The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-06
A $500 GOLD BRICK
Mining News From the Black Hills
and Elsewhere,

Goid Mining company has deposited in the
United States assay office at Deadwood a,bar
OF bullion for which it recei-ed SIS 200. 1t
was the result of the, first cleanup at the new
cyanide plant on Yellow creek. afte a run
OF fifteen days. During the run about $50 tons
Of ore were milled, which makes the average
q little better than Sc per ton, this being con-
sloeraDly IN advance of what the officers had
anticipated. A new body of quartzite has
been recently opened up on the property 1t
appeared on the surface of the ground and
mad previously been regarded as worthless.
Inc Black Hills Copper company, which re-
Gently purchased the Benedict group Of CLAIM
In Hornelende camp, Pennington county, is
making an excellent showing. steam hoist
was purchased OF tho Harvey Peak Tin COM
pany and has been set I'D on the ground.
where 1t is IN constant operation, Ore is be-
Ing mined IN the main shaft. and every ton
brought TO the surface is proving of good
milling grade. A mill is being built on the
ground for the purpose Of treating the ore.
TIE mill will be run by water power. and
The company expects to be turning out
bullion at the minimum expense.
The five stamp null on the Golden Slipper
property is running satisfactorily and good
clean-ups are made regularly. Most of the
ore IS being taken from the $50 foot level.
The Golden Slipper is under bond TO the En-
pire State Mining company. The Lulu Min
Ing company will begin work shortly after
the 1st Of June. The mine has been idle for
severa. weeks, while the superintendent NJ.
L. Day, was in the east buying machinery
Lead. S. D., June 6.-The shaft OF the Plu-
ma Mining company in Lead is nearly $50
feet deep, following one of the Lodges of the
Homestake, and the ore is improving with
each foot gained. 1t is believed to be the
Caledonia ledge, and the Puma company has
SO far failed to determine its width where it
crosses that companys property 1t is identi-
wit ha hat oil
taken out Of the Hoaestake at the 70O-foot
level, and will average better than S. per ton.
The comDany has its new steam hoist in
working order, and the sinking is being done
with two shifts The Belt Development COM
pany is still showing up ore on the southern
extension Of the Homestake in the drift to
the north from the bottom OF the TOO foot
shaft at Kirk. 1t is being demonstrated be-
yond a peradventure that this company is on
the Homestake ledge, and it is now revealed
for several hundred feet.
The Hidden Fortune Mining company has
commenced delivering at the Elkhorn
loading station in North Lead. for shipment
to the National smelter at Rapid City. This
Is silicious ore from the Hidden Fortune
claim, and mined over year ago by
the original owner, Otto P. T. GrantZ, and left
on the dump when the property trans
ferred to the company. It is estimated that
there Is 1900 tons of the ore, and careful
than SIS to the ton. which will mean $50, 600
clear pickup for the company. The cyan
ide plant of the Wasp No. Z, on Yellow creek
Is receiving repairs. New shells are being
placed on the crusher and rolls. The quartz
tie that is being mlled is destructive to the
shells, The Homestake Mining company has
new settling plant in operation in Lead.
1t consists of six tanks ten feet In diameter
and sixteen feet deep, where the water from
the conehouse, carrying the shines, is settled,
to be pumped back and used over
Rat Portage, Ont, June e.-George H. Yer
non of St. Paul is here looking after his min
ing interests He mas associated with him
Franklin Floate of Spencer. Iowa. and they
together control the Olympia Gold Mining
company nd the Carlton Lake Gold Mining
company. A. Blum president and manager of
the Twentieth Century Trading company, OPP
Grating in the Manitou district, reports salts
factory progress. They had a complete
stamp mill transported across tho ice from
the Canadian Pacific Railway during the win
ter Representatives Of the Indian Joe Min
ing company of Newark, N. j., were here to
examine their property, and were delighted
with the showing that has been made. Their
manager, Captain j. P. Williams. has only
been at work short time, but has done
effective work. The president. W. L. Cheese
worth, and the treasurer. H. H. Tryling
were with the party who visited the property
and with their own hands broke out some re-
markedly rich ore, from which they took very
fine specimens showing visible gold
An air compressor plant has keen trans
ported to the Golden Horn mine on Rush bay,
and will be placed in position as speedily as
possible This property is showing up re-
markably we'll. Recently there were SIT 900
In gold bricks on exhibition in the Imperial
bank window here, about half Of 1t from the
Mikado and the balance about equally divided
between the Sultana and Black Eagle, all
being the product Of short runs.
Calumet, Mich, June 6.-The Calumet &
Hecla mine produced 74,51O,557 pounds of cop
per in 1901 This is the official report fur
pished by Secretary George A. Flagg to the
state commissioner of mineral statistics.
The Calumet & Hecla has for some time
been using electric lights on the man cars
in No Q shaft of the Calumet branch. 1t is
stated that results huve been very salts
factory and it is probable the system will
be used in the other shafts
The new hoisting engine at No. 3 shaft of
the Baltic mine is about installed No. .
shaft of the old branch Of the Franklin mine
has resumed production after being out OF
commission for about two weeks The shaft
has been repaired where the cave-n occurred
and no further trouble is anticipated At the
Victoria mine, the westernmost active prop
erty in the lake district, No. shaft is sink
ing at a depth of about 1900 feet from the
surface-The management has under consld-
Grafton plans for the new mill and the de-
yelopment of the extensive water power To-
Gated on the property a short distance from
the mine. =,
The management of the Osceola Consoli-
dated has decided on closing down Nos. ) and
shafts on the Osceola lode, and the shafts
were retired from commission this week Over
100 men were employed in the shafts closed
and they have been given work in Other
narts of The mine. At the kearsarge branches
work is being rushed with all possible speed
and the rock output is larger than ever be-
fore. ;- ,.
- William, E.. Parnall Of Calumet has beer
appointed member of the board OF contro
Of the Michigan College Of Mines, to. sue
coed the late Thomas B. Dunstan OF Han
cock Work at the Adventure is progress
ing rapidly underground. but surface i'm
tprovenents are held in check by the non
arrival of Equipment. Work ON the add
ton to the Hecla stamp mill OF the Calume
3 & Hecla at Lake Linden is we'll advanced
and one head is in operation on trial Las
week the Mass mine produced over forty ton
of mass and barrel copper, the best outpu
IN a week in the history Of the mine.
Duluth, MINI. June Con the VerElillo1
range. Pine island. a few miles north of tn
Minnesota Iron cc1ppany's Soudan mines, ha
been leased to Alfred Merritt of this city
who has great hopes of finding a Valuabl
mine. The width between well defined wall