The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-24
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over to pick it up and his clothing
gol caught around the main driving
shaft, which instantly commenced
winding him up. His clothing was
stout and the m%u was soon whi~liny
around the shaft at a terrific rate.
He went around at least 100 times
before his cIolhiny gave way, and he
was then thrown in a heap on the
mill floor All Of his clothing had
been stripped from his body except.
ing his shoes AID the collar to his
shirt, He was taken to the Home
stake hospital, where it wa, found
that he had broken an arm and his
collar bouc and sustained severe
bruises add cuts. The man will be
out at work in short time.
The paint mill at Custer City,
! which is manufacturing mineral
paint, has made a contract for the
purchase Of ore at 30 cents per ton,
from the Iron mountain, fifteen
miles northeast from Custer in the
line between Custer and Pennington
counties. The ore is used by the
mill in the Manufacture Of paint.
Tbs Iron mountain is wonder
which will Ou,rank its famous name
sake in Missouri. There is a body
of iron ore which lies between two
granite walls. The mountain is a
thousand feet above the surround
ing country. The ore vein is 100
feet wide, forty to fifty feet high,
and can be traced for three miles in
length. Experts have estimated the
amount of ore to be 10000 tons.
The ore carries from 40 to So per
centOf metallic iron.
A dance and basket supper was
held ut the home of Mrs. James
Jared at Big Bend a few evenings
ago for the purpose of raising funds
for the purchase of a new stove and
make few minor repairs on the
Mcdonald school house. The atten-
dance was good and IL royal time
was had by all present. The affair
was gotten up through the earnest
efforts Of Mrs. c.. r. Mcdonald,
while Mrs. James Jared, assisted by
Mrs. Harry Coons, looked after the
supper in an admirable manner.
Through the good work of the above
named ladies the event was made a
pronounced social and financial sue
ccss-so much so that the people out
that way wish that there was still
another new stove to buy and other
repairs to make.
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At Lead last week a Finlander
named Steven Slayish, was struck
in the head by flying piece of rock
from a blast, while working a ditch
gang. The man walked several
mics to that city ard went to the
hospital to get his wound dressed.
1t was found that piece of the
skull had been broken and pushed
into the head. The doctors consid.
cred it the nerviest thing they ever
saw done,
Monday morning Jacob H. Brad.
shaw, who recently came to the
Hills from Iowa with his family, was
struck in the head with a flying
rock from blast made by workmen
on the Homestake ditch near Enyle-
wood and killed. Workmen warned
him to look out for the blast. He
jumped behind a tree, but looked
around to see the blast go off, and
was hit by rock.
While drivin5 to the city Wednes-
day the team of VIM. McGce took
fright ard ran away. In the melee
Mr.. MCGEE sustained broken col.
lar bone and dislocated shoulder.
The accident occurred near Mar
shall's brick works and luckily end
ed no more seriously. The UNION
hopes to see Mr.. McGee out again
soon.
The Hill City News says that a
large number of men arrived last
week to work on the grade. The B
q NJ. company is anxiou5 to ha We
the work. done and Snpt. Griffin is
pushing it along as fast as men and
teams can do it aud expects to have
it completed by the 18th day OF Dec
ember.