Show NEWS FROM SEVEN TROUGHS special correspondence farrell nev sept 23 A series of rich strikes in the vicinity of farrell has caused considerable excitement the past two weeks ryan and miller leasing on the sun dog have exposed a 3 foot vein of the fissure type 12 inches of which gives values of better than 2000 to the ton the vein has an easterly and westerly course and cuts the large dyke which traverses the goldfield sun dog victor lucky dutchman and indian queen properties which lie just to the west of the snow squall the snow squall on which scott and associates have been leasing for several months shows a 40 foot body of milling ore this ore body is one of the largest in the district the gold being so evenly distributed tri buted through the vein matter that samples taken at random over the whole dump give good values and phelan on the kansas have opened an ore body of unknown extent practically everything taken from the vein pans well chas W myers on the gold crown group is obtaining bannings pann ings from surface cuts that indicate the proximity of an ore shoot the crosscut tunnel bunnel being driven by mr myers has reached a point within 70 feet under the apex of these veins on the surface from which the values are being obtained this tunnel will cut the veins at a vertical depth of feet the rich ore recently opened on the surface of the seven troughs caesar continues to give values of to the rock is generously sprinkled with gold and is locally known as a silver sulphide the latter being evidenced by bluish black stains making the ore very easy to sort A tunnel site has been surveyed which will give a depth of feet in a horizontal hori distance of feet preparations are making to drive the tunnel with all speed to cut the immense deposits recently exposed on the surface and n the foot vertical shaft a at t a depth of feet below the deepest workings the proximity of the water level makes the driving of the tunnel a more feasible nad economical system of development than the further sinking of the shaft at this time the seven troughs ingot company owning a group of six claims adjoining the ibex on the west has encountered good and uniform values in the surface workings and is now driving a tunnel to cut two veins cropping on the surface the tunnel will give a depth of 90 feet in a horizontal distance of feet the showings on the ingot are highly gratifying to the management the violet pansy blossom group adjoining the ibex on the east and the caesar on the west recently taken over by edwin fernald Fer hald a prominent brokerage house of san francisco and new york will be thor hughly developed arrangements are being made for the continuous prosecution of this work there is every reason for believing that the enviable showings on the surrounding properties will be duplicated on the vio let pansy blossom group the santa reta crosscut tunnel has cut the vein in the yellow metal claim a and n d drifting is proceeding on the vein with highly encouraging results the wild cat shaft of the hero nevada company is showing up well in the south drift at the foot level the high grade streak opened on the surface and at the 80 foot level was encountered the past week and the management is highly pleased with the present outlook the drift on the 80 foot is being extended to the south opening the ore body preparatory to A gasoline exhaust fan is being installed after a long campaign of development the wild cat is nearing the point where it will join the ranks of producers the seven troughs royal company is developing its extensive vein system with encouraging results the veins parallel a locally known as the lower or east mineral zone on which are situated the snow squall gold crown and other properties manager C B wider of the seven troughs farrell mining company reports very encouraging finds on their estate lying northwest of the caesar property high grade bannings pann ings have been secured from the workings A deep working shaft will be sunk to develop the ore bodies bert smith manager of the cinderella group is driving a tunnel to develop the estate considerable work has already been done with very satisfactory results |