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

'as returned from a visit to a plant
# this sort on the Sante Fe road.
where it has proved a successful
operation. The plant to be con
structed at Edgemont will cost
s65, 900, and will give employment
to about seventy men. The com.
pany will also erect an electric
plant, which can be used bv
the city if 80 desired. The ties used
by the Burlington company are cut
in the Big Horn mountains and the
Black Hills and Edgemont is the
junction where the two roads meet.
Some of the materials arg 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 Grown
Hill Mining Co., at Spokane. The
new body widcns gradually and is
of immense value. Arrangements
are being perfected for the erection
of a 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 in from the
Dansby camp OF Thursday, and ir
conversation we we're 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 ha!
been found necessary on account OF
the large amount OF water coming
into the shaft, and the trouble they
have experienced of late with bat
air. AS soon as the mine is equipped
with the machinery spoken of, the
shaft will be put down to the 50|
foot level and cut, by whicl
time it is expected an appropriate
reduction plant will be erected t,
treat the ore.--Custer Chronicle.
The city council held "a meeting
Monday evening and among othe
things arranged for the purchase G
1900 feet of new water mains t
take the place Of some now in us
which "has seen better days.
number of bills were also allowed
The bill of J.. B. Gossage for $17.5
for advertising the Fourth of JUL
celebration IN the columns OF tn
Journal was rejected, thu counc
not being in a mood to pay tina
poor old decrepit sheet for what q
the rest of Rapid City's newspaper
gladly did gratis to make the cell
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 u into
mass Of blue gumbo or shale thu
acts just like pretty parse CRANE
rubber gum. You cant drill i
nor push it, nor pull tall 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 al
pearance in Deadwood. This is OF
only hope for the determination
the new pest. These bugs can neve
stand q smack on the rosv lips {
Deadwood's beauties. The onl
kind of q bug known to do bushes
up there r those kind that stan
on their front legs and roll a ball u
hill backwards. They thrive an
grow fat up there 800 days in tn
year.
H. G.. Wise, son Of D. Wise, or
of the owners OF the Chilcoot grou
of mines, came in on Friday. Fl
reports that the work on the Chi
coot will start up in q few day.
Very rich r was struck in tn
drift north of the tunnel during tn
last work, and the camp is pickin
up.-Custer Chronicle.
The shaft at the Spokane min
has now reached a depth Of 200 fee
At the bottom Of the shaft q drift
being run and it is claimed the or
vein now shows q width Of 16 fee
This mine, when gotten in prope
shape, will materially increase tn
output Of the precious metals in tn
southern Hills.--Keystone Miner.
Joe Buck and wife came in fror
their eastern tour Sunday mornin
and are now costly settled in til
Fish residence in the western PAL
of the city, They report a mos