Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-22

what the company now has on the dump
would more than pay for the work which
has been done on the property did It wish
TO ship Il, but as It is the intention to have
a treatment plant OF its W in operation
within a short time II Is being held to be
treated in that.
The company owns a splendid mill site on
Deadwood creek. convenient to both groups
Of claims, so that the ore from either Of
them can be brought to II with very little
trouble and at the minimum OF expense.
The plant which will be erected by the
company will be a stamp mill, with a
cyanide falling plant attached, and will
have a capacity Of 100 tons to start with,
which will be increased as soon as condi-
lions warrant.
Shipments to the Mint.
The United States assay ONCE in this
city has shipped, so far this year nearly
81, 200, 900 in gold to the mint at Philadel-
phia, and the coming months promise to
raise the monthly shipments considerably.
Several new treatment plants will be in OPP
Grafton before the end Of the year, and
with the output Of these going through the
office the aggregate should amount to almost
1000, 600 for the year. Next year promises
to be a banner year for the office. for at
least a dozen new plants will by that time
be turning their product OF gold over to It.
Not all OF the gold by any means that is
produced In the Hills passes through the
office, most Of the big companies shipping
their gold direct to the mint. The office,
since its establishment, has been OF great
benefit to the Black Hills, making Il a con-
venient market for the small producers,
one in which they can deposit the product
Of their mines and receive pay for them In
the shortest possible time, for often It Is
essential that the money for their clean
ups be paid to them at once, whereas did
they have to wait for returns from the
mint 1t would cause them, In many In
stances, great Inconvenience. AS It is now,
they can deposit their bricks with the as
sayer, have them tested and receive their
money the next day.
Report from Mining Congress.
The Black Hills Mining Mems association
met in this city last Thursday evening and
received the reports from the members OF
the clubs delegation which had attended
the International Mining congress at Butte.
Mont, and which had succeeded in secur-
Ing the next meeting OF the association in
Deadwood and Lead. One of the conditions
OF the congress coming to the Hills was
that $4,000 be raised within thirty days
from the time Of the adjournment OF this
years session. At the meeting on Thurs
day evening this amount was guaranteed,
the Mining Mems association assuming the
responsibility for raising it. OF this
amount the association will subscribe 81. 600.
the city Of Deadwood 81, 900 and the city OF
Lead $1,000. At the meeting committees
were appointed and arrangements started to
perfect plans for entertaining the congress
when 1t comes here next year and it is
certain that when the time comes nothing
will be lacking and the delegates to the con-
gress will be given the time Of their lives,
even though the Mining Mems association
has to bear every item OF expense. The
money to defray the expense Of entertaining
the delegates when they come to the Hills
has been more than subscribed for by four
mining companies already, and with the
$4,000 that were arranged for at Thurs
day nights meeting there is now a fund OF
$1,000 raised already for the purpose of
entertainment and other expenses.