Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-08-22
Mining ii the Black Mills.


the 18th inst. has been received and con-
tains d lengthy interview with Thomas
NJ. Russei, we'll known throughout the
Black Hills country. Mr.. Russell ez-
presses himself as very highly pleased
with the interest now being taken by
Kansas City people n the mining inter
ests Of the Black Hills country. We
quote the following from the interview.
Although our country has not been
advertised like Colorado, Mexico, Mon
tana and other mining countries, yetsta-
tistics will show TINT the Black Hills are
producing more gold than any mining
camp on this continent. The Homestake
company, Which is owned and operated
by Californians Haggin and Hearst
has never ceased to pay dividends since
the dropping Of its first stamp in 1879.
Up to the present time it has paid in
dividends close upon S5,000,000. The
Deadwood and Terra has paid up to
date over half a million in dividends.
The Highland is owned and controlled
by the Homestake company and paral-
lels it, but none Of its stock has ever
been placed upon the market, although
it is known as The richest of the belt
group. The Father De Smet, first pur-
chased by Archy Boland, of San Francis
co, and afterwards sold to the Homestake
company, has been in the past dividend
paying company, but the amounts paid
can not now recall to memory. Tho
mine, however, is still producing.
But what is now OF most Importance
and attracting the most attention to the
Black Hills is the immense Lodges of til
in the Harvey Peak range and Beal
| gulch district. Professor Vincent, O
London, England, declares that in The
Harvey Peak district alone there is til
enough to supply the world for centur
les. Upon his report, made after 81,
weeks inspection Of the Harvey Peal
Mining and Milling Company's proper
ties, deal was consummated whereby
the company's properties were sold to a
London syndicate for $40, 100000. For
| ty' tons of average tin ore was shipped to
London under the direction of Professor
Vincent and treated there with the most
| flattering results. When mining mer
will take into consideration the magni
tude Of the Harvey Peak properties thoy
will readily see that the sum paid, al
though large, was not extravagant. The
properties consist Of over 300 tin loca-
tons, the principal and best water rights
in the Southern Hills and numerous
ranches purchased for the water that
flows through them. Prior to the con-
summation of the deal the company had
expended upward of 100000 in the
purchase and development Of the proper
ties, the erection Of testing plants and
the securing of the necessary patents
from the government for the properties.
Placer mining is still proftably car
ried on along Deadwood creek, Rapid
Creek, Sunday Gulch and Spring creek,
while hydraulic mining is operated on a
large and profitable basis at Niggersville,
Iron creek, Rapid creek and Rockerville.
Numerous hill and bar diggings that
would pay well remain untouched for
want of capital to bring in the water
with which to operate them. So gener-
ously is gold distributed throughout this
favored country that the superintendent
of the new teaching and reduction works
now under construction at Deadwood,
while grading for his plant, often enter
tains visitors by panning gold from the
face of his grades.
While other camps may be rich in the
precious metals, we, of the Black Hills,
yield to none in the magnitude and rich
ness of our gold and silver properties,o our
grazing resources and in our supply OF
coal, petroleum, marble, mica and gyp-
sum. Our tin, before many months, will
be supplying the markets of the world.
In the face of these facts Kansas City,
With her pluck, enterprise and geograph-
ical position, her smelter and mining ex-
change, should endeavor to become ac-
quainted with our resources for there is
no reason why Kansas City should not
have close business relations with the
Black Hills. Our country can now be
reached from Kansas City in. about forty
hours and the time will be lessened con-
siderably inside the year by the Burling
ton, whose surveyors are now in Dead
wood.
A Sad Message.
Whilst sitting on the bench in the dis
.trict court Tuesday morning, Judge
Thomas was handed telegram announ-
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