Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-31
DISCOVERED az A N
4 MIN - said to Ie Ono Of the
Richest Found In the Black Hills.

Il MIN That - Said to he Ono of tho
Riches Found In the Black Hills.
One day during the latter part OF last
June, William + rankin and his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Stone, happened to stroll up a
gulch in Pennington County, and stopping
to rest, Mrs. Stone idly broke in two a
small piece OF rock, which in the break,
OF gold. A little digging exposed more OF
the rock, which, upon being panned,
proved very rich. Everybody in the vi
entity, having nothing to do, visited the
spot, and for pastime were allowed to dig
III some OF the rock and pan out the gOld.
AS every man in that vicinity was in a bad
condition financially, and without other
means Tor raising the money for the proper
celebration OF The approaching Fourth of
July, quite an opening was made and the
proceeds devoted to that purpose.
From this little incident dates the dis
which from day to day causes greater ex-
!citement in mining circles. With five
stamps, the owners recently pounded out
S., 500 in gold in ten hours. Much of the
ore runs $500 to the ton. Persistent pros
pccting revealed no other place where the
which has been walked over every day for
years. MIR. Franklin took in L. c. Blair
As partner, and a shaft was begun, the ore
taken out being treated in the keystone
mill, and returned value much above the
expense Of sinking the shaft. When the
Oping a well defined vein, which steadily
improved with width and value as depth
was gained, the owners made an arrange
ment with j.. j. Fayel and Albert Ans
bury, by which they agreed to erect a
stamp mill on the property in consideration
OF q half interest in the nine A five stamp
mill with an engine capacity of ten stamps
Tor more was quickly built at a cost of
|about $1,000, and. put in operation three
weeks ago. While the mill was being
built men were employed to run drifts
north and south from the shaft at a depth
OF forty feet, while sinking was pushed in
h shaft. Most of the ore milled has been
taken from these drifts. The vein consists
of marvelously rich ore, averaging sixteen
inches on one wall, with about two feet of
low grade ore filling the remainder of the
vein. The richness Of this ore streak must
be seen to be believed. Nuggets of solid
gold from one TO two pennyWeightS to five
ounces in weight are found snugly tucked
away waiting to be brought to light, while
large pieces OF quartz are SO bound with
gold that the parts hang together when
broken with a hammer.
The first cleanup was made in the new
mil. after o run of thirty-siX hours. The
result was a retort weighing a little over
1E ounces, from thirty tons of ore taken
from the mine. The second run of twenty
four hours gave a retort weighing l79
ounces and the third run of twenty-six
aours gave 203 ounces. These three re-
forts are worth $4,000. and were all pro-
dnced by a five stamp mill inside of one
week from the start. The shaft has now
reached a depth Of sixty feet, and shows a
larger and richer body of ore than ever.
Parties Who have recently visited the mine
report that it is probably the richest ever
discovered i'm the Black Hilis.-From the
81. pau1 Pioneer Press.
Take the NORTH WESTERN LINE,
F.. T.. & NJ. V. II. X. to Hermosa, South
Dakota. thence stage to the mines. Stage
fare $50.