Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-08
to turn the road over to the company ready
for use considerably in advances of that time.
Work will be commenced in few days.
SILVER BRICKS.

SILVER BRICKS.
A Company of st. Paul Capitalists Have
Struck 1t Rich-Their Bonanza In the
Black Hills.
For some time the whispering has been
loud toned that some Of our foremost citi-
zens had struck it ''rich'' in the mining
business out in the Black Hills. The whis-
per, yesterday, was given volume, and the
words came forth that these foremost citi
zens, to be named, had acquired veritable
bonanza.
Mr.. D. A. Monfort was sought as one who
knew "the color' of the whole business, and
as ready to tell what he knew. First and
foremost, the GLOBE mans eyes were direct
ed to behold and take in at one glance sill
YER brick on exhibition in the st. Paul real
estate exchange office. This one glance was
enough to bring about multitudlnous lot
of inquiries, which resulted in getting
the following information. The specimen
brick was the result of one ton of ore re-
duced, and was worth $438 in coin of the
realm. But to begin at the beginning, this
specimen was the proceeds of ore taken from
the Florence lode on Bear Butte creek, near
Galena, ten miles from Deadwood City, in
the Black Hills. So much for locality. This
lode, together with the Flarmann lode, hard
by, has been worked for two years and
half by Robert Florman, the discoverer of
the buried treasure. Last fall Col. G. W..
Carpenter became interested in the mine, on
thorough investigation, and made part pur-
chase of Florman. Through his representa-
tons Messrs. VIM. Dawson, D. A. Monfort,
Charles Eaton, G. S. Uline, N. w. Klttson,
James J. Hill and R. A. Smith were induced
to invest in the business, and the purchase
of the Florence and Florman lodes were
negotiated. Last January the above named
capitalists organized Il company, electing G.
w. Carpenter, president, and D. A. Monfort
secretary and treasurer. These comprised
| all the stockholders, but latterly Mr. Flor
man has been admitted to a share.
| From time to time most encouraging &C
| counts have been given of the mine,
| and to test the full worth of the property,
the company have had experienced mineral
ogists examine the vein; in every instance
the assurance was given that it was both
rich and one not likely to drop out, as all
| the surface and tunnel Indication we're that
| it was true tissue vein. To make assurance
| doubly sure, a ton of ore was taken hap
hazard from near the face of the tunnel
at the vein. This was sent to Omaha, there
reduced, giving the aforementioned brick
valued at $439. Besides, select specimens
have been assayed by the United States as
sayist in New York, giving enormously en-
couraging results, as follows:
First specimen assayed 3,4422O ounces t.
the ton: the second, $685. ounces; the third
9,O26.25, and the fourth, 11,72l ounces tt
the ton of ore. Each ounce is worth ont
dollar.
Lately Mr.. Monfort, in company wit
Mr.. Carpenter, has visited the locality. Th
necessity of working the ore systematically
was evident, and arrangements were effected
to put up 2Ostamp mill at once. To thi
end contract was made with Walter
Lind of San Francisco, the great minin'
contractors, to build suitable and com
modious structure, to be ready by Al
gust LIST.
Messrs. Monfort and Ca1penter leave to-da
for Chicago to purchase all necessary ma
chinery, stamps, pans, etc. A Corllss en-
CINE 15O-horse power will also be necessary
It is undetermined whether to buy this i
Chicago or Indianapolis. All the expensiv
and bulky freight will be transported to th
grounds via Bismarck.
The company has all the mill rights an
water privileges of the locality and fiv
placer claims on Little Bear creek.
The vein is situated in hill 900 feet higl
and is set up perpendicularly, while the gol
quartz veins in the same localities di
horizontally. The country rock is grant,
while the matrix of the argentiferous ore
porphyry granite. Through the center G
this vein a sixteen inch vein of argentiferou
silver bearing, galena runs almost to sur
face cropping. This lead is of course easiI
! reducible by smelling and the yield is ric]
Already tunnel of 600 feet has been RI
into the hill, and the rock indications are {
superior character. Besides the main tut
mel, shafts have been sunk and drifts mad
: all of which give cropping of rock whic
assays equal to the test made.
| These are all facts corroborated by a
exhibition of specimens, and the III
-, dertaking to develop the mir
by the owners. The gentlemen whose name
are mentioned in connection with the bus
ness are guarantee enough that they are
> genuine earnest. All are capitalists of amp
means to undertake the development of tt
mine to it's full worth. That this last
even enormous they are enthusiastically CO
tain. AS further indication, there's nor
of the stock for sale; they have the desire
keep it all in the fanaily.