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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

New York papers will get foreign
news by Marconigraph in a short time.
Then the news will be all in the air.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

Breaking out is not always liberty a:
the smallpox patient can testify to.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

A musical surprise" by Mesdames
Cooney and Ludden, Miss Peterson
and Messrs Eaton, Ludden and Rich
ards will be given. Admission 20 cents.
children 10 cents. Come and help the
young people.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

Murderer Knapp, who has killed five
wives and longs for more to kill, was
kicked in the head by a colt when he
was a small child. Too bad it wasn't
mule.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

Twins usually create a two-mult in
the nursery. Ask our ex-county com.
missioner of this isn't so.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

Prudle-Have you heard about Sas.
safra getting a commission in the army:
Tascott-Good enough, and I'm eglad
of it. What rank has he? .:,..
Prudle-NO rank at all. He made
his commission while commissarY..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

Bungo-What is this single tax bust.
ness we read so much about in the
books and papers now?
Barem-I'm thinking that it is either
the real thing or a personal matter.
Bungo-I don't take any stock in it,
for they say that misfortunes never
come single.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

Musical and Literary Entertainment.
The Christian Endeavor society O
the Congregational church will give
literary and musical entertainment a
the church on Tuesday evening, Apri
18th. The program is as follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

spring.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-02

FolIoW1ng the example OF Cambridge
the American side of Niagara has gone
dry. -. ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

sessment was levied, and my name ap-
pears on the assessment notice as sec
rotary pro tenn, simply because Stahl
was not there and l was asked to act
for the time being.
1.-THE mine is good one. 1t pro-
duced $4,000 in the year ending April
last John A. Sandholm, c. w. Stahl
and DR.. c. NJ Mclean, who live in Des
Moines. own between them 1000
shares, nearly a controlling interest.
Two years ago the company con-
structed q mill costing $4,000, Money
had to be raised, SO the property was
mortgaged to Sandholm for $21 600
All the other Indebtedness of the COM
pany was paid out of the earnings OF
the mine. Then Sandholm foreclosed
the mortgage, and notice of sale has
been given. There was but one way
to save the property, and that was tc
levy the assessment, which was done
1t was planned by Stahl, Mclean and
Sandholm to get rid of me and the
smaller stockholders.
when the forced sale came, these
three men would be ready to bid in
the mine cheaply. I am merely trying
to protect myself and others from
these Des Moines people. 1t is not
right to accuse me of ong-doing in
this matter"
The assessment levied on the Alder
Creek stock amounts in the aggregate
to $55.000 as there are 100000 shares
in the company.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14
PORTLAND CEMENT.

Portland cement has been made
from blast furnace Stag for several
years in various cement works in Ger
many, Luxembourg and Belgium, and
has yielded very satisfactory results,
especially in regard to quality. Nego-
tiations are being carried on with some
blast furnace works with view to the
introduction of the Stag cement indus
try in England, Austria and France.
In some respects blast works has
considerable advantage over other
Portland cement factories, because the
motive power for the cement works can
be supplied by blast furnace gas
motor with electric transmission, the
rubble or waste coke from the blast
furnaces can be utilized in the cement
kiln, and the principal raw materials
namely, the granulated Stag and the
limestone-are close at hand. Besides,
there has also other minor advantages.
Portland Stag cement has some ad-
vantages over natural Portland cement
for, while the yield from the raw ma
terials when the former is used is
about 80 per cent, the yield when the
ordinary raw materials are used Is
seldom more than 60 per cent. AS the
cost of production per ton Of raw ma
terials is nearly equal in both cases,
a saving OF about 20 per cent in fuel
labor, etc., is effected in the case of
Stag cement. Besides this, Portland
Stag cement Is more trustworthy and
more regular, and it's manufacture can
be more easily controlled than that of
the so-called natural Portland cement,
because the principal raw material
namely, the blast furnace slag-is, as
rule "a regular product whose chemi-
cal composition is easily controlled;
consequently, any alterations which
are liable to take place are known be-
fOrehand and precautions can accord
ingly be taken in time. This is not the
Case WheH Inc natural raw materials
are used.
Some recent tests with Portland
cement from blast furnace Stag, made
in the municipal laboratory at Vienna,
showed that mortar composed of three
parts of sand with one part of this ce-
ment gave the following results:
l. After the seven days. hardening.
Tensile strength, 1888 pounds per
square inch; strength of compression.
$3.50 pounds per square inch.
2. After twenty-eight days harden.
ing. Tensile strength. ISL pounds per
square inch; strength Of compression,
5,411 pounds per square inch.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

