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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12

gle article to record all of them. There
are at least three great mines I'm the
district-the Seven Troughs, known To-
cally as the Fairview; the Kindergar-
ten and the Mazuma Hills.
These mines have shown their worth.
They contain within their workings not
indications of ore. not stringers of pro-
spectively rich values. but actual, bona
fide ore bodies in place, carrying values
of from SO up to thousands Of dollars
per ton. Nor have they only a little
ore in sight. They have it in all their
workings, have It in such quantities
that they are building mills with which
to treat it. The Kindergarten mill viii
be in operation within thirty days The
Mazuma Hills mill is progressing rap
idly toward completion, and the Seven
Troughs mill will become a reality be-
fore the summer is over
Anyone who goes to the Seven
Troughs district with proper creden-
tails is given an opportunity TO inspect
these properties. 1t is not necessary
IN stand on the surface and take some
bodv's word for the showing beneath.
You will be taken into the tunnels OF
the Mazuma Hills, don through the
wines Of the KindergS /. to the bot
tom of the Seven Troughs' 5OU-toot
shaft. and out upon the various levels.
ore. ore. ore Mining companies are
not building mills for the treatment OF
country rock. That in itself would seem
to be the answer.
WHY. I'D in the Seven Troughs coun-
try they regard 500 ore as low-grade.
Nothing lower than that is sacked Tor
shipment The transportation ana
treatment charges would not quite eat
I'D all the profits, but they would come
no thing
the operators feel they can better az
ford to await the completion of the
mills Then they will be able to mine
their low-grade ore, not only the $lOO
stuff, but ore with values as low as 50
or SO. and less, with comfortable
margin of profit, for the ore is free
milling.
For the men who have not yet de-
welcomed big properties of their own,
the men who, scattered throughout the
district, are boring their way through
low-grade into high-grade rock, a Gus
| tom mill will be in active operation
long before snow lies again on the trails
of the Seven Troughs country. This
mill is to be erected by California men
whose representatives have been over
the ground They looked into the sit
uation with the thoroughness of men
of long experience in work of that char
acter Their conclusion was that there
was enough ore Immediately tributary
1 to the site selected for the mill to keep
it in active operation for many years.
/ NV own conclusion is that the machin-
| cry in the first custom mill will be
worn out, that new machinery will be
| installed, and that worn out, and the
| operation repeated many times before
the ore in the district is exhausted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12
Great Gold Camp
Has Proven Well
Its Worth.
Passing From the Prospective
to the Productive Stage
How Its Treasure Vaults
Have Been Made to Yield
Their Wealth.

A PROPHETIC REPORT.

