Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1877-02-14
BISMARCK, D. Z, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY H. 1877.
BLACK HILLS ORES.

BLACK HILLS ORES.
There Are Not Only Heaps of Cola
but Mountains Of Silver i'm that
Country. Assays of Very Rich
SRecimens Of silver bearing
tFiCf.
The assays of the samples fores taken
from the mines of the Black Hills are
showing up well, and the parties who
are SO fortunate as to hold property in
those mines are bound to win, provided
they hold on to their claims. It has not
been long since the first piece Of quartz
was uncovered in the Black Hills diggings
and the first lead located-only few
months at most. Now mines of this char
acter are being taken and recorded by the
hundred and there is more excitement
and talk over the ores of the Hills than
over the placer mines, rich as are the lat
ter.
We have from time to time made no.
tice of the assays of gold quartz taken
from the different districts in the Hills,
and nave referred to the great mountains
of other precious metals that lie in that
region waiting to be utilized, but have
never until now seen assays of silver ore
mined there. We are informed that there
are many very rich leads of the lat
ter IN wha. is known as the Bear Butte
district, situated about twelve miles south
east of Dead wood. Claims to the num-
Der of a hundred or more have already
been located there and the work of TAX
ing out ore for shipment as soon as spring
opens is being proceeded with. In this
district our townsman, Fred T.. Evans,
is quite largely interested, having as a
partner in this property a gentleman
named John Cummings, an old miner.
They have recently had samples of ores
from their claims assayed, both at the
Gayvllle and Omaha smelling works, and
the result in each instance has been
highly satisfactory to them. The Omaha
smelling works report as follows: Dark
carbonate, 1880 ounces silver, 81 per
cent. lead per ton; gray carbonate, 354
onnces silver 52per cent. lead per ton;
galena, $3.50 ounces silver, 773 per cent.
lead per ton; yellow chloride, 10 ounces
silver, II per cent. lead per ton; brown
rock, 66.4o ounces silver, S per cent. lead
per ton. a5a. cf
Another specimen of silver ore from
the same mine assayed at the Omaha
works, silver, I,196 ounces, $1,675,5r,
per ton of 1000 pounds; lead 66 per cent.
Still another sample assayed at the Gay
vile works, to the ton of 1000 pounds,
silver 1923 ounces, $1,o23; lead, roper
cent. Thus itmay be seen that there is
wealth untold tied up in the mountains
of precious metals to be found in the
Black Hills, but capital and grit will soon
unite to develop these mines. There is
every reason to believe that numerous
smelling works will be put up at differ
ent points in the Hills the coming season.
Messrs. Evans and Cummings will them
selves most likely take such works into
the Bear Butte district upon the opening
Of spring Parties connected with the:
Omaha Smelling and Refining Works,
having seen assays of silver ores taken
from that region, are anxious to go in
with Messrs. Evans and Cummings i'll the
establishment Of smelling works, and per-
haps will make arrangements to do SO.
The sample of ore received by Mr.. Evans
Thursday morning, of which mention
was made in these columns, came from
fhe same district-Bear Butte-and may
now be seen in front of ]. M. Bacon's
store, on Fourth Street. The sample
weighs 24o pounds.-S,oux City c7onynaz.