Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18

plants in the Hills, and will be ready TO
treat ore Just as soon as the work will
warrant IT, The Little Bud Is another
group Of claims in this district which has
good ore on It. and on which development
work is progressing to good advantage
They have struck some very high grade
ore on the property and have shipped a
little from the ground at a good profit.
Holy Terror Mil starts Up.
KEYSTONE. s. D.. May T--(special)-
The mill Of the Holy Terror Mining COM
pany has again been placed in commission
after an idieness Of Ave months. The plant
was started last Saturday and the entire
twenty stamps OF the mill are dropping on
ore taken from the 1.OO0-foot level OF the
mine. During the time the mill has been
idle the company has done a great deal Of
exploration on the lower levels. A drift
has been driven into the Keystone vein,
revealing a body Of ore fifty feet wide at
that depth. carrying fair values in gold
and handled economically, will give a
good profit TO treat Explorations are be-
ing continued in both the Holy Terror and
Keystone mines with gratifying results.
There is a great deal Of water coming into
the workings. the pumps lifting 700 gallons
a minute. President Hughes. under whose
direction the work on the property is be-
ing done. says that the concentrates at
the Keystone mill are worth 500 a ton.
These are being dried and sacked and
will be shipped to a smelling plant for
treatment. The last shipment OF these con-
centrates was treated at the Horseshoe
smelter at Rapid City, which gave the best
satisfaction in treatment of any plant
shipped TO.
Clara Bellies New Machinery.
CUSTER CITY S. D.. May 17.-Cspeclal) }
The new machinery at the Clara Belle
has all been placed in position and some
rich ore is being taken from the workings,
The mill will be started in a few days,
when it is expected that the property will
become one Of the best producers in the
southern Hills.
Development work on the Gold Standard
group continues under the direction OF
| Superintendent Phillips, with good results.
The main working shaft has reached a
depth Of eighty-five feet on the ledge and
at that depth the ore carries good values,
while the vein promises TO grow stronger
and better with more work
The London and Dakota company, which
owns a large acreage of mineral land in
the Penobscot district, eight miles north
west of Custer City, has about completed
arrangements to put large force of min
| ers at work opening up the preporty In
cluded In the group owned by the company
the several claims of known richness, and
| development work on their has proven that
they are good propositions. Considerable
work is being done in the Penobscot dis
rict this spring and some of the proper
ties upon which 1t is being done are show
/ ing up fine. This is true with regard to
the Blue Bird and adjoining mines. on
which several new discoveries have been
made
VIII Put on Large Force.
The Interstate Mining company will
shortly begin work on the new strike made
upon its property. Work on this ground
had been suspended for a few months. but
| when II is resumed II will be with a larger
force of miners than was before engaged.
! The new strike on the property is said 10
| be- very rich, the ore carrying values going
up into the hundreds OF dollars. The vein
| is an east and west ledge, and cuts the
/ formation at right angles; II is a vertical
and from three to four and a half feet In
width. The large north and south veins
which have been opened by the former
| work on the ground are known TO carry
| good values, but 1t is to the new discovery
that the company will pay its first atten-
tion, and should It prove to be permanent
and Its values hold out the company will
have one of the best things in the southern
| hills
The Black Hills and Duluth Conner Min.
Ing company will resume work on its
| gsound next week with a large force Of
| miners. The mines of the COMPANY are
! located twelve miles north OF Custer CITY
consisting of twenty-six claims all of which
have been opened up by shafts, but to nc
/ great depth. A number Of good ore
| bodies have been struck in the work al.
ready done, and 1t is believed that the
work which will be put on the ground this
summer will show them to be permanen,
and the ore rich. The new machinery OF
the Central Black Hills Copper company
| is being installed al rapid rate and Gen.
eral Manager Barnes expects to have the
plant running by June l, This company
owns large acreage of land near Custer
City and has exposed in It's workings an
immense BODY of low. grade copper ore, but
II occurs in such vast quantities and is SC
easy to mine treat and handle that the
company cannot help but make It a payina
proposition.
BANDIT SLAYS CONSTABLE