The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
CHERRY CREEK IS
SENDING OUT ORE
Numerous Mines Shipping to
Salt Lake Since Trains
Are Running.
MANY OLD GROUPS
ARE BEING WORKED
Companies Are Placing Orders
for Equipment and Mines
Are Desired.
Spocinl to Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune.
CHERRY CREEK, July 29.-The long
expected arrival OF the Nevada Northern
railway at Cherry Creek became an oc-
complished fact on the 10th Instant, when
the first freight and passenger train
arrived at this place, In the evening the
citizens OF Cherry Creek entertained ut
q banquet NJ. l., Requa, Vice-preslaent
of the railway. and other officials.
most enjoyable evening was spent. The
completion OF the railway means much
to this camp, as the numerous mines IN
the neighborhood will now have the OPP
portunity long looked for OF shipping
their ores to the smclters at Salt Lake
and elsewhere. Already tho vulcan MIN
Ing company ct Hunter, camp rev
miles south of Cherry Creek, has made
q shipment of three cars of ore and is
ready TO continue shipping rs soon as
freight teams can be procured TO maui
tho orc from the mine TO the railway.
From the Mary and Pacific, situated
about mile west OF tho town ana Do
longing TO the National Mining COM
pany, under the superlntendency OF j.
II. c. Beekman, two carloads have been
shipped and more is being gotten ready
for shipment. This company Is about TO
install large gasoline holstlng plant
and Will largely increase It's force OF
men. The Biscuit Mining company, with
headquarters In Salt Lake City, is push
Mr.. Hyde. They now have shaft on
the Teacup mine about 500 feet In depth,
which Is being sunk to still greater
depth New machinery Is also to be In
stalled here and an increased force Of
men put al work,
1t Is expected that the Star mine Will
resume operations In the near future.
This is ono OF the largest silver mines
In the State of Nevada and has, Mt the
present time, thousands OF tons of ore
blocked out. The resumption OF work
In this mine would mean great things
for this camp. Recent discoveries OF sill
yer and lead of high values have been
made. UP Cherry Creek canyon, within
a mile of town, the Nelson brothers have
a claim recently located for which. 1t
is understood, they have been offered O
sum running into five figures. In the
Cocomongo district, where the principal
gold mines are situated. greater activity
is evident than at any time In the preyi-
Gus history OF the camp.
Chief among these Is the Joanna mine,
which is owned and operated by the
Hartford Nevada Gold Mining company
with headquarters at Hartford, Conn,
under the management of Edwin Wallace
On the Joanna O crosscut tunnel has
been driven to cut the three parallel
lodges which run north to south. length
wise with the claim. This tunnel has
and has cut two OF the veins at good
depth. Levels are being driven from the
tunnel north and south on these veins,
and ore is being encountered In all these
levels averaging from one foot to six
feet In width and carrying good values.
From tho No, l, or westerly vein, at a
point north of the tunnel, twenty tons
Of ore were milled which gave an aver
age of 500 per ton. From the same
point a shipment was made few weeks
ago to Salt Lake for which one of the
smelters paid $4,000 per ton. and there
are at present several tons in sacks
awaiting shipment. which Will average
$500 per ton, The force at work on this
mine Will be doubled In few days,
The Gold Canyon Mining company is
running tunnel to the east into the
mountain on the Little Johnny claim,
along the vein where they have q fine
ledge OF free milling ore showing good
quantities OF gold. This tunnel is now
over 100 feet In length and will bo
pushed as fast as work can be done with
machine drills, which, with compressor
plant, are TO be installed as soon as
they arrive. These are now on the way
| here from the East. Henry G.. Stuart
| Of New York, the president Of the Gold
| Canyon Mining company, is now In Eu-
rope and hopes to interest both British
| and German capital In this camp, where
| Is his intention to incorporate ore or
| two other companies to work these prop
critics. 1t is more than likely that
| within another three months we will see
| three or four times the number OF men
at work in that district than are en-
| ployed there at present,
| Another company operating near the
above Is the Cocomongo Mining COM
pany, working the Olympia group OF
mines, Mr., Stuart Is also at the head
| OF this company Two tunnels have been
driven on this ground, on which three
! well-defned ledges have been traced 1000
feet. One OF these tunnels Is driven on
the main ledge distance OF 300 feet In
good ore, The other Is about 100 fee,
long and crosscuts another ledge con-
tainiug good ore. The force Of men or
all these properties is to be largely in
creased almost Immediately, In numer-
GUS other directions much development
work Is being done on gold, silver and
lead properties and many good mines
VIII doubtless be opened up before the
close OF this year.