Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-30

engage in a systematic search for II, he
abandoned work. He simply worked the
ore near the surface. and took only what
was easy to get out. The property last
year came into the possession OF the La
cotah Mining company, the principal stock
holders Of which are Peoria, ILL.,, men and
since that time Il has been receiving sys-
tematic development. The work has dis
closed a good vein OF ore at a greater
depth than the cid workings, which car
ries ore free milling for the greater part,
but with some Of the values not amenable
TO amslgamation. The vertical is a strong
one. and all Of the vein matter will pay to
run through stamp mill, the values which
woul be lost at present not amounting to
much, but as the experience OF all who
have followed mining in this district shows,
that the ore in the mines grows refractory
with depth, the company will probably dis
mantle the present little mill and build a
new one Of twenty or forty stamps. and
make arrangements to retreat the tailings.
probably by the cyanide process. The prop
erty is regarded by all who are familiar
with 1t as being one Of the best in the
neighborhood, and with the proper kind Of
treatment plant installed should be made
paying proposition.
Holy TerrOr'G Keystone Vein.
The Holy Terror Mining company at the
present time Is devoting its attention to a
thorough exploration of the Keystone vein,
which was struck in drift from the 300
foot level Of the Holy Terror. It is re-
ported that important ore disclosures have
been made in the workings, sufficient, in
fact, to keep the mill Of the company work.
ing for an indefinite period. The manage
ment Of the company is now IN good hands
and when the mill does start up again 1t
will be worked to the profit Of the stock
holders.
The Clara Belle company has purchased
the hoisting plant Of the Edna Exploration
company Of Garden City and will move it
to its ground near this city. The plant will
be installed at the new working shaft Of
the Clara Belle, which has been following
the vein, and which now has reached a
depth of 100 feet. The hoist will be used
to take material from the shaft, which ct
the present depth is In ore, and will Ie-
suit in the company's mill again starting
up. The ore of the Clara Belle is very rich,
and II II is possible to save all Of its
values by the free milling process It should
prove to be another Holy Terror.
F1n0InE OOal Near WhhteWOOus
wHITEwooD, s. D., March 2)--(spe-
cia1. "A diamond drill has been put in
operation south Of Whitewood for the pur-
pose Of exploring the lower formations for
coal. T. e. Peters has lately secured con-
troll Of 1000 acres OF land in the vicinity
of Whitewood and will continue his ex-
plorations during the coming spring and
summer. The formation is right for coal,
while the indications in numerous places
are good. Quantities of Ignite have been
found close to the surface, but 1t is be-
lieved that at a greater depth a good grade
OF bituminous coal will be found, which
can be easily worked from the surface. The
discovery Of a deposit Of coal so close to
Lead and Deadwood would mean untold
riches for its lucky finder, being a better
paying proposition than the best gold
mine.
ROCKFORD, S. D.. March 29.-(special,) J
The work OF moving the machinery from
the railroad to the ground of the Co
lumbia Mining company in the Hornblende
district is going ahead despite the bad
roads, and the management hopes to have
1t in place during the next month The
Columbia owns 600 acres Of land near
Rockford, in Pennington county, part OF
It being on Silver creek and part on Castle
creek. The company has started a shaft on
free milling vein, and has already sunk
1t to depth of 1S0 feet When the new
machinery is installed this shaft will be
sunk to the 200-foot level, station estab-
lished and drifting along the vein begun.
The Columbia at this point has good vein
OF ore, part Of which carries better than
average values, and II is probable that
arrangements will be made TO erect a mill
upon 1t this year. A party of the stock
holders, chaperoned by the officers of the
company, visited the ground this week and
inspected the property.