| Show Old Imperial and an Biscuit Extension an Mining Companies li a TWO IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF THE WONDERFUL CHERRY CREEK CAMP 1 OLD IMPERIAL MINING AND MILLING CO The tamo onto or of Nevada rested upon the Ibe production ot of her sliver silver mines situation has passed The Tho larger hue that the future will bring giving hr the name of oC the worlds treasure lease still depend upon the ton of at least the tho three precious tact met meta a sh the yellow the tho white and the tho red The sliver or of Nevada once saved swed the credit and though such lIuch lm many never nevor again be reached Giver lver rill once moro more become ono one of the rho chief factors of oC Nevadas prosper prosperIty ky Ity kyThe The camp of Cherry reek Creek In the bights of the Steptoe valley attracted n many ny adventurous In the tho days ot of Net Ne da silver mining The Tho Star the tho Fox Es Mary Ann and others ethers 1 bided rich ores oles to the tho miners ro easily that kg a not at thought necessary Though metal Is us old na as Tuba win cain Yr C the advanced science of tain as 1 see seo It practised toda today IS tery try yo II g Indeed rho Iho owners of the tho Ch Cherry rry properties kept little or r no ho on hand for develop total h b g also aIM by a l hundred macs tr fr n 1 nearly all supplies r tv team Iam twice that far from r costing costI ng fabulous rurally the they found minIng tt ne Y extensive When silver fell 1 to l I half Its former lIlue the my 1111 ores having been the tho mines mine of at Cherry Chern sut suf tr 11 a r e tate fate of Nevada properties Sut t Isolation of at Cherry Creek Is P past st Th or of copper ore In ht Im lt quantities at 1 Ely ly 60 50 miles I tooth uth dru ro 1 amid Is drawing druwIng the tho larg tit let and st sl wealthy wealth Interests of the tho I H Its development Time The No Ne tada rada rn has hall been built cot on the Iho Southern to Ely and I nd lit nt Duck Creek between Cherry c It and Illy JI large are bru lilt will trill form farm limo t possible for tor the tho Cherry Cherr Creak re k or ort orThe 1 The Uld Od imperial Mitring Milling t Company 1 froba nt 01 Is II looked upon nI as th te e m I II h s largest mining pro property pert of oC I Se It covers n great I n t I t one I 1 In length and out of off f of r I I Im urns the tho f ap al teen r Iy Iv ot of oro has hasa n IB 4 a and I Th was nil all tree free milling 1118 s I by ot of n a tun b l ed which WI the workings extend only f a rt h r d born bollt forty feet The Tho ore u o I WaN ten sulphide and not Of th 1 th the P mill millar f enn hn claims ar ere e Pat at ot of the group anI and the tho rest are arc lit In Cf process Ing Patented I The Vein Yela ro between n and IC try and Is front 2 26 to feet TIe The gangue of the tho vein is 13 t I quartz quart with oxide or of Iron and of at copper The Tho entire ledge shows shava and much Is ot of either or mining grade The Theore ore has been heen richest t In hi t the he hard ft St quart and nil where time tho quartz is hI not so compact there Is evidence elIen e o et water lOter leaching This has carried the thu r metal downward deposited e It b 5 II a ra process of natural concentration be below below low the tho ground water love leel On th rho coil ot of the property the lode of the tho l Star mine another g great teat producer crosses croc the Exchequer lode on Old portal round ground This Intersection of two rich veins Is doubtless the tho location of ofa n a great body or of hl high h grade ore Tho operations of time tho present owners have been confined main mainly to the do der of the Ne Now Century claim claimon I on the north skis sIde ot of Exchequer can yol They hc have 1 a shaft abaft down iO feet teet and extensive drifts and cross cats Much high grade mineral minerai has hall been encountered and all ull the tho practically ore In valuable ore are hood ot of thousand ounce ore orp have been found and its II yet et have hao not been explores Four cars ot of ore ole has been shipped OPERATIONS TIO S SA A short time ago ngo Mr Ir Charles Rund berg c examined the tIO property properly for time tho Georgo Q Cannon Association which controls the tho company H tie spent con considerable time fine on the pho ground std n a very ery favorable report The Tho com compan pan soon afterward secured Mr Ir Hun bergs servIces ns nf mine manager and ho Is proving his assertion true Mr wide experience In min lag hill and tM work he has done la Is n a guarantee of oC While In the J employ ot of Mr lr Samuel for forton forter ton ter years he superintended the dote doel ot of tho rho HIghland and lies lIos ton Consolidated m at and ot of the tho Cactus mine In IJ eat ut county three of the greatest copper CalIper mines In III the world Upon his taking charge or of the tho OM Imperial property Mr Ir transferred the machinery across the tho canyon to tn the tho Exchequer ground believing be lieving that the greatest ere oro would bo be 1 there ar d wIth wills the tho ob object object of at connecting up the already there thero with peso on the New leI Century Claim a plan that cats can bt be east cul Iy accomplished Ile Ho has started work In the face of the tho tunnel In the tho dl di direction ot of the tho Intersection of ho Star and Exchequer veins and has already struck a promising hod or of ore orr Ills plan I is to continuo continue the tho tunnel to the tho above mentioned Inter rind tt to sink the present shaft which Is down 60 feat to 1 a considerably greater depth This shaft has hns a water In It still and It Is III by tho those e who worked In It r t ago that It 1111 In rich oro though o of a character that could coul not be treated In III tho those so clayn but 1 Is valuable no now Sr r Hund berg berr has hns a 11 force Coree ot of mt men nt at work and andis Is preparing to put In the most modern machinery that cnn can be procured The Thc office 0 ot f the lh e la b at 21 4 F South Routh Temple street In connection conne lIon with Ito tho George Glorge Q Cannon Association suite Julto Less than live miles from railroad covering t a vein the wealth of which has hns beon demonstrated with will rIch ore are already uncovered and under tho rho di direction di direction or of one of the tho best befit practical mining wen men In the tho west c t the tho Old int Aerial property haJ before It th the very brightest future r |