pany's property now appears to be in
exhaustible, and there is some talk of
doubling the milling capacity of the
company's plant in short time.
DeadWood- Standard. working a
part of it's mill capacity, for the latter
part of July, sent to the assay office
"a gold brick which weighs IS 5000. The
brick was not very large one, but
then the quality of the gold in it is so
fine as to be almost pure. This com
pany and the Spearfish produce the
finest gold of any working on the sill
cious ore belt of the northern Hills.
The Deadwood-Stan people have
been working hard to make their
proposition success, and have sue
ceeded much better than they had anti
cipated, and now see their way clear
to increase the daily treatment ton
mage Of their plant in Johnson gulch.
Under the direction of Superintendent
Morrison the ground has been opened
to such an advantage that q large sup
ply of ore can always be kept ahead
and the reserves in the mines are avail
able at any time. Recent development
on the property has proven that the
ore deposits are, like those in it's big
neighbor, the Spearfish, practically In.
exhaustible, and that the values car
ried by the ore are such as to make
them all profitable to treat. 1t is said
that the work of enlarging the plant
will begin this year, and that when
they have been made the mill will have
daily capacity of 500 tons.
Glover Leaf made it's semi monthly
cleanup last Thursday and sent it in to
the assay office. While it could not be
learned how much the brick weighed
S. w. Russell, of the management, in
formed Call reporter that 1t was at
least fifty per cent greater than the
one which preceded it, and that the
one which would be sent in for the
first part of August would be still
bigger. The mill is only dropping
thirty stamps at the present time, and
a fair estimate Of the weight of the
brick would be $4,000.
Jupiter made partial cleanup of it's
mill on Blacktail gulch last week, and
got a good sized brick. The plant is
running on some very rich ore, and
when the regular semi-monthly clean
up is made should produce a bar of
bullion which should weigh as much
as any produced in the district.
Columbus Consolidated made it's re-
gular semi-monthly cleanup on the
last of July, and the ore crushed in its
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

little eighty-ton mill at the mouth of
Blacktail produced $4,000. The Colum-
bus company is running on some very
rich ore, and it's cleanups have been
steadily increasing with every month S
operation of the plant:
For the month of August there will
be several mills adding their product
to that of those enumerated, and the
production Of gold will be greatly in
creased, but as it is the record for the
month of July will be one of which the
country need not be ashamed. The
Horseshoe mill will be adding it's pro-
duct to the output this month, as will
the Dakota and Highland Chief mill
in Spruce gulch, and number of
other plants which have been idle will
also again be producers while some Of
those under course of construction will
be ready to grind the latter part of the
month. Altogether, the month of
August should be one in which the
production Of gold will be very graft
flying to the people of the Hills and the
stockholders of the various properties
Gold bricks will be coming into the
assay office from now on with a regu-
larity, and in an abundance which will
keep the office and the smelling and
assaying forces busy, and the public
will be glad of it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14
THE MINING ,CoMGRss.

