Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-20
MERGER IS PLANNED
FOR SEVEN TROUGHS
PROPERTIES TO BE BROUGHT
TOGETHER
Assimilation Is Regarded as Practical
Means of Developing Many Rich
Mlnes-Men Behind the
Deal

SEVEN TROUGHS, April ia
great mining merger is being formed
here, backed by prominent mining
men of San Francisco, Reno, Salt Lake
City, Pocatello and other points, and
to include mining properties so far
known on the lower porphyry belt be-
tween Vernon and Mazuma in Seven
Troughs canyon, in Wild Horse cam
yon and in Burnt canyon. These prop
critics stretch intermittently through
the best ore zones of the district and
for distance of more than five miles,
and plans have already been formu-
lated by the promoters of the big COM
bination for mining campaign said
to be the biggest and most daring yet
contemplated In the district.
The articles of Incorporation will be
filed in a few days, when the follow
ing officers and directors will be an
nounced: Judge c. K. Bonestell of
San Francisco. president; C. d. Ray
of Salt Lake, vice president; e. T.
Olson of Salt Lake, secretary; e. r.
Savage of Reno, cashier of the Bank
of Mazuma treasurer; W. M. Odell
Of Pocatello, director. The company
will be known as the Seven Troughs
Merger Mining company and will be
capitalized for $1,000,000.
Properties Included
Among the properties already de-
cided upon for assimilation and de-
velopment are the Mother Lode group,
the Merger lease on the Therien, the
Minnehaha group in Wild Horse can
yon and the Dead Soldier group in
Burnt canyon. Upon these It is said,
a mineral empire is to be founded by
purchase and annexations.
One OF the earliest enterprises OF
the new coalition is to be the thorough
exploitation of the Merger lease on the
Therien. This block of ground is 500
by 500 feet in dimentions and abuts
a galaxy OF properties that are among
the most productive in the camp. 1t
corners the kindergarten, endlines the
Frye lease, noted for it's famous high
grade discovery, endlines the famous
Reagan & Hayes lease on the Ma
yuma hills estate and sidellnes the
Fine Gold. This estate underlies the
very center of the town of Seven
Troughs, and on account of strong
townsite interests has not heretofore
been obtainable for leasing, although
it has been known for a year or more
that several well defined veins carry
ing notable enrichments to the surface
coursed through it from the Mazuma
hills to the kindergarten. The new
corporation has not only received per-
mission to work this ground, but Sc
cured the privilege of sinking a shaft
near the Seven Troughs hotel and
building a car track across Main
street to their proposed waste dump
site between Main and Canyon streets.
Mazuma Hills Ships
The last shipment of a long series
at the Mazuma Hills mine designed
to clear out the sacked ore in the drifts
and slopes preparatory to the new
m ser,, r1@ n hn fr1of
rated at the mine Immediately went
out recently. The consignment con-
sisted of twelve tons of ore, among
which were five tons of picture rock
whose value per ton can be estimated
only in denominations of four figures.
Foreman Judson said today that there
is scarcely a piece of rock in the five
tons that does not show free gold. The
remaining seven tons consisted or high
class shipping ore.
Every property in the district that
has recently been idle pending the
full settlement of the wage question
will start up with a full force or men
tomorrow The last difficulty was ad-
justed and the new wage scale was
signed last night at a meeting. The
new wage scale is as follows: Top
men, trammers and muckers, $4 min
ers drifting and stopping in dry
ground, $4.25; miners sinking and
raising in dry ground, $3.50; carpen-
ters, blacksmiths, engineers. $5; wet
ground so cents extra. The miners at
the meeting showed as keen desire
as the operators to adjust the diff
Guilty and unloose the hundred new
activities that many recent strikes
have given birth to.
The Wijuha lease on the Therien
ground adjoining the kindergarten
mine developed a new sensation last
night in the shape of a streak OF pic
ture rock in it's big vein. The stuff
shows coarse leaf gold and is worth
at least 81 a pound. The strike is at
the 2S5-foot level.