Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-24
MINING IN The BLACK HILLS
Syndicate to Dig for Tin in the BeaI
Guloh District.
WELCOME CITY TAKES NEW LIFE
win Control Large Area of Likely
Ground In that NeighbOrhOOd
and Experiment with
the rOduc

DEADWOOD, =. D., Nov. ZS.-lSpeclal)-
For years parties have been quietly gath
ering up the likely tin propositions in the
Bear Gulch district, and It is now said that
q big deal is pending for the control Of a
large area Of ground. AS a result Of the
interest which has been lately aroused in
tin, a syndicate OF eastern and English
capitalists have bonded a large number of
the most promising groups Of mines in the
district and is preparing to devote the
coming winter to an extensive system OF
development. with this end in view con-
tracts have been awarded Deadwood con-
tractors for the erection Of a number of
buildings in Welcome City, just across the
border in Wyoming. to be used for board
ing houses and Offices, assay Offices and
storehouses. A new life has entered into
Welcome City, and from a deserted min
ing camp OF a month or so ago, IL has
developed into a place of Importance.
Among the different persons who have
bonded their property to the syndicate are
Mark Heidlof, Andrew Johnson and sew
eral persons holding interests with them.
The syndicate Is represented in the Hills
by Charles and W. II. Noakes Of Chicago
and NJ. II. Lyon, one OF the well known
Assayers and mining men of Deadwood.
The prospects Of Bear Gulch have always
been looked upon by the mining men Of
the country as the best showing for tin
that has been made in the Black Hills.
There are many big veins OF ore carrying
tin which are exposed on the surface, while
the watercourses have always produced so
much stream tin that the early miners of
placer gold found It difficult to work their
claims. This tin (cassiterite) has been
Faved from many of the placer claims, and
on some OF them hundreds of tons of this
placer tin has been piled up on the banks,
awaiting the time when there shall be a
market for It. Experiments will be made
IA one of the Deadwood reduction plants
with this product of the placer mines and
the ore while the development OF the prop
e-ty is under way. and arrangements have
been made for the transportation of this
ore to Deadwood Should these expert
ments meet the expectations of the COM
pany 1t will erect a plant the coming spring
for the treatment of the ores on the
ground. Two hundred tons are now ready
for transportation to Deadwood. and it is
expected that the first run on It will be
made next week.
Double It's Mil Capacity.
The Imperial Mining company is prepar-
Ing to increase its mill capacity to 200
tons daily. Its plant in this city is now
treating an average Of 10 tons a day
The plant was originally built for 200 tons
and Is equipped in every way to handle
that amount OF ore daily, and all that
will be necessary to bring IL up to those
figures will be the addition of a few more
tanks and a couple of sets of fine rolls.
When the plant was first built arrangements
were made for the accommodation Of roast
ers, but during the summer just past the
company has made numerous experiments
on large samples OF ores, not only from
is own mines in the Blacktail and Bald
Mountain districts, but from mines in
other districts OF the Hills, and finds that
Tut a small percentage of these ores will
need roasting, and consequently will utilize
the building erected for the accommodate
tion of the roasters for additional tanks
and rolls. The plant Of the company in
Deadwood has been in operation since April
l, but not until very recently has 1t been
able to run at its full capacity, owing to
poor transportation facilities. It's mines
have now all been connected with the mill
by railroad, and lately 1t has been running
about 10 tons Of ore daily. Since starting
up the mill has treated a great deal OF
custom ore, and with the best of ~satisfac-
ton. II is one of the newest plants in
the Hills, and in its construction a de-
parture was taken from the usual method
OF building mills Of this character, 1t being
built on the level ground, while the other
plants Of a like character are what lie
known as hillside plants. depending upon
gravity for the most part in handling the
ores treated in them. Some doubt was ex.
pressed when the plant was first planned
as to the wisdom of building it according
TO the specifications drawn. but it's sue
cessful operation for the last six months
has proved that the plans were all right
When the new additions have been made
the Imperial will be the largest plant IN
the Hills using the dry crushing cyanide
process. The company is at the presenl
time milling ores from its ground on Rub,
Basin. Bald Mountain and 5lacktail, anC
since II started its output OF bullion hal
been timate to have averaged from SIS,
900 to $4,000 a month.
Digging n Second Tunnel.
Frank s. Bryant and associates are omen
ing up the Bridal Veil Falls group of claim
In the Carbonate district and have strucl
some very good ore carrying a high per
centage OF iron and gold values ranginI
from Sc to SIS a ton. They had a tunne
running into the hill. between the lime
stone and the porphyry formations, for
distance Of about 1876 feet, but It was &
had ground and kept caving on them, an
although they were well into a big or
shoot they had to abandon the tunnel an
drive another. This new tunnel is no,
into the hill about 100 feet, and a littI
GRE is coming into the workings. It vii
he continued for 1000 feet further and vii
tap the Carbonate ore bodies at a dept
cf 1900 feet, when II is expected that
higher grade OF ore will be struck.
bryant was in the city last week maxim
preparations for the winters work
being the intention to keep a force {
miners employed all OF the winter, AM
should the developments meet the expects
lions OF the owners OF the ground the
will probably arrange for the erection of
treatment plant on the property. Sewers
parties are working along the creek in tn
same neighborhood and all are getting OF
good ore. II is possible that the treatmeI
plant to be erected in this district will I
Joint stock AFFAIR and be furnished wit
ore from the properties which are no
being developed by individual owners.
Is dihleult OF access so very little ore HI
been treated In quantities from this pa
tieular part OF the Carbonate district, b.
that which has has given good returns.
WIN Have a Big Pump.
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