| Show 5 SEVEN TROUGHS CAN r t BALK BilCI ALt ALL CLAWS CLAIMS Reports of Developments ii in Gold District Are Conservative S RICH ORE SHOOTS FEATURES FEATURE S Unearthed in So Many Places They Can No Longer BeS Be Be- S Ignored UV llY F. F W. W From to time Jj during the Uw last car alit a half lif I reports which taxed tile the credulity of or conservative mining men Illen hayo conic come from th the Seven Troughs district Knowing that exaggeration h Is sometimes practiced by those hose who r ic- ic Port ort finds s bordering upon the sensational man many have been cuS cu- cu tomed loid to largely hugely discount S t the tilL reports of bf rich i strikes that have co come from roni that district After fter having v visited HetI the and tid examined the more pro prom prom- mines and prospects V J 1 tun mn Jn prepared pre pre- pared 5 C to sa say that nt the account co u n of or mine Ine I w. w win v. v UH Il haveS nave have S as a rule been conservative alI I was even CIl surprised that thao those who ho h. have lve I told the hc world of results attained have be been bee n able to so close closely ll es to cold blooded facts Strikes of gold hold which would fire the tile imagination of the fervid hI mining i Titer Vilter and warm the i heart of or the fes- fes i live LI stock manipulator are arc of or almost dally occurrence In the Seven even Troughs district nut hut Seven Sc Troughs has been fortunate In iti having having- lIa hind had few wildcat propositions hatched within its bOlders bor bor- ders Those who have given hl out slot leg concerning developments In the district have havu usually been een engaged In I mate maie mi mining n i ng there mere It Jt Is a l tact ncr tha strikes CS II have c been made which have haLve been een down In iii tlc the accounts of or them given g en to the press S. S The truth l h good enough at all limes an and in ha somo cases the whole truth has bc been n r re regarded regarded re- re as too for tor tle simple reason that It would not be he believed b by Iy outsiders ers who Jo WeI were c with conditions In ill the lIw cam camp I M C lle OI I The wen men most thy I tilled with the tile lets let's i up to the to-the lies rl p. p 1 tJ ll t j pJ rc I M Us Its t r Kl s t h upon UlO the I c hInds Hillis oT OL t senI sen- sen I Rationally 11 1 tl J lr r o i I n. n S Y 5 f made The Th c fent feature rc of or the Ui is hs four four- a n can camp Malt said Haul one un timer old foot loot hotly body of or Ol ore The rhe executions exceptions hand the shoots o of ot ex- ex one I arc are on 20 0 feet Icet the tho other c dy rich ore on of or good milling values values however how how- rich arc oro orl r if f very cry The shoots district t that hat cannot can car of the ever l' a f l al rC o n have Vc bi n bc They tJ ignored d. I be b not aoL mn mine n at m Troughs In hi t the h. h Sex Seven SC en iud and In th the Hero at Farrel Vernon i miles apart the thc they in in- 1 lf UMI which are arc n the Mazuma 1 I t I I I I In d been Troughs in ill Seven en ant and t le l Kindergarten I K Ii Gold God Fine fl The conditions it bus In It vigor 1 Hill I I I l i ithe H t tin till Iii nn COlli Pole pule In III Wild Vilt Hois I union un call- Lii North i an the In Buit t Ii ion uti Oll the lie Peak the n t I li hL and the Signal and others oth lease on the wen well scattered to lo pio ers IM sufficiently districts district's foruM fonni of or the the lie rec uniform r Indicate th that tIia l lIou lon ant and to expected Int Intelligent hults t suits mix ma laity be S t. t development tle Hu HUH Cripple Creek Ventures Trough district is great The rhe Seven t fl n proven has b bee e ei In what already development l opened 0 oy DV the tic I ets rest Und and the it lIS Is the tho I Ia accomplished inthis In Inthis Inthis district yet el JI co richest l gold goltl is man Inan manlio who lio Vii Thu IhU minim this i condition in Cripple with uti familiar to become V i iU over nicely likely Cree Creel Creek is Iii Geologically s Seven Troughs hH Seven points In n common Troughs Ti has line many with S us w well n us with wilh Creek Creel a n similar o of o Gol It lius lios and anti andesite dUy tiLe the great basaltic cut by bv between i or Ot rb which at ot In intervals Intervals Inter inter- ter- ter true within nyc nrc In lit shoots of pay vals are arc lh tb tb the vein di matter mallI matter mat mal Seven Troughs bs usually carries milling mill mill- shoots ter lI the ore In some cai it 1 is h boll bar t lt lug ing but Tell and andesite the fissure varying vary vary- t f 1111 dikes es is usual usually a 0 main feet teet wide wille with IllS big frum four our to twelve It Is at the branch blanch fissures with VUlt many fissures branch lures June o ot of the shoots of oC cX cx- cx the In that i the Hie main found The are arc ore tn mely high grade In evidence toO loo richer r ore ure Is ls usually the iii or on oil till the contact between termed and locally black dike as us it IB IS is pronounced dike the porphyry That basic lc material Indicating Indi by toy its true ba regular formation forS for for- or- or of or the cating cathl great depth Is recognized S mation ant and the contact known Som Some as one of or the lie strongest the formation most fa ta regard experts Continued on Oil I. I Tn o Tuo o. I 1 I j I S F- F FM M SS' SS S KT Wl m mm m a ar W r I APril 1 S it II l uS as ini l j l SEVEN TROUGHS CAN BACK BACKALL ALL CLAIMS Continual flOI Pogo lago One Ono for be bedded ed veins e at t great gMt ml depth c Time Three ic UIt The Tho Seven En Troughs dike S sj stem ter comprises at nt least three of the time great hash basic dikes in the tho porphyry r the time c cue cue- Cul u- u iral one of which points directly o oward