Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-10-25
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would Jot you down few notes Of M
vacation In compshy with Mr. ard
s'rs- Stranty of Dubuque, l left Lam
caster Sept. 2lss We arrived at Du.
ouque al a. m. When we arrived
found that the e. n. & ST. P. R. r.
we're giving excursions to Chicago and
return for %. | took it in, IghIle in
Chicago visited Pu Imam snd Rody.
and. while riding through Pullman
with nv friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Su Ivan,
noticed that rot over halt of the
houses were occupied. Pullman is nice.
- situated and has some nice houses
with lawns. lakes and driVewavs. The
shops are large with fine machinery.
Before going to Pullman aud while eat
ing q inner, poor woman from Pul-
men came to Mr.. Sullivan's house beg
glng Tor something TO ca. Mr. S. pre-
pared her something to take home.
there are hundreds in Pullman, who
nave net the necessities of life and no
way to get them. | returned to Du-
ouque Monday morning and stopped at
hr. Straneys until Tuesday morning,
when IN company with Mr.. Anderson, l
started for the West. On Wednesday
morning arrived At Jackson, Neb.,
and visited my mother, brother and
sister, Mrs. Thos. Rush. The crops
along the Missouri might be called
ABOUT half crop. By being careful,
the farmers here will have enough to
winter their stock. The crops in
North Central Iowa are almost a fail
ule, On Oct. 1st., 1 started for the
BLOCK Hill TO my brother Thos. Hurley.
After got to Northfork, found that
the crops we're getting poorer and in
some places an entire failure. Ii
ralned nearly all day, and at times it
poured accompanied with a heavy
wlnd. Mkt morning while rounding
the foot hills, the sun shone for
ABOUT an hour, then 1t clouded up and
on ARRIVING at Deadwood at 9 a. M, it
was showing. When 1 arrived at Lead
", four miles farther, the ground
covered. There | hired a livery
(Which is preferred 10 riding a bike in
deep SNOWY TO take me to my brothers
at the Cod Reward Mines at Bald Mt.
near Ferry. 1 found the folks ENJOYING
extra good tealtb. was not here long
when | was informed that Miss Hattie
u. johnson (Miss johnson is a dauoh.
ter OF Mrs. 1hos. Hurley by first MARI.
age) was to be married on the 10th and
OF course, such occasions are always
agreeable to me. On the Sd and 4th,
! took in the Reward, Stewart, Re.
HEAVIER, Little Bonanza and Ruby Bell
OF the God Reward Mining Company,
OF which my brother is foreman. This
company has some so mines and pros.
poets here and in other states. Mr..
John blatchford is Superintendent OF
these mines here. He is very agree
able and pleasant gentlemen. Mr..
harris Franklin is Preside Mt and Gene
raj Superintendent of all the mines of
this Company. The ore of the mines
at Bald Mt. and Ferry Peak is Refraet-
DRY ore; it is treated by the chlornation
ana cynite process. AT present they
dig about 125 tons per day valued at
ABOUT $50 W per ton and cost of milling
about Sl2 90 per ton. These mines are
shout seven miles from Deadwood. On
the morning of the 9Th in company with
Mrs. ii. and Miss johnson, | went to
Lead City, where | made the acuuaint-
an'e OF Mr.. James Z. Brown, who
agree d to pilot me through the Home
stake mines. Through the courtesy of
Mr., Brown, we received permission of
Superintendent. I. j. Greer 10 visit all
the mines OF the homestake of this city.
Lead City is town about the size of
Lancaster. Mr.. Brown and visited
the different mines and stamping mills
Saw its great shoots and went down its
elevator to the depth of 900 feet. This
ascent or descent can be made in TWEEN.
tY seconds, Under ground can be
found miles of track with scores of
mules, that carry their lighted candles
on their collars to furnish them light
through the drifts 10 the elevators.
These mules haul about one ton on
each load and two cars are hoisted on
each elevator at time. The timber
ing in the Star hoist is fine piece of
work, one story after another about ten
feet apart for nearly 900 feet, Each
hoist has two powerful engines with
double elevators and is controlled by
the watchful eye of competent engi-
neer. These mines run $50 stamps
weighing about 800 pounds each. The
ore is separated with quick silver with
steady stream of water going through
them. 1t is impossible TO bear any
mans voice with the noise of these
stamps. This is free milling ore and
has paid the company about Sc, 900, 600
in dividends. This company controls
nearly all of the water in this section
This company mines about 400 tons OF
ore per day. All these mines run night
and dav and seven days week and
pay $3.50 per day for miners and driv-
ers, while the shift boss or foreman gets
Sc per day. Two companies work at
present., about 1900 men and would
work about as many more if they could
use the silver. No matter what mans
politics are IN the hills, he is free sill.
yer man all the same. l. NJ, II.