The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-08-14
SEVEN TROUGHS
FLORENCE REPORT 7
Statement Shows Harris Lease Has
Good Prospects Of Making Fu-
ture Shipments.

Inc Seven Troughs Florence Min
ing K Leasing company. which has
been known as the Harris lease on
the Seven TroughS Mining company
ground at Seven Trpughs, Nev., has
Just issued its statement under the
laws oil Nevada. The statement has
been delayed, but shows some good
developments in the property.
The lease of the company consists
OF block of ground 500 feet long
ana 500 feet wide on the Fairview No
claim, and another block 500 feet
long and 800 feet wide on the Fair
Giew No. 2. Relative to the work ac-
complished by the company. the fol.
lowing additional report has becn Is
sued from juno l6, 1909. to June 30.
1910:
The operations have been continu.
Gus with the exception of about six
weeks. during September and October
1909, that the mine was closed down
by direction of the Seven Trouehs
Mining company but which time viii
be fully allowed Tor at the end OF the
lease.
The operator has done wo(k as
follows: Shaft, I4 feet. winze, l05
ieet, four raises, $50 feet; drifts. 729
1eet, crosscuts, 3t4 feet: stoplng, 40
100 cubic feet; stopping ground opened
between second and third levels, l6..
TOO cubic feet.
On the l50-foot level. in drifting
north, indications are favorable for
catching the orc body found on the
2O0-loot level
On the 2Gofoot level the drift is
being retimbered and at two points
rorth OF the crosscut raising is being
done Tor the purpose of prospecting
the ground above this level.
On tho 250-foot level, where most
oil the ore is coming from, stopping is
proceeding vigorously, at point
north OF the old 6tope 10 the zoo
level above, on a new bunch OF orc.
there being barren place between
1T and the ore already stopped.
From the S00-foot level wlnze
has been sunk l05 feet on the vein.
and in drift south GO feet a streak
oi high-grade silver ore was disclosed,
While in drift TO the north 62 feet
hjeh-grade gold ore about six feet ia
length. and four inches wide was un-
covered. Further development Is
necessary TO prove up the extent OF
this ore Two raises were also made
from this level TO the 200 level. an
another to Join up with the winze
from the 200.
Prospecting at Depth.
The indications at the bottom of
the wlnze and at other parts In the
Dine are encouraging and for the
purpose OF further prospecting the
ground at depth an arrangement has
been made with the Seven Troughs
Mining company for the use of their
Fairviow shaft and equipment from
July ! To December 30, 1910, to en-
able THE Operator TO run a drift on
the vein at the 600-foot level. under
the Florence workings. The distance
to be covered is about 100 feet and
the work Will be pushed ahead SO that
there will be ample time to prospect
the ground and get out any ore that
may be encountered in running the
drift This method Will save, for the
present. the expense of sinking the
shaft aud crosscutting TO the vein,
which is dipping away from the shaft
The production of ore was delayed
on account of changes that had to be
madc i'm the mill OF the Darby (Ne-
vada) Ore Reduction company. where
the ore is milled. Milling was started
In April and up to June 30. 1914 tons
have been milled. and 1913 tons
shipped to the Sclby smelter at San