The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-17
MINES LOOK BRIGHT
SOUTHERN HILLS PROPERTIES
ARE BUSY.
A new REFRACTORY PROCESS.
on Castle Creek and
Development on Elk Greek.
NEW PROCESS AT MYSTIC.

NEW PROCESS AT MYSTIC.
Frank O'Brien, who left Dead
wood several months ago for Detroit,
Michigan, has recently succeeded in
Mr.. Arthur O'Conner in
a mining property in Pennington
county, and expects to arrive in
the Black Hills early in the spring
to commence operations.
Mr.. O'Connor is part owner in a
new process for treatment Of re-
fractory ores which presents some
new and novel features, and
the owners have demons rating
plant of 30 tons capacity in use at
Detroit.
The proper ty Mr.. O'Brien has in
view is near Mystic and is said to be
one OF the most promising in that
part OF the Black Hills, having a
large body of low grade ore of known
value exposed.
CLOVER LEAF COMPANY.
The Clover Leaf Gold Mining and
Milling