The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-04
FORTUNE IN A BRICK.
Largest and Most Perfect Bar Re
eeived at United States Assay Office
In Oeadwood.

brick to be received at the United
States assay Office at Deadwood has
been deposited by the Spearfish Gold
/ Mining and Reduction company from
the cyanide mine in the limestone belt.
Il weighs Iii ounces and is over 900
fine, being worth approximately $22,-
600. 1t Is seldom that gold OF such
fneness is brought into this Office from
plants in the hills, and while the Office
has 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 Spearfish company on ore
! that assays from S. to 81 a ton. At
this rate the company is able to clean
! up over SAC, 900 a 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 fneness is equal
| to that deposited by the Spearfish
company has just been brought down
| by the DeadwCod- Standard Gold Min
| ing company. 1t is worth between
| $4,000 and $4,000, but in its perfect
proportions and the lyster of the metal
it is the Spearfish bar reproduced on
a small scale. 1t represents a two
weeks run at the 125-ton plant on ore
| identical in characted with the Spear
fish ore, the two properties being adj
! joining.
The PenobscOt Mining company has
| just made another strike near Matt
! land which in it's magnitude and I'M
| portance is considered greater than
any discovery Of ore yet made in that
| portion Of the Hills. 1t is a body of
ore ten feet thick, of unknown length
| and breadth, and showing a general
value of SIG 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 it is amazing that the
! properties laid idle so long. Not until
I about a 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 ad-
Joining claims came into possession of
an area of about 1900 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
er of 200 acres a short distance down
the gulch from the Penobscot.
One Of the largest mining deals in
| the Hills was consummated recently
| by James d. Hardin of Lawrence coun-
ty. The property is mostly in the vi
cinity of the town of Galena, and was
| owned by the Galena 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
gregating 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
lions and had made a great deal or
money for the capitalists backing him,
vet for some unaccountable reason
| they became "N -
cal moment, went back 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, and al
WAYS with a favorable decision. 1t Is
generally believed that the property Is
among the best in the Hills, and Mr..
Harding and his company expect to get
thoroughly organized and in shape 10
start their mills in the summer.
Work on the Roosevelt group OF
mines is being pushed with good
force of miners.
A new group Of mines has been To-
Gated near Custer, which, from assay,
bids fair to rival the best in the dis
trict. The ore from the Marsel runs
| sac 20, while the Nordyke yielded sl2S
and Nordyke No. $3.50.
Hundreds of Houses Swept Away.
Lawrence, Kan. June 2.-The water
here has fallen foot, Half of the
houses on the south side were washed