The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-10-18
MINING MATTERS.
WYOMING MINES.

Wy OMING MINES
Recent Shipments Made to Denver smell
ters-The Silver Crown District At
tracing Attention.
Never in the history OF Wyoming
has there been such activity in mining
for the precious metals as at the pres
ent time. Extensive prospecting and
systematic development of mining prop
erty is being carried on in all parts oe
the state. Considerable capital from
the East is being invested and discov-
: cries OF gold, silver and copper readily
find outsiders anxious to investigate
them with a view to investment.
At h Silver Grown mines, twenty
miles from this city, the prospects are
especially encouraging. A recent ship
ment OF ore from the Fairview prop
erty, to Denver, paid a net profit OF
several hundred dollars to the car.
Fifty thousand pounds Of ore is being
loaded at Buford station and will be
(, shipped to Denver at once. Ar
engagements are being made to increase
the output Of the mines so that regular
shipments will be made iii tho future.
The Silver Crown district embraces a
large, lumber Of very promising prop
critics, and the success of the Fairview
mine means the immediate prosecution
OF work in a number of other proper
ties. AS the district is Immediately
tributary to Cheyenne, the effect upon.
business here win be very b~enencial.
Work on the construction Of the West
Side Mining company's canal, in Dry
gulch, south Of Rawlins, is being pushed
rapidly and will be completed by De-
tober l. Eighteen miles Of the canal
has been constructed and the water.
turned in. M. j. Miller, a mining cngi-
neer from Chicago, has a contract Il,
put in two plants for the COMPANY in
Dry gulch. The gold saving devices
which will be used are inventions of
Mr.. Miller, who guarantees them 70
save every color of gold that will ANAL
gamate. 1t is the intention to begin
washing as soon rs the water can he
turned on the ground. With the canal
at present constructed 5000 cubic
yards Of earth can be handled iii >
day, and next spring. when the full
capacity OF the canal is obtained. twice
that amount win be washed.
In the Four-A1ile district, adjacent TO
the West Side Mining COMPANIES prom
erty, are the Timber Bar placers owned
by Morrison, H%ardenburgh and others.
VINO are about to sell the property to an
eastern syndicate. The expected pu--
chasers will engage the $40 teams now
Working on the West Side Mining O
Danys canal and begin construction
work shortly after October / on canals
to supply water for working their prop
ertY by hydraulic methods. The entire
country III the Four-MiIc district. south
or RaWlins, is being %prospected in tho
interest OF capitalists willing to invest
whenever promising discoveries are
made.
The Anaconda and Butte copper
mines, owned by J. G. Rankin. of Raw.
llhs, and situated some six miles west
OF mat place, are beginning to attract
attention. A shaft sunk TO the depth
OF ~thlfty-tiye feet shows Il well-defined
ore body, five feet wide, between walls
OF granite and lime formations. Min
runs made from the average orc body
at the bottom of the shaft have given
returns of So gold and 81 per cent.
copper. a large. amount of ore will be
shipped to the Omaha reduction works
for treatment.
negotiations arc pending for the pur-
chase, by asparty of Philadelphia me,..
OF the Douglas creek placer property.
south Of Laramie, belonging to Mcssr:s
Wolcott d Storey, of this city. The
property has been carefully investi-
gated by experts, the result showing
that it has within its limit about 1900
QUO yards of pay dirt that will WELD
from 40 to 70 cents a yard. If the
property is secured the Philadel-
plians propose constructing a ditch
or tive miles, which will give ahundan+
water for working the property by fbe
hydraulic method. The success OF tho
enterprise win aid Laramie city mete-
rally.
In the northern part Of Wyoming
there is much encouragement at the
success OF the Bald mountain mines
near Sheridan. Additional stamp mills
are being brought into the district. a11e
all OF the developed mines are paying
handsome returns to their owners.