Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-23
MINING IN The BLACK HILLS
Penobsoot Company Makes a Good Strike
at Maitland.
RICH ORE TO Be SENT TO SHELTER
Averages Fifty TO Eighty Dollars Fer
Ton and the shoot f. n wide One
-Horseshoe Stockholders
DO Nothing.

DEADwooD, S. D.. March 22.-(special.)
The Penobscot Mining company has made
another good strike in its property at Matt
land. The new strike was made in a drift
driven from the bottom OF the Realization
shaft, at a distance OF $50 feet to the west.
Tho ore is too high grade to treat by the
cyanide process, so arrangements have
been made with eastern smelters to handle
the ore. AS soon as the roads are in con-
dition the company will begin the shipment
OF from twenty-five to thirty tons daily.
II is said that the Northwestern Railroad
company will begin work on a branch road
from Deadwood gulch 20 Maitland in a few
weeks, and should this report be true the
ore shipments of the Penobscot will be
greatly increased. The ore in the new
strike will run all the way from $50 to $50
a ton, and the shoot is a wide one.
The Eclipse Mining company, the ground
OF which is located in Miller gulch, a short
distance east from Maitland, will resume
operations this week. Men will be put TO
work sinking the shaft TO the lower con-
tact. The shaft is now down 1876 feet, and
was sunk that distance with a whim. but
while in the east the superintendent made
arrangements for the installation Of a
steam ho!6t. and it will be placed in opor-
alton shortly, together with an air com
pressor plant. The company owns a large
acreage of land on Miller gulch, and has a
splendid showing OF surface ores. All Of its
ground las been patented, and the company
holds options on several valuable groups
OF claims adjoining its present holdings.
The Arcade Mining company, the ground
of which adjoine the Eclipse on the north.
has been doing a great deal Of work dur
ing the past winter, and like the Eclipse,
has been sinking to quartzite. When that
formation is reached extensive lateral
workings will be started.
strikes Vein.
The Chicago syndicate which is working
the Card e. Rosenkranz ground on False
bottom, has struck the main phonolite vein
at a depth OF 100 feet. The ore at this depth,
from a check assay, shows values Of $2S a
ton. The ore is a phonolitic schist stained
with fuorine, carrying considerable tale
and showing the values in white iron. At
the present depth of the shaft there is so
much water coming into the workings that
It will be impossible to continue sinking
without putting in expensive pumping ma
chinery, and this the company does not
wish to do until it is thoroughly convinced
Of the value of the ore and it's extent.
The shaft Of the Pluna Mining company
is now down 500 feet and work of sinking
has been discontinued. This was the orig
inal depth TO which 1t was intended that
the working shaft should be sunk. Drift
Ing has begun from the 5G0-foot level, and
a station established there. The main
ledge was broken into at a distance of four
feet from the shaft ct this point and drift
ing will be continued until the width Of the
vein has been ascertained. Drifting con-
tinues on the 3OO-foot level and a large re-
serve OF low grade ore has been created.
This drift Is being driven in the direction
OF the Hawkeye shaft, with which 1t will
eventually, connect. The Puma and Hawk
eye shafts are 500 feet apart and both ave
on the Puma ground. Work of improve
ment in the, eompany's mill at Puma has
been suspended and the superintendent
summoned east by the board Of directors
to investigate a new and novel method for
reduction iof gold ores and the extraction
OF their values. The process is a recent
invention and is said to eliminate the me-
cessity of machinery for the crushing OF
the ore, this work, so It is claimed. being
accomplished by the aid Of a powerful cur
rent OF electricity. The inventor claims
that his process will pulverize ore to. a
hneness OF Sf-mesh, after which it is passed
over mercury coated plates much the same
as in a stamp mill. The assertions of tho
- I hluCH hkNDIl
cism by mining men here and Superintend-
ent Filion Of the Pluma has gone east to
satisfy himself as to it's merits.
To Meet Again in April.
The meeting of the stockholders OF the
Horseshoe Mining company at Beulah. Wyo.
last Monday was without results, so far as
perfecting a plan Of reorganization was
concerned, and another meeting will be held
at the az me Diapa Davt month vk.- 4. 4
believed, that the present management will
have some suggestions to offer the share.
holders which will be acceptable to them.
suit against the company has been brought
In the United States court and in the cir
cult court for the Eighth judicial circuit
OF South Dakota by Maurice S. Lindholm
OF Chicago for the recovery of SO, $50. al.
legged TO have been obtained from him by
the company through fraudulent represen.
tations. MIR. Linholm purchased 5000 shares
OF the stock. paying for II at the rate Of
70 cents a share. and is now endeavorins
to regain the money so paid by him.
Through his attorneys Mr.. Lindholm has
caused to be issued a warrant Of attach
ment and levied upon twenty-three Of the
best claims owned by the company in the
Bald Mountain district.
The Black Hills Mining Mems association
met In monthly session on Thursday even
ing last and the secretary reported that
the sum of $4,000, expected from the cities
OF Lead and Deadwood, had been paid in.
and that the subscriptions from the vari-
Gus mining companies and individuals. to
be applied to the entertainment OF the
American mining congress, which will meet
In the cities OF Lead aud Deadwood next
September, were coming in fast and more
than enough to meet all obligations would
be In the treasury long before the date OF
holding the congress. The association also
fas taken steps looking toward the making
OF a credttable exhibit OF the mineral re-
sources OF the Black Hills at the st. Louis
exposition next year. The association, at
the request Of Governor Herrled, named w.
S. Russell, a member OF the organization.
as one of the exposition commissioner for
the state. The report OF the secretary
shows the association to be In a good con-
dition financially and interest in its work
continually growing.
viii Have "A stamp Mil.
Hansehka and associates, on the Hogan
4 Anderson ground on Elk creek. have ex-
tended the tunnel on the ledge for a dis
lance OF i25 feet, and for the entire dis
lance 1t is in ore which viii average SIS
ton. Mr.. Hanschka has about completed