Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-11 | Page 6 | Merger Lease Starts Earning in Infancy

MERGER LEASE STARTS IN INFANCY New Seven Troughs Company Enters Upon Period of Production ENTIRE VEIN WILL SHIP North Drift Enters Massive 4 4 Body of High-Grade High Sulphides Seven Troughs TroughS Nov Nev Oct 10 The The Merger lel el lease Jeise on the herlen operated b by tho the Seven Sen Troughs Merger Mining company compan following the recent strike revealing a bOl body of high-grade high ore oro on the foot 75 level le cJ is another Seven Troughs property to enter a definite defnie period of or production Assays ss s's and dc- dc following the sensational strike of ot about two weeks ago have tul fully confirmed Ray flay and Olson Ol Olson orson or- or son connected with wIh the local mana management management manage manage- ement e- e ment of ot the property In their plan for Cor an Immediate immediato mill mm run at the Kindergarten Kindergarten Kin Kin- mill 11 and a drift rit Is being run from the tho crosscut on the vein In preparation for active stoning sloping No sooner had the tho drift been started started start start- ed od porth north on the vein eln than sulphide ore oro began to appear and the quartz body has widened and taken on suc such i a massive appearance that the tho north drift promises to bo be a succession slon of oC sensations Tests have proved that tho the sulphides carry CatTY much gol gold and the tho management Is astounded to find that the tho quartz vein eln instead of ot averaging a n high grade grado gade of ot milling ore as was first firt supposed shows a shipping average average aver aver- age across the entire entro quartz body The Tho latest assay assy taken across the quartz vein In the north drift shows an nn average value of or 92 a ton This Insures that a great great width of milling pro can be removed for the run and that that hat a large Jarge run will wi be bo prepared In Ina Ina ina a comparatively ly short time time- very cry rich specimen rock continues to show In Inthe Inthe inthe the vein It I Is believed that conditions will wi admit of or profitable sloping vertically ver ver- to for I at least 10 feet teet While the present mill 11 run is beIng being be be- ing big prepared the machinery contemplated con con- for tb the hoist wJ J bo brought In and Installed an and tho the company will wU begin an active campaign of or deep min mm- ing The Merger lease Is preparing forthe for tor forthe the production oro ore while the lease Is yet yd In Its s it Infancy and following as little development work with wih the cx- cx option of ot the tho Kindergarten as asan an any property In the Seven Troughs district had when production was as be be- gun Sun Tills liis and tho the remarkable comp compactness com corn p and size of or Its is quartz bo body nn and Its He position adjoining an and between tho tim four tour greatest producing mines Inthe inthe In Inho the ho district ha has led to t tho the belief here that the Merger is slated to become one no of ot the lenders of ot the district