The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-10
HARVEY PEAK TIN MINES.
A Year Fro. Now They Can Presses
Enough Block Tia 70 Break the Market

Year Eros. Now They Can Prossce
Esoueh Block Tia 70 Break the Market
RAPID CrTy, South Dakota. Dec 1.-Twelve or
fifteen years ago. when IL was q mooted
question about there being gold and silver in
the Black Hills. took the old Deadwood stage
from Cheyenne and went up there. I visited
the Homestake mine. got samples OF ore. and
sent them to THE Sun with o letter vouching
for the truth Of tho rumors that there was gold
In the Hills.
To-day write THE Sun. vouching from my
own personal knowledge that there are i'm
mense quantities OF tin ore. from 85 to 05 per
cent. In richness. covering tract OF 200 square
miles Of rock lying around Harneys Peak. In
this country. called the Harvey Peak tin
country. situated between Rapid City. Custer
and Hot Springs. there are thousands Of pros
pectors. There are already 1,080 tin mine
claims staked out. The whole country is rs
excited as found It twelve or fifteen years ago
when gold and silver were being prospected
around the Homestake mine, Claims are be-
ing jumped. and fights take place. but about
one thing there is perfect agreement-that
there are immense tin deposits here.
The Harvey Peak mine. known In law as the
Harvey Peak Milling. Mining and Mapufactur-
ing Company. Of which James Wilson is Piesi-
dent, with Welsh syndicate and Welsh money
This company have patents covering about
$4,000 acres. Before and since they secured
their patents hundreds Of other prospectors
have staked out mines on the same grant.
There are the Cow Boy" tin mine. the
"Etna." the "Tenderfoot" and many others.
Work has commenced in earnest on the Ten
derfoot mine which Is controlled by the Harvey
Peak Mining Company. This outcrop Is fifteen
miles from Harney's Peak and nearly forty
miles from Rapid City, In this, mine is 30
stamp mill and several hqndred miners. u,
machinery 70 get It out, The rock has to be
theso mnes The mimi has Sesn
ct for 9oS sst f pr Sh Hss
professor Of chemistry in the college at Ne:
leigh GSs fro Fo% and
aR$ spnd the HsPses Mining
tss Frfs ad ne
and water rights. TO mine these mountain
rocks requires vast amounts OF water. Water
big mines don't seem to want 70 develop them
until they are disencumbered Of all claims.
er TRey
T%s walls 2! tths po!tlsisas ssnt ssaeis them:
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy and the Ere:
They are both here now: They viii have
tracks to al the big mines a in the spring. The
neys Peak. and the Northwestcr T.s runs from
ehd ese n ss Pssa y
C.. b. and q. has also laid track hundreds Of
ms ID sh hs9HEh snS % 9.sF f
the the spring to BeIiinss on the Northern Rleific
The Sorthwsst hes built Wit westward from
Fort Casper. and viii 60 on eventually to
fa asc with The
WHY don't tin ore come out OF the Black
come e over "" mountain PEAKS on Tie backs Of
donkeys they Se1t out the from
reservoirs made, and millions mus. BE- spent
fiy . years to develop the Lake Superior COP
aI d most Identical Both ores come in mountains
When asked Mr. Wilson. the President and
%sSpG Spirit Of ifs an pssk mines
There never was such ore In Wales Us ours.
%ses is tSs a0s Ii THss we s
Wales; When they saw it they Joined their
capital to mine. came over here; and we arc
We are WORKING slowly but surely. The tariff
has only been on tin plate for $50 days. You
can't build railroads., reservoirs. fumes. and
days 1t will be 400, days before we can pour
enough tin into market to break the price"
YOU think our American tin mines will
Certainly do. Twill make a contract to-day
with any accredited tin importer IN New York
to furnish him 100 tons OF block tin one year
from now ut $50 per ton less than the market
price to-day In fact, made this offer to the
wanted the offer taken"
think all true Americans. I don't care what
party they belong to- can now rest assured
900, 900 q year to the coolies In the Straits
of Malacca and the Welsh manufacturers for
tin plate. We will make It in America But
don't look for thirty million dollar industry to
spring up In month or year.
ELI PERKINs,