Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-18
MINING In The BLACK HILLS
Reinbold Company is to Erect an Ore.
Treating Plant at Omaha.
lITHIA TO Be ITS VALUABLE PRODUCT
Earth Rich in Arsenic is 10 he Con-
verted Into Paris Green-Omahs
Tank Company Gets Mig
Contract.

yerted Into Paris Green-OmRha
Tank Company Gets Big
Contract.
DEADwooD, S. D., Feb 17.-tspecial)-
The Reinbold company of Custer and
Omaha has made final arrangements at
Omaha to erect plant in which the large
deposit of manganese ore found south Of
Keystone, will be treated. II is expected
that ten to fifteen carloads of ore a month
will be shipped. This ore carries per
cent lithia, 80 per cent phosphoric acid and
rs to 20 per cent manganese. All three
products will be saved by the process that
will be employed at the Omaha plant. The
lithia will be a valuable product. DR.. Rein
bold was the first man to discover a method
for tho extraction of the lithia values from
the spodumene ore that was found by him
near Hill City. The ore was sent to Ger
many for treatment. He has discovered
that the manganese ore carries twice as
much lithla as the spodumene and a great
saving in cost of transportation Will be
made by having the ore treated at Omaha.
This same company has Interested
Philadelphia capitalist in a proposition be-
tween Keystone and the Spokane mine.
body OF ore containing 40 to 20 per cent
arsenic mas Dpeu ulSCONeTtu anu IL 10 pIu-
posed to ship the ore to Philadelphia to
manufacture Paris green. The ore Is green
in color and the ledge is about SIX feet
thick. being between slate walls. Arsenic
ore is found in a number OF mining dis
tricts in the United States. but It is not
mined extensively in this country. large
amount Is imported from Bohemia South
Germany and few other European coun-
tries. II is "a valuable product being worth
cents per pound. wholesale. II is pro-
posed at the start to ship six tons month
to Philadelphia, where the preliminary ex-
periments will be made on the ore in order
to find It's true value. The manganese plant
at Omaha is to be in readiness for ore by
the first Of April.
Dcadwood Merchants Invest.
A contract has been let by the Dakota
Mining company for thirty-two tanks, to be
built by an Omaha company. for the new
l00-ton cyanide plant In the First ward OF
Deadwood Bids are being advertised for
the new plant. This company is practically
a Deadwood corporation. The officers are
business men OF this city, who have raised
by popular subscriptions over $4,000 In
their own town. The sale OF stock in this
company has created new interest in
mining. The company thoroughly demon
strated in a small mill at Central City
that the large bodies of ore at the Gun
nlson and Jack Pot mines. in the Portland
district, owned by the company. were
amenable to the cyanide process. The com
pany is assured by ample ore reserves for
years to come and the 10O-ton cyanide plant
in Deadwood will be ready to treat the ore
early in the year. The company is being
managed by J. NJ. Fish, mayor OF Dead
wood. The new plant will have thirty
stamps, the method of extraction being the
wet cyaniding.
A Chilian mill Is TO be put up at a
group of claims four miles east OF Hill
City on ground owned by George Carr OF
Deadwood. John Wise and others, eastern
capitalists, who have found what they sup
pose to be one OF the richest lodges OF free
milling ore in the southern Hills. The
ledge is said to be over 1000 feet long, four
feet wide and n true assure vein. having
an average value per ton of over $3.50. The
ledge runs parallel with the rich Golden
Slipper ore vein, which bas been developed
by shaft 300 feet deep.
Omaha Purchase Is Denied.
The report sent to the outside press
from Custer. that the Clara Bell mine had
been sold to Captain Marsh of Omaha for
consideration of $500, 900 is not true.
Captain Marsh had working lease on
the st. Elmo mine, which adjoins the Clara
Bell on the east, but he is now being sued
by the original owners for possession. 1t
is expected by Black Hills people that the
mine, which is valuable one. will be
given to the owners by the court Captain
Marsh had an opportunity at one time to
buy the Clara Bell mine for small
amount but he did not do 1t. The price
Of the mine, as offered to other Omaha
parties, is said to be 500, 900. The mine
has the promise of becoming one OF the
largest and richest producers In the Black
Hills.
The Gopher Mining company OF Min
neapolis has commenced sinking it's shaft
deeper, at-the Gopher mine. north OF Hill
City. 1t is now about fifty feet deep and
it Is the plan to sink it to the 500 foot
level by midsummer. The shaft is follow
ing down a remarkably rich ledge Of free
milling gold ore. The 650-horse power
gasoline engine has been adjusted so that
II works successfully. The company has
purcha sed two Tremain stamp mills, which
are to be erected at the mine this spring.
New Find at Highland Chief.
II is stated that a new discovery of ore
has been made In the Highland Chief mine
at the head OF Spruce gulch. east OF this
city A ledge OF ore was found while do
ing assessment work, and it is said TO run
from Sl2 to 500 per ton gold The High
land Chief company has a stamp mill ut
its mine which worked the success
fully until II became too refractory. There
is a plan now on foot TO put In cyanide
annex, and work the ore with the stamps
and cyanide.
At the annual meeting of the Gold Hill
Company few days ago at Omaha. IL
was decided to do n large amount OF deyel-
ment work this season on the company's
property in the Ragged Top district,
Thomas Goodman OF Portland, one of the
ablest mining men OF the Hills, has charge
of the work. A shaft is being sunk to
quartz!te,
company will probably be organized
for the purpose OF rebuilding the cyanide
plant that was destroyed by fire at Ragged
Top. The capacity will be increased 10
about fifty tons per day. 1t was the great
success of this pioneer plant in the Ragged
| Top district that caused the Spearflsh and
| Detroit and Deadwood companies to build
large cyanide plants.
The Black Hills Copper company, has
| commenced to crosscut the mineralized
| ore zono at the bottom OF 400-foot in
| cline shaft In the Rockford copper dis
! trict Good values in gold. silver and