Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-26
PLENTY OF TIN ORE.
Lord Thurlow Says There Is Enough
In the Black Hills to Supply
THE ANNUAL HOME CONSUMPTION.
About $5,o0O,0OO Of English and American
Capital Invested.
MINING OPERATIONS TO BEGIN SOON

The Democrats and faint-hearted Repub-
iicans who think the supply of tin ore in
the United States is fiction should read
what Lord Thurlow has to say on the sub
ject. Coming as it does from an En-
gilsh source, his testimony will have
additional weight, but nothing talks
like money and is so convinc-
ing 1t will surprise many people
to know that an English and American
syndicate has invested $1,000, 900 in the tin
mines of the Black Hills in the last two
years Indeed, his Lordship claims tha.
his company owns every pound of tin in
this interesting section OF South Dakota.
Thurlow was formerly Secretary of the
British Legation at Washington, and he
owns tin mines in Cornwall and New South
Wales. He made his fortune in the bust
ness, and is an expert on tin. He was on
the limited last evening bound for the scene
of operations in the Hills
Bound for the Black Hills.
Accompanying him were Captain Josiah
Thomas, President OF the Dull Coast Tin
Mining Company, of Cornwall, and Mr..
Berringer, a prominent writer on metals
and head of the English School of Mines
Lord Thurlow was taking the two gentlemen
with him as experts to satisfy the En-
glish stockholders that everything is all
right He said he had examined the
property two years ago, and was satisfied
that the ore was there in abundance "If
1 wasn't convinced" he remarked en-
phatically, ''it is not likely that 1 would
invest my money. I am the President of
the Harvey Creek Tin Mining Company,
and represent the English end Of the
syndicate.
considerable American money Is also in
vested. We have ], 100 claims and own all
the agricultural and water rights in the tin
ore section of the Hills. SO far We have done
little to develop the property or put in
smelling plants Our time was taken up in
examining the titles to the land. Now,
that these preliminary details are settled,
we are ready to begin operations.
'gThe Mckinley tariff on tin plate was
necessity, and it is sufficient to develop the
industry Of the United States. am not
tariff man, but this duty is what we want to
put our business on firm foundation.
America is our market, and am satisfied
with the commercial policy of the country.
Convincing Croakers in Two Months.
Il Know III IS ealu Inat you maven tln
ore in America, but if the croakers will
wait two months more, 1 think we
will show them where they are mistaken.
Our smelling machinery is coming from
Chicago, and will soon be ready to operate.
I am safe in saying that our syndicate alone
can produce enough block tin to supply the
present annual consumption of the country.
Our capacity will be $4,000 tons Of block
tin yearly, and this is about the
amount consumed here every IL months.
''Tin is also found in considerable quanti-
ties in Mexico, but it contains lots OF iron
and arsenic, and these substances are hard
to eliminate. We have to contend with
little arsenic only in the Black Hills and
we can easily get rid of it. We lack the
railroad facilities, but number of spurs
from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
road are now being built to our mines.
cit is only question of time until the
tin plate industry will be we'll established
in the United States. 1t is ridiculous to
say that tin plate can't be made in America.
We intend to confne ourselves to the min
ing business, but may eventually manu-
facture some tin plate. I am convinced
there is plentiful supply of tin ore in the
Black Hills"