Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Big -Four Begins work on Group Of Claim,
on Dsadwood eulch.
PROsPEcTORs SWAMP IRON CREEK
many Interested IN This District,
whie Premises TO NJ scene Of
Extensive Operations Next
sDring.

this week on the ground. There arr six
claims In the group and they are located
near the rich strike which was recently
made on the gulch. In fact Il II believed
that the ore body on which the strike vas
made continues through the property. The
new work will consist Of q double com
partment shaft. which will 60 down 200
feet on a four-foot vertical which has been
opened on the ground. The principal own
ers Of the Big -Four group are residents
of Hamburg. Ia.
Frank Tierpey and Tex stelI. two we'll
known prospectors. have Just arrived from
the Iron and Beaver creek district and say
that the country there is now being over
run BY prospectors and some fine ore bodies
have been opened up. This district is
really q continuation Of the Ragged Top
district and the orc which IL being taken
out OF the mines there Is similar In al
Of Its characteristics to that taken out Of
the mines in the Ragged Top district.
There have been a number Of good prop
critics opened up and some excellent ore
bodies are now In process Of development.
One Of these properties, the Bob white
group, on Iron creek. owned by johnson
and associates. has had a great deal Of
work done upon 1t and there are several
tunnels which ave been run in on ore
shoots Of large dimensions. The ore is es-
peciaily amenable to the cyanide process
and viii run from Sc to SIS n ton gold.
Close to the Bob White group is the
Madill ground. on which operations have
but Just started, an open cut having been
run on the ore shoot that shows on the
surface OF the ground. The ore is similar
to that in the johnson ground. but carries
higher values, going from SIT to $40 a ton.
Mr.. Madill was in Deadwood g few days
ago and at the time made arrangements to
ship q lot OF supplies to his camp ON Iron
creek.
other Large Claims I'm District.
The spearhsh and Horseshoe company
both own a large number Of claims in this
district. which they. are developing. both
companies sinking to the quartzite and
both having expensive hosting and air
compressor plants on their ground.
The Deer Lick company Is also doing con-
siderable work. having started In early on
the summer to open up a large shoot Of
fair grade. cyaniding ore by q tunnel, which
IL now about 100 feet. The company has
one OF the largest shoots Of ore so far
struck in the district and its management
is talking Of putting up a cyanide plant
to treat the product Of its mines. Messrs.
Chapman. Allen. Wheeler, Connors Bros.
Evans 4 Pettigrew and Schneider Nash
all own good property, which they have
lately begun TO develop, anu sums 81 in.
ore bodies exposed are very large and all
Of them carry good values.
Nearly all OF these people are already
making arrangement for the winters
work and some of them have sent their
supplies to the district. which In the win
ter time IL hard to reach. Tierney and
steil left Thursday for the district. taking
with them supplies for q months stay and
men to work on the property which they
have Just located on Iron creek. They will
return at the expiration Of that time and
then prepare to stay through the winter on
their ground.
Deaawood business Men Interested.
Interested in the locations which they
have made are q number Of prominent
Deadwood business men who intend to open
up the ground thoroughly during the win
ter months and. should Developments war
rant, IN the spring begin the erection of a
large treatment plant on the property.
Miners and prospectors who have visited
the district within the LAST two or three
weeks declare that next year It will be
one Of the busiest in the Hills, and the
scene Of extensive mining operations. II Is
an ideal country In which to prospect, the
most Of It being virgin ground. and the
veins and ore shoots easy to And. It Is
one Of the best timbered districts in the
Hiils. and there Is an ssundance Of water
for all purposes to be had.
The United Statea assay once in this
city Saturday shipped TO the mint at Phil
adelphia 'unsepArated' bars OF gold bull
ZION to the value Of $50. 900. This shipment
represents the amount Of gold received at
the once from various sources for the
nrst week In August. and several bars
which should have arrived have not been
included In the amount. The shipments
from the ONCE have been increasing In
value with every month since its establiah-
ment In Deadwood.
The Dakota Mining company ON Friday
deposited the result OF the semi-monthly
cleanup Of its cyanide mill with the United
States assay once In this city and II
amounts to something over $40, 900. On
Saturday the Holy Terror deposited a brick.
the result OF q weeks run Of it's little
mill. which lie valued At 5000.
Mining siIver-Leaa Ore.
GALENA, S. D., Aug. 11.-(speciaL)-J.
B.. shoehan has taken a lease on the old
Escondido and ii Refugio mines. and Is
taking out some very fair silver-lead ore.
which he is sackIng for shipment. The ore
Is being mined from the old workings. and
while it goes very high in lead, carries but
twenty eight ounces OF silver and a few
dollars in sold to the ton. The percent
age Of lead which il carries. about so, rem
ders It very desirable for smelling in most
instances. There lie a large body OF ore of
this character In both Of the mines. Mr..
sheehan will begin shipments this week.
The Sunday mine Is now making daily
shipments Of ore, the old dumps proving
TO be very rich. while the work which was
begun on the vein Is also proving that
there Is lots OF good ore in the mine. A
sample Of the ore body taken last Thurs
day shows that it will average about $40
a ton Bart Harris. who has a lease on
the property. has recently increased his
force Of miners and the mine Is now pro
dueing a great deal OF ore daily. In addi-
tion 70 that which Is being shipped from
the old dumps.
The divide between Elk creek and Bare
Butte creek 10 receiving a great deal OF
attention At the present time, and some
very me prospects are being developed.
The erosion Bros. and associates Of this
city. who own the Ohio group Of claims.
have recently begun extensive work on
their property.
Tunnellng Hawley Ground.