The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-04
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL
LARGEST EYER HELD.
Black Hills Planning All the Time
for the Coming American
Mining Congress.
It Has the Men and the Means
Mining News Of the
District.
Special to The Journal

Special to The Journal.
Lead, ); D., Aug. 1.-The Black Hills Min
.ng associaaon expects lively session Of the
g recent meeting Of the association Secretary
irwin Mahon of the congress told what was
ioeing done to entertain the visitors and dale
g gaze Reports from the various committees
VINO have charge of the business Of the con-
gress, 50 far as it relates to the Hills, were
maze, and were very satisfactory. Delegates
w WI De present rent from every mining state in
tne union, and 1t is expected the congress
VIII VIII be the largest ever held. California alone
VIII send over 200, while Arizona, New Mex.
snd Colorado Utah. Missouri illinois, ALASKA
with strong delegations.
Secretary Mahon stated that the financial
end mad been well looked after, and that
and all expenses. Deadwood and Lead are
looking forward to the entertainment of from
100 to 1000 guests.
me Anxious mill OF the Homestake Mining
company is being enlarged from lao to 240
stamps. This will make it the largest stamp
mill IN the world and will give the Homestake
company total Of 1000 stamps. The new
soo-orill air compressor at the Ellison hoist
is In commission and the pressure in the
nomestake mine has been more than doubled.
Inc Goiden Reward Mining company con-
plant at Terry, for the treatment of low
grade ore. By building the mill at the mine
ava Large expense in shipment of ore will be
In Blacktail gulch the Jupiter company is
now treating Ivy tons OF ore day, its plant
casting on Its big rock crusher. The Phoenix,
| which adjoins the Jupiter, and which is de-
Veloptng the same character Of ore, a cement
conglomerate, Is putting its ground in shape
SO that when its 250-ton cyanide mill is COM
nleted there will be plenty of ore to run on.
Ground for the new mill will be broken on
| Monday.
Developments on the Victoria company's
ground have disclosed another large shoot
CT ore underlying the ones on which SO much
work has been done and which have proven
so extensive. This new shoot puts the VIC
toria in the same class with the spearfish.
MAITLAND, S. D..-Tne Dizzy Mining com
company expects to accomplish important re-
suits IN the territory lying Immediately north
OF and tributary to the Penobscot mine. The
company was recently formed for the purpose
! OF exploring the lower ore measures in the
region, and to facilitate explorations has
purchased diamond drill which will be
sta started ed, up some time during the month
| the grounds the past week.
.Ih1s company has recently been incorpor-
ated with capitalization Of 100000 shares
| Inc 1ncorporatorS were II. H. Francis, OF
custer; 9. j: Swanstrom and E. M. Thomp.
son. of Deadwood, and Messrs. Uhlrich and
Wolf, OF Chicago. The company controls
LOO acres of ground. The developments Of
the last few months on the property of the
Peneobscot Mining company indicate tha
the same silicious ore measures extend ovel
It's lcIlltOTy.
The Penobscot Mining company ha.
achieved signal success on it's ground. The
company consists principally of large min
ing operators from the iron belt of northern
Michigan, among whom is Alexander Matt
land, OF Negaunee, lieutenant governor o
the state Much Of the ore recently dis
covered runs better than $50 ton and il
being shipped to Denver for treatment at
smelter. .....
CUSTER, S. D.-The Interstate Gold Min
q q onnH chnyy inc 11Y,Ns
it's property, which consists of tract o
800 acres adjoining the Roosevelt group. TIL
work is being pushed under the management
of w. R. Millham one of the directors
i The property embraced in the Interstat
q, holdings takes In some of the best timbere,
and watered ground in the Black HIN. II
ore is in abundance, assaying all the wa
from $2.70 up to $772s, while many of tn
choice pieces have gone into the hundreds
The shaft has reached depth of abou
sixty-fye feet, and at forty feet ledg
of telluride and sylvanite bearing ore wa
passed thru. 1t is the intention to go O.
down to depth of 100 feet, where it
thought the real ore body will be found.