Show RIEPE STRIKES IT IN TROY the ely mining expositor of ely nevada has the following good news concerning the properties of richard A riepe who has so many friends among the mining fraternity of salt lake displayed in the rickard office window are some samples of fabulously rich gold ore brought in during Z the week from the properties of col richard riepe at his tro camp 90 miles south of the city in nye coun county the samples are from a four inch vein of fat in a pay ledge six feet wide on which sinking has been going ahead for some time the high grade streak is running 1 I from 10 CCO per ton in gold and assures profit from the development that has been done in no modest sum even should the opinion of mr riepe that it is probably only a pocket prove true the formation in which the ledge edge is being worked is granite and lime the shaft is now down fifty five feet and has had pay ore from the surface very rich streaks steaks and seams have shown occasionally in the ledge leage but that which is now yielding t returns is the richest and best defined that has been had A tunnel has been run feet into the mountain below the collar of the shaft and connection WI will 11 be made with it by the shaft at a depth of feet fred frank is in charge of development at this property which mr riepe will keep going ahead steadily other development work mr riepe has in progress at this time the results attending which are highly encouraging is in the grant district A spring has been located at these properties and is developing much water sufficient for the operation of reduction works should they later be desired finding of th the spring is considered very important por tant as the district had previously operated under difficulties because of the lack of water on his poorman claim in the grant mr riepe has a shaft down feet and is now low running a drift from that level rich copper showing prevails in the drift along with th lead and silver on the carpenter a tunnel is in feet and is expected to catch the ledge within the next thirty feet this ledge on the surface carries good values in sold gold silver and lead on the a tunnel is just filst starting as the result of excellent findings in an open cut made for a a length of thirty feet on the ledge the ore showings obtained leads to the belief that the property will make a good mine on the riepe epe claim the ledge has widened in the shaft to four feet and is now making pay ore values beiji being t in gold silver and lead mr riepe repe is enthusiastic over his camp and believes that the development work which will be done there within the next several months will demonstrate a big mining proposition |