell's mill to work their gold ores.
Some of our saloon msn are engaged
laying in supply of ice for summer
use. 1t is of fine quality and about 20
inches thick
Negotiations are pending for some of
our mines and next week we may be
able to report sale.
Capt. John Bews is over from his
ranch ON business connected with the
sale OF the Black Metal mine, in which
he lie largely Interested.
Antonio Fopiana is developing very
fine prospect in the foothills about
mile north of the Star mine, assays GO
ing several dollars in gold besides the
silver.
J. B. Williamson has spent several
days with us having a social time with
his old friends. We claim him as one
of ours, and treat him accordingly.
Peter Weber one OF our old-tim bust
ness men, now a resident of Haley,
Idaho, Is here looking after his prop
erty. Pete owns some valuable real
estate In our town and may remain sew
eral weeks.
Adolph Sundberg has received let
ter from Mrs. Abe Travis, announcing
the death of Mrs. j. C. Edwards at
Oakland, Cal, aged rs years. Mrs.
Edwards was for many years resident
OF this County in Hamilton, Ward and
Taylor.
On Monday force of men was put to
work in the Star mine putting in place
the air compressor and connections to
work the power drills. When COM
pleted big force OF men win be put to
work in the mines to extract ore for the
new mill.
Mr.. Otto Stahlmap, the General Man
ager Of the Glasgow & Western company
visited the works last week and gave
instructions to have the work at the
new mill pushed with all possible dis
patch, and to have the mines restarted
getting out ore early in February to be
ready for the mill whom completed.
There is a fine opening here for an
electrician to erect works to furnish our
town with electric lights. A dynamo
and gasoline engine of ten horse power
could bepurchased here very reason
ably. Any person seeking information
should apply to NJ. McAuley.
Several Adventures in anticipation
OF enhanced prices and demand for
mining properties in the Spring are try
ing to bond mines and water rights, but
our property owners, while willing to
sell at reasonable prices, will not bond
their property without a money con.
sideration or development on their
mines.
1t is not all talk about the railroad
from the Wells to Cherry Creek. Those
interested say 1t will be built ere long.
1t is road easily built as there would
not be mile OF cuts and fills and it
would be the means Of developing this
and several adjacent districts, which
would furnish the road with an album
dance Of freight.
H. Muckle has started a new indus
try on South Main street. and can now
supply memorial stones for the graves
OF our departed friends. He has open
ed quarry of very superior granite in
Cherry Creek canyon, and north OF
town quarry Of very beautiful, hard
fine grained sand stone, which, when
ground to smooth surface, is as pretty
as marble.
Chris. Delcker passed away in the
hospital at Elko recently. Chris. had
an eventful life and will be well remem-
bered by very many people, having
been resident OF this County from the
early days of the White Pine excite
ment. He was an indeiatigable pros
pector and whatever his weaknesses
were, lot them be buried with him. He
was nearly o5 years OF age, and died
from cancer OF the stomach.
In an interview with Rudolph Fisher,
one OF the owners OF the American Vic.
tor mine, We learned that the shaft is
now s. feet deep and the ledge at the
bottom is getting larger and much
richer. Eighteen inches of the ledge
assays over $500 in gold. They are now
drifting and the ledge continues equally
good. This mine was bonded recently
to Mr.. Chisholm OF Salt Lake City, but
1t will be fortunate for the owners II he
does not purchase.