The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-02
Development of Properties in
Deadwood Camp.
MOTHER LODE WILL SOON SHIP.
New Tunnel and Ore Bins Now I'm
der Construction Compressor
Plant to he Set Up as Soon ms Ma
chinery Can Arrive-KaIama Has
the Gold Fever Through Discov-
cries of Quartz Under the Town.

There Is considerable activity in Dead
WOOD camp these days, and with the ex-
ception of the All There and Morrison. All
the other weil-khown properties are being
theoretically developed. A representative
of the Greenwood Times obtained the fol-
velopments:
Now that steel has been laid TO the
Mother Lode mine. the construction of big
ore bins VIII be commenced at once so
that even before the smelter Is half fin
ished continuous ore shipments viii be in
progress The Greyhound, In the south
end OF the camp, has resumed deyelou-
ment and 1t il said that the Morrison
would do likewise the first of the month
As soon as General Manager George Ley
son returns from Spokane. the All There
VIII again be started up. With these two
mines there will be nine working proper
ties Then there is the STANDARD, owned
by Andrew I.aidlaw's company; the Mo-
reen. the south extension of the Buck
horn, now under option, and the Iron Top
and the Arlington Burns groups owned
by b. A. Bielenberg, who is at present in
the East. All these will be opened up this
year.
In South Deadwood there is also the
Bengal group. also owned by one of An
drew Laidlaws companies, that has been
Systematically worked during the winter
Further south again is the Golconda.
which was recently closed down. A di-
rector of the Goleonda company is expect
ed in Greenwood this week when a re-
sumption of work IL promised. Altogether
the outlook for Deadwood camp is excel
lent for a big payroll.
Further extensive development Is being
undertaken on the Mother Lode The
principal work just at present In progress
is the running OF a new tunnel starting
from point on Mother Lode creek to
connect at the 2oo-foot level of the main
shaft. This tunnel will be 900 feet in
length. Work has started both from the
outside by hand drilling and from the
200-foot level with the aid of drills. From
each point it has progressed 100 feet 1t
viii require two months TO complete tho
same. There are several reasons for the
tunnel, both economic and otherwise. 1t
will explore a SEXTON OF the Mother Lode
heretofore undeveloped: 1t will render I'M
necessary the charging Of the main shaft
from the surface down to the 2o0-foot
level TO a three-compartment. il will pro-
vide an excellent system of natural drain
age and good ventilation for the whole
mine, and will also give an additional
outlet down to the 200-foot level in case
of an accident. The development of the
big ore body IL being continued on both
the 300 and 30a-foot levels. At the 300
foot level the drift is still being pushed
north. and at intervals OF every $50 feet
from the shaft station the ore body Is be-
ing cross ut. At the last crosscut they
have driven in ore for seventy feet
On the surface force Of men has about
completed cutting. out of solid rock sta
ton for the new hoist This station Is
seventy by thirty feet in size, and will
give ample room for the new hosting
plant which viii be placed seventy feet
north of the main shaft as well as give
accommodation for all necessary tratk-
age. contract has been let for the con-
strriction Of ore bins, with an approx
mate capacity OF 2oo0 tons. This work
will be started the first Of the week On
the payroll at the present time are fifty
six names. Between this number and six
ty will be the average until the arrival
OF the new machinery plant.
General Manager Keffer informed the
Times man that the new hoist to be OBJ
tanned will have n sinking capacity OF
500 feet This has not yet been ordered.
but will he shortly The Ingersoll-Sar-
geant compressor plant Ia now being
made by the James Cooper Manufacturing
Company OF Montreal. 1t is the largest
COMPRESSOR. boiler and drilling plant yet
ordered for any mine in the Boundary
district II consists Of cross compound
Corlfss condensing air compressor, with
eompounied air end and rcceiving inter-
cooler. the high and low pressure steam
cylinders TO be twenty-two-inch and nifty
inch diameter. respectively. the air cyl
,naers 10 le Of the piston inlet type, high
ana low pressure. 1914 inches and s2h
,n~bcs respectively and ES-,nch stroke,
tha ma hine 10 have a capacity % thirty
"a FORTY drills and 10 weigh $4,000 pounds;
two slxty-six by sixteen horizontal return
,,,h,,lar boilers, each 100 horsepower. for
tx rounds working pressure, and 20 nave
h,,rfgontal smoke connection and one
stack. a fgty-four by twelve dr receiver.
a feed water heater Of sufficient capaetiy
far 80 power boilers. ten F. "a drills.
two do1ble-ecrew and ten slrgle-serew
columns. with arm and clamp; two iron
safety platform cages, with satety devise
"a sbfeia roof. two six-soot sheaTe
wheels so feet OF one and a quarter
,uch wire rope. and six steel ore cars with
Nrf.askell wheels and axles. Delivery ~
this plant Is contracted to be made within
thvas rffpnfnE