, The Seven Troughs district is To-
= Gated in Humboldt county, Nevada,
= about thirty miles north of Love- :
= lock Station on the Southern Pacif- :
= ic railway. The mineral belt extends
= from Vernon on the southwest to
= Stone House or Farrell on the north
y east. a distance of about ten miles.
y and is folded VOLCANOES on the flank
y of a granite uplift to the west and
y north, while south and east the old
y er states appear backed up by gran
y lite peaks.
: The rocks are principally rhyoIites,
y brecclas. porphyries. and occasional
y ly shOwings Of andesite. Piercing
y these flow rocks IS a series of basic
y rocks of a basaltic nature, and It is
= along these bikes and in the porphy-
y ~ that the ore veins occur.
y Tho bikes and veins all have a
= strike north about fifteen east. with
y dip to the westward varying from
: nearly vertical to 40 or 80 degrees.
= The ore in nearly every instance
= equal quantities-that Is, one ounce
y of gold to each ounce OF silver.
= This district may be said to be in its
= infancy, from a mining standpoint,
= but enough work has been done on
= various properties to demonstrate
! that IT IS a locality of wonderful
= richness and great possibilities.
The veins are true and continuous,
= increasing In both size and value
= as depth is attained. and at least In :
one instance. THE Fairview." at 800
= feet of depth. the sulphides have ap-
y peared and the values hold.
The ''MaZuma Hills" s~rherein,"
Thor" Fine Gold" .rKindergar-
y ten ''Signal Peak" ''Fairview'' and
others are already justly regarded as
= great mines. for while comparative
y ly little work has been done, the
= showings are something wonderful =
= The values are marvellous, and Il Is :
y not uncommon TO see ore that will =
! ran from $4,000 to 10000 per ton,
= while face samples run well up into :
= the hundreds
= I consider this district one of IN I
: usual promise. and do not hesitate (
to assert that in a few months II :
= VIII be Recognized as one of the lead :
= ing producing CAMPS of Nevada Z
In closing. I wish TO emphasize the :
statement that T consider Seven
: Troughs the most promising camp :
: II has ever been my pleasure to visit: I
as the property is faVorably located :
!, believe that well directed explora- I
!. ton will prove it TO be valuable :
ground.-Report made by CAPTAIN o. !
> A. Tibbetts. March Is 1907 :
The story presented herewith pre- :
, pared after "A survey of the district. I
= giVeS an idea If the wav in which (
4 tantain Tihbetts' predictions have :
b been verified
A 4 A 4
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no resting places at the end of the jour-
ney. But Stauts had undertaken jour
neys that contained greater hardships
and the prospect did not discourage
him.
So one day his reward came to him.
He found some rich float on the top of
hill at the head of Seven Troughs
canyon and located a claim The rock
he brought back to Lovelock, where an
assay showed 1t TO be of splendid
value. The news of Stauts' find could
not be kept secret. Other prospectors
rushed for the prospective Ell Dorado,
among them a representative of Sen
ator Nixon of Nevada Nixon's man
located ground all around the modest
single claim of Stauts and the latter
was hemmed in. And right there he
gave evidence of the quality of the
gray matter within his skull. Instead
of proceeding with work on his own
ground and thereby proving the value
of the contiguous territory, he sat down
and waited.
1t was hard thing to do, just to
wait while his heart was being eaten
out with fear that the rivals might
undertake operations that would in
evitably clinch their hold upon what
Stadts believed to be the best mining
ground in the state of Nevada. But
Stauts was right. The incipient excite
ment died away. Nobody was doing
anything. And at last the limitation
provided by the statute ran against the
Nixon locations and Stauts was free to
acquire the territory. He lost no time
In doing 1t, registering his claims under
the titles of Lookout Nos. to 6. Later
he located three more claims. He had
struck 1t rich at last.
Mazuma Hills Brings $4,000.
But the partners made one mistake.
They sold Lookouts Nos. 1, 2 AMI 4
for $4,000. The owners OF the Prior,
Bradley and Reagan leases, Of which
more hereafter, will each take out sums
considerably in excess of the amount
for which the entire three claims were
sold. For that ground constitutes the
estate of the Mazuma Hills Mining
company. which has shipped thousands
of dollars worth of high grade ore,
and which has today a vast fortune in
territory that has actually been ex-
plored. territory the merit OF which has
been abundantIy demonstrated
A depression may here be permitted
| for the purpose of telling another story
of the MaZuma Hills. Joseph Hill had
the option at $4,000 on the property.
| II is related that he could not raise
! the money. He was satisfied that he
had a tremendous bargain, and he bent
all his energies toward carrying the
deal through. The story goes that he
offered one man a Observation-Disclosures in
terest in the prospect for the purchase
/ price. That man was one of the
/ shrewdest mining operators in the west
| He is today heavily interested in the
/ Seven Troughs country, but he turned
I the offer down because he thought ii
/ would take too long TO reach the big
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values in the MaZuma Hills. Finally
Hill interested John Harnan, one of the
locators and owners of the great Port
land mine at Cripple Creek. The rest
is history of such recent making that
1t need not be gone into here.
Bill Stauts' Lookouts Nos. 3, and 6
were taken over by the Seven Troughs-
Therein Mining company for $4,000.
The other three claims, under the name
of the Mazuma Hills Extension,
brought S1O4,000 So, as result of
Bill Stauts' visit to that blacksmith
shop in LovelOck, three men, Stauts,
Therein and Borland. divided 1904 600.
Therein DOTTED his leather apron months
ago. The forge and the anvil know
him no more. Somebody else is at
taching toe weights to the festive stage
horse and the patient freight mule from
Missouri. Therein is enjoying life at
San Jose. Cal, and the desert is for
him a memory.
His partners are still close to the
dust-green sagebrush and the ray
grea sewood. Both live in LOvelOck,
where Stauts is a mining stock and
real estate broker. 1t is understood
that he is prospecting. The mining ven
ture was only an incident with Borland
He was well endowed with the goods of
this world before he engaged in it. He
Is better 6HUOWSU Will ltleIIi uOWs
This, then, was the beginning. For
time things did not move as rapidly
in the Seven Troughs district as they
should have moved. The condition may
be accounted for by the fact that at
the time other districts had sprung into
being and the attention of the mining
public was centered in them. Almost
no effort was made to let the world
outside know what was going on in
the Seven TrOughs country. lU was a
year or more after the original loca-
lions were made before prospectors be-
gan going in there and taking up
ground.
Procession Is Started.
In the late summer and fall of 1906
| the procession really started to move,
and soon the hills were plastered with
| location notices and monuments. To-
day the ground is practically all taken
up. The traveller between Loveiock
and any of the camps in the district
sees monuments everywhere along the
route, marking the places where men
have determined at some future time
to delve for precious rock. And, al
/ though the time has been short, al
though a panic that had the effect of
inducing the greatest caution in the
matter of mining investments has in
tervened, the district has made steady
and rapid progress.
It is easy to get into the Seven
Troughs district from either the east
or the west. The Salt J-aker can leave
his home station at o'clock in the
afternoon and reach any camp in the
district by noon of the next day. He
can do this by taking a stage out of
Lovelock. If he takes an automobile.
he can cut down the time by several
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12
BY JOEL [. PRIEST.

