The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21

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this sort on the Sante Fe road, |
here it has proved a successful
peration. The plant to be con
tructed at Edgemont will cost
65, 900, and will give employment
o about seventy men. The com
)any will also erect an electric
ight plant, which can be used by
he city if so desired. The ties used
oy the Burlington company are cut
the Big Horn mountains and the
Black Hills and Edgemont is the
junction where the two roads meet.
Some of the materials arc already
on hand and work will commence
Immediately,
Another new and unusually rich
body of ore was struck a few days
ago in the workings of the Crown
Hill Mining Co., at Spokane. The
new body widens gradually and is
of immense value. Arrangements
are being perfected for the erection
of mill on the property capable Of
treating fifty tons of ore a day.
General Manager S. E. Young went
east Monday evening to see inter
ested parties and arrange for the
early completion of the new plant.
The Crown Hill people form one of
the best companies that has ever
operated in the southern Hills and
they deserve the fullest measure OF
success.
Mr.. j. f. Sidey came iii from the
Dansby camp on Thursday, and i n
conversation we were informed that
the work on the Duchess mine was
closed unit! the company shall have
time to equip the mine with a steam
hoist and power drills. This has
been found necessary or account of
the large amount Of water coming
into the shaft, and the trouble they
have experienced Of late with baG
air. AS soon as the mine is equipped
with The machinery spoken of, the
shaft will be put down to the SOC
foot level and cut, by which
time it is expected an appropriate
reduction plant will be erected tt
treat the ore.--Custer Chronicle.
The city council held "a meeting
Monday evening and among other
things arranged for the purchase o
1900 feet of new water mains tt
take the place Of some now in u.s.
which "has zen better days." z
number of bills were also allowed
The bill of J. B. Gossage for $17.5 81
for advertising the Fourth of Jul,
celebration in the columns OF tn
Journal was rejected, this counci
not being in a mood to pay tina
poor old decrepit sheet for what a
the rest of Rapid City's newspaper
gladly did gratis to make the cello
bration success.
The artesian we'll at Fort Mead
is down pretty near 300 feet, an
the contractors claim to have hit
local flow o. water that could t
forced out of the top Of the wei
They have struck some funn
stuff. Wednesday they IL into
mass OF blue gumbo or shale thu
acts just like pretty coarse graine
rubber gum. You cant drill i
nor push it, nor pull it-all tt
thing left to do is to keep the engir
working and trust to luck that tt
blanket isn't very thick.
The kissing bug has made its a
pearance in Deadwood. This is OF
only hope for the determination
the new pest. These bugs can nevt
stand q smack on the rosv lips
Deadwood's beauties. The on
kind of a bug known to do bushes
up there are those kind that stan
on their front legs and roll a ball I
hill backwards. They thrive ar
grow fat up there 365 days in Il
year.
H. G.. Wise, son Of D. Wise, OF
of the owners OF the Chilcoot grot
of mines, came in on Friday. Z
reports that the work on the Chi
coot will start up in a few day
Very rich r was struck in tt
drift north of the tunnel during tt
last work, and the camp is pickir
up.-Custer Chronicle.
The shaft at the Spokane mi,
has now reached o depth Of 200 fee
AT the bottom Of the shaft q drift
being run and it is claimed the o
vein now shows a width of 16 fee
This mine, when gotten in prop
shape, will materially increase Il
output of the precious metals in Il
. southern Hills Miner.
Joe Buck and wife came in fro
their eastern tour Sunday mornii
, and are now costly settled in Il
Fish residence in the western pa
, of the city. They report a mo
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