The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
SEVEN TROUGHS
MAKING RECORD
Many Companies Organized to
Operate in Dis
triCt.
ASSAY RETURNS ARE HIGH
DEVELOPMENTS SHOW IMPROVE
MENT WITH DEPTH.
ASSAY RETURNS ARE HIGH

Vernon, New Dec. 12.-Seyen TrOughs,
New, has entered an era of activity I'M
precedented in the annals of Nevada min
Ing as the result of series of strikes
and disclosures near the grass roots and
developments in a score of claims that
have aroused the whole neighbOring coun-
try out of its long sleep
The first result from the initial shock
of these discoveries was the Rotation
within the last ten days of more Ihan a
half dozen stock companies with capital
from Salt Lake and Goldfield, and the
projection of more than dozen deep min
Ing enterprises. With surface assays rum
ming from 500 TO $4,000 developments
showing improvement with every loot OF
depth and gold panning almost anywhere
In the great thirtymil porphyry belt in
vestors have suddenly let go of their
hoard and precipitated a movement pre-
monitory of the southwestern Nevada
gold rush of recent fame.
Following the Therien, Cleghorn and
Fairview strikes of some months ago, the
initial prospector's rush was made, when
in a few weeks a country two miles wide
and eight miles long was all taken About
a month ago Vernon, the townslte loca-
ton Of the district, was laid off, and de-
velopments were begun on several prop
critics that have led to the present eli
max in the affairs of the district.
An encouraging characteristic IS that
every property so far explored is making
good. While sixty-six feet is the low
est depth yet gained and not more than
a half dozen properties are down below
forty feet, improvement in the quantity
and quality of ore is noted in all.
The Buckhorn, the property Of ". r.
Aioler. which adjoinS the city limits OF
Vernon on the north, has reached a depth
of fifty-five feet. Here is a body of ore
four feet wide, average returns from
which are 500 per ton. Mr.. Moler is
sinking the ledge, which is well de-
fined and is widening with depth. ore is
hpfnU sacked 0aN. NearlN 2tn SACKS
are ready for shipment. Confident that
the mine Will more than pay for its own
development. Mr.. MOler IS holding on TO
il an individual proposition.
Development Work.
Adjoining the Buckhorn is the Fairview.
This property has made new record in
mining annals for the amount of work
done Outside of its siXty-SiX-foOt shaft
nothing has yet been done except a little
open gOuging in the vicinity of the prin-
cipal outcrOp. Scarcely had the soil been
removed which concealed the ledge when
the tales Of wonder began to find their
way TO the outside world. Values from
the first have been phenomenal and now,
At the shaft bottom. three and half feet
of ore is revealed that recalls the Mo
hawk of GOldfield.
l.. Disti. beyond the Fairview, has
gunk siXty-siX feet on SeVen-fOOt lead
This claim the Whitecap, is considered
very promising one. The vein matter
consists of quartz, pOrphyry ana tale and
Is noted Tor It's nedNN pdilIIHSS IN Rolu.
Beyond the WhiJecap is John CleghOrn's
string of claims where some half dozen
leSSeeS are at work sinking on the prin-
cipal lead. All of the latter are securing
values in quantities ranging from $50 TO
500 principally in silver. Horn silver and
tellurium show in the rock III encourage
ing quantities. F. A Bird. who has leased
the White Cloud from Mr.. CieghOrn. has
driven a tunnel 100 feet and is now cross
cutting the vein Assays at the point of
intersection range from 500 to $500 in sill
yer and gold. Orders have already been
. placed for sacks
North of the CleghOrn group is Tommy
Owens property. the Ivor. which sprang
suddenly into fame a few days ago on ac-
count of a remarkable strike of gold
bearing ore. Sacks have been ordered
here and a campaign of deeper mining
begun.
70 the north of the Ivor. Joseph Their
len and William StOttS are rejoicing over
a strike made a few days ago that puts
their property in the same class with the
best properties of the camp. Here the
ledge was opened near the surface Show
ing in a vein several feet wide containing
an average high shipping value in 2
twelve-inch streak whose average value
per ton is over loo ounces IN silver and
several ounces in gold This is the pio-
neer property of the camp, and 1t was
from this ground that Joseph THEREIN
about a year ago took the first samples
for assay that were ever taken from the
Seven Troughs mining district.
Good Values Obtained.
Messrs. Piper and Lipp have a fifty
foot shaft on their grounds about three
miles north of Vernon and are enCOun-
tering values running from $40 TO $50 in
rhree-foot vein. They are prepared to
spend the winter in developments.
Messrs. Henry and Hunter have fifty
foot shaft near Stone House, about seven
miles north of Vernon, from the bottom of
which they are now running a crOss-cut
for the ledge which they expect to reach
i'm a few days. This event is watched
with considerable anticipation as the sur
face here shows Il ledge five feet wide
yielding values that range from 500 to $500
per ton.
Mr. Pyles who upon the transfer of the
Vernon toWnsite TO Salt Lake investors
left the office of the tOwnsite company
for mining, has purchased the cable and
other Paraphernalia for a 1J0-foot smart
which he will begin in a few days Mr.
Pyles property adjOins the FairView on
the west and contains several strong ore
bearing leads
Not the least Of the projects that is
transforming the Seven TrOughs district
into a bustling. booming mining camp IS
the project of ID. A. Harms of Goldtield.
Mr.. Harms has secured an extension OF
nine claims on the Fairview. and has be-
gun a 3G0-foot shaft on one of the prin-
cipal veins that intersects his territory.
Values running into the thousands have
been unearthed near the surface and the
camp IS on the tiptoe of expectation over
the outcome of the enterprise Five men
are already at work on the shaft.
stock company is i'm process of formation
10 capitalize the project.