n Way out of the town of Love-
IAN lock the automobile and stage
ISl roads wind their way across the
Intervening twenty-seven miles
Of gray desert to the district of
Seven Troughs, New. And here shall
be set down a plain story of a visit
TO that district, a personal inspection
of its treasure vaults and the way in
which their wealth is being torn from
its aeOn-lOng resting place and diverted
into the arteries of the worlds trade.
In time so short that children who
were born before the beginning Of
things have not yet entered upon the
kindergarten period of their existence
the Seven TrOughs district has been
transformed from a winter range for
thousands of sheep into a collection of
busy mining communities. with sub
stantial buildings. comfortable hotels
and homes, abundant water and pro-
ducing mines. The district gets it's
name from a life-saving station estab-
hshed for the sheep.
Years ago some flOckmasters whose
sheep ranged the hills of that desert
country united on a proposition to in
stall watering troughs for their ami
mails. Seven We're put in, each about
the size Of an ordinary watering trough
I'm a city, and strung out one below the
other in a canyon fed by a spring from
above. Only two of the original
troughs are left now. but those two
are running full of water today. The
little children of busy miners play
around them, thirsty stage horses
thrust eager muzzles into them and
wash the desert dust from their thrOats.
But the sheep come no more. Their
shepherds have led them TO other
ranges
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The three big producers are only one
of the indications of the districts pos
sibiIities They are big because more
work has been done on them than on
the others. They are big, too, because
they have been opened intelligently-
With an operator of l.. A. Friedman's
experience in charge Of the Seven
Troughs and the Kindergarten, ably
seconded by the Ellithorpes, and such
men as John Harnan operating the
MaZuma Hills, there would be just one
excuse for not finding ore. That is.
an entire absence of ore bodies in the
mines, which is an excuse that should
satisfy the most exacting investor in
mining properties.
1t is possible here to sketch but
briefly the work that has been done in
these three mines. The MaZuma HiRs,
being first in point of location, may be
taken up first. Comparatively little de-
velopment work had been done in this
territory when Mr. Harnan and his as
sociateS took 1t over. The property is
operated through two tunnels, one a
hundred feet lower than the other and
connected by two raises. Six carloads
of ore averaging nearly $500 per ton
have been shipped from the mine. and
other shipments are going forward at
frequent intervals.
No. l tunnel has been driven into the
hill distance of $50 feet and practically
all of the way it has been in either high
grade or milling ore. The No tunnel
is in $50 feet and from II two wines, one
now down 102 feet and one 50 feet in
depth, have been sunk. At the No. 2
winze a gasoline hoist has been Installed
and the work is being prosecuted with
great vigor to develop the ore shoots at
depth. The ore zone contains at least
four veins. A large proportion of it car
ries average values of . ounces gold and
| from 40 to 80 ounces silver, and there is
in sight an enormous amount OF milling
ore.
The three leases on the property, the
Reagan, Prior and Bradley, have all
struck ore of the highest grade. PaTticu-
| Iarly is this true of the Reagan lease,
| from which some sensational shipments
have been made. 1t is interesting to note
| in this connection that the lucky hoist
| is being used on the Reagan. Ii is the
| hoist by which a fortune was raised for
| Hayes & Monnette from their celebrat-
| ed Mohawk lease at Goldfield. Mr..
Hays is interested with Mr.. Reagan in
| the Mazuma Hills lease, and both men
are in a fair way to acquire another
fortune from 1t.
kindergarten Bonanza.
The kindergarten lies across the gulch
| TO the south of the MaZuma Hills 1t is
one of the oldest properties in the dis
| trict. and. since it passed into the con-
troll Of L. A. Friedman of Salt Lake. ii
| has been energetically opened UP. By a
series of wines a depth of go feet has
been attained and the drifts and other
workings bring the total development up
to 1,5O0 feet. 1t is the intention of the
management to sink a double compart-
ment working shaft on the property at
an early date. though a connection with
the Wihuja lease shaft on Therein ground
within a few feet of the kindergarten,
| has already been established.
| W. A Ellithorpe. brother of c. H. Eli
] thorpe, who is general superintendent OF
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Stauts Gets Grub Stake.

