Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-04
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
spsar6sh Mining Company Arranging 10
Bun at Full Capacity.
STARTING UP THE OtAOwOOO STANDARD
Golden I'm strawberry cuich
Preparins to Erect = MN to rrsat
ore Not Rich Enough
20 ship.

DEADW0OD. g.. D., Aug. a.-(speclal.l -
The Spearhsh Mining company has sent
down another cleanup from johnson eulch.
Last month there were $500 tons OF ore
run through the mill In Johnson Rulch.
about six miles southwest OF this city.
which averaged something better than Sc
a ton, or a total Of s25. 900 for the month.
The plant OF the company, a arg crushing
cyanide. was run at its fu1I capaoity, SOC
tons a day, but a small portion OF the
time. but the coming month It is expected to
work q night and day shift IN the min
and keep Il going constantly, so thai 5000
tons will be treated in the month. J. X.
Vanatter, the vice president OF the COM
pany' arrived last week and is now at the
mines. and before he left the city he stated
that he Intended to increase the force OF
miners and mill men az once. and run the
plant up to It's limit. The company has 4
mountain Of ore exposed. and II 81 one Of
the best cyaniding propositions In the
Black Hills, while It's gold Is 90 pure thar
1t hardly needs refining after the cleanup
has been retorted.
In the same vicinity Is the Deadwood-
standard cyanide plant OF 200 tons daily
capacity. This is one OF the best plants
that has been erected in the Black Kills.
and on ground which is considered the
equal Of any in the Ragged Top district "a
eyaniding proposition, but for some reason
or other Il has been idle for about three
months. after having made several rood
cleanups. the ore averaging as good Is any
IN the district. o. n. Brown, the auperin-
tendent Of the. company. arrived from Dsn-
yer last week, and before leaving for the.
mines, stated that he would start the mill
up as soon as he reached there. During the
time that the mill has been idle a good
force OF men has been kept employed de-
v~eloping the known ore bodies and pros-
pecting for others, 80 the property IL IN
good shape to produce ore, and those ae-
quainted with II can see no reason why the
min should not run steadily after It starts
up again.
Secretary Henderson Of the Golden Crest
Mining company was an arrival from De-
troit Thursday, his visit TO. the Hills 1t
tnliR time being for the purpose OF Sc
selecting the site and making other arrange
ments for the erection Of an f00-ton cyanide
plant on the c~ompary's property at the
head Of Strawberry Rulch. AZ the last
meeting Of the directors Of the companv.
held in Deadwood about a month ago. the
erection Of this mill was decided on. as
the company had been for sometime taking
out q good quality Of ore, which, while Il
would pay well to treat on the GROUND.
would not give a profit su1neIent 70 war
rant its hauling over a hard trail to the
S~ 80 ssaV@sat. Tnv new plant VIII
be. as stated, 100 tona daily capacity. but
the power viii be 50 arranged THAI thIs
amount Of daily treatment can be in
creased ut any time without neoessitntiuK
the closing down Of the mill once It Is in
operation.
At the present time the company is run
ming a number Of tunnels on the ore body.
20 connect shafts which have been sunk
Aliens It's strike In several places, and as
the work is ali In ore. there has been ac-
cumulating on the dumps a large amount
OF ore This ore is high-erads for q
Syanidine proposition, averaging better
than $40. and some OF II going muoh higher,
there being rich streaks mot within the
vein. and 1t was from these streaka that
the rich ore which FIRST attracted attention
to the mine under its former mansre-
ment was taken and shipped. The company
s a close corporation, and very little ~
fort has been made to sell stock in 4. ali
the treasury surplus that has besn offered
having been taken by members Of the COM
pany. The ground Of the company is To-
Gated In the Bare Butte mining district.
and is close to the town Of GaIena. 10
which the machinery for the new min win
probably be shipped for delivery TO the
mine. The mine is equipped with as com
Piste . holst and compressor plant as
there is ia the BLACK HTIiA, While the work
that has been done upon It has put Il in
excellent shape TO get out ore. Mr. Hsn-
dersop says that It is ther Intention to 20
to work at once N the mill and have Il
| completed before WfntaF aata IN