Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20

thereof 10 submitted for public In
spection, and as those companies by
their reports show an extension Of
work and increased good results, the
Washington declaration appears In.
congruous to say the least.
Much capital, including not O little
from England and Germany, has been
secured with prospects Of much more.
This will be invested In the develop.
mont Of mines, erection OF machiney,
construction Of water ditohes, and In
q multiplicity OF ways for the benefit
Of the entire country. The Trojan
company will erect q 200 .stamp mill
on Spesr6sh, to be connected with
the mines four miles distant by rail.
The Hammerstake company will add a
200 stamper to Its group of largest mills
In the world The Caledonia will double
It's milling capacity by the addition OF
sixty stamps, having already secured
water from Moore's False Bottom
ditch with such end In view. Lsnoas.
ter will PIT up q 100, stamp mill on the
Gustin. The Orc Cache will, II IL be.
lieved, put up q 120.stamp mill on
Whitewood, at the mouth of Spruce
gulch, to be connected with Its mine g
mile and o half distant by rail-. The
Orc Emo will Immediately erect large
holsting works. Col. Davsy IL already
engaged treblipg the capacity of the
old Florence Silver mill, formerly
owned by st. Paul company. Twenty.
stamps will DO added to the Golden
Summit mill. In addition to these
works, positively determined upon,
arc many others of probable consum.
nation, among which may be enumer-
ated large reduction works by the
Royal Arch, Berkshire and Welcome
companies, whose property Is located
near Terry's peak; by the Cheyenne
company; by % company now organ
lzing at New York to develop Box
Elder property; by the Minnesota and
other companies operating Rooh-
ford district, and several of
Custer oounty-all quartz enter.
prisep. There are also numerous
placer companies preparing for an
active sesnon, prominent among which
are the Desdwood Hydraulic company,
owning thirteen claims, beginning ct
Discovery on Desdwood; the Sand
Creek Falls Hydraulic company, Mig.
ger Hill Consolidated, Fort Meade
Hydraulic, Estrslla del Norte, Rock.
erville Gold Placer Mining company,
Harvey Hydraulic, Battle Creek Hy.
araulic, Little Rapids, and many 9th.
ers, beside individual enterprises by
the hundred scattered throughout the
Hills.
THE CARBONATE DIsCovERY.
Two years ago, it will be remem.
bered, great excitement wal created
by the discovery Of oarbonates almost
Identical with that in character and
formation which created and rendered
permanent the value of Leadville,
Col. Excitement here WAS Intense.
Companies were formed by the hun
dreds; millions of capital was pledged;
old camps were depopulated and the
new district was overrun with enthus.
isstic, not TO say half crszed, prospec.
tors, while every road leading to the
Hille was thronged with Htampeders
from other territories aud the states.
Excitement was short lived, however,
and by reason of its prematur.
ity operated to the great
disadvantage of the entire Hills.
The district, which Is located about
nine miles west of Deadwood, IL liter
ally covered with float Of the richest
character, assay ing al high as 1000
and 5000 ounces, which circumstance
created the reasonable impression that
q vast ore body must underlie the en-
tire section. Vigorous prospecting,
however, failed to md 1t, albeit many
small pockets and occasional orevices
we're encountered, but nothing Of suf.
fiolent magnitude to encourage great
expenditure Of money and labor, 90,
one by one, claims were abandoned
and owners returned to former LOCAL..
ties.
Among tho few who cherished ut.
most faith In the presence Of q valua-
BILE mineral deposit at greater or less
depth, aud who resolved to reach II II
possible, was the Iron Hill company,
composed of the principal business
men and miners Of this Vicinity, own.
Ing a group Of six claims. They never
wearied of their work, which now,
after many discouragements, demon.
strates the accuracy Of their predio.
tion, and bids fair to revive on an en-.
larged scale the furore Of two years
ago. On Saturday last . shot was
fred in the main ahsft at q depth of
1877 feet that solved the prob
lem. The great carbonate bed
was exposed. Strenuous efforts
were made to keep the discovery SO.
cret, but good news travels fast In min.
Ing countries, hence before night Iron
hill and carbonites were upon every
tongue. Since then the district has
been visited by scores, each person re-
turning with pieces Of ore and glowing
reports OF the strike. 1t Is impossible
at this writing to say much more, ID
drifts have not advanced any great
distance from the shaft, but enough
Is known to justify the statement that
the discovery Is the most important
made since the existence of precious
metal In the Hills was first established,
". V. V.