On one OF the very recent yesterdays
a prospector who had roamed a thou
sand hills in an unsuccessful quest for
the gold that is always where you
find it," but that had always eluded
him, walked into a blacksmith shop
maintained by a man named Therein.
His name was Bill Stauts, and he want
ed a grubstake- Therein was willing to
take a chance. but he wanted a part
ner to share the risk as well as the
possible profit. He found him in Bor-
land, a wealthy Sheepman.
With the understanding that the
three would divide equally everything
of value found by Stauts, the pros
pector set out with his equipment for
the Seven Troughs country. It was a
lot longer trip then than il is now.
There were no hard, smooth roads then,
no automobiles. no express stage lines,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12

m FAY out of the town of Love-
IAN lock the automobile and stage
IS( roads wind their way across the
II u Intervening tuaD+x,sax-a, WILLIS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-15

Good business location on Water street, De
corah, south side of street, close 10 post
office paving in street and alley, store room
with plate glass front. P'ice. $500
2 Good building lot in West DEBORAH. close to
Luther college, location and surroundings
first class. Price, $500.
8. Fine business location, two story brick,
within two doors Of new government post
office site, water works, hot air heating
plant, full size lot, cement walk and brick
paving in street; good fiat in second story,
convenient stairway. Reasonable price
4. Splendid nine-room brick residence. full
two stories, large hallway. fine location, ce-
ment walks in front and around house, city
water. bath room, electric lights, coal or
wood furnace, large cellar, modern home,
convenient In every way. Price, So, 500.
5. One story brick cottage, 5 rooms and sum-
mer kitchen. woodshed and out buildings,
city water. corner lot, and alley in rear
Good neigh borhood. fine home for small
family. A bargain if taken soon.
8. Fine residence lot near busnt SIS street of
Rockford Iowa 75x150 will trade for horse
and buggy. Lot bargain at $500.
!. One of the most convenient residences in
the city. excellent location and good neigh
borhoOd Lot 314xl45 feet, two story frame
house, nine rooms. bath, city water electric
lights, cement walks and curbng. ,2-foot
parking In fro I, brick paving in street.
Good barn on lot House now rented to
good tenant. Only three blocks fr m main
business street. one block from high school,
convenient and comfortable in every way
This is q bargain.
s. Three fine corner lots in West Decorah
Main and state streets, good location. a
splendid residence site. Will be sold cheap
iftaken soon.
8. A fine 100 acre farm in Burr Oak township,
lis acres under pillow. 20 acres tame grass 40
acres pasture, 10 acres timber. House, OAK
Is, with addition, lIxl0; barn, 20xl6, hay
shed for IL tons hay, corn crib for 500 bush
els corn. 800 bushels oats hen house, sheep
shed, cattle shed, COW stable Farm well
fenced. divided into fields; has spring and
wind mill, good orchard, mile from church
and school. Must sell before Oct. ], 1908.
10. How would you like to own this farm?
Only two miles from Decoaah on main
travelled road. One of the well known
farms of Winneshek county. IA acres,
100 ACRES cultivated. 30 acres timber large
roomy house. good barn. separate brick
building, l6X22, corn crib etc, well. wind.
mill and spring. You can buy This for SIS
per acre If taken soon. Just little over
half what Is asked for farms ad jacent to il
IL. A nice little home for Il small family in
good location, high, on paved street, dOu-
BILE sized lot. five room house in good con-
diton. heated by furnace. This is one of
the best snaps in DEBORAH at $500 ash, il
ought to be worth twice AT amount.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-15