From the Daily Mining Record, Aug. 5,
II environment is needed as a finish
ing touch to make the next annual
meeting of the American Mining con-
gress a success, it would seem that the
northumberland Black Hills of South
Dakota would be all that could be de-
sired in this respect in connection with
the meeting that is to be held at Dead
wood and Lead, s. D., on September
TIP, 1903. 5.54=. 35
The above is the sentiment expressed
in the current issue Of Mines and Min
erals, and such sentiment receives the
Endorsement of all who have given the
matter any thought or attention. The
place chosen for holding the session is
ideal in many respects. 1t furnishes
an instructive and entertaining field
for the practical mining man, and to
the investor it demonstrates In q force
full manner the truth of the assertion
Mining is a business and not gam
bling, Mining In the Black Hills is
carried on along similar lines to man
ufacturing--it his been truly said that
they manufacture gold In the Black
Hills. B:
fhere mas been set forth In q terSe
manner some of s.the things Of every
day. practical interest to be seen in
the Black Hills We reprint them be-
cause they make good reading and
present q marvellous array Of attrac-
tons which 1t is well that all inter-
5ested directly or Indirectly in the I'M
dustry should carefully consider. 2 They
are as follows:
The Richest One Hundred Miles
Square on Earth. !.
The most hospitahla people. whose
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

good works are enduring.
Entertainment at the finest hotels
between Omaha and Butte-the Frank
lin at Deadwood and the Smead at
Lead.
The two most prosperous cities of
their size-Deadwood and Lead-with
combined population of $4,000; con-
nected by two interurban trains, the
Burlington and Northwestern, running
every thirty minutes.
The worlds greatest gold mine-the
Homestake = producing $5,000,000 a
year.
The Golden Reward matte smelter,
with a record of s2,5OO,OOO a year for
years.
Unsurpassed railroad facilities; two
trunk lines, operating Pullman dining
car and day coach service of the high
est class and maintaining the quickest
possible communication with the outer
world
An almost interminable system of
standard and narrOW-gaug tracks
penetrating to every mine of impor-
lance and affording mine owners
cheap and prompt conveyance of their
ores to reduction works.
Numerous examples of signal
achievements in railroad engineering
as for instance the Spearfish canyon
route of the Burlington, rivaling the
Grand canyon route of Colorado; the
Deadwood-Lea branch of the North
western; the Elk Creek canyon route
of the Burlington purchased of the
Homestake), and other stretches of en-
cheering skill that stand alone and
unique in their wonder.
Natural scenery that equals any in
The six Homestake stamp mills
dropping 900 stamps, a greater number
than operated by any other mining
company
The Ellison hoist of the Homestake
a counterpart of the immense hoist al
the Anaconda, and larger than that
in use at any other gold mine in the
world; housed by an all-steel building
The 1,200-ton cyanide plant of the
Homestake at Lead and the 75O-ton
plant of the same company at Gayville
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14
ALDER CREEK.

The San Francisco Examiner Of July
~ had the. following that will prove Of
local interest:
Some of the stockholders Of the
Alder Creek Gold Mining company,
located in the Black Hills. s. D., but
with business place in Truckee and
shareholders scattered over California,
are complaining that the property is
nismanaged to their detriment finan-
cially. They claim that although the
mine is productive, an assessment has
been levied. There is difference as to
the responsibility. Letson Ballet Is,
IN some quarters, accused Of further
scheming, while Ballet declares that
he has not had anything to do with
the management of the mine for over
two years. He says that IL there has
been scheming. 1t has been on the part
OF certain Des Moines. Ia. stockholders
who are trying to freeze out himself
and the small shareholders. AZ
= have not seen any Of the property
or books Of the Alder Greek company
since November. 1885," said Ballet
Yesterday. Il am one Of the California
directors. but the mine is managed BY
an executive board at Des Moines.
Secretary stahi, who is not friendly to
me, will not even send me report Of
the condition OF affairs. YVES at the
meeting Of tie directors when the as
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14
HERCULES COMPANY.

