Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Getting in READINGS, for the Session of the
Mining Congress.
Is TO BE INCORPORATED IN COLORADO
UhIIkoOt District Promises to he An
other Cripple Creek, Mines There
CarryIng the same Kind
of ore.

anu UyldN5. lntIt were pItbtuL at Aut
meeting: Hon. J. A. Richards of Boise
City. Idaho, president Of the congress; Prof.
z. II. Buckley Of Missouri, second vice
president; S. w. Russell of Deadwood, first
vice president, and Irwin Mahon Of Scran-
ton, Pa, secretary OF the congress. 1t had
been the intention Of Incorporating the
American Mining congress under the laws
OF the state OF South Dakota, but after a
consultation with the leading lawyers Of
the Black Hills II was found that the limita-
tons Of the statutes Of this state pre-
scented obstacles which would work a detri-
ment to the congress in certain things, so
II was resolved at the meeting to apply to
the state OF Colorado for a charter, and to
incorporate under the laws Of that state.
Entertainment Money pledged.
The members Of the executive committee,
since their arrival in the Black Hills, have
been the guests Of the Black Hills Mining
Mems association. and at the meeting Of
the association on Thursday night were
the guests Of honor. At that meeting the
work which the association has done toward
= raising the necessary funds for the enter
tainment Of the members Of the American
Mining congress, which will hole its first
meeting under it's new charter in Desdwood
and Lead, was shown, and the sum raised
to date amounts to 81, 900, with SIC, 1000 more
pledged by the different big mining COM
panles OF the Hills. The committee fn-
ished It's work Thursday afternoon, and it
will be submitted to the congress at its
hrst meeting for ratification and adoption.
The Black Hills Mining Mems association
has taken hold Of the matter Of the coming
meeting of the congress in dead earnest,
and were It to be held tomorrow it would
ind everything prepared for the meeting.
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adding to the costly collection of minerals
which 1t gathered at the time OF the
quarto- centennial exposition held in this
city, and when the congress meets next
year It will possess the finest collections
Of ores and minerals in the west, and the
most costly.
Rival for Cripple Creek.
KEYSTONE, S. D., Dec. 21.-(special)-
The Chilkoot district of the southern Hills
ls producing some mines which will not be
long In attracting attention, and mines,
too, the product Of which will make the
district famous This district is the only
one in the Black Hills which resembles
In it's characteristics the Cripple Creek dis
trict OF Colorados, The geological forma-
lions and the ore taken from the mines
are the same in everything and will prove
to be as rich. Several OF the properties
which are being worked in the district are
producing a very fair quality of ore. not
withstanding the fact that very little work
has been done on any of them. One of
the best developed properties is that of the
Ivanhoe company. which has lately resumed
work on it's shaft, which is following down
q hve-foot vein of ore. Assays from the
vein will go from $40 to s35 a ton gold.
The ore is a free milling proposition, the
concentrates from which are said to be
very rich, and the company is now making
arrangements to ship a carload OF 1t either
10 Denver or Omaha for treatment.
Buys Old Water Right.
CUSTER CITY, S. D., Dec. 21.-(Special.)
The old Spring creek and Rockerville
hume and water right has been sold, and
1t is rumored that the purchaser has been
3. A. Baxter. who is putting in the smelter
at Sheridan. Pennington county. The water
power Will be utilized to run the electric
light plant which will be built by the Da-
kota-Calumet Copper Mining company at
that place. but II will require a great deal
Of repairing before 1t will be In condition
TO furnish power for that Purpose. The
hume was built in 1880 by Captain West at
an expense OF $50, 900 and was used for the
purpose OF bringing water to miners work
80 = ~ oAOh6 NhN DduhS Vi the
creek. 1t never was a paying investment,
for after the water had been brought TO
the ground most OF II failed to pay even
good wages. 1t has for many years been
q historical landmark. but has for that
time been OF no practical use, and it's pur-
chase by Mr.. Baxter will undoubtedly be
the means OF putting 1t to a profitable use
now.
The Empire Baker group of mines. owned
by William Tarrant and partners. is one
OF the best group OF claims situated near
Custer City. This group of claims con-
sists OF fourteen locations, on all Of which
there is e showing Of ore. Since il has
been In the possession Of its present owners
there has been $4,000 expended on II IN
development work, and tho expenditure has
not proven a bad investment, in the opin-
Son OF Mr.. Tarrant, who Is giving tho work
his supervision. This work has been done.
for the most part, on three locations. on
the outcrop OF a large vertical, which has
been traced on the surface for a width OF
over $50 feet for the entire length of the
three claims mentioned. At different places
along its surface openings have been made,
and from them all ore has been taken
which will assay well. Running through
this big vein of ore is a seam about twelve
feet wide, which carries free gold, and
from which assays running up into the
hundreds OF dollars to the ton, gold, have
been made. The average value OF this
twslve-foot seam. however. is about $40
TO the ton. but there are occasional pockets
In IL which are very rich. The ore is a
free-milling, concentrating proposition, and
the owners are undecided whether to ne
gotiate for a plant or not. some of them
thinking that the mine will stand a little
further development. Work is going on
and the ground seems to be holding it's own
wherever opened on the course OF the vein.
and II is more than probable that the re-
suits CT the development work will be the
erection OF a mill of some kind. The own,
ers have recently refused to bond the
ground for handsome sums.
Producing Rich ore.
The Bi-Metallie group OF claims, stu,
ated in the same district with the famous
Sunbeam mine. is producing some very rich
ore, but the vein from which It is being
taken, a vertical, is a very narrow one, at
The present depth OF the shaft, about
torty-hve feet, being but fourteen inches
vide The ore carries free gold, and a
sample taken the entire width OF the vein.
and assayed last week. gave a return OF slOl
IN gold and two ounces In silver to the
ton. The property is owned by John Wise
and associates, who are working a shift Of
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