~. $50 acre farm six miles from Salem, Mo-
50 acres cultivated, 100 acres black and
white oak and hickory timber. Good
house, baru. granary, corn crib and other
buildings; one mile from school. You will
be surprised when we tell you the price
Will either sell or trade. If you have an
offer to make, write or see us at once as
this will not last long.
l3. Four room house and lot in South Dccorah,
house in good repair. For sale at bar
gain.
IA. Fine building lot, S9xl25, in Park Addition
To DEBORAH. This is bargain III You
want building lot, see us.
Is. The most modern little home in DEBORAH.
on Maple Avenue high and dry, in pretti-
est location in the city, 8 rooms, BATH cleo
trio lights, hot and cold running water,
two story brick and frame house in good
condition, with wood shed and barn, CO.
mented cellar, cement walk and curb q
convenient. modern home in every way.
we VIII take 81 200 for ii II sold soon. Its
snap at that price. Owner must sell Or
will rent If you don't want to buy.
10. An so acre farm in Orleans township, Win
neshiek county, IS acres cultivated, 10
acres timber, good room house, new barn
with hay fork, etc., cattle barn, and other
improvements, granary, hen house, corn
crib, good windmill. Within | mile of
school, miles of church, ~ miles of
creamery. dandy farm for anyone. $50
per acre is cheap for the place. Let us show
1t to you
IL. One of the very finest farms in Winnie
vile, 100 acres, fine new modern house,
heated with furnace, right in town, gran
airy, good hen house, buggy shed, and
other improvements, creamery on farm
river runs through farm, about 100 acres
cultivated, 40 acres pasture, few acres of
timber. S rods from church aud school,
an ideal farm home and stock farm. just
the place 20 raise a family. Ii will go now
at S65 per acre which is considerably less
than IL is worth.
Is. Here is "a fine DEBORAH home at a bargain,
The owner will sacrifice $500 to sell it quick
A corner lot, 60xl27. in one of the highest
ana best locations in the city. a good brick
. house. nine rooms, barn with room for We
horses, WOOD she'd cement walk. everything
In good condition. Ii is cheap at $1,000
Let us show il 10 you.
10. Forty acre farm ~ miles north of Deco
ran, y acres under pillow, acres timbr,
fruit trees, we'll and windmill. Sold on
easy terms.
20. good farm near Sterling, N. D. at a bar.
gain. See us about this.
Il. small home just outside city limits in
good locatiOn. One acre of ground, good
house, barn and corn crib, and consider
able fruit. Will go cheap if taken soon.
- A ITO acre farm in Assiniboia Canada. in
good Location; a good farm which owner
must dispose of. Will sell cheap or trade
for DEBORAH residence property
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-15
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.

Base Ball:
July 16-Minneapolis Colored Key
stones at DEBORAH.
DEBORAH base ball schedule:
July 16-Minneapoils Keystones at
DEBORAH
July S-Wittenberg Indians at De-
corah
July 19-Harmony, Mimi. at De-
corah
July 21-Spring Grove at Spring
Grove
July 22-Harmony at Harmony
July 26-Monticello at DEBORAH
July 29-Bode at DEBORAH
July 31-Oresco at DEBORAH
Aug. 2-Charles City at DEBORAH
Aug. 3-Oharles City at DEBORAH
Aug. 5-Clermont at Clermont
Aug. 6-Ulermont at Clermont
Aug. 7-Volga City at DEBORAH
Aug. 12-Old Settlers picnic, at
Bluffton.