ward the tho north star and can bo be traced traceI In unbroken line Inc from Crom one end of or tho the district l to tho the other a distance of often ofton ofton ton ten miles miles- Vein Voin zones have o been ITO Cn on either cither sl side c of both of ot the secondary ar dikes and good strikes also have o been made on the tho porphyry granite h contact lit at extreme n ends s of tu the tha district that that is U. U ls northwest of Farrell Farrel and southwest of Vernon 5 properties as tho time Buckhorn the Boilermakers tho time Badgers the tIme ec Pi action tho tIme Wild Wid Bull and the North i Pole oe oro are on the eastern ld dike Peak several others the ho Signal and ant pretty well pi proven oven ar are or on the time western an and the time Seven Troughs time tho Kindergarten Kin Kimi- 1 er arten time the Hils Hills the I I Eclipse aD and time Iho Hero are aro on the central central cen cen- dike So far there has been no failure In Seven Troughs where enough work has hac hat done dono to get below surface surface sur sur- face faeo slips and breaks breal s experience la unit baM proven that when a n vein ell Is uncovered It IL I cannot be far from n a black dike e. e and the black dike lUke wall nail wal does duos not nol have havo to tobe tobe toc be c followed far before an anore ore shoot Js entered Problem Jn Have c hi-cu hi th ul d. d At the time start the districts district's formation was wa difficult to rca read for the tue reason that the permanent formation Is covered covered cov coy ered by Ce feet t of or wash Tho The existence of or veins near by liy I is Is' detected by panning time the surf surface cc dirt and follow follow- In Int In the direction that the timo best best pan pan- 1 load lead 1 Sometimes extremely rici ore are found In small assures ana and pock POCI pockets ts at the time surface and ami is lost In ln sinking sinking a short distance This at first was discouraging to the time prospector and led Jet many to lo believe that the the- values donot do donot donot not go So down lu But t t has proven that the difficulty is duo only to surface break overs which sometimes sometimes some some- times affect the time regularity of or the time formation formation for for- mation malon to a n depth of from to feet Wherever cr rich ore oio has hns been en encountered encountered en- en countered At t tIme the surface hl high grade grade h-grade ralle has been opened below and tho the formation formation for for- mation maton below the called so-called so faulting plane pIano is found to be bo as strong and regular as possible lell lilt lie lu lit huh Hill HIl A notable Illustration of this fe fet fet- ture of the time district Is found In the thc development nt of tho the George Georgo English lease on tho the Badger adser claims of the Pino C Gold company On tho the surface of Badger hill bill some of the thc richest pan pan- ever obtained in the district led to some heart-breaking heart At a a depth of i a f few feet small smal stringers string string- stringer ers er of or rich ore oro were uncovered some of time the rock running as high as 5 5 a 3 pound In gold goltL goll nut But none nOle of the tIme stringers string string- ers were large largo enough h to la pay for Cor working working work worl ing InS and rind at nt 50 SQ feet depth they were wert lost entirely Operations were then transferred from the west side of the thc black blac diketo dike diketo to the time cast side A fine body bolly of or quart running from rom 10 to GOO In value wa was encountered on the time cast east contact bul huh when drifted on for 00 50 CO feet It I A sunk unk in it I to the depth of 30 0 or JO 0 io feet icet str l country rock reel In lu I that direction Then the lessees started a at the time base of or the huh hill hi feet lower lowe than the tIme workings above It was driven 20 feet In the time country countr rock wh when n the time black dike came caine In and In iii drifting 30 O to 40 10 1 feet further it dropped into Inlo a line fine cin oin carrying 10 values for a width of or two an and one half one hal feet Time The soon wl widened to lo five feet then to 1 12 feet with ore that assa assayed 20 O in gold sohl clear across the tug face of or the tunnel Inter Juhr Dig II Ore Mi oot From 30 0 to 40 feet feel further lurther on the first prominent ors ore or shoot hoot was entered six six feet of ol ore oro oro from Crom one to t o t 1 feet teet of ot which carries cariles caries shipping values the time remainder er being of oC high milling grade The Time grade high r e is a blue bue sulphide o which pans free freo gold The Time formation Is regular now no with wih the time stron strong conditions condi conch thetis tons typical of or the eam camp and the thc lessees after ater a year ear of oC tIme the hardest kind lelnd of discouraging trials would give a acry avery vcr very cry small smal premium to tu be b ell assured that they tImer have ha a bonanza C to be appears coming cominS' their thc way xay now A lo lessee see on omm th the block of ot ground s of theirs Is glad to topa pa pay one half one the expense of ot running j I the time Gor George c. c En English tunnel that he ma may gain gaunt OO feet depth In his in-his own OWl lease while the time lessee of or another block south of ot them m iii the time canyon was compelled to to slaIn sink a shaft in their ground to get set dumping room roon The They are arc rc given hen the privilege of or working through that shaft every foot of or which sh gives them that much nt additional depth on th ore are below their tunnel level 4 f 4 t W 5 d S 4 t J 1 rt- rt d. d 5 1 I t i v.- v. 7 It f te w I r J. 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