Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-13

tons a week to the smelter, as there is a
large body OF ore In the mine
The Rattlesnake, which IL being worked
under lease by Bart Harris. is producing T.
high grade Of cyaniding ore, which is being
shippcd to the Imperial mill At Deadwood
for treatment. The last shipment made
consisted OF four carloads, and Mr.. Harris
is loading several care at the mine now.
The ore goes about tie to the ton on the
average, but there sTe strsaks In 70 which
will assay very high,
The Sunday mine, close to the Rattle
snake, IL taking out some very good ore,
which Is being sent to one Of the Deadwood
syanide plants for treatment. The ore Is
similar to that taken from the Rattleenake,
in fact the shoot OF ere which ls now being
worked Is a continuation of the one In that
mine. A short time ago Bart Harris bought
the privilege Of working over the old dump
Of this mine. and made such a good thing
out Of Il that the owners Of the property
resumed work on the mine themselves,
with the result that they have opened up
one OF the richest shoots OF ore In the Ca
lena district.
The new cyanide mill fer the Golden Crest
is now well under way and ready for the
machinery, which should begin to arrive
this week. The stone and brickmasons
have completed their work and the car
penters are we'll along on the building.
Work in the mines is progressing finely
and all Of the underground workings will
soon be connected with the company's big
hoist. The ore they are getting is Of a
good quality, and there appears to be an
abundance Of 1t.
Rich Strike In Columbia.
ROCKFORD, 8. d., Oct. 1~2.-(Special.)--
A strike was made this week In the new
shaft which has been started on the Co
lumbia's ground. one and a half miles
from this camp, which has attracted con-
siderable attention in this district, and
which promises to develop into something
good. For several months the company
has been prospecting its ground, undecided
where to sink It's permanent working SHAFT
and to erect a hoist. 1t had been work
ing in several places, and a week or so
ago started this new shaft on the vein
where It js exposed on the surface, and
on Wednesday last II had reached q depth
Of fourteen feet on the ledge when the
strike was made. A couple Of shots had
blown out a quantity Of ore which on ex-
animation was found to carry free gold,
some of the specimens being rich. The
ore body where the and was made ia ten
feet wide. and all Of 1t prospects well in
the pan, while there ia at least three feet
Of the vein which is exceedingly rich. A
sample of the ore taken across the vein
has been assayed and the returns give
$57.3 gold, which is exceedingly high for
a trembling proposition. The company
has ordered an air compressor plant and a
steam hoist. and when the machinery ar
rives will erect It on the new shaft. Work
will be continued here and by the time
the machinery is in position the shaft will
probably be deep enough to require 1t. The
company will employ power drills In its
mining operations at this point, so the
progress In the shaft will be greater than
II is at the present time. In the other
workings OF the company the ore which
is taken from them prospects we'll, but
not so high as at this point, and while
work will continue in them, the most at
tention will be given to this shaft and
the rich find thoroughly developed. The
company in this vicinity own 400 acres of
mining land and another group Of 210 acres
adjoining the Cochran mine, which 1t Is
also developing. At the present time a
force Of ten men is employed by the COM
pany, but this will be added to at once,
and superintendent Kicker was in Dead
wood Thursday for the purpose Of engaging
miners. The company is a strong one and
proposes to open up its ground thoroughly.