Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
MINING IN The BLACK HILLS
New Owners Of Union Hi Almost Ready
TO 0, en- Up,
HAVE MUCH RICH ORE IN SIGHT
Homestske Belt Company, Organised
60 Develop Mines in Elk Creek
District, Finds Rich
Veins of Ore.


eastern syndicate which has purchased the
property of the old Union Hill will begin
work upon the ground by the 10th Of June.
Il being expected that by that date all
the details of organizsti ton will have been
perfected and the company ready for bust
ness The first work will be devoted to
opening up the Union Hill claim. in which
has been exposed a forty-foot vertical OF
free mining and cyaniding ore. This ore
body has been opened up at various levels
70 a depth Of 300 feet from the top of the
hill. and wherever struck has been found
to carry good values. This work was done
By former owners. but so poorly was II per-
formed that a great part of 1t will have
to be done over again. From this vein
Bart Harris. who has had lease on the
claim, had up until the date of the sale,
been shipping ore which went from SIS to
$50 a ton gold. This ore was taken from
tie surface of the ground, almost, right off
tile top Of the vein. The new company
will make no attempt to treat the ore
mined in the MILL which is on the ground,
until the mine is thoroughly opened up.
1t will then give its attention to other
claims upon which it is known there are
good ore bodies, and they, too, will receive
the development which they deserve.
In Elk Creek District.
LEAD, s. D.. May H-(special. )-Another
new company has been organized to de-
veop and make profitable the mines in the
Liz creek district. The new company will
be known as ihe "Homestake Belt COM
pany and has been organized by Black
Hills and New York people, who have
purchased the property known as the Peter
Mcclure ground. consisting Of 200 acres
and adjoining the ground of the Glover
Leaf property on the south. Several strong
veins of ore have been opened up on this
property and there is every reason to be-
lieve that it will prove to be as rich as
its famous neighbor on the north after
the proper development has been given it,
Assays from these ore bodies give returns
ranging from $40 to l.36 per ton.
The first shipment of ore from the mines
OF the Hidden Fortune company to It's new
mill on Whtewood creek was made on
Wednesday and consisted of seventy-hve
tons. These shipments were increased be-
fore the week was out and by Saturday
night the big reserve bins at the plant had
been filled up, and it was the intention of
the company to start stamps dropping on
the ore on Monday. The mill has been
tested and its machinery found to run
smoothly, but under the company's con-
tract with the Colorado Iron works that
concern is to operate the mill for thirty
days before it's acceptance by the Hidden
Fortune people, and to correct all errors Of
construction, so that 1t can be turned over
In good working order. The test of the
mill will be made on ore furnished bv the
company from its mines north of Lead, the
Denver concern doing the rest and proving
it's workmanship 1t will take 300 tons of
ore a day to keep the mill supplied, and fCr
several months mast the Hidden Fortune
people have been prepared TO furnish that
amount of excellent ore
Iron Creeks New Officers.
The annual meeting of the Iron Creek
concern was held at Terry the first of the
week and the following officers elected for
the ensuing year: w. II. Disney. president;
w w Qulllian, vice president; George
Hondy, treasurer: r. A Coleman. secre-
tary and general manager. The company
owns a group of claims on Iron creek west
of the spearhsh canyon on which ma
chinery will he placed and development
prosecuted There is on the ground sew
enty- -five-foot shaft. disclosing a large body
OF low grade ore which is considered a
good cyaniding proposition. The work OF
sinking has been carried on by the aid OF a
whim but it has been found impossible TO
keep the water out of the shaft by bailing.
so pumping and hoisting plant will be in
stalled The shaft will be sunk to quart
zite and when that formation is reached
drifting upon II will begin.
II is said that Zig deal is pending for
ground on Iron creek. The ground in
cluded In the deal are the claims OF the
Magnet and American Mining companies,
and 100 feet OF the surface of the Eleventh
Hour group. All or the ground in the deal
81.
and large bodies of low grade cyaniding
ore disclosed. The ground is being pur-
chased for a syndicate OF eastern capital
lists The Deer Lick Mining company is
making arrangements TO sink 10 quartzlte
and work will begin shortly great deal
of work has been done on this ground along
the upper ore contact and several large
shoots OF ore disclosed. but It is a low
grade proposition, so the company has de-
cided to explore the lower contact. where
the ore is known to be richer.
Horseshoe's Cyanide Plant.
II is announced that the new cyanide
plant of the Horseshoe company at the
MoguI shaft at Terry will be in running
order and treating ore shortly after July I
The plant will have a daily capacity OF
5C0 tons, and will employ the wet crushing
process in the treatment of ore. The com.
parry is still shipping ore from the Lucille
and Ben Hur mines TO Denver smelter
e. M Holbrook will assume the dutie,
OF general manager of the company or
June !, succeeding w, L. Mclaughlin o.
pnadwood. who has held the position. hi,
appointment beings temporary, since Apri
/ II is very probable that the company,
snelter at Rapid City win be started NJ
some time during the summer On ore from
the oompany's mines and the Shipment
20 eastern smelters discontinued.
Water Bothers Victoria.
The Victoria Mining company is workin,
large force OF men on its property on tn
divide between Spearflsh and Squaw creek
and the development has opened up one o
the finest shoots of silicious ore In tn
district. Prospecting has proved that tn
shoot extends entirely through the com
panys property. and IL has been crosscu
for a distance of 800 feet and its width re
mains undetermined. This ore shoot is OF
the upper contact and where opened
from eight to twelve feet thick and carrie
values ranging from $3.50 to sl9 a ton. Thi
shoot is on the upper contact, but work
being done TO reach the lower quartzit
contact and a shaft Is being sunk on tn
south end OF the ground. Work I'm thi
shaft has had to be aba ndoned tempora ri