Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-03-14

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frightening.
The Castle Chief people are running d
10-stamp mill on full time.
Cleveland Tin mining company shipped
a lot Of ore to New York last Wednesday.
Tho Queen Bee is getting machinery
in readiness for long and steady pull.
Isataorah capitalists want their capital
stock increased from zoe, 900 to 250.000
shares.
Ihs' Ruby Bell will start another TIM
l'neItHis week to tap the ore body in their
ground.
The Harvey tin deal win soon be COM
pleted. Then look ont for lively work
in that district.
Lander, Wyoming, reports big dis
covery Of horn silver about twenty miles
from that town.
The ORC Elmo has shut down and dis
charged all ito men. Barely paying ex-
penses tho cause.
The Shorter, in the Elk mountain dis
trict, has compartment shaft down
eighty feet, and prospects Of good ore
body are encouraging.
IS A gold find is said to have been dis
covered near Glenrock, Wyoming. The
ore is said to be very rich. Free gold is
also reported found.
Supt. Grier reports over $4,000,000 in
sight in the Homestake. More than
enough to keep the present force busy
for four years to come.
The soliciting committee Of the Dead
wood Reduction company have started
on their rounds, and already have moro
cash promised than is absolutely needed
at present.
The Copper Queen ut Fairburn will
soon have force Of men put on to
further develop it. A car of ore recently
shipped to Chicago went 81 per cent
pure copper.
| Iron Hill has declands another divi-
dend, or rather an assessment Of y cents.
Some Of the various stockholders wonder
why this is thus! Niger in the wood
pile somewhere.
The Black Hills tin mines seem to be
attracting the favorable attention of the
British tin men. The most wonderful
mining wealth of Dakota may yet prove
! to be in its coal and TIM Huronite.
Beyond doubt the opening up of the
tin mines Of the Black Hills will build
up some of the liveliest mining camps in
the country. The city that takes proper
steps to become the supply point for
such.camps must become city indeed.
journal.
Buffalo Gap parties owning stock in
the Northwestern marble quarries at the
above town recently refused an offer of
40 cents per share for their interest; and
that on comparatively nndeveloped
property. Great anticipations are had
down there.
The New York Mining and Engineer
ing Journal which said little while ago
that the tin of the Black Hills was moth
ing but worthless hornblende, has
changed its mind, and now says that in
a short time the Hills can supply the
world with tin.
The usual spring excitement is nearly
due. They tried to get up one over in
the Big Horn country but it did not
work. The manager OF the excite
ment clasmed to have found ore worth
81, 900 to $4,000 per ton. Too rich an
assay for u starter.
Tho Pocahontas mining company
elected directors Thursday afternoon
The treasurer reports S777.19 ON hand. |
The company has $4,000 shares of stock
also in the treasury. A shaft is being
sunk on a. teD inch creyice of ore that
goes from $50 to 1850 in gold.
Tho Big. Bend has issued $4,000 of
6 per cent bonds to run for five years.
Money need fGe,impsovements so it is
said. IRasmueih as two editors were m
dicted NOT long since for dealing in cold
facts in referencato this company, the
ADVERTISER will await further develop
ments before expressing it's opinion.
Greundswas broken Monday last at
Great Falls, Montana, for the immense
reduction works Of she Montana Smelt-
ing company. Thsplant will be among
the largest, containing five SIXTY iye-ton
furnaces. The works win be run by
water power, through canal cut from
the Missouri river. The capital is $780,
900, owned by Mayer Hewitt, Edward
Cooper and Walter eAurney, all Of Newt
York.
Crawford, Neb., still claims tho B. g. |
M. railway:
Hcrmps& wants a canning factory. So
does Stnrgis.
Tho BelteDaily Herald is at hand, the
first issue appearing Thursday. Success
to it.