]. S. Ford and John Thompson of
Chicago, two of the principal owners
in the Hercules company, the ground
of which is situated it Two Bit, have
been in the Hills for several days maxi
ing arrangements to resume work on
the property. During the days that
the Two Bit district was the center of
attraction the Hercules property was
considered by mining men to be one
Of the best propositions in it, and its
development proved it to be such. On
the property is four-compartment
shaft, which has reached a depth of
230 feet. From this shaft drift has
been run which has opened up a big
body of low grade porphyry ore, ore
which will average about IS ton.
some Of which will run very high. Sew
eral years ago work on the property
was abandoned, and the workings al
lowed to become filled with water. The
first work of the company will be to
drain these workings, and to do this
a big pumping plant is being installed.
and with the assistance of two skips
the work of taking out the water will
begin at once. the purpose being to
drain the mine as rapidly as possible
so that the work of exploring the ore
body which has been opened up in it
can be resumed at once
When the water is out of the mine
sufficient ore will be taken out to
make big mill test for the purpose
OF determining whether or not the ore
can be treated successfully by the cy-
anide process, the experiment to be
made in the mill on Spruce gulch,
formerly known as the Highland
Chief, where a new process for the
treatment of sands and shines has
been introduced. The mining opera
lions will be under the charge of Jack
Mcleod, one of the best known. miners
in the district, and gentleman whose
experience will prove invaluable to the
company.
The company is well provided with
machinery to continue mining opera
tions at depth, for it has hoist on the
ground capable of lifting material from
depth of 1000 feet, full equipment
of power drills, besides en- air COM
pressor plant, so nothing will be
needed but steam under the boilers to
enable it to resume operations. The
company is said to have all the back
Ing necessary to carry on any scheme
Of development decided upon by the
management, and should the test run
Of ore prove satisfactory it is stated
that q treatment plant will be at once
erected on the ground and the work
of taking out ore for milling purposes
begun without delay.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

in operation on tailings from the vari-
Gus stamp mills.
The big tramway of the HOmestake,
500 feet long, spanning Gold Run
gulch, built entirely of steel, standing
over 100 feet from the ground at the
highest points, and connecting the Eli
son hoist with the stamp mills.
The splendid water works system of
the Homestake, including twenty-five
miles of vitrifed thing, from the
Spearfish river. laid at a cost of over
S1,000,000.
Mining resolved to the simplicity and
security of manufacturing, owing to
the achievements and strides of sci
ence
The Homestake gold belt" the
greatest ore system known to gold
mining, with it's vast series of giant
gold-bearing lodges arranged vertical
ly in the archaen schists-a system in
comparison with which the mother
lode of California looks small. 1t has
produced $120OO0000 in gold at the
rate of $5,00O,00O a year, which is
growing from year to year.
The greatest natural advantages in
the way of water and millsites, ar
ranged as if with a Divine hand with
view to the readiest and cheapest
process of working up the stores of
nature.
Having read the foregoing, do you
think you could more profitably or
with greater entertainment go any
where else for your summer outing?
Better combine business with pleasure
this year and be delegate to the
American Mining congress.
President Roosevelt, in replying to
the invitation sent him by the secre-
tary of the American Mining congress
writes that it will be impossible for
him to attend the session of that body,
but that he has named as his repre-
sentative Secretary Shaw of the treas
ury, and that that official will be
present at the meetings and act as
the personal representative of the
chief executive
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14
Among the Mines.

business is still being done in the
Black Hills in the line Of manufactur-
Ing gold. and the plants in operation
are coming in regularly with gold
bricks, some of them large and weigh
Ing many thousands of dollars. Al
though Q number of plants have been
sol2sed down during the past month for
and improvements, the bust
the United Stats assay office
n yes to be good, and will be much
than ever before for the month
august.
)ne Of the companies which has been
#@ steady contributor to the wealth Of
#Sthe nation since it's plant has been in
operation is the Penobscot, at Matt
land. Last month its plant of $50 tons
produced over 100000 in gold the clean
up for the last half of July amounting
to 1,O60 ounces of gold, which will go
about SIS to the ounce when refined.
This is not all the gold which has been
produced by the company for the
month Of July, for besides the ore
which has been treated in the plant at
Maitland last month, the company has
been shipping to eastern smelters for
treatment from twenty-five to fifty
tons Of ore a day which will go better
than $40 a ton. The property contains
q vast amount Of this ore, ore which is
T too rich to cyanide, and which has to
\ be sent east for treatment
Another plant which has been re-
gular contributor to the store of gold
accommodating in the United States is
the cyanide mill Of the Golden Reward
company, which has been producing
about $4,000 worth of bullion every
month, Its last cleanup for July
which will 60 al, least SIS an ounce. 1t
is said that the company will shortly
begin work on cyanide plant at
Terry. which will double the amount
I. Of ore treated by that process by the
company at the present time. 1t is
also given out on good authority that
the smelter Of the company at Dead
wood, the largest of its kind in the
United States. will again be blown in.
n and that work in it will be resumed
before the month is out. The Golden
Reward property never has had so
much ore exposed in it's workings as it
has at this time, and the property
never looked SO good as it does today
Spearfish, as usual sent down its re-
gnlar semi-monthly brick from John
son gulch, which weighed about $780,
600. The supply of ore in this COM
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

A big line of mems Suits just received from
Mem York going at $50 suit during the month
Of Aug. These are not $1,000 for 90 snits,
but they are the very best value possible forS500
and are suits that would readily bring 81 SO if we
cared to ask it.
If you want something better we have it up
to $1,000 and will ordes you a tailor made suit
from Lamm & Co Of Chicago, good enough to
suit the most fastidious.
AS the season advances, we will show line
of Mems & Boys Suits, second to none in the city
Wealways carry full line of Gents Ladies
and Childrens shoes; Cowboy Boots and Hats;
Busby Shoes, and others as good; and big line
of Corduroy and California Pants.
Remember we are showing a nice line Of
Khaki suits for the boys and Khaki trousers for
Men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-14

See Page J for ad :itional mining news.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
STOCKYARD NOTES.

Selected light hogs sold as high as $40 yes
terday, few at s4.57iz. and there were quite
number of light hogs at s.55 Most of the sup
ply. however. sold at s45o. and there were a few
sales at s4.45 and as low $40.
XXX
AS usual at this time Of the year. II is the
opinion of most stockmen that from now until
after the holidays the demand for cattle viii be
limited than for time There has
been fair. but not liberal. demand for stockers
have been at least steady, while the best selec-
tions have sold rather strong.
The receipts of sheep and lambs this week have
been of fair volume, showing an increase OF
about GOO over last week 500 the same week
a year ago. and about 500 over the corresponding
week two years ago. Thus far this year the re-
ceipts are only about 900 larger than the same
is decrease of 1,4OO compared with the
same period year ago.
Cattle receipts the past week show only a
slight change compared with last week. In
crease of 800 the week year ago.
and a decrease Of 200 compared with the corre-
spending week two years ago. Thus far this
Compared with the same time last year. and for
the month thus far there is an increase OF a lit
tie over 500 compared with the same period q
year ago.
The marketing of stock this week shows q
total of 1880 hogs. 5000 cattle and $500 sheep.
against 50,Os5 hogs. $40 cattle and LII sheep
week &c. 73o hogs. 47o1 cattle and 7s2 sheep
the same week year ago, and <5.344 hogs, 5.715
cattle and /, $50 sheep the corresponding week two
years ago The general cattle market was quiet
yesterday, with prices hardly satisfactory
Friday. Sheep and lambs were about steady,
and the average prices OF hogs were strong COM
pared with Fridays close
The receipts Of hogs this week show a decrease
crease of 5000 over the same week year ago.
and a slight decrease compared with two years
ago. Thus far this year the receipts over
25sOo0 larger than the same time last year. and
for the month thus far there is a gain of
Is 900 compared with the same period a year ago.
For the week ended yesterday the leading local
packers bought total OF SO, 500. against 1851
the preceding week. and 30. 3Ss the same week
q year ago. During the same period the ship
ments were 1921. against ASH the preceding
week, and s,663 the corresponding week year
ago.