Show THE STRIKE OF THE CRESSON MINE three strikes of the utmost importance have been made in western mining camps during the past two months and these new discoveries coming as they have during a period of depression caused by the european war will be a great factor in renewing interest in mining operations all over the country for after all mining is the backbone and sinew of commercial and financial life and prosperity in our last issue we made mention of the opening of ore measures of great promise in the cardiff mine near alta utah and in the jumbo consolidated at goldfield nevada and called attention to the fact that even in time of financial distress investors are plentiful and enthusiastic when something like an old time strike is made no matter where since then another section of the west has been heard from and another camp has been given a new hold upon life and is again booming this time the gods favored cripple creek and in the cresson creshon mine on the 1700 foot level ore has been found that is valued at per pound and the first carload shipment it is believed will bring the owners of this property a million in hard cold cash the second class ore the reject that was going over the dump averages about to the ton in the bonanza pocket in the cresson according to conservative estimates from six to ten millions are in sight and it is beyond conjecture what a few more shots will disclose the cresson bids fair to eclipse the famous mohawk of goldfield in its palmy days it is a wonder and beats all crooked get rick quick schemes to a frazzle and the splendid thing about it is that the success was fairly won and that in this as well as in every mining discovery new money of intrinsic value is added to the worlds circulating medium |