The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
SOUTH DAKOTA
BLACK HILLS MINES
The University Gold Company Has
Opened Good Ore on Four
Different Horizons.
One Body Is Close to Surface Plant
of Its Own Assured This
Year.
Special to The Journal,

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Lead, S. D., March 26.-The University
Gold Mining and Milling company has
driven approximately 1000 feet of tun-
nels and drifts on.the old South Dakota
mining property, on Annie creek since
taking possession last fall, and has,
opened profitable ore on four different
horizons. In one place there is 10000
tons Of ore exposed. - 49,
The property joins the ground of the
Dakota Mining and Milling company, and
the ore is of the same general charac-
ter. There is one body on the surface
that measures fifty feet wide for a dis
tance of 500 feet along it's course, without
either terminal being reached.
The company has lately been drifting
from the bottom of shaft sunk years
ago by the old South Dakota company
from the floor of one sof the main tunnels,
along vertical Of ore. The University,
started lateral explorations along this
seam, and has a breast of ore fifteen feet
thick in a solid body. "A tunnel has been
started from the surface, and has been
driven to within seventy five feet Of the
bottom Of this winze, having passed
through several ore bodies and much
highly mineralized gouge. = =" = .~.
It is practically settled that the COM
pany will have a plant Of 100 tons capa-
city on Annie creek this year, to be built
jointly with the Ak-sar-ben Gold Mining
erty. '.f'"
KEYSTONE, S. D.-The Lakotah Gold
Mining company, owner Of the old GriZz ly
Bear mine in Pennington county,. is pre-
pairing to- begin an extensive system of
development during the early summer.
This company was formed last summer
among Illinois men, the principal stock
holders being residents Of Peoria. ,
| The Holy Terror Mining company is
| devoting its attention. to- the thorough
explorat ation of the Keystone vein Of ore,
Guiding the mill operation, is at a stand
| still. It is reported that important ore
| disclosures are being made, of sufficient
extent to insure the operate of the
companys mills for an indefinite period.
TERRY, S. D.-The Golden Reward
Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling
company is conducting active mining in
it's four principal mines in the BALD
mountain and Ruby basin precincts. The
| company is getting out on an average
220 tons of ore q day. $50 tons of which
/ is being shipped to the Golden Reward
cyanide plant at Deadwood. and the re:
manning sixty tons divided between the
Smelters at Denver and East Helena
Mont. This ore comes from the Tornado
Double Standard, Fannie and Sundance
shafts, which are working with nearly
their normal forces Of miners ..'t
The smelters are receiving the higher
grades of ore, and the low grade rock il
going. to the cyanide plant in Deadwood
where it can be treated at cost in con.
formity with it's grade. The cyanide mil
has been running continuously notwith-
Standing that the smelter was closed. snG
i it will continue to run. as long as tho
i present results are obtained. ~" -
.FLATIRoN,E S. <D-The' two cyanide
plants on Yellow creek are operating with
out interruption and good clean ups arc
being made. The Wasp, No. : is clean
i ing up twice a month. and depositine
from 81 900 to $4,000 in the United State:
assay office at Deadwood in gold bullion
The plant is handling in the neighbor
hood of 100 tons a day, treating shale
porphyry and cambrian quartzite. There
is a large amount in sight. -. Xxx 49, +,
+ The Alder Creek Gold Mining company
working on land adjoining the Wasp No
2, is treating on an average Of sixty tom
of ore daily. This company is also work
| ing quartzite, shale and porphyry and Il
; confronted by enough ore to operate tn
) plant for long time to come; in fact
there is several years ore in sight unles
it is cut off suddenly. The ore is run
; ming about Sc a ton and the company i
placing from So, 900 to SIC, 900 in bullion a
the Deadwood United States assay offic
; every thirty days
The Wasp company is composed of lOca
mining men, the mine and mill being man
aged by John Gray of Terraville. Th
Alder Creek company is composed of De
r Moines capitalists. W. F.. Frazier is gen
g eral manager. -: .,..... -