Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-26
MINING IN The BLACK HILLS
Work on the Delhi Group in Ragged Top
Peing Pushed,
HORSESHOE COMPANY A3AIS OPERATING
Water Recedes from the shafts and
Ore is BcinE Again Hoisted-
some Important Deals
Under Way.

LEAD, s. D.. June 25.-CSpecial.)- )-One Of
the best discoveries Of ore thus far made in
the Ragged Top country Is that recently
made on the Delhi group Of claims, situated
north Of the town of Preston. This ground
is owned by a. j. Smith, Tobe Castor, John
Mussslmau and Dr.. Paddock. This is the
discovery Of ore which was made by Mr.
Smith recently when he, out Of curiosity
had the ore, which had been taken out OF the
mine in early days when the owners were
hunting for silver, assayed. The assays were
so high that the property is now being
worked extensively. The ore from this mine
is silicious in character api assays run from
$40 to Sl25 gold per ton. Work is now being
done in a vein four feet thick, which has a
width of ten feet and in which splendid ore
has been found.
The Welcome and Hardscrabble properties,
owned by the Horseshoe Mining company
are now being worked after temporary
shutdown because OF water filling the shafts
The water has now gone out ana miners can
now take out ore without difficulty. Inc
Kildonan mill at Pluma, which is also opera
ted by the Horseshoe company, has been
shut down during the temporary abatement
of work in the mines. During this time the
mill has been overhauled and generally re-
paired and when it again starts up, which
shape.
A party of Boston gentlemen, accompanied
by 4. l.. Dickerman, a well known mining
expert Of Colorado Springs, Colo, were in
the Black Hills last week. They were here
for the purpose of investigating some min
ing property in the Bear Gulch district, with
view to purchasing it. Prof. Dickerman
carefully examined the property in question
and his report seemed satisfactory to the
prospective buyers. 1t is altogether probable
that this deal will so through.
l. ]. Gabraith, superintendent of the Anna
| Creek Mining company, has been at the
| mines for several days past vertical vein
OF ore fourteen feet thick has just been dis
covered between the two tunnels which have
| been run. This vein was encountered at a
short distance from the surface. The ore has
an average value of $50. shaft will I'M
medately be sunk upon the recently discoy-
| cred vertical. Work upon the large cyanide
| plant at Anna Creek will be commenced at
| once all the preiminaries having been ar
| ranged.
DEED IN ESCROW.
mining deal of considerable Importance
| Is now pending. Last week deeds were put
| in escrow in the First National bank of this
city by Samuel S. Green, transferring twenty
| two claims in the Garden City district to j.
| NJ Ellis of Lead and A. W. Perago of New
| York; consideration, 100000. The twenty-five
| claims consist of the Bay State and Golden
Crown groups. According to the terms OF the
| contract, the purchasers must pay $4,000
within forty days and $25000 within ninety
| DAYS from the date of the transfer.
There is a great deal of activity in mining
matters at Iron Creek. The Horseshoe Min
| ing company has had large force OF men
| busly engaged in surveying a number of
| claims. The country is full of prcspectors
| who are digging prospect holes, but none
| have yet reached sufficient depth to find any
thing substantial. This section is covered
| with rich float similar to the Ragged Top
| region. Dacey and Fitzpatrick, the Ragged
| Top mining men, have had force OF men
| at work in Iron Creek gathering up the large
! boulders which were lying upon the ground.
| They think that these boulders are worth
! shipping and they now have about twenty
| car loads ready for shipment.
The Plattsmouth Mining company, which
| is composed of a number of prominent cit
| zens of Plattsmouth, Neb., are doing eXten-
| sive work on their group of sixteen claims
| in Suuaw Creek. Messrs. J. NJ. Craig and
| J. X Pollock, officers of the company, who
| have been overseeing the work for the past
several weeks, left this week for a business
| trip to Plattsmouth. They will return in a
| short time and will come prepared to prose-
| cute extensive work The manner in which
| this company is conducting its affairs indi-
| Gates that its property will soon take front
| rank with the good paying propositions of the
| Hills.
Extensive improvements are being made by
| the owners of the ST. Elmo mining and
milling property near Hill City. A new
| twenty-five horse power engine has been or
| dered for the mill, also concentrating ma
| chine. The ore in the st. Elmo property is
| OF high grade, averaging about $40. In one
| of the crosscuts from the bottom of the 100
| foot shaft there were ore spots in the vein
which carried 5000 rock.