The Minneapolis journal., 1904-03-24
FIND new CAVE
IN THE HILLS
MAGNIFICENT VAPOR GROTTO
NEAR, HOT SPRINGS.
CRYSTAL Formations in the Corridors
Said to Be of a Wonderful Order
DISCOVERIES in Conflict with Officers
of the Forest Reserve, but Expect
to Secure Title.
Special to The Journal.

Hot Springs, s. D., March 24.-George
Bertschy, and M. j. Scanlon returned
yesterday from a trip on SquaW creek
where they are interested with Colonel
James A. Clark, A. E. Shoemaker and M.
.. Erwin in exploring a vapor grotto or
cave which they declare is Of unusual at
traction. They report the work pro-
crossing favorably, having reached a point
in depth where the air is coming out.
The ascending Vapors contain a degree Of
heat equal to exhausted steam and the
crystal formation in some of the corridors
is magnificent. The discoverers are hav-
ing some conflict with the officers Of the
Black Hills forest, reservation regarding
their title, which they hope to straighten
out. '.-.. >s-,:.... g.. J..
Denjis Henault of Custer county, has
shipped five loads of tripolite, more ac-
classified as volcanic ash. His
company is also shipping fullers earth. It
and there is a probability that in the near
future this will grow into an extensive in
dustry. -.'-- --.
The Bear Spring Water company will
start work on it's placer as soon as the
frost is out Of the ground. 1t purposes
to employ up to date placer machinery
and will put on a large force.
The Puma Mining company will add
forty stamps to it's present forty. It will
make other changes about the mill, which
will be up to date in every particular and
be easy to start in a short time.
|. A new smelter will be built at the Ram
bier mine in Wyoming, which will cost
$1,000 The mine has for several years
been shipping rich ore of copper and has
developed large bodies of good grade
bearing the red metal: .. 49,. 1.-.'. -,
L. P. Woodbury., who has been in the
hills, has returned east. While here he
declared his intention Of starting the Sag
s~,ox to- \
out the company will run a cross drift, to
cut the three different veins which run
thru the Saginaw claim proper at depth
Of 200 feet. :-.'. - , 'g',,- 49,.
F. H. Long, president of the Bullion
company, accompanied by DR.. G. B. Bib
son, a mining engineer of Chicago, were
at Keystone this week looking after the
Bullion property and planning for the ex-
| tensiye operations which are to be COM
menced in a short time.
The Harrow & Williams graphite
mine, near Oreville,, will haye good ex-
hibit of that useful mineral at the World s
Fair. The vein is about eight feet in
width and the graphite is of an excellent
grade. The mine is near the Burlington
railroad and much business might be DONE
but the transportation charges to Chicago
make 1t difficult to meet the competition
in the eastern market
CUSTER, 5. D.-The lVanhOe Gold Min
Ing company is building a boarding house
and making other surface improvements
on it's property eight miles east Of Custer
In the region known as Chilcoot camp
The company has recently had delivered a
new steam hoist, boiler, air compressor
drills and pump. With these it is pur-
posed to sink q shaft 500 feet deep and
make crosscuts. The. general manager o1
the company is DR.. H. F. Rate of Custer
who Is proceeding with much care. He
has at his disposal $23, 900 on deposit in q
local bank, but declines to begin develop
ment work until he has available $25, ,00(
in cash, which he considers will be suffi.
c1ent to carry on work for two years.
The Ohio-Deadwood Gold Mining com.
pany continues it's development work neal
Rockford in Pennington county. The mair
tunnel, started two years ago on the prin.
cipal vein, is being advanced and work /:
greatly expedited by the use of the large
air compressor and drills. Part of thu
machinery for the companys proposed
new mill was delivered last year, but it i
not probable that anything further will b,
done towards building the plant until tn
mine has been more thoroly explored.
| The greatest caution characterizs tn,
work now undr way various minin,
properties in Custer county and there i
a general disposition to conduct explora
tion and development to the determinin,
degree before considering means for TIL
: treatment of ore. -. -'..-- --