The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13
SOUTH DAKOTA
LATE FINDS OF GOLD.
Southern Lawrence County Is Els
pecially Attractive to the Pros
pector at This Time.
Discoveries of Hakey and the Sher
mans Raise the Old Fever to
High Point.
Special to The Journal.

1, DeaQWooC, ,. u, rep. la-oOutheill
Lawrence county, lin the region of Gus
tiers Peak, that rocky prominence deriv-,
ing its name from the cavalry warrior
who led the first military expedition into
the Ellis, is claiming the first attention
of the mining fraternity, owing to i'm
portant discoveries Of gold ore made dur
ing the last few months.
!. The region is southeast of the great
Homestahe mine and directly on the
course of the series Of giant fissure veins
that have given the Homestake first place
among the worlds gold producers.
TWAS in this vicinity that a Finlander,
Henry Hakey, and his partners, wood
choppers for the Homestake, made a dis
covery Of ore a few weeks ago. SO rich
in free gold that it could be seen in it's
metallic form ,on many of the samples.
Hakey worked himself to death in his
citation, refusing food and rest SO long that
nature could no longer respond. His part
ners are still at work on the property.
They have ascertained that what Hakey
first found was only a slide from the vein
itself, and that he had only accomplished
a small part of the exploration. They
have received several liberal offers for the
ground, but have declined. +
Equal to Hakey's.
Another rich discovery has been made
by the Sherman brothers, a short distance
from the Finlander's strike. The Sher-
mans have a showing fully as good as the
Finlanders and are following systematic
enced miners and prospectors. They have
a face of over twenty feet Of ore, stripped
| for sixty feet along the course Of the
vein, and test pits have been put down
| from six to twenty feet, proving it's con-
tinuity. Numerous tests have shown 1t
| to be of excellent commercial grade. ~
/ The new discoveries have been an in
7. centive to the more thorough exploita-
| ton Of the entire region, and many new
| locations are being filed.
That part of the Hills is the home of
the Uncle Same mine Of the Glover Leaf
quartz mine of second Importance in the
northern Hills. The shaft: is being con-
tinued, and the seventh level will be
opened within the year. There is a. sixty
stamp mill, in which thirty stamps are
dropping continually, and handsome clean
| ups are being made with almost clock
like regularity. .r.s.. ..
Two miles southwest Of the Clover Leaf
the Lucky Strike Mining company is de-
veloping a similar large vein, and has ad
vanced to a stage where a mill for the
treatment of the ore Is assured during
the coming summer This company is
creating q vast ore reserve in anticipation
of a mill, and will be a producer from
the start. --~:-..a. r.
|
Groshong- brothers are opening a large
vein Of quartz between the, Uncle Sam
and the Lucky Strike. $50 49,
A thorough system Of development has
been started by the Ana Gold Min
ing company, owner Of over 500 acres 81
mineral land along Elk creek. !
H.. The Manila. Mining company is applying
for United States patent on it's area, alst
along Elk creek, and pending the issue
of Patent has suspended operations to (
great: extent. In the meantime a steam
: plant has been ordered and work will bt
resumed under improved conditions.
Eastern men are negotiating for thu
!; property, improvements and franchises o
the Custer Peak Mining company, anothe
| heavy owner of mineral land In the vicin
, ity. = -. ...5$ >s ~
} The recent sale of the Hogan & Ander
son group of claims to Edward Hanschk;
of the .Deadwood- Standard company Il
the most important transaction in. the dis
/ trict since the organization of the Glove
, Leaf company four years ago. -.
.e:1r~ = Big Term Of Court. :-.-
The February term of circuit court
), in session. Several indictments have bee
: found, but have not been formally report
ed to the court
There are several criminal assault case
in which well known men are involved
and sensational developments are locke
, for The arrests were made sever,
months ago. and the principals relea sc
, under bonds. 1t is expected the bonds
some will be forfeited, as the men hay
left the country. The w. C. T. u. as
sists in the prosecution. =
If Albert Turner, charged with the mu1
| der of E. M. Dunlap at Lead, is returne
I from Nebraska in time to be given heal
: ing before the grand jury adjourns, it
l probable he will be indicted. Otherwis
$ the case may so over until the next gran
S jury assemblies.
8 Next Monday the petit jury will repo
and the civil calendar will be taken u
The famous flour bin case from Spear1is
will be tried. and will probably be the mo
!, important civil cause to be heard. This
IL a case wherein the bank of Spearfish
: suing to recover on notes given by prom
g inent citizens Of Speartish to, Camp
9 Cross for patent rights. Camp & Gro
! sold the notes to the bank, and paymel
l. was resisted on the ground that fraud hs
been -practiced in obtaining them TT
9 case was tried here two years ago and IL
y court instructed the jury to return a We
e dict for the bank. twas appealed and
{. new trial was ordered by the supren
g court.
i Small boys set fire to the old water tar
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