The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-19
At SEVEN TROUGHS
ALL LOOKS BRIGHT
Enthusiastic Talk Of an Owner
of Property There of Its
Riches.
SALT LAKERS IN LUCK
WITH GOOD PROPERTIES
Good Words for the Leading
Claims of a FavOrite Min
ing District.


gold mining camps that have been
brought to favorable notice IN the
State Of Nevada within tho last few
years is beyond the peradventure of a
doubt, says an admirer Of that camp,
the Seven Troughs district, in Hum
boldt county, situated about twenty
seven miles west of Lovelock, on tho
Southern Pacific road. Seven Troughs
ls scarcely year old, but enough is
already known of its worth as gold
producer 10 place 1t among the most
wonderful Of the many wonderful min
ing districts of that wonderful gold
producing State. The wealthy men OF
Gold6cld, many Of them, who made
thcir money in that matchless aurifer
ous camp, are rushing into Seven
Troughs with rapidity characteristic
of the energy and far seeing Judgment
of the successful Western miner,
Hayes and Mopnette, Wingfeld and
Nixon. Knic kerbocker, several wealthy
Goldfeld brokers and merchants are
already anchored in the Seven Troughs
district, and are preparing for an ac-
tive campaign of development on the
properties which they have there ac-
CURED, Utah is also largely represent
ed by several Of her successful mining
men.
The Seven Troughs kindergarten
Mining company is largely owned by
holbrook, general manager; W. l..
Mangum. secretary and treasurer, and
Jacob Evans. director, all Of Provo. A
shipment was made from this property
few days ago which netted $4,000.
The kindergarten is one of the prom
lslng mines of the camp.
The Seven Troughs Signal Peak Min
ing company, splendid property, is
owned and operated by Salt Lake and
Provo talent. The above information
was vouchsafed by c. D. Ray and his
partner. S, A. Greenwood, who arrived
direct from Seven Trougbs Saturday
evening and are guests Of the Wilson.
Utah Interests.
Speaking of their own and other in.
terests IN Seven Troughs, Mr.. Raw said:
:, We are large owners in the Fine Gold
Mining company. and own one-third
interest in the Therien Gold Mining
company. The Therien controls the
water which is sufficient to run ten
stamp mill, and by development. it is
can be increased to double It's
present flow
''The Hill, adjoining the Kinder
garten. IS most promising property.
one.half interest in which was sold
10 Millionaire Johnny Hartman of Grin.
pie Creek few days ago for Sl0o. 1000.
On the Fine Gold property we have
some eight leasers, and the showing is
good FOR each and every one of them
making big strike
The Wonder Gold Mining company
e Goldheld enterprise principallv, al.
lhougn considerable amount Of the
STOCK has been taken over by the min
ers employed in its development. With
reference. to the gold bearing zone the
Wonder is regarded as being most fa.
Foraoly situated, as it is surrounded by
some of the richest producing mines in
the district. The Wonder is being de-
Veloped with all possible speed A con.
SIDERABLE quantity of very rich ore has
already been taken out in the sinking
~ the smart; which was down eighty. |
SIX feet the day we left. At the bottom I
Of the shaft tine vein is twelve feat
vide, the ore IN which averages a littIe |
better than SlS6 to the ton. The com
oany has ordered a twenty five. borsa
'oWer MOIST, the intention being to sinh |
20 the deep. At the lOOfoot Level q
eatlon VIII be cut aud some cross ept- |
ing will be done This phenomenaI
;;ho"7ng on the Wonder is within si1fv
-eet % OF the famous Badger claim.
we are drlvlng tunnel In on the
.eet from the Wonder and will cnt be fbe
irst vein at forty feet from the nrcsent
ace OF the tunnel. There arc tu,o
'ther parallel veins, which we shall c,,t
y means or this tunnel These veins
mas been demonstrated, are eyfen,
IONS ,e or the Wonder. leads. The Won.
Ter is now in, sulphide ore and ;s IN
,reasi.ng in quality Of ore and w;dMih M
II VEN with depth. They have a large
lIantlty OF shipping. ore on this pron.
'rty at the present time ''p
The big Find
The Big Find group lies immedi.
Fought some time ago by George silk
J., j. Davis, Lester Freed and p q
Of Salt Lake. This ;s 6n
admirably located, and vii
Undoubtedly respond splendidly TO tbs
levelopment work which these gentle.
nen propose lnaugurating within the
'ext few days. 'ne
"I want to tell you about our ner
ind: Il is near the Poker Brown pulcb
n Inc TRINITY range. seven miles east
+ Seven Trouehs; Ny. partner. Mr
greenwood, caught on with william
;utler, the discoverer, and suceseded
n locating several claims, the ors IN
which runs so per cent lead. 30 onnces
ilver and So. gold. After we got onr
ocations made the discovery became
'nblic, and within a few days the
yhole, country was taken up; at least
100 claims were staked of. The rnsh
o Seven Troughs is very great now
md before the season is over il will
'e unprecedented
The Goldfeld talent are in accord
n the statement that the Seven
'roughs district is far ahead of Gold.
'eld: that is, ] mean, of what Goldfield
vas with the same amount of develop.
nent. In area the ore.bearine zore is
more than twice that of Goldfeld. I am
lrmly of the opinion that many pood |
ortunes will be made there this wear
we are here on business and TO
'isit friends, but will return in a few
lays to push, work on our properties
With all possible speed, as we hone ere
ong, with properly directed work, to
'e in the shipping list before the sea
on Is much further advanced"