The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-21
AMONG THE MINES.
LUCKY cues 4 BONANZA. )

ceived by the UNION inxregard to the
rich strike on the property Of the Lucky
Cuss G. M. & N. Co, situated on Tepee
gulch, two miles north Of Keystone.
The company has been runnlng a drift
on the eighty-foot level to intersect the
ore vein discovered in the open cut on
the surface, which, at that point, Is
twenty-five feet wide. with a dip to the
south and west Of about forty-four de-
grees. Pan and morter tests on this
surface ore show values ranging from
$500 to $4,000 gold per ton. The vein
has now been uncovered in the drift on
the eighty foot leyel. at a distance of
sixty feet from the shaft. On this level
the ore is OF still better grade, the gold
being much coarser and more OF it. The
drift is six by eight feet and the entire
face, being all IN ore drifts, Will now be
driven on the vein to demonstrate it's
width, and an upraise started, the ore
taken out and stored in bins until the
company's mill is ready to treat it. A
new shaft, double compartment. will
now be started, a steam hoist put in
and the present working force increased
as rapidly as room car be made for men
to work conveniently. The de velopment
OF this property into a valuable mine is
due to the practical management OF C.S.
Crysler, who, though not a mining man,
secured a practical foreman to direct
the work. The formation in Tepee gulch
IS very favorable for the existence of
large and permanent free milling ore
bodies. On the Lucky Cuss property
which consists Of SIX claims, the crop
pings show three distinct and separate
veins coming through the states, the
latter stand on edge and crop out many
feet above the surface. Work has been
done but on one OF these veins, in the
way of development and there is no
reason why the others should not prove
fully as valuable. There are portions Of
Tepee gulch Which as yet have never
been p%rospected to any extent, though
the entire country is staked off in all
directions, without even a discovery
being made on halt the claims so located.
The most extensive workings on any
property IN the district are those of the
Lucky Cuss. The original owners OF the
property, Messrs. Swansos, Farrar and
Gilbert, ran a large open cut, sunk a
shaft eighty feet and drifted sixty feet
from its bottom. The company have,
since taking hold of 1T, run several drifts
on the lower level and done considerable
prospecting and dead work. all with a
view OF development and putting the
property in shape for the economical ex-
traction OF the ore. It has now reached
that stage and it will be but a few
months until the mill Will be in success
full and profitable operation.
HERMosA, s. D., June IS, 1895.
Mrs. Geo. Evant came down from the
Belle Fourche yesterday and left for
Iowa this evening to visit her mother,
who is very sick. Mrs. Frank Grant
who accompanied her to this place will
return tomorrow.
Miss Whitaker, who has been visiting
with her sister Mrs. Siglnan, for the past
few months, returned home last even
ing,
Willie Brennan came up from Hot
Springs last week, and is once more a
resident Of Hermosa.
While Geo. Pratt was driving one OF
Mr.. Slgman's horses yesterday, it be-
came ~unmanageble and ran away,
throwing him out and injuring him quite
seriously. The buggy was badly
smashed
The annual school election was held at
the school house today, Considerable
interest was manifested, and a large
vote was polled, resulting in the election
OF G. Mills, treasurer, and John Nc
Carthy, chairman of the board. Mr..
Mills was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of w. T.. Bund-
list.
Crops are looking fine in this vicinity.
ERB.
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