The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-25
YELLOW METAL ORE
At SEVEN TR0UGHS
Local Investors Secure Rich
Claims in New District
of Nevada.
BEN I. LLOYD is
IN CITY FROM CAMP
Magnificent Gold Ore Found in
Two Big Lodges Upon
Property.

Among the many Salt Lakcrs who
have met with success in tho Seven
Troughs district of Nevada, few have
been more fortunate than Ben r. Lloyd,
who arrived in Zion Monday after
noon. Mr.. Lloyd is more than enthus-
iastic regarding the district, and he
has every reason to be, for his own
among the most promising. Mr.. Lloyd
brings with him some very rich speci-
mems of gold ore from his property,
and this rock will average anywhere
within $4,000 per ton. The ore comes
from the surface of one of the strong
veins crossing the Seven TroughsFer-
non property, in which he is a large
owner. This vein. stated Mr.. Lloyd
Monday evening, has been stripped for
$50 feet along its strike, and its aver
age width is from 3 TO feet.
Two and q half feet of this vein con-
tsins such ore as above mentioned.
Another vein which crosses the first,
and which shows TO be from TO )
feet in width, averages from $3.50 to
$3.50 per ton in yellow metal. When
this intersection is reached at depth
the management has every reason to
expect some startling developments. At
the present time the Seven Troughs
Vernon company is sacking ore from
the surface. Mr.. Lloyd states that
he expects some astonishing develop
ments from this group OF properties
early within the coming year.
As a district, Seven Troughs is
wonder. Although one of the newest
of camps, it has four producing mines,
all of which are either sackipg or pre-
pairing 10 do so. These are the Seven
in which Lafayette Holbrook and his
IIeoh oSsOr11fpS a iptnraS,p1 tho
Moler and tho Iver OF Owens mine.
John Cleghorn, a Salt Laker, and one
OF the first TO arrive on the scene, has
some splendid holdings. The district
extends from Vernon on the south
along the Stonehouse range TO Rosebud,
almost forty miles away, and all along
this route, states Mr.. Lloyd, will spring
up producing properties. Mr.. Lloyd
Will be in this city for several DAYS,
and before his departure he will es-
tablish a branch Office of the company.
In speaking about Mr.. Lloyd s mines
and the district IN general recently,
the Lovelock Tribune has the follow
ing:
Another great gold strike is reported
In this issue, having been made within
a half-mile OF the business portion OF
the town Of Vernon in the Seven Troughs
mining district, by II. W, knickerbocker
OF Goldheld and Ben T. Lloyd we'll
known mining man from Salt Lake City,
Utah. The claims on which the strike
was made adjon the Nolor mine on the
southeast and not more than a mile from
the Fairview group. The ledge was blind
and found only by first taking a gold
pan. mortar and canteen OF water. and
systematic pannlng up the gulches, first
getting the lead and then following IL
until there were no more colors Then
q halt was made and the pick and shovel
brought into play. when, In a few min
u,es. the ledge. which has proved so rich
was opened up and bids fair to make the
lucky miners who found il rich. as we'll
as all who may be lucky enough TO get
In with them by purchasing stock in their
company.
Two rich gold veins have thus far been
exposed, one running north and south
and the other east and west. The north
and south vein averages four feet wide
al depth OF three feet. carrying values
from $50 10 SITS; the east and west vein
Is from FIVE 10 six feet wide al depth
OF four feet. carrying values from $500
headquarters Of the company. with a
branch office in Salt Lake City. The
directors OF the company will be II. w.
Knickerbocker OF Goldncd Ben T Lloyd
Culbert L. Olson and Judge Edward F
Colburn of Salt Lake City. Utah. together
with F.. ]. Gunnell, cashier Of the First
National bank OF Lovelock, The latter
gentleman Will be secretary and treas
urer OF the company. The officers other
than the secretary and treasurer as above
will he selected later.
Olle lnousdn0 canvas ore SACKS nave
been ordered windlasses. etc, are being
gotten on the ground as fast as possible
and development will be prosecuted In
half a dozen or more places without de-
lay, Great as the showing now is. still
greater things are expected when the
trenching has reached the point OF inter
section OF the two veins and when greater
depth has been obtained. II is a safe
bet that this will rank as one OF the chief
producers of this fast developing bonan-
"a camp. These assays are not picked
but are the average run OF the vein and
show It al once 10 be good shipping ore.