Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-06

II looking for the shoot Of ore which wa
struck this week.
SHERIDAN, s. D.. Oct. 5.-Cspeciai)-s.
r. Baxter has a large force OF men en-
gagged on the grading for the lOO-ton smell
ter which he Is going to erect for the pur-
pose OF treating the copper ore which he IL
mining from the Lillian group Of mines.
This part OF the work is about completed.
and the carpenters have already started
on the frame Of the building. II Is expected
that the plant will be in operation shortly
after the first Of the coming year. Besides
the men who are working on the smelling
plant. there is quite q force Of men at work
In the mines getting out ore. II is a copper
proposition, and the plant which is being
erected is a copper smelter. The ground
is situated only a short distance from the
main line Of the p. g. NJ. railroad, so tina
when the machinery for the new plant ar
rives It will not have to be hauled far on
wagons. The vein upon which work Is being
prosecuted is a very large one. and is a
continuation OF the famous Maloney Blue
Lead vein. the Lillian being situated to
the east and north Of that mine. and adjoin-
ing It,.
Work on the Maloney Blue Lead. also
a copper proposition, it is said, will! shortly
be resumed, and a shaft sunk on the vein
where IT is cut in the long tunnel which
has been run on a ledge, and which was
encountered at a distance 1900 feet from
It's mouth. Some very rich ore has been
taken from this tunnel, but where the vein
has been cut by II, II Is not very solid, and
the management believes that with a little
more depth the solid vein will be met with.
Mr.. Maloney has spent over $50, 900 of his
own money in developing this mine, and he
believes that the money has been we'll In
vested. The new work will begin within
a week or so.
VIII Go Fifty Feet Lower.
CUSTER CITY. S. D., Oct. 5.-(special.)-
The shaft on the st. Elmo mine near Ore
vile, one Of the Grantz properties. has now
reached a depth of 100 feet. 1t is the in
tention Of the company to drift to the vein
when the 0-foot level is reached. When
this connection is made the company will
begin to take out and mill ore in the To-
stamp plant that is on the ground, and
which is now being placed in good repair
The st. Elmo is one OF the rich mall vein
mines Of the southern Hills. but II is much
larger than the majority. On the Roosevelt
group, another property OF the Grantz COM
pany, work is being pushed vigorously.
Deadwood parties are putting up a FIVE.
stamp mill in the Tigervllle district Ia
prospect some ore from the Judge Kimball
property. The ore is a trembling, con-
centrating proposition, and It is the inten-
tion to treat the concentrates by the cyanide
process.\ This work will be In the nature
OF an experiment on the surface ore Of the
Tigerville district, and should It prove tc
be a success 1t will be the means OF starting
a lot Of work on property where every indi.
cation is good, but the proper treatment oil
the ores is in doubt. There are many good
gold prospects in this district.
HILL CITY, S. D., Oct. 5.-CSpecial.)-
Dickinson of the Union Pacific Railroad
company. who is interested in mining propo.
sdtions in the vicinity of this camp, ar.
rived over the B. &. NJ. in his special car
He had a party Of eastern gentlemen with
him, and the party was taken to the Colder
Slipper made by Stafford and shown through
the workings of that property. Mr.. Dickln.
son is one Of the owners Of the Colder
Slipper, and in the mine has one of tn,
best propositions in the southern Hills.
W. W. Challis, owner of the Chllcoor
mine, in the Chilcoot district, will ship TIVE
carloads of ore to the Mystic cyanide works
for treatment this week. This will be mrs
shipment made from the district. The or,
is a gold ore, and win assay from SIS to 81
a ton. Should the treatment prove satisfac
tory other shipments to the same plant will
be made. $50 .