The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-13
FUTURE OF CHERRY CREEK.
There Is No Reason Why District
Should Not Advance Rapidly.

SpecIal to Tho Tribune.
CHERRY CREEK. New, Feb. 12-At
last somebody has taken up the gauntlet
In behalf of old Cherry Creek, ana telilnS
a little OF it's vast mining resources but
has not gone sufficiently into the details,
as circumstances warrant.
Had onc-tenth part or the adNcrUsc-
ment that has becn given TO the Bpll-
frog Tonopnh and Goldaeld districts been
given TO Cherry Creek and caused the IN
ilux of population that these places haNe
reccIyed she by her great mining re-
sources would be lar above any mining
town in the State Of Nevada today ana
placed upon a foundation which Is hers
by right At this time we near a great
deal of the mining possibilities Of such
and such n camp, but Cherry Creek does
not have TO dc1l with III" posSlbllltles'
but with strong probabilities and brilliant
futures.
Since the proposition Of a railroad be
ing built TO connect VI with the OUTSIDE
world Ueferring 10 the Nevada NottneIn
Cobre and Ely) new life Is being taken on
by the owners OF mines and prospects,
and they can A. last sec chance OF their
long deferred hopes being realized, some
thing that the old-timerS have looked for
ward TO and have prophesied since the
camp became well nigh deserted in 1873
NJ the time Of silver depreciation. There
is no doubt hut what the future Of Cherry
Creek lis assured, for the reason that al!
the DEVELOPMENTS and prospects she mas
do not need advertising as much as they
men, and the district Will soon be placed
on the basis To which II properly belongs
Had the recent finds" Of tho Hartford
Nevada Gold Mining company, situated
in the Gold Canyon Mining district about
six miles southwest Of Cherry Creek,
consisting OF a vein OF ore dssaying SS,-
o0p 10 the ton been found at IonoPaTh;
Goldncld or Manhattan. thcrc would
have been columns printed about II In
the newspapers, This company is now
working on very rich ledge and Is TAX
..f mi n
once Contiguous to this property is the
Olympia group Of mines, which gives
great promise. This property was recent
" purchased by New York people and
VIII soon be on good working basis also
the Combination group. which ] under
stand is now in the hands OF prospective
purchasers. South of this group ls the
Little Johnny which was purchased In
1916 by New York parties, and contiguous,
on the west side and running with this
group. is the Wild West group This last
property has a very bright future before
It, II is understood that an offer was
made for the Wild West group OF s5O,po
very recently, and engineers are on their
wav hero for examination.
Situated about one mile north OF these
mines is the property controlled by the
Wide West Mining company, and this
property can be taken as a criterion OF
the others. being situated along tho samc
belt. These mines have been worked for
four years by tho present owners and
from the installation of tho stamp mill
that the owners have placed a contract
for the installment Of powcr-drilling
plant of magnitude, also Il large addition
To tho milling plant
Adjacent TO the Wide West property
north. Is the American Eagle mine. This
Ia y splendid property and many dollars
have been taken out. This property shows
a strong ledge and the milling value viii
average SO. South and cast. towards the
town OF Cherry Creek, are several pros
poets on some Of which but the location
Il .Yl
or less work towards development. all
show good veins and good values North
of the town some recent very rich finds
have been made and give great promise,
south of these are situated the Star
mines, owned by The Glasgow and West
ern Exploration company. II Is hardly
worth while TO speak Of these mines they
so well known. Every mining engi
ncer that has visited this country FOR the
last ten years had added 70 his reports
items In regard To the almost fabulous
riches these mines are known To contain.
The thousands of dollars that have been
taken out OF the Star and North Noun
tain companies mines Uhe last named
mines being situated In Egan canyon,
Gold Canyon district Is ancient history
and the question IL asked ''if these mines
are successful. why can not others be
when opened on large veins In the same
district In the same formation and on the
same bcltg'
The formation of the country is much
I'm It's favor, quartzite. which Is cut by
shalc porphyry. granite cyanide. lime
stone and pure granite dykes. which are
large and pronounced. Huge dykes pro-
trudc above the surface, which are trace
able for miles In length. the strike Of
which are northcrly and southerly, while
the ledges, lodcs or veins trend almost
cast and west There several silver
properties In the district. which were
great successes. In good silver times. and
are Sun ON the list OF money makers. but
al the time of the silver break in 1898 the
owners got frightened with the result
that they are lying Idlc