The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
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BY AUGUST FIRST
RAPID CITY's TIE RRIT OR Y
SPURRED BY NEW ENTERPRIZE.
Exploratory Work Renewed on Strong
Basis and Plans Already Made for the
Erection of Reduction Mills in Rapid
City-Large Hydraulic Plant to Be
Installed at Silver City.
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Special to The Journal. ..3.. II
Rapid City, S. D., March s.-The grading out
fit OF Robinson Willis & Dctwiler will arrive
this week at Mystic from st. Louis for the
purpose of commencing the grading work on the
line of tue Missouri River X Northwestern
Railway company between this city and Mystic.
The grading is to be finished by July To- and
the rails to be laid by the first Of August
Mystic will be made the headquarters OF the
grading outfit, since the Missouri River &
Northwestern has a traffic contract with the
Burlington ,. !.
Rapid City Is commencing to comprehend the
Importance Of this railroad. Business has COM
mining camps like Pactola and Silver City are
the Hveliest in their history New buildings
are being put up at Mystic and people are llv-
ing in tents along the right of way of the new
road. Owners Of mining claims are doing much
development work preparatory to placing their
properties on the market. This work has already
resulted in uncoverng several rich veins OF
ore, the best discovery being that of the Nor
row brothers, who have opened up a ffteen-foot
vein OF gold, silver and anthony ore averaging
$165 across the face of the drift.
The district that will be opened by this road
is twenty-five miles long. following Rapid river,
and eight to fifteen miles in width. The ore
will be free milling and smelling, and Rapid
City men are already making plans for the
erection Of reduction mills in this city.
The first company to be organized at Silver
City is the Black Hills Electric Power & Min
ing company Of Chicago, which owns !, 200 acres,
including the townsite Of Silver City. This
draulic plant with which to work the placer
gravel found in a 2OO-acre tract near by. 1t
will also put in water-power plant with 5000
horsepower capacity. 1t is expected that some
remarkable strikes of gold and silver ore will
be made as result Of the unusual amount of
development work now in progress.
HOT SPRINGS, s. D.-F. H. Cook has left
| for Omaha and other eastern points on business
| connected with the Leroy Mining & Milling com
pany Of which he is president. The company
compressor and electric drills. with power suf
! fcient to sink 50O-foot double-compartmen
shaft A sawmill to cut the lumber necessary
to put up the buildings Will be installed a
| once. The property is French creek three
miles west from Custer, and Is considered ONT
of the best prospects in this section OF th
Hills.
| The future policy of the Extreme Mining
| Milling company has been outlined by the direct
| ors, and means much to Custer county. Oper
ations upon this property will begin early thi
spring and will be carried on In much large
scale than ever before. It has been show
that the property will pay expenses even In tn
small way in which 1t has been worked. 1t !
tho intention Of the company first to install
power plant. hoist and power drills; second. t
continue development and blocking out ore
third, to increase capacity Of present mill
fourth, to- construct cyanide plant to save a.
values not found on the plates; ana. NTH,
build tramway for transport ation OF ore 1roT
the mine to the MILL
John Wise has returned to his home at tn
Mariposn mine Slate creek, near Mystic
The property which he has been doing pros
: pecting consists Of eight claims and is owne
!; by himself and Dr. Wade, formerly OF Leat
: Since the latter's removal to st. Paul he ha
: sold an interest. to persons there. which er
ables the owners to prosecute the work NOR
rapidly.
Mr. Wise says that an airconpressor and
set of Liner drills will be installed at the min
this spring for the purpose of running tunn'
; 900 feet in length with which to demonstrate til
: veins value and body. The claims hay
been .tho2oly prospected by Mr.. Wise by shallo
shafts on various places. and nowhere has
: failed to find gold in the rock. Numerous assay
have been made, taken from different parts
! the property. which have given returns fro
: small amounts up to as high as $4,000 in go
: to the ton of rock