Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-07
MINING IN TIE BLACK HILLS
Rich Strike of Smelling Ore Made OF
. Golden Bottle Mine.
Elm hMOENs OUT WITH DEVELOPMENT
DeaIHas Been COnsummated whereby
Scandinavian and Hogan Proper
ties ON Elk Creek Change
Hands This week.

H SRN@A@r -
rich strike OF smelling ore has been
made on the Golden Bottle, a mine situated
''on squaw creek. The mine is being worked
by Arnold and Wall, two miners who have
recently taken a lease on the ground. They
have started an open cut, following a small
vertical, about two feet wide, which shows
'on the surface. The cut is now in about
twelve feet, and every particle OF the ore
taken from IL pays. The men have now
taken out about twenty tons OF ore. which
n exceedingly rich, so rich In fact that
fhey are sacking every pound OF It before
lShipping 1t to the smelter in this city. II
is said that the ore will go better than
$500 to the ton. and from what work has
been done on the vein, the ore carries
its values all the way through. The vein
which Is now being worked has only re-
gently been discovered. but on the ground
tthere Is another shoot of good commercial
'ore, but 1t is not near so rich as the vein
which Messrs. Arnold .and Wall are work
ing. The vein at the present time is very
small. but as 1t goes into the hill 1t APP
pears to widen out so a tunnel will be
started from the face Of the open cut
land driven in SO long as the ore main
rtains its values and then a shaft will be
started. The ore is rich enough now TO
make the men who hold the lease on the
ground their fortunes with a few months
work.
Ehe second cleanup from the Alder Creek
cyanide plant. which has been running on
Fore from the dump OF the Little Blue
lamine on yellow creek, has been brought
Ito the city, and the brick is valued at
$4,000. The Alder Creek company's plant
is only a ~hfty-ton affair. so its cleanup
for the last half OF June was a pretty/biE
one.
Wasp 2, as usual. came down on Tues
''day last with it's semi-monthly cleanup
from Yellow creek, and the brick is valued
at $1,000. From the Wasp 2 and Alder
Greek alone. Yellow creek is sending to
the United States assay ONCE in this city
(about $4,000 a month. Besides these
Two producing plants. there a number of
properties having their ores treated by
'smelters and cyanide plants outside of the
district, which IL added to the product
OF those two plants. would send the pro-
duction Of Yellow creek UP to at least
$50 ,000. This is pretty good for a short
8ulch. but then 1t has always been a good
producer. and from the ore now exposed
In the different properties which border
on II 1t is destined to be one for a good
many years.
Big Sale Effected.
A sale of property which has been pend-
Ing for a long time-that' Of the scandi-
navlan and the Hogan properties, on Elk
creek-whl be this week. 10
per cent OF the purchase price having
been paid down to the owners. Included
an this sale will be- about 200 acres of as
good mining land as there is in the dis
Erict' and on the most OF which is a great deal
Of work mas been done, exposing in many
places good ore bodies. The ground is a
continuation of the Uncle Sam vein. which
'ds nve miles distant. and the, ore In the
openings made on the ground is identical
IN It's character with that taken from the
latter mine. The price to be paid for this
ground will be- over $40, 900, and when
what the Scandinavian has done in the
EAST Is taken into consideration, the
amount paid is very small. The Scan
ninavian' with the exception Of the Clover
Leaf 1.-THE old Uncle Sam), has had more
work dons on 1t than any mine in the dis
trict anil has milled moro ore. The ore
Is a pee-milling, concentrating PROPOSE
ton end will pay we'll to cyanide. The
vein in this mine is about thirty-hye feet
in width and the ore will average better
tAan SIS free-milling. There are several
Individual mine owners interested in the
deal, and the most of them are from this
city. men who have been working on the
development of their location for a mum
Der Of years, so the distribution of wealth
caused by the sale will enrich quite q
number. The sale is being made to a
party Of eastern gentlemen. who will. 1t n
said. erect a plant for milling the or,
from the ground, some OF the claims al.
ready being in such a condition that they
can begin at once the production of ore
and especially is this true Of the Scan,
dinavtan, which Is we'll opened up.
Messrs. Smith & Coe of this city hav,
been working a large force Of men on tn,
Ida and Piedmont group of claims. oil
North Bare Butte creek. for some year
past. and have now the ground In shap,
for patent. On the Ida group they havt
q large body Of free milling ore exposed
which gives average assay returns of bet
ter than IS per ton, while on the Pied
mont group several veins Of refraeter,
ore have been opened up. some OF then
very extensive and carrying very hiEl
values In many cases. This ground hal
been worked for years, but as 1t is re
mote from treatment facilities, but littl
of Its ore has been tested in any quantity
but what has, has given good returns. I
Is the intention Of the owners to arrang
for the erection Of a treatment plant OF
the ground some time this year. This 4
a district that has received but little at
tention from outside people. but one whiel
Is we'll known to residents OF the Hills
and there are many who have interes.
there which are very promising. an,
should the owners Of Ida and Piedmon
erect their mill. It will be the cause O
awakening interest in it's mines. Tn
country is well timbered and there is waite
SUFFICIENT to run any kind Of a plant o
any number of them. With little effort
railroad could be built from one OF th
main lines OF the Hills to any portion q
the district. and as its ores are of a qualit
that would hnd a ready sale, with the ad
vent OF a road the district would take o
q boom.
A. K. Davis OF Lead has recently take
q bond on the Ground Hog group of claim
In the Whitewood mining district. and wi
d. IT,.