Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
GENERAL NOTES.
nScl.lsl, MONOPOLY OF OUR TIN MINES

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According 10 Washington reports
congressman Lucas is contemplating IL
strong fight in the interest of the tin
mining industr. of South Dakota. lie
will try,o have Il small impost duty
placed upo" this mental, either III the
shape Of block ot pig tin. and failing in
this, lie will ask for IL small bounty nn
the prodmctlo" of American tin.
There is something curious about the
tin industry of South Dakota. The ore
is much richer than that mined in Corn
wal. England. aud there seems to be no
reason why it should not be mined pro-
ttauly in the Black Hills. Lucas is oI
the opinion that the English capita lists
who own the mines in that county
also contr"l the mining in South Dako
ia. They have, therefore. no particular
reason for working the AA,eric ~ mines,
as they NOW have Il monopoly of til
production. and the high prices can be
maintain d by conlining to the Cornish
mi,ns. This theory is borue out by the
fact that every new tin mine found in
the Black Hills is bought up and held
idle by this same mysterious combine.
Nr. Lucas says that during his visit
home lie made several efforts to get
down TO bedrock upon this matter.
lie says the tin mines of Snuth Dako a,
if worked. would give employment t"
thousands of men. ard as long as the
mines are opened and the stamp mill.
are standing idle, lie feels compelled to
dn something to help tile industry into
activity.
The Rapid Republican account of the
Spring creek shooting aft ay duplicates
Frank stanton. :; well known hOr .eman
of the Hills. saying that before Cater
di' d lie claimed that stanton ana Dean
both shot him.
a Belle Fourcle report says that
Barker Il Smith of the Short Pine hills
in Harding county have a large tract of
land felmed Off and have been raising
beavers for a few years, until now they
have over 200 and many of them will be
marketed this winter.
The Black Hills seems t., he having
more than its share of suicides and
murders this year. Tie latest suicide
repor ed IS James NJ. Allen. Of Black
llawk. who shot himself through the
heart. lie carefully prepared himself
by putting On his best clothes, combing
his hair. and arranged clotl,s SO that
the blood would not soil Ills clothes.
Tie had prepared Il full history of his
life. and left the request that his body
be sent EAST and cremated and the ashes
sprinkled upon his father s and mothers
graves. A more deliberate and care
fully planned suicide we have never
read of. while his auto biography is
written III IL smooth. intelligent manner.
He said, alter giving full account of
his life. of his pioneer life in South Da-
k"ta, from his settlement at Sioux Falls
in 1851, lie closed as follows: "Go"dbye
to the steady forty pound pressure OH
my forehead and the never cutting pain
Ill my temples. Goodbye Insomnia ana
sIeepless nights"
THE STATE SCHOOL OF MINES.
Tlie hoard of trustees of the STATE
school of mines held meetin. Sat,,r-
.iay and transacted considerable rou.
tine business. Hon. w. j. yhornby
was elected president of the bnard tn
till the vacancy caused by the ,esigl,a-
tion of DR.. v. 4. McGillycuddy, who
resigned the position to accept the pres
idency of the school During the morn
ing session committee was appointed
to selec, persons to till the vac,ilcies in
the faculty. at the afternoon session
the committee made u report recon,-
mending the selection of e. f. Fenner,
| +. NJ, of the Columbia college, New
York City, to the chair of chemistry for
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