Show NOTES FROM SEVEN TROUGHS by G E mainhart farrell nev dec 10 P N marker reports that the blue bird no 2 claim located south of the caesar and west of the hero nevada company ha has s opened a vein by shaft showing six feet of ore carrying good bannings pann ings across the entire width with oc cassi orial stringers of picture rock A long tunnel will shortly be driven to undercut the vein at a depth of feet the seven troughs farrel company announces a very creditable showing in its estate consisting of five feet of vein matter one foot of which will run three ounces in gold per ton manager wider reports that it is the present intention to commence sinking a two compartment vertical shaft without delay this estate lies about three quarters of a mile north of the wild cal property of the hero nevada mines company pany the seven troughs ingot property un der the management of W F mitchell is steadily improving as work progresses showing a strong vein carrying good value which is being developed through a foot tunnel undercutting the vein at a vertical depth of feet the three wille mining company is arranging for an extensive campaign in the development of the juno dillon humboldt mercer and granite claims covering their interests the claims are admirably situated lying south of the caesar blue birds and wild cat holdings and some very remarkably mar kably rich float has at various times been obtained from the surface of these claims and it is the intention of the company to at once locate the source of this ore the christmas group lately acquired by purchase by davis and muir is being actively exploited with very promising results otis johnson one of the principal owners of the mammoth group of claims lying at the head of american ba basin sin reports that the threefoot three foot vein recently uncovered in a tren trench ch on this estate is steadily improving both in strength and richness and shows an average value of 25 the crown point roup group of claims lying 0 northwest of the Snow squall group has uncovered in a vertical shaft a vein four feet wide carrying heavy sulphides sulp hides and good values in gold this group is being actively developed under the management of william farrell the seven troughs caesar has within the past few days secured from the surface of their estate some remarkably rich float ore occurring on the hillside north of their shaft and it is thought the same will be found in place in a few days this prope property arty has recently developed ore of the picture type on the hecla claim of their group and is one of the big properties or oc the north end engineer Aldin mainhart hart states that a tunnel site has been surveyed and shortly a tunnel will be driven giving this estate about feet of ground the santa reta company has completed a crosscut croscut tunnel of feet intersecting its vein and has driven on the vein feet which shows a width of two feet carrying good values an upraise has been put through to the surface showing the continuity of the vein john sellers has been prospecting the ramblers and has uncovered a good showing of vein he is also developing the tip top and big rock claims one being north and the other south of the hero nevada property and has secured very satisfactory showings |