The Saint Paul globe., 1903-09-08
Northwest News
SECRETARY SHAW
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Head of the Treasury Visits
Mines and Will Speak at
Mining Congress.

DEADWOOD, S. D., Sept. 7.-Dele-
gates to the American Mining congress
began to arrive in large numbers last
night and today interest in the pro-
ceedings of the congress was given an
impetus by the arrival of Secretary of
the Treasury Shaw and Gov. Herried
and staff, of South Dakota. Other
prominent arrivals included "a number
of those who will deliver addresses
before the congress. notably John L..
Webster, of Omaha, Neb.; E. w. Par
ker, of Washington, D, c., and DR.. J..
E. Todd, state geologist of South Da-
kota.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., accompanied
by Capt. Seth Bullock, superintendent
of the Black Hills Forest reserve,
whose guest he has been for several
weeks, was an interested spectator
about the streets of Deadwood today
taking in the splendid exhibit of Black
Hills ores at the mineral palace and
meeting many mining men. 1t was
raining and young Roosevelt presented
a picturesque appearance in yellow
Sltcker and aerain helmet A reception
to delegates, speakers and miners was
given tonight at Hotel Franklin.
Secretary Shaw today showed Black
Hills people that he is strenuous. The
secretary on arrival went to the home
of Congressman E. w. Martin, whose
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after dinner, accompanied by the
young son of Congressman Martin, the
secretary climbed to the top of White
Rocks. overlooking the town of Dead
wood from the south side and which
have an elevation just one mile above
sea level, the apex being 780 feet above
street level. On the way he passed
through Mount Moriah cemetery,
where Wild Bill. the famous Custer
Nd 10 10 "a
side by side. -.z assi
Returning from the climb, Secretary
Shaw was taken to the Franklin hotel
where he shook hands with prominent
Deadwood men and others.
Accompanied by Congressman Mar
tin, Master Martin and representative
he started for Lead by way of the troll
ley railroad which connects the Twin
Cities. At Lead the party, conducted
by mine superintendent, went through
great many upper workings and the
plants of one of the great mine COM
panies, climbing dark, lofty stairWayS
of noisy stamp mills, where ore is seen
through various stages from crushers
through 200 stamps and over ANAL
gamating plants, watched ore hoisted
from the lower level of the mines, saw
enormous hoisting engines and in
spected cyanide plants, all of which
are upon SO large a scale that inspec-
ton entailed long walk and many
steep climb. +.tf -c~f f.st,s
At the testing room test of ore was
made solely for the secretary's edifica-
ton. A few minutes were also spent
at the Hearst library.
Returning to Deadwood via the mar
row gauge. steam road, the secretary
rode on the, cab, of, etaet locomotive in
order to get the best view of the
scenery. The secretary said even his
knowledge of the sum of the output of
gold at this place had not given him
a proper conception of the, scale of the
Lead mining industry or of the gigan-
tic works which are necessary con-
tributors of its gold production.
The secretary attended the recep-
ton given to the mining delegates at
the Franklin hotel at o'clock, which
was upon the most simple and in
formal plan.
At 5 o'clock Tuesday morning Sec
retary Shaw will go to linton, a new
town sixteen miles northwest of Dead
wood In what is known as "Nigger
Hilr' district, which claims to possess
a deposit of tin of commercial i'm
portance. He, will return to Deadwood
in time to deliver his address before
the American Mining congress at $3.50
o'clock. He will leave at 6 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon for the East, arriv-
ing at Chicago Wednesday. morning.
Thence he will go direct to New York
in order to meet Mrs. Shaw and her
daughter, who are to arrive from
Erope on Saturday.