Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-26
MINING IN The BLACK HILLS
News of Interest from the Rich
Mineral Regions of south
Dakota.

DEADWOOD, s. D.. June 25.-(Special. -
At last the litigation In which the stock
holders Of the Gilt Edge mine have been
involved has been settled and work will be
resumed again both at the mine in Straw
berry guch and at the chlOrination plant at
Rapid City. The mine has been idle for
several months waiting for the readjusting
Of the companys affairs and the company
is now ready for business again. The trouble
arose over an attempt made by some of the
heavy stockholders residing outside OF the
Hills TO freeze out Colonel VI. H. Day and
his son, Lee, who owned the mining ground
originally. The affairs Of the company were
put into the hands Of a receiver and the
matter settled Repairs are being made at
the chlornation plant at Rapid City and a
new apparatus for the cooling Of the roasted
ore is being put in. A small cyanide plant
is also being erected with which to treat the
old tailings left by former operators of the
plant and the sccumulations of dust from
the ore it is run through.
The cyanidng Of ores in the Black Hills
is receiving considerable attention by own
ers OF low grade propositions. There are
now in course OF construction four large
cyanide plants in Lawrence county. and the
Holy Terror company in Pennington county
is making experiments with the process The
owners Of the Omega mine and Hildebrand
stamp mill have concluded 20 put in a cyan
ide plant in connection with the mill. The
arrangement is to stamp the ore and i'm
merse the pulp in the cyanide solution not
running it over the tables at all This n
for the cement ores, which are part free
milling. Tests made on the ore have given
as high as % per cent of the values in ex-
traction. The average value of the ore in
this cement district is about so a ton
which makes a fine proposition with the
cyanide process.
LEAD, 5. D., June 25.-CSpeciaI.D The
Harrison mine is located north Of this city
IN what is known as the North Lead dis
tTict. Il has been a heavy producer of gold
ore for three or four years and is at pres
ent shipping out about two carloads Of ore
per week. The average value of the ore has
been above the usual run OF the mines. mos
OF the shipments giving returns of $50 per
ton, gold. II was in this mine that the
discovery Of wolfram ore was made last
winter Wolfram ore is very valuable. being
worth from 5000 10 $3.50 per ton Several
shipments were made last winter 10 east
ern points with satisfactory results The
owners of the mine have now leased the
Girls Ruth stamp mill in Sawpit gulch, and
are hauling the wolfram ore there for treat
ment. Practically all OF the values are be-
ing saved in the wolfram and the concen-
Jrates which are collected in the tanks are
worth about 5000 per ton.
Adjoining The Harrison on the east IS the
Durango mine, owned by James Cusick and
associates Of Lead. There are a number of
large ore shoots which have the same grade
Of gold ore that is found in the Harrison
Wolfram ore is also found in considerable
quantities and shipments are being made to
eastern points. long tunnel has Just been
completed connecting the underground
workings with the surface