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Show 2,SS3 SHA2ES SG1E5; AJ PiRST CR1 .TC3HY - :---- V . : I . TO MINING MEN. V'Sk Gi"e'your delinquent and a essment: notices to THE TEL--, GRA3L ' Careful attention and reasonable grates assured. CaU -Vtp 240, hoth 'phnnea. for a TKL IRAM ma to.call on ytm. the world . afire " but who had nothing more substantia! than the gift of gab for working tool,' Now a few men with real money are beginning to open up the mine of the district 'In a era all way and the result are satisfying in the extreme. The surface showlnfs around Cherry Creek run principally 'to gold, silver and lead, bVit in spot where depth ha been sought the shafts drop into cobper - or, somewhat some-what after the. fashion of the gold mines around Ely. -Jt Is only a question of a short time now when Cherry Creek will b in tha swim with Ely. Our population popula-tion has . Increased recently to 600 or 3ore and we' are expecting to double that efore mldsuntirier." tnlngton. Th working win b sunk 120 ft further, and a crosscut will b driven driv-en to develop th vein, which show from $9 to 20 in copper, big value In-silver and gold and a trac of lead. On th 1100-foot level of Victoria nitn. Mammoth, a big strike was mad recently, re-cently, giving high value In gold, stiver, copper and lead. Good' strikes wer also mad on Star Consolidated. Tin tic, revealing reveal-ing ad a high aa 60 pr cent. Local mining operator are not taking much Interest In the anti-wildcat measure meas-ure Introduced Into the House; but a number of them said that the term is applied ap-plied In many Inatancea where companies are making honest endeavors to develop and push their properties to the front. Several Salt Lake operator, among them A. H. Mayne. George H. Dern. L. H. Kidder and W. W. Armstrong, hav purchased pur-chased the Great Walk-Over mine near Ramsay. Reorganisation will follow and work on the property pushed. After many efforts. Scranton mine Is at last supplied with water, and there is plenty of It, too. It is the intention of the management to install an electric hoist to take the place of the old gasoline. gaso-line. Local Investors In lead properties on Musgrove Creek, near Salmon. Idaho, have been notified of an immense strike In lead ore. which at 100 feet shows 60 per cent metal. Signs of another big strike on Mountain Moun-tain Lake showed themselves Saturday, and the price of company stocks went scooting upward. The face of Steamboat tunnel is streaked with Iron and copper sulphides, and another big ledge is expected ex-pected at any time. Copper claims worth ISO.OAO without turning the dirt have been located by N. W. SImonds of this city, who lately haa been conducting an assay office in Rhy-ollte. Rhy-ollte. The property Is located near Schwab, and shows copper averaging 20 to 63 per cent. SImonds. with his partner, part-ner, Jack M. Keleey of Ixa Angeles, will Incorporate a company and develop at once. Klrhy. Lamb and Stoneham. Tonopah operators have bought CblumNa mine. Darwin. Inyo county. California, and will push work. The company owns a smelter smel-ter on the ground, snd It is understood a big price was paid for the property. herry Creek Is having signs of a big boom. People are pouring Into the district dis-trict every day and It was never as busy as now. A ledge of ore was recently uncovered un-covered In the district, showing $280 In gold io the ten. At the bottom of the wlnxe on Stray Dog. Goldfleld district, ore averaging over 10 ounces gold has been found, and there Is plenty of it. It la claimed. At another point on the same level $300 ore was uncovered. Shipping will begin soon. Locel exchange treated unlisted stocks as follows Saturday: Mason Valley, $2 43 2.50; Ohio Copper. $5.40; Hlnnham Standard. Stan-dard. $1,221: Federal Ely. 90o; Copper Glance. 24JQ25c; Eureka-Swansea Exten-alon, Exten-alon, 21 cents. YEATMAN AND HIS MANAGER AT ELY ELT. Nev..' Feb! 11. Pope Teatman. managing director of the Nevada Consolidated, Consol-idated, the Cumberland-Ely and the Step-foe Step-foe smelter, and Mr. and Mr. Joseph P. Gaixam ; have arrived at, McOlll. Mr. Gaazam I the 'new general manager of the three big properties-and. will -reside In the former home of W. N. McGlll at the smelter slt. .-George K. . Gunn. former manager of the Cumberland-Ely. G. B. Lockhart. W. B Butler and' M.. Shovelln also got In fom Salt Lake. Mr. Gunn is here to look esi-er the mines he 'formerly managed and render any assistance possible to Mr. Gaasam. He .will also look after hia real eetate Interests. ' He will be here about a week. . - . AGREEMENT IS BEACHED. ., Farmers In the'vlclnlty of Murray held a meeting In Granite State Tabernacle Saturday, and agreed to a modification of- Judge Marshall's decree concerning smelters in the valley, and also granted an easement .to the American Smelting and Refining company, permitting the company to smelt 'lead ores only, i The farmer were awarded the sum of ISO.OOO by the company. $40,000 of which Is to be equally divided among ranchers, ranch-ers, and the balance to be paid attorneys snd for other legal expenses. Action taken by the farmers and the American Smelting and Refining company is subject sub-ject to approval or rejection by Judge Marshall of the United States District court. .The " week on the mining- exchange opened with a sale of 11.180 share for wnlch was paid $10,082.60. .in most Instance the tocks opened , higher than-Saturday' close, but were inclined to show ome weakness before the drop of the gavel. . Ajax opened the game with a sale of 100 at tiZ Nevada Hill came next at $3 0. th tock being oft fr,''y .! the . same price at the clos. Lncl Sam Con. founef a market at 41c wtth Butler Lfberal next t 10,c nd lie. Beck Tunnel held firm at $180. a 1000 .bar block being be-ing all that wa old. Black Jack opb ' at 76c. but failed to make food and droppd to 74c. Lead King, the newly listed member, sold 100 at 30c closing with $2t" bid and now offered for lees than 40c. Mountain Lake put out 1600 at 2c and lc. New York showed a little strength, s-lllng at- 24c at JSc Sevn Troughs slipped a cog and feu from so to" 8c. Wabash dropped to the 23 cent mark, fcelllng 100 shares. Yellow Rose sold 600 at lJd while Yankee Con. disposed dis-posed at 2000 at 40 to 41c. fThe open board rading showed up some very good sellers, among them being be-ing Albion at $1.45. Columbus Con. $5.0o to $5.10. Ontario at $7.75 and $8.00. Quite a 'number of less noticeable sellers wfere in evidence, but with no sensations bejmK sprung. The market closing on the fol- lowlng prices: fc T" Bid. A eked. Albion .$ i-o? ;:; Alice I -J; Ajax i ' BullionBeck 1W :.50 Carlsa U 5-4 U Creole Con. Mercur 9 iMiv 2.60 2. To Dalv Judge 11.12 H.50 Dalv 18.00 Eagle and Blue Bell 3.50 Grand Central 4.80 Horn Silver 1-50 Little Bell '? Ixiwer Mammoth I 2-20 2.25 Mammoth 1-40 1.90 May Lay .26 .27J Nevada Hills 3.80 3 tU Nevada Fairvlew .21 .25 Ontario I 7.00 8.50 Silver King 20.00 22. 0 Sa-ramento 08J .10 Silver Shield 12 Star Con -26 --9 Strav Iog 51 . 56 Swansea o . .. !-jutn Swansea -it Sunshine ? i'tah 1-90 2.00 1'ncie Sam Con .41 .42 Victoria 3.10 4.00 Boston Con 30.00 Butler Liberal -10 .Hi Bfk Tunnel Con ! 1.80 ; 1.82i Black Jack j -73 .75 Cyclone I 024 -03J Century .3 Colorado M 2-25 Emerald mxot ! -06 I .0oi Joe Bowers . j 024 Little Chief S, .H, IS New York -24 j .6 Richmond-Anaconda ; .97 .10 Scottish Chief .07 .09 South Col. Con 1 90 2.05 Tetro 1 H Victor Con 10 , .11 Wabash -20 .26 Yankee Con -40 , .41 Lead King ! 22J .40 Mountain Lake ' 2 93 I'tah and Michigan .25 Eagle's Nest j .28 Daisv Annex ; 30 Lou DiUlon I -22 .25 Nevada Hills Florence ..! .10 1 .22 SeJby Con. ... ! -75 Seven Troughs 86 j .SK Yellow Rose 13 i 14 FORENOON SALES. AJax. 100 at 37c, Nevada Hills. 400 at $3. SO. T'ncle Sam. 1500 at 41o. Butler Liberal, 600 at 10ic; 1000 at 11c. Beck Tunnel. 1000 at $1.8V Black Jack, 200 at 76c; 300 at 75c; 300 at 74c Lead King. 100 at 30c. Mountain-Lake. 1200 at 92c: 400 at 91c. New York. 500 at 24ic; 600 at 25c. Seven Troughs, 400 at 90v ; 100 at 33c; 100 at 88c; 600 at 87c; 600 at SSc. Wabash. 200 at 23c. Yellow Rose. 600 at 13c. Yankee, 600 at 40c. 500 at 41c, looo at 40ic. OPEN BOARD. Albion. 100 at $145. Black Jack. 200 at 73c. Carlsa, 200 at 68c. Colorado M . 80 at $2.25 Col. Con., 100 at $5.05. seller sixty days; 100 at $5.l6; 600 at $5.15. 100 at $o.20. Daly. 100 at $2.75 Lower Mammoth. 100 at $2.25. Mammoth. 100 at $1 45. May Day, 1600 at 27c. Mountain Lake. 300 at 93c. New York. 600 at 25ic. Ontario. 100 at $7.75; 100 at $ 0". Seven Troughs. 10O af 87c. Star Con., 500 at 28c. TOTAL SALES Regular, 12.500 shares at $S97.V Open. 7480 shares for $11,107.50 Total. 21,980 shares for $20,082.59. HOLDS UP WORK. ' Bad weather did not hinder work greatly great-ly in Tlntlc district the last few weeks. Thirty men and a larg force of teamsters are working on Tlntic Iron mine, and shipping will, begin In a week's time. South Swansea was compelled to atop Hoisting ore beraose there was no coal. Two carloads ,of ore are ready for shipment, ship-ment, and the company has been snipping snip-ping abeut seventy tons a month since the lease wa taken. Lucerne, operated under lease, is doing very well, particularly partic-ularly on the 140-foot level. Profits are big on the Ijiclede mine, a car of ore recently shipped netting $3000. Brooklyn Is also prospering, and will ship to the smelters soon. Cndine mine, worked under lease, is showing better than expected. AFTEENOON CALL. May Day. 2500 at 27c; 2500 at 2c; 2500 at 26c Nevada Hills, loo at $3.75; 100 at $3,721. Star Con. 200 at 29c; 400 at 28c; 500 at 27c. Black Jack. 200 at 72c; 300 at 71c. Ingot. 2000 at 5e. Little Chief. 3500 at lf.r. Mountain Lake, 300 at S3c; 700 at 92c; 5rwi at 91c. New York. 500 at 2c. ? South Columbus Con., ion at $.' on Seven Troughs, 100 at 86c, ?on at S5c . Victor. 500, at lOJc. ' Yankee. 100 at 40c. MINING NOTES. - Property .owned by the newly-Incorporated Butto and Yerlngton Copper company com-pany has 100 feet of six-foot copper vein running through It. of a similar character to Mason Valley. The company possesses several othy rich claims In the vicinity. C. A. Saxton. well known all over the East, Is spok.en of as successor to the late G. H. Robinson, manager of Yampa mine and imelter. Specimen ore from the face of the long crosscut tunnel on property of the Michigan Mich-igan and Nevada company shows IS per cent copper. 25.60 ounces silver and $2 In gold to the ton. Stockholders of Polar Star met Saturday Satur-day and decided to Increase shares of the company from 3Hi.0OO to l.OOO.OOO. and in value from 1 to S5 each The company, which owns property adjoining the famous fa-mous North Star in California, elected the following officers: J. A. Klrby. president; pres-ident; E. J. Raddati. vice-president; W. W. Byrne, secretary and treasurer; J. W. O'Neill and A. Byrne, directors. Jacob E. Bamberger has been elected president of the Ontario Silver Mining company. Bamberger is also president of the Daly company, and practically controls the affairs of both, together with thos of Dalv West, Naildriver and Ely-Witch. Ely-Witch. : No. 3 shaft. Columbus Consolidated, is considered the best. working on th property prop-erty by the management, who Saturday reported greater indications of riches in the stope, which Is '300 feet long and 260 feet wide, and which yields ore averaging $50 to the ton. Great amounts o,f shipping ore are blocked out. it is claimed, on Nevada Fairvlew. and tunnel No. 4 on the property prop-erty Is going1 thVough the likeliest ground lrr the mine. ,There is considerable talk that the smelter business of'Salt Lake valley may some day go t6 Tlntlc and Ogden valley. val-ley. The plant In the latter vicinity in alinost ready for work, and surveyors are on the ground for the former. I.ead-rinc mine owned by the Shenandoah Shenan-doah Mining company at Good Springs. Ijncoln county. Nevada, and worked steadily, are producing an average of thirty tons a week, bringing a profit of from $1000 to $1500 to the management. The ore also runs strongly In silver. ?Xmuel Newhouse controls one-half of the stock. .Ore running $101 in gold was recently taken out of Irus mine, nesr Deer Ixdge. Lincoln county. Nevada. Free gold was found on a- blind ledge six feet wide, and only twelve feet from the surface. Sacking for shipment goes steadily on. Oil men are searching the country northeast of St., George for petroleum, and it Is said have found indications of a strong flow- at several point. Wells may b sunk in th near future. De La Mar . look, unusually wall. It is aid. and active preparations are mad these day for a big spring season. 'Work will be resumed on the old shaft of the Sotrthworth Consolidated Mining and Milling company property near Far- -. ... . . ii 4 r. . CHERRY CREEK IS GOING TO BOOM "Cherry' Creek Is beginning to feel the impulse of activity which Is so apparent in Ely." ld John Wearne. the veteran storekeeper in the town near Eg an canyon. can-yon. "But Ely." Mr. Warne observed, "Is bigger and better in a descriptive sense than the mere name bf a town. The development de-velopment of the mines 1s doing wonders for the surrounding country and especially espe-cially for Cherry Creek. When you refer to the Ely district these days you mean ttie entire Steptoe valley, from Curries down. Cherry Creek is centrally located in this district and Its mines, rich In gold and slUer. and formerly the glory of White Fine county, are attracting almost al-most as much attention as the properties proper-ties In the copper belt here and the lead mines at Duck Creek. Everything is humming In our camp Just wow in preparation for the spring rush Several new mines were opened up a few davs before I left, one of which showed a ledge of gold fifteen Inches wide and eight feet long running $280 to the ton That Is a sample if the Cherry Creek rropplngs. Some pessimists have referred to these ledges as stringers." Well, perhaps they are. but you can never tell what these -stringers' are going . to amount to until you go after them with haft work. "That ha been the trouble at Cherry Creek heretofore." Mr. Wearn added; "people came in who wer going to set |