Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-04
FORTUNE IN A BRICK.
Largest and Most Perfect Bar Re.
ceived at United States Assay Office
In Deadwood,

! ne largest and most perfect gold
Drlck 10 be received at the limited
states assay Office at Deadwood has
Deen deposited by the Spearfsh Gold
Mining and Reduction company from
the cyanide mine in the limestone baIt
IL weighs 1,175 ounces and is over 900
me- being worth approximately s22.-
OOo. 1t is seldom that gold of such
hneness is brought into this office from
plants in the hills, and while the Office
mas received bars weighing as much
they have not possessed the same
value, nor anywhere near it. The gold
is usually associated with silver and
copper. The last bar from the Spear
fish weighs over ninety pounds, troy
weight, is well formed, and the gold
is OF particularly bright yellow color.
This brick was the result of a four
teen days run at the 200.ton cyanide
plant Of the Spearfsh company on ore
that assays from IS to 81 ton. At
this rate the company is able to clean
up over $4,000 month. The increase
In the amount of the clean up is at
/ tributable to greater richness OF the
ore than formerly, and to the fact that
the company is able with experience
to get a greater efficiency in the mill
ing facilities.
! A gold brick that in fineness is equal
to that deposited by the Spearfish
company has just been brought down
| by the Deadwood- STANDARD Gold Min
ing company. 1t is worth between
| $4,000 and $4,000, but in it's perfect
proportions and the luster of the metal
1t Is the Spearfish bar reproduced on
a small scale. 1t represents a 20
weeks run at the 125-ton plant on ore
| identical in characted with the Spear
fish ore, the two properties being ad-
| Joining.
| The Penobscot Mining company has
| just made another strike near Matt
land which in its magnitude and I'M
| portance is considered greater than
any discovery of ore yet made in that
portion of the Hills. 1t is body of
| ore ten feet thick, of unknown length
and breadth, and showing a general
value of SIC ton gold.
This is the second new ore body to
| be found on the Penobscot property
within the last few months, and lies
east of the main workings and the
main shaft.
In view of the splendid showing on
| the Penobscot 1t is amazing that the
properties laid idle so long. Not until
/ about year ago did capitalists rec
ognize them. Then Alexander Matt
| land of Negaunee, Mich, lieutenant
governor of Michigan, and several 9TH
ers took hold and by purchasing adj
Joining claims came into possession OF
an area of about 1000 acres. Their
mill has been so complete a success
that property all over the district has
advanced in value at an enormous
| rate.
Among other concerns launched for
business in the district are the Mime
sofa Mines company, owner Of 100
acres purchased of the old Garden
| City company; the Columbia CONNER
| cial company, owner of tract short
distance northeast of the Penobscot,
and the Dizzy Mining company, own
| err of 200 acres short distance down
the gulch from the Penobscot.
One Of the largest mining deals in
| the Hills was contaminated recently
by James d. Hardin of Lawrence coun-
| Nv. The property is mostly in the vi
cinity of the town of Galena, and was
owned by the Galens Mining and
Smelling company, and has been lying
idle for several years. The ground
consists of the original holdings OF the
old company, with all the improve
ments and franchises, including many
groups of promising mining claims, as.
eregating In all about 1000 acres OF
mineral ground. most OF which mas
| been patented.
This is the property promoted by
Mr. Grabel years ago. Although ne
| had succeeded in all previous opera
items and had made a great deal OF
money for the capitalists backing him,
vet for some unaccountable reason
they became panic-stricken at a crit
cal moment, went sSck on him entire
" and he retired in disgust.
These mines have been reported
upon by some of the most celebrated
experts in the United States, anc al
WAYS with favorable decision. II u
| generally believed that the property Is
among the best in the Hills, ana Mr.
! Harding and his company expect to get
thoroughly organized and In shape 70
start their mills in the summer
| Work on the Roosevelt group OF
mines is being pushed with q good
force of miners.
| a new group Of mines has been 10
Gated near Custer, which. from assay
Kids fair to rival the best In the as
tr,ct The ore from the Marsei runs ms
| s4s 20. while the Nordyke yieioeo si1'
and Nordyke No. $3.50.
| u,,dreds of Houses Swept Away.