Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-05

ore to the mill, which will be started at It's
fun capacity-300 tons daily.
The spearhsh company's ground had been
included in the $500. 900 deal on which the
Boston syndicate has been figuring.
Develop smoky Group Claims.
GARDEN CITY, S. D., May A~-(special)
Since the sale to the Penobscot Mining
company OF the Realization and Smokey City
group Of claims has been contaminated
greater interest is being taken in the dis
trict and owners Of ground are beginning
to realize the fact that their properties will
not produce unless worked, and are start
ing in to develop them.
The Gold Hill company, which has kept
a small force OF men at work all OF the
winter doing a little prospecting work, Is
now making arrangements to begin opera
lions on a larger scale. The company has
a good showing of ore on Its ground OF
more than average grade, and It is the in
~tention, so soon as the roads get a little
harder, to ship some Of It to local reduc-
ton plants and make it help pay for de-
velopment work.
Avery of Spearhsh, who WINS ground near
the Cold Hill. will start a force Of men at
work at once and continue the development
work which was suspended at the begin
ming of cold weather last winter. He has a
fine shoot Of ore exposed on the ground
which carries good commercial values.
The Gold Eagle, owned by Harsood 4
zlnck Of Deadwood, has a large body Of
free milling ore exposed upon It. This
ground has been idle until this spring, when
work was resumed on it with a small force,
and will be continued during the summer,
the force being increased as developments
warrant. The ore In the free milling shoot
which has been exposed in recent works
cyanids to advantage.
Taylor Group Animated.
The Taylor group, owned by Garden
City and Lead parties, has had much de-
velopment work put on 1t, and a small
force Of men has been working there at odd
intervals during the winter. Since recent
developments have put new life into the
camp its owners have been doing more
work, and now have quite a force Of miners
opening up the ground, Most Of these
openings in which the ore has been ex-
posed are surface workings. but the pres
emit work is being prosecuted in the face
OF a 520-foot tunnel. which is being run
to intercept a large shoot Of ore showing
on the surface, which It will tap at a con-
siderable depth, and, from present indica-
lions. the tunnel will soon break into the
shoot OF ore for which It is being driven.
About 200 feet from its mouth this tunel
has cross-cut a ive-foot vertical, which
does not show on the surface, and ihich
carries ore giving values ranging from 81
to IS per ton.
The Ponobscot company has started work
on the Realization group, drifting from the
bottom Of It's deep shaft. The workings
are in a high grade ore. On this group Of
claims there is a good hoist and other ma
chinery for prospecting. but while in Chi
cago last week Superintendent Byrnes or
dered a complete new equipment, consist
ing OF a hoist and air compressor, with
which the power drills will be operated.
In this mine one Of the largest ore shoots
In the district has been struck, and its
values are high. 1t is on this and the vein
OF ore that is exposed in the workings OF
the Ponobscot mine that the company will
depend at the start for the ore to keep its
1C0-ton cyanide plant running. The excava-
tions for the plant will begin in a few
weeks, as the company by that time will
have everything In readiness. On the diff
ferent claims Of the company there is a
great deal Of ore exposed. none Of It of a
low grade. and It is from this district that
the richest ~silleious ore Of the Black Hills
has been shipped.
" Begins to ship Output.'
GALENA, S.. D., May 4-(SpeciaI1-