Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-30

Fairview mine. with the supplies they
sent a number OF miners to increase the
force already at work on the mine
The FIRST shipment Of ore from the prop
orty will be made TO the National smelter
at Rapid City this week, several tons hav-
ing accumulated on the dumps from the
operations which started a week ago.
Shipments will also be made from the old
dumps OF the mine, the ore in which is just
as good as that which is now being taken
out.
The new vein which was opened up in the
mine a week ago will also contribute to
the shipments, and enough ore will be
taken from it to pay for sinking the shaft
which is going down on 1t.
Mystic is becoming quite a little town,
and many men are finding employment
there aside from the work which is be-
ing done on the Fairview.
TIL electro-cyanide plant at the camp
continues in operation with good results,
making satisfactory returns on all of the
ore treated, the most Of which had here
tofore been regarded as a purely smelling
proposition. The plant is only Of fifty tons
daily capacity and is having all it can do.
30 several mine owners in the vicinity are
preparing to follow the example Of the
Fairview owners and ship to Rapid City.
Money for improvements.
The annual meeting of the Dakota Mining
and Milling company was held in this city
last Friday aud at II officers OF the COM
pany we're elected as follows: President,
Joseph Rick1e Of Deadwood: vice president.
J. Goldberg, Deadwood; treasurer, John
Hunter. Deadwood; secretary, II. ]. Craw-
ford. Dcadwood.
The company at the meeting decided to
spend $4,000 in improvements on it's mill
in the First ward OF this city, and among
other things its daily capacity will be in
creased 100 tons. When the company's mill
was built It was designed for a 200-ton plant,
but only the machinery for 100 tons was
put in.
The power. however, had been arranged
so that any time the mills capacity could
be increased an additional 100 tons a day
without interfering with its operations,
so that the building of the proposed ad-
dition will not stop the wheels from going
around. Work on the addition will begin
at once and it will be completed in a
month or so.
Since 1t began operations the mill has
made two cleanups each month, the clean
ups averaging better than $40, 900 each.
There IL a vast amount OF ore exposed In
the workings at the company's mines and
there will be no trouble whatever exper-
fenced in keeping the enlarged mill sup
piled with ore, for the narrow gauge sys-
tems OF both the Elkhorn and Burlington
roads have been built to the mines.
Development at Hill City.
HILL CITY, S. D., June 2s.-(special) y
The Grant, Mining company is proceeding
with Developments on it's property with
the very best of and the most encouraging
Of results. On the Roosevelt group the
company is at the present time working
a force Of eight men. all that at the pres
ent time can be worked to an advantage,
and the miners are taking out some very
good ore. The present operations on this
group are confined to an open cut, in
which has been exposed an eight-foot YER
teal.
Two samples from this being taken from
across It's face, gave assay returns of
$500 and 1920, an average of better
than $40 a ton gold. Just as soon as Il
Is convenient the present force of miners
at work on this group will be increased
and operations conducted on a larger
scale.
A two-story boarding house has recently
been erected on the ground, a blacksmith
shop, orehouse and Office building put up,
and other improvements made. In this
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streak-a small one-which will go better
than $500, and this ore is being sacked
and will be shipped.
The other ore is being stored and will
be treated in the oompany's own mill, It
being the Intention to put up a ten-stamp
mill on tie ground this summer. The
company is still working a large force of
men on the st. Elmo group, running three
shifts "A day, and the large working shaft,
bXlO in the clear, which was started some
time ago. is now down fifty feet and will
be dropped $50 feet further before cross
cutting will be begun to reach the vein.
Stations will be established at tbs. level
and the stopping of ore begun. The st.
Elmo has a lot OF development work done
on 1t, in fact, 1t is one OF the best de-
veloped mines in the district, and the pres
ent work iB for the purpose of working
1t to a better advantage than is offered
from other openings made on the ground.
Machinery on the Groun
ROCKFORD. s. D., June 2s.-(special.)-
The first carload Of machinery for the com
pressor plant OF the ohio-D eadwood com
pany has arrived on the ground and the
balance 10 expected to reach the camp
every day. The big 00-horse-power boiler
will be placed in position within a few
days and the work of setting up the other
machinery started on.
While awaiting the arrival Of the air com
pressor plant operations on the mine have
been going on slowly with a small force OF
miners. but now the number will be in
creased and three shifts a day employed
until the big working tunnel which Is being
driven in on the Swanson" vein shall have
been completed. This tunnel is now In
about 125 feet, and going ahead slowly, all
the work being done by hand. but with six
power drills in operation it will 20 on
much faster.
This tunnel, which is following along the
strike of the vein. will be driven in for
$50 feet further, when the work OF getting
out ore will be commenced.
The ore Is a free-miIing proposition and
carries very good values. some Of it being
rich, but the average OF a good commercial
grade, and as there is a very large body Of
1t IT is the intention OF the company tc
build a reduction plant OF it's own for It's
treatment.
/. B. Murphy OF Toledo, o., who r~ecentIy
became interested in the property. has beer
appointed general manager, and VIII al
once undertake the direction of affairs.
BiE Body of Ore.