The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-07
GOLD IN BEAR
BUTTE DISTRICT
HILLS REGION ONCE CELE-
DRAFTED FOR IT'S SILVER.
Gold of the Region Likely to Give 1t
More Prominence Than 1t Had Be-
fore-One Mill Completed and An
other Building-Imperial Gold Min
ing Company Adds Some Rich Ter
ritory.

Special to The Journal.
Deadwood, S. D., April Another pro-
ducing mining section, with two large and
modern mills in service, is coming to the
designation given by the United States
land office to that section about Galena,
lying from five to eight miles from Dead
wood, and embracing a large part Of Bear
Butte creek, Strawberry gulch, Ruby
gulch, and numerous affluents. This was
days, before the falling off Of the price of
silver.
Only within the last few years has seri-
Gus attention been turned to the posi-
bilities of the gold mines in the region,
and the promise Is now given that the
gold Of the region will play more i'm
portant part even than the silver Of the
past. s...u-
The Ruby Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany has just completed new and mod
ern wet crushing amalgamating and cyan
iding mill in Ruby gulch, and it Is to be
started the present month. It Is equipped
with six Merralls stamps, of qutdruple
discharge, giving the plant an initial ca
pacity Of forty tons a day: Large quick
silver plates are arranged back Of the
stamps, and still back Of the plates. are
cyanide watts, where the values Of the tall
ings win be caught and saved. 80.
The company has a large reserve Of ore
that it may be mined and delivered at the
mill with small expense. It carries a large
portion Of free gold, and is therefore
silver plates are arranged back Of the
amenable to amalgamation at the depth
so far opened. James Conzett Is in per-
sonal charge Of operations = :.
In, the same vicinity the Branch Mint
Mining company is building a. mill of 100
stamps, has the battery posts for sixty
| stamps set and Is setting the posts for
the other SIDE. This will also be a com
bination mill, with amalgamating plates
and cyanide tanks, and thus prepared for
the treatment Of two kinds of ore. The
company has 1000 acres of land, mostly
patented and Is strongly financed. 81
LEAD, S.D.-Several important changes
are projected by the Homestake company
for the cyanide plant No. at Blacktail
on the north end Of the Homestake prop.
erty. Several new cone separators are t
be introduced, and a new pipe line is tt
be built for conveying sands from the d.
Smet stamp mill to the cyanide plant fo1
retreatment. These changes are said tt
have been decided upon in view of the dis
I covery Of rich ore in the De Smet mine.
It Is announced as the intention Of tn,
Clover Leaf Gold Mining company to con
tinue its shaft to a depth Of 1000 feet
The shaft is 700 feet deep, and at tina
depth new hoist is being placed, entirel.
independent Of the main hoist, for use II
sinking and not to interfere with the reg
ular duty of the principal hoist in rails
ing ore for the mill. The ore at 700 fee
is of better grade than on either the fiftl
or sixth level, and everything denotes in
creasing richness with depth. It is ais
discovered that less energy Is required t
handle the water than at higher levels
as the pumping machinery can be apple
more directly to the main volume of tn
water. The company's stamp mill Is work
: ing steadily and making excellent clean
ups.
The Old Glory Gold Mining company ha
recently been formed by F. w. Crane,
M. Wilcox Of Deadwood, and Harry !
Howard and G. Holly Of Lead The com
3 pany owns 200 acres Of land near Dumon
I along the Burlington railroad and near til
e headwaters of the Little Spearfsh.
I The Imperial Gold Mining and Millin
:. company has greatly increased its acre
age by the purchase of the property bt
longing to the Hugh McGovern estat
near Bald mountain. Various minir
I companies and individuals have been tr.
n ing to buy this ground for years, and tt
: success of the Imperial is looked upon
a signal stroke. It is recognized as OF
Of the most valuable properties in tt
q Bald mountain country.