The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-24
Showing Is Sensational.
CHERRY CREEK LOOKING UP.
Former WeL-Known Camp Is Again
Coming to the Front.
Special TO The Tribune.


CHERRY CREEK, New. July Is
Cherry Creek, New, Is one of the oldest
mining camps in the eastern part of the
State In tho 70's and early SOS Cherry
Creek became noted for the rich quality
of the ore found In tho mines OF that
district, and for years was the scene OF
business hustle and mining activity
Here q smelter ives successfully run
for several years, the bullion from which
contributed IN no small degree to swell
the nations wealth. AS mining dis
trict Cherry Creek has long been over
looked, OF rather neglected. but like
many others OF the all but abandoned
camps Of the State the district is now
coming rapidly to tho front. Its merits
are being recognized and capital Is
eagerly seking investment.
The advent Of the Nevada Northern
railroad, being built from Cobra on the
Southern Pacific to Ely, and which now
runs within three miles OF camp, is hay
Ing q healthy, stimulating effect upon
the mining industry of not only Cherry
Creek, but It will be the means Of in
fusing new lifo into Sohelbourne. Muncie
Creek, Siegel and many other mining
camps in this part Of the State.
Tarbet Is Interested.
Hugh H. Tarbet. prominent mining
man and expert, whose home Is In Salt
Lake, Is Interested with others In a
group of three claims adjoining the
Glasgow Mining company's property and
Is engaged in their active development.
In opening up one OF the claims, which
is an extension of tho Star mine. the
greatest mine In the district and which
ia owned by the Glasgow company, Mr..
Tarbet has struck 1t very rich, Tho
ore, which in quantity Mr.. Tarbet says
will bear shipments by the carload. and
4 ha {pif fIo1 oh ic u-il
be made soon, is OF very rich quail
ity, the lowest assay obtained giving
eighty-Gve ounces in silver and small
quantity OF gold to the ton, This is
from a large assure vein not ten feet
below the surface. Tho ore which Will
be shipped from this mine will average,
MI Tarbet says, over 500 per ton.
In addition to his interests in Cherry
Creek, Mr.. Tarbet has holdings in Schel-
bourne which promise rich returns for
development, Schelbourne district being
now brought within eighteen miles OF
the railroad and Is taking on now life.
and the future Of the camp looks bright
er today than ct any timo during the
last twenty years. The ore in the mines
there is rich, and where worked brings
satisfactory returns.
In talking with Mr.. Tarbet the other
day, he gave II as his opinion that Ely,
fifty miles south of Cherry Creek, would,
in the near future, become the metrop-
oils OF Nevada.
Ely Is q great lowgrade copper mining
district, largely controlled by the Gug-
genheim interests. largo smelter is In
process of erection for the treatment OF
the ores In all tho surrounding camps,
1t Is the intention TO make Ely the bust
ness center OF this section of Nevada.
Cause and Effect.
This will be in part the effect OF the
Nevada Northern railroad to Ely, In
which II is surmised the Guggenheims
are largely Interested, II not the pro-
Jectors and builders.
Mr.. Tarbet is now in Salt Lake on
business connected with his mining In
terests here. and upon his return the
work of active development, coupled
with the shipment OF ore, Will be en-
tered into and continued with all possi-
bic y!gor.
Practical miners here and in surround
Ing camps are in demand at good wages.
No man in this part OF the State need
be Idle one day.