The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

f1nl City news says OF two OF them:
"fhe Poisoned Ok and Copper
Glance groups near pactola on
Rapid creek are two copper prop
critics OF great merit. Recently
they we're bonded by Mr.. Arundel
who has made two payments on
them already. The copper ore is
exposed in large quantities on the
surface at different places Of the
Lodges, and can be mined very
cheapIy. The values range all the
way from eight to fifteen per cent
and some as high as thirty and forty
per cent copper and s. and So in
gold and silver, Mr.. Arundel will
put men l o work there soon to take
out several carloads to ship to the
smelter. The haul will be about
ten miles. making Mystic on the B.
n NJ. the shipping point
A new road from the Lena mine
to the j. r. mill has been completed
and ore from the Lena Will be haul
ed to the mill for treatment and Il
test run commenced as soon as the
new concentration now being put in
is completed. The ore which Mr..
Arundel, the owner, is milling, is
taken from the sixty-five foot level,
and from a level, and from a vein,
four feet in width. 1t contains the
gold in a free milling state and in
iron pyrites, commonly known as
concentrates. The values in gold
range all the way from twenty to
thirty dollars to the ton of rock.
Mr.. Arundel intends to treat 100
tons Of rock.
Harrison NJ. Adams, an old
miner and prospcctor residing near
Spokane, S. d., dropped dead at the
residence of Mr.. Mcmillan on Iron
creek, about fifteen miles east Of
Custer, Monday, October 23rd.
Heart failure is supposed to have
been the cause of his sudden de-
mise. Deceased was about SO years
old, and has a brother living on
Squaw creek to whose residence the
remains were taken. Mr.. Adams
was an old soldier, claiming to have
been a member of the same COM
pany and regiment with President
Mckinley during the var of the re-
bellion. Custer Chronicle.
William kirkpatrick was thrown
from his wagon near the brick
works Tuesday, sustaining a dis
located shoulder and a broken
shoulder blade. His team took
fright at a train engaged in switch
ing at the brick works, and over
turned the wagon, throwing the
vehicle onto Mr.. Kirkpatrick.
Chas. "A. Marshall and 0 were
the first to reach the injured man,
bringing him to town, where he was
properly cared for. Owing to his
age the accident is quite serious.
He was on his Way to visit q sister
at Black Hawk.
DR.. F. G. Gilbert was an arrival
from Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday
morning and comes with the in.
tention Of locating in Rapid City.
He is highly recommended as an w.
to.datc physician and surgeon and
can be found at Gardeners drug
store ready to answer all calls day
or night. DR.. Gilbert is a graduate
Of some Of the pest medical anC
surgical institutions in the country
Drop in at Gardeners pharmacy aue
get a%cquaioted with him.
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Now is the time.
1t is reported that the Golde'
Slipper mine near Hill City ba
: been sold to Chicago parties 10
$75, 600. Considering the amour
, of ore in sight, and the prospects Q
the mine, the price is thought to b
< very reasonable. The Colder Slip
! per is regarded as one of the mos
Z nromisinr mines in the southern