The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-17

reason foi lac abandonment of the
nine, as TIE result OF the test made
on the Keystone ledge was more
than satisfactory, for the 100 feet
explored along the ledge disclosed
a 20 foot body of ore that averaged
500 per ton, and that mode Of
treatment was discovered that
woa'd enable them to treat the Key
stone ore at d good profit. The
pumps and filings were left in the
mine and fitted with exhausts and
sealed SO that they will work under
water and can be started at any
time. The tools from the black
smith shop and all other small loose
articles including the machine drills
were taken down in the mine and
left to be covered by water 1t
seems an extraordinary proceeding.
Several heavy Judgements are hang
ing over the company, among which
are several years back taxes amount
ing to about ST. 600, and the damage
case of John Hedlun for SIS, 900.
Several damage suits are pending
which have been made special cases
set by Judge MCGEE for hearing at
Rapid City this month. The people
OF keystone and mining men who
are somewhat familiar with the
workings of the mine in the past,
have every confidence ip Tie mine
and firmly believe tu,.t Tic s,.y,
down is only temporary
The friends o: Pete Ca13ortsoa- Of
White Owl and Roy Whitchcr are
having some fun at their expense.
They were both arrested last week
at Moreau by Carl Fiolor, Of Dead
wood on charge Of having stolen a
bay mare. They were kept i'll jill
one night before they could stra %a.-
en- out the tangle. 1t tran spired OF
course, that a mistake bad been
made. 1t amused Pete that he
should be taken for q horse thief.
81 own more horses titan any other
three outfits in that part Of the
country, he said, and | don t
want any more bad enough to 60 tc
stealing them.
Judge Rice visited Sturn;i asst
week Wednesday night, and sent
enced John McRaa 80 two years in
the peniten tiary for forgery Nc
Rae had been . soldier al Fort
Meade. Several weeks ago he wrote
check for $;25, and endorsed and
cashed It at enc OF the houses in
Sturgis. Ec was arrested o LITTLE
latel' and Jailed. The money had
been used in gambling. The morn
ing after his arrest be was told that
if he would restore the money
he would net be prosecuted, but he
declined the offer and desired to
plead guilty.
Pioneer: The Colorado papers
are making a great noise over the
finding of a nugget Of gold in Califor
MIA gnlch, near Leadville. weighing
FIVE ounces. Now, we know this t.
be a fact, that Dick Bullock and his
partner took out eight nuggets from
Gold Run last month, the sma!les
one weighing l25 ounces, and no
even mentien was made Of the fact
Truly, the days of small things hav.
passed, in the eyes Of the modern
Leadite.
Miner: Alvin Brooks is now al
home with his family in Lead City
having just returned from about L
months stay in Ashanti, West Afri
ca, where ne has been in the emplo,
of an English mining syndicate. Ell
reports all the other Keystone boy
enjoying good health, with the ex
ception Of Jas. Baldwin who is no
seriously i'll but complaining some
what.
Miner:-The Mainstay Gold Mir
i ing and Milling company are bus
building tramway from the ID,
Florence mine to their mill at IL
Bismark mine, prenaratofy to nal
ing test run on ore in witch assay
as high as $50 and $50 per ION.
The corporations which were file
in this state for the year enliin
June 80 carried a totaN e. pital,zatio
Of over $4,000, 100000, the tiSure
being 81, 400, 29s, 500 This au,our
is divided up among !, 837 donesti
corporations, six raiires,3s an
twenty-eight banks. The total fee