Show CHAMPAGNE CREEK The New tava > Creek District Ore that Goes 85 Per Pound Three or four prospectors got in from Lava creek today to record some locations lo-cations The new district is on Champagne Cham-pagne Creek and is to be known as Champagne District A townsite to be called Erie has been laid out at the foot of Champagne creek and Robert McTag gart elected Recorder A petition has been forwarded for a postoffice and W A Crawfordrecommendedfor postmaster There is quite a rush to the new camp over 100 persons being there already 1 1 1 L aleady jjjc icuyca jiuvu jiuiaiivu ouccroppings and are easily got at The Martin mine has more ore in sight than tf he Minnie More and Queen of the hills together The Rattlesnake mine adjoining togeter as good So is the Extension also the Last Chance Some of the ore brought in by the prospectors carries an almest incredible percentage of horn silver which can be cut with a knife One chunk of five pounds shown the Times reporter must go all of 10000 per ton or fo peilxmnd Woud Eher Times |