The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-05

plants have 4 daily canacity for treat
ing Us tons of ore. For the next eve
months they will probably be operated
steadily, which VIII increase the year
ly output, it is estimated, 81. 100000. These
plants commenced working only a few
weeks ago, most Of them having been
completed about the same time. They
VIII get down TO steady work about
the commencement of the year. The
Homestake'S large cyanide plant in this
city is nearly competed. It will handle
1,2OO tons of tailings every day, at a saw
ing to the company of about $4,000 per
month, or $4S0,JJ0 for the coming YEAR
This company will have another big cy-
anide plant in operation by June !, which
Will safely bring up the amount of out
put from the tailingS of the stamp mills
to 100000 for the year.
There are at present PLANS made for
six new cyanide plants to be built within
the next six months These are the
two plants of the Dakota and Imperial
Mining companies, the location being III
the First ward Of Deadwood Crown
Hill company, at Crown Hill station;
Garden City plant, Big Owl mine, in the
Ragged Top district, and the 700-ton
plant of the Homestake company at Cen
trail City These six new plants will
have a total capacity for treating 1,05G
tons of ore daily. BY June 1, 1901, the
cyanide process will be represented by
no LEGS than a score of plants with a to-
tai capacity of 5000 tons of ore per day.
The increase in output from these plants
will be nearly 100000 for next year.
HOMESTAKE WATER SUPPLY.
Next to the successful determination of
the cyanide process in the past year
stands the achievements of the Home
stake company Practically $f,C00,0G0 has
hpp w fitNT1
water supply, which has now been COM
pleted. Five thousand gallons of water
per minute can be pumped from Spear
fish creek into the reservoir at Lead. The
increase in water has made it possible
to keep all of the stamps in the four old
mills in constant operation, and will start
up two other mills that have been idle
for ten years, besides furnishing water
for the mammoth cyanide plants. For
the coming year. the increase in Home
stake bullion will be not less than $1,000
600, due to the increased water supply.
The building of railroad between
Alliance, Neb., and Brush, Col, which
connected the Black Hills with Colorado,
has been another important step forward.
The Black Hills has been in need of di-
rect communication with Denver and
other Colorado cities. The passenger
traffic over the new road has been conSid-
cradle and it has already been the means
of making a number of big sales of min
ing property to Colorado capitalists.
Deals of especial Importance with Colo
RADIO men have been the sale of $40 acres
of ground at Ragged Top to the Spearfish
Mining company, resulting in the erection
of a 250-ton cyanide plant; the sale of
the Ironside mine, on Squaw creek, foF
a consideration of $4,000; the sale of the
Dakota Maid mine, in the Little Straw
berry district; the sale Of the Cora mine,
in the Galena district, and the bonding
Of eight other properties.
The discovery of rare materials has
also received especial attention in the
past year Considerable Wolframite ore
has been shipped from the mines around
Lead and spodumene shipments have
been made regularly from mines near
Hill City. The mica industry in the
Southern hills has been brought promi-
nently to the front and it is now well es-
tablished ard is pay ne mine-oWners well.
Five mica mines are being developed in
Custer county, two of them being steady
producers. Two Eastern mica COM
panies stand ready to take the entire
mica output of the Black Hills. The
mica found in the hills is especially de-
sirable for electrical purposes and it
commands a good price. Owners of mica
| prospects will endeaVor to open up their
properties during the coming year.
MARBLE IN CUSTER COUNTY.
In Custer county two very important
discoveries were made during the past
wear those of the marble and lithograpl
stone. The Black Hills Porcelain Clay
and Marble company was organized las
spring to develop these properties.
ledge of white and variegated marble has
been opened up over a mile in length
and forty feet thick. 1t is commercial
product and it will soon be on the West
ern market A fine bed of lithograpi
stone was purchased by the same com
pany. located fifteen miles west of Gus.
ter Blocks five feet square can be quar-
ried. The quality has been pronounced
equal to the Bavarian stone by the gov
eminent geological department.
The Black hills people feel thankful
that nature has provided a remedy for
the destruction of the insect that for the
past four years has been devastating
the pine forests of the entire country. A
parasite has appeared, which has COM
menced a raid upon the worms, effectu-
ally stopping their work The protection
of the Black hills forests from fire and
INSCRIPTIONS wood choppers has been
one of the features of the forest reserve
If carefully husbanded, the, timber sup
ply of the Black hills will always be
sufficient for all needs.
The Black hills has been free from
strikes and labor troubles. The scale OF
wages is high, and there has been an
abundance of work for those desiring it
Nearly 5000 mining men have had en-
ployment, besides men in the lumber
camps, stone quarries, brick yards and
mechanics. .s * hr.
Mining in the Black hills today is on 6
very firm basis. Money invested in the
year part has keen in substantial de-
Velopment of mining ground and in the
erection Of ore treating plants. The new
year enters with unusual prospects.