The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-09
CHERRY CREEK IS
BUSIEST Of CAMPS
White Pine Territory Showing
Magnificent Results in An
swer to Development.
JOANNA MINE MAKES
RICH SHIPMENT OF ORE
Hartford-Nevada Company Is
Opening Up Large Bodies
of Gold Ore.
Special 10 The Tribune.

3Psriai 10 Inc Tribune.
CHERRY CREEK, New, Sept Sold
| residents Of thie camp have long claimed
that White Pine county was the banner
county OF the State and that this camp
contained the best gold mines In the
country ana as good rs any In the State.
rms opinion is at present being verified
oy rich strikes and numerous shipments
OF very high grade ores. During the
past month the Hartford Nevada Gold
Mining company, owner OF the Joanna
mine, has made sample shipment OF
tonr and three-quarters tons OF ore TO the
Taylor Bruntop Ore Sampling company
at Murray, Utah. which was sold to tho
American Smelling and Refining com
pany al price which netted $446 per ton
after payment OF freight, sampling and
smelter charges. Other shipments OF the
same class of ore are to be made In the
near future.
The Joanna is being developed by
crosscut tunnel which is now 400 feet
long and has cut three strong veins. on
two OF which levels have been driven
from the tunnel to the length OF about
sixty feet, disclosing large bodies OF ore
from two TO four feet In width and carry
Ing values ranging from $25 per ton 10
$40 per ton. Between veins Nos. ] and
the tunnel has cut large body Of low
grade ore carrying values OF from So 10
Sl2 per ton, sufficient to make this mine
a yeritable bonanza, even II 1t did not
carry the hlgh-grade ore referred 10
above. large milling plant will be re-
qulred to handle this low-grade rock, and
the company will continue to ship the
very rich ore TO the smelters,
The Little Johnny mine, a short dis
tance south OF the Joanna and on the
same mountain in what is locally known
as the Cocomongo district. is being de-
veloped by tunnels run upon the main
ledge, Within the past few days very
rich body Of ore has been struck, showing
large quantities of ore whose values run
into the hundreds. A large compressor
plant is now on the ground and is being
placed in position, and numerous bunk
and boarding houses are being built TO
accommodate a large force of men. This
property belongs TO the Gold Canyon Min
Ing company, with headquarters In New
York. To the north of the Joanna about
half mile is the Olympia group, the
OF tho Cocomongo Mining COM
pany, also of New York On this prop
erty development Is being pushed by
tunnels run on the veins, and large bodies
Of fine ore are being opened up. This
company is about to erect a large mill
which will be kept busy as soon as It can
be completed,
a number OF other claims are being
opened up with good results, on some Of
which good values in silver and lead. as
we'll as gold, are being found. At Hunter,
a few miles south OF Cherry Creek, large
quantities OF copper, silver and lead are
being mined Last month several car
loads were shipped from that camp TO
smelters at Salt Lake, and many more
are rendy for shipment as soon as teams
IAN be procured to haul the ore to the
The Vulcan Mining and Smelt-
ng company owns the mines from which
his ore Is being taken. Across the Step
,oe valley to the east are the Seigel
mines, from which several
carloads OF silver ore were shipped dur
ng August, and hundreds of tons already |
mined are waiting for teams to transport |
t TO the Nevada Northern railway, few |
niles distant,
In the immediate vicinity OF the town |
" Cherry Creek, to the north, is the !
star mine. one Of the largest silver mines |
n the State, and near this and little |
o the west is the Mary Ann, belonging |
O the National Mining company OF Salt |
AXE This company is now installing a
arge hosting plant and good quantities
II ore are being taken out and shipped |
O Salt Lake. The Biscuit Mining COM
ANY, also of Salt Lake, is operating the
'ea Cup mine and already has a shaft
own several hundred feet In fine ore.
'hese and numbers OF other operations
,romise 10 make this busy camp this
all