Show RICH STRIKE IN NEW CENTURY last week a rich strike of high grade silver gold ore was made at the bottom of the main shaft of the new century mine one of the claims of the old imperial mining company owned by salt lake and local capitalists the shaft was down feet when a rich body of native silver chlorides and oxidized gold ore was uncovered across the entire width of the shaft the ore will go over 1000 ounces in silver and high in gold and several tons which have been extracted are being stored in the companas comp anys ore house for shipment later on to salt lake for treatment lumber has arrived and a commodious eating house horise is nearly completed the corn com banys new mill will be erected as soon as machinery arrives and sinking continued in the main shaft of the new century work will be renewed at an early date on the exchequer mine one of the old imperial companas comp anys properties which carries the same ledges as those being opened up in the new century mr P H cannon resident manager and part owner of the mines is well pleased with the late strike and predicts a steady improvement in values with additional depth there are twelve men now employed by the company miner cherry creek nev |