The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
SOUTH DAKOTA
BLACK HILLS MINES
Donaldson's Copper Queen Shows
Better Values as the Shaft
Takes On Depth.
Stamp Mill of the Clover Leaf i
Pounding Out More Money
Than Ever.
Special to The Journal.

Roubaix, S. D., Nov. 13.-John H.,
O'Brien, who has charge of operations for
the Custer Peak Gold Mining company,
and who is also directing work on the Cop
per Queen property. belonging to Captain
John Donaldson of Minneapolis, passed
thru Deadwood yesterday on his way to
Puget sound points.
Developments on the Custer Peak COM
panyS property are being, done under con-
tract. A tunnel is being driven. and upon
Mr.. O'Brien's return he expects to resume
work in the shaft, In which sinking had
to be abandoned some time ago on ac-
count of the tremendous volume of water
encountered. To overcome the water the
company will install pumping machinery
and will probably put in steam hosting
plant.
The Copper Queen property is near the
ground of the Custer Peak company, and
contains an excellent copper prospect, be-
sides being on the belt of gold bearing
ores: A shaft has been put down on a vein
Of copper bearing ore, and at a depth Of
about eighty feet the ore shows a striking
Improvement Near the bottom Of the
shaft "a natural chamber or cave was en-
countered this being several yards in ex-
tent, and one Of the walls being Of ore
carrying good percentage of copper.
This ore Is of commercial grade and
should be found still further improved
at water level.
Fires were started under the boilers at
the plant of the Anaconda Mining com
pany last week and the pumps were set
In motion. The company is unWatering
! the shaft and as soon as this has been
accomplished work will be resumed.
| The Glover Leaf Mining company is
still taking out rich ore at the Uncle Sam
mine in Roubaix. The rich strike is nov
known to, extend from the seventh level
and the stamp mill is pounding out more
| money than ever before. y = (.
! The Safe investment mine, near Green.
wood, is again working. Operations were
resumed the past aweek and it is asserted
s that they will continue steadily. The own
ers are said to be negotiating for the ust
of a. mill that they may make test run.
| . DEADWOOD, S. D.-The Golden Ores
Mining company is operating it's ten
stamp mill with f1attering success The
plant has been enlarged from five stamps
| and has received a cone separator, sane
/ pump and several additional shines tanks
It is making an affective separation o
sands and shines and is obtaining an ex
traction Of IS per cent of the gold con
tanned In its ores. 1t is receiving ore tina
!. will average close to $50 a ton and TIN
thigh percentage Of extraction continues
There is much Of this grade of ore OF
hand and the permanent operation Of tn
i plant for at least eighteen months is as
sured without further mine development
The Ruby Flat Gold Mining company i
carrying on work at its property nea
Portland. The company is getting a goo
Equality Of ore in a vertical that comes u
! thru the lime. A few weeks ago D. F
Short, the manager, obtained assays a
1 high as s51 a ton gold. He is going dow
on the ore and finds that the Vertics
8 Widens with depth. He has made som
! shipments of ore in the past and it is be
lieved that shipping ore will again b
!. available in a short time. The Ruby Fla
property is almost due north of old Port
land and runs down near the town.
4 The Big Four Mining company continue
operations on it's property along uppe
Z Deadwood gulch, and the officials an
4 chief stockholders evince satisfaction owe
the results The shaft is rapidly nearin
the 200-foot level, and three shifts a. da
!, are working regularly.