Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-05-26
in THE BLACK HILLS
Operators Treating Ore by Home
Plants at Largely Increased
Rates.

or district in the United States.
The following plants. owned and oper-
ated by the mining companies named, are
in constant operation, with their respective
daily tonnage, as stated:
Companies. Tonnage.
Hcmestake Mining Co., 900 stamps.
clover Leaf Mining Co. 50 stamps, free
Holy Terror Mining Co, 20 stamps
Tycoon Ranger Mining Co. 10 stamps
North Star, and other Southern Hlis. ~
National smeIter Co ismelter: sS0
Golden Reward Mining Co. smelter.. 800
Golden Reward Mining Co. cyanide -.
wasp li'r No. Mining Co. cyanide mill. 100
Horseshoe Mining Co. cyanide mill. 100
spearfish Mining Coz cyanide mill geo
Portland Mining Co., cyanide mill ..... 60
Dakots Mining CO, cyanidied yanidI mlI nIIu u lSS l@
imPsTiaid HlFsiahd MRRff chief Mi Mining E GO, % cyanide
Alder Creek Mining Co, cyanide mill 50
Rossiter (under lease). cyanide MILL. SOL
Total ........................... ...o,3lO
Most of the above plants have large ore
reserves and are not likely to suspend, ex-
cept from breakage or for necessary re-
pairs The Glover Leaf company has re-
Gently added forty stamps to its mill. and
at THIS tlIue is Shdb uOHh ioI
repairs to old machinery
The National Smelling company has re-
Gently completed its new and modern smell
ter, located at Rapid City. and started up
two weeks ago to run largely on custom
ores. with a capacity OF at least 300 tons
per day. The Horseshoe company Is ship
ping 300 tons of smelling ore daily to the
Omaha smelter. This company on Thurs
day last broke ground for S60-stamp
cyanide MILL which will have a capacity
Of 1900 tons a day. other companies are
opening and developing mines, with the
object of erecting mills, and conservative
estimate at this time will place the output
of gold ores from Black Hills mines at
5000 tons daily before the close Of the
year. These figures do not take into ac-
count the large tsilings plants for the re-
treatment of ores.
There are other districts, 1t is true, which
probably produce, for the amount Of ore
which is mined in them, ores carrying
greater gold values than the ores Of some
Of the districts Of the Black Hills but in
no camp or district of the United States
or on the American continent 10 there a
district which produces so much gold ORE
or which treats or ships so much gold ore
monthly, as does the Black Hills.
While, for a greater part, the ores OF
the Black Hills are of a comparatively
low grade, there is produced gold ores
which carry very high values, and espe-
cially Is this true OF the mines OF the
southern Hills, which, when added to the
rest Of the ores mined, VII! bring the
average values up to a pretty sood figure.
And, then, the ores, as a general thing,
occur in such vast veins and deposits that
the cost OF mining is comparatively small
when compared to those Of other places
where the ore deposits and veins are small,
hard to get at and difficult to work.
First shipment of Ore.
GALENA, S. D., May 25.-(Special THE
first shipment Of ore from this camp by rail
was made on Friday over the B. & M. mar
row-g gauge, the tracks Of which have just
been placed in condition for handling heavy
freight. The shipment consisted Of 200 tons
of ore and concentrates from the Richmond
mine, which is being operated by Bart
Harris and associates, The shipment Is
being made to the National smelter at
Rapid City.
The putting in operation Of the railroad
has been the cause OF starting up lot OF
new work In this camp, and many mine
owners are now working ground which has
lain idle, with the exception OF doing the
annual assessment work, waiting for such
an opportunity In order to get their ores to
the market for there is a vast quantity OF
ore in this district that, while not giving
very great returns. will pay to work II the
excessive charge OF wagon transportation is
eliminated from the cost OF treatment A
| large quantity Of such ore is now on the
! dumps at many mines in the district. and 1t
will all be marketed. for the railroad COM
pany is putting In spurs to every mine
wbioh haa shoUin0 of 0ra to warrant IL
in building to It,
Besides the ore trade which the railroad
company is sure to get there will be an
| other source of revenue which will amount
| to q big item In a year. and that is the
! timber hauling business which 1t will re-
vive. The road where 1t traverses the dis
! trict cuts through one Of the most heavily
! timbered sections of the Black Hills, and
| one from which a greater part OF the tim
bers which are being used In the Home
stake mines and other properties about
Lead are secured. All Of the freight COM
| ing into the district is hauled here from
Deadwood, twelve miles distant. by wagon,
and there are times in the year when that
method OF transportation is out of the
question, but now with the railroad run
ming there is very little likelihood Of the
camp again becoming isolated.
| international MINING congress-
DEADwooD. S. D., May 25.-(speciaI.)-
At a meeting OF the Black Hills Mining
| Mems association, held on Thursday even
ing last, It was decided to send representa-
tives to the meeting Of the International
Mining Congress. which will convene at
Butte. Mont, on September ! OF this year.
A representative will be sent from every
county OF the Black Hills. and representa-
tive mining men will be selected in every
instance. The delegates to the congress
will go instructed TO use every endeavor to
have the next meeting Of the congress held
in this city. The Mining Mems association
| is one OF the strongest organizations In the
Black Hills, and includes in it's member
ship every mining man Of Importance In
this section of the state
e. R. Collins, one OF the successful min
ing men OF the Black Hills. a gentleman
| who has cast his fortunes with the coun-
try ever since It's occupancy by the whites
will leave this week for Venezuela, TO work
some property in which he is interested
there. His health has been bad Of late and
he is going there for a change OF climate
more than with a desire to leave the coun-
try 20 better his prospects, for he will sui
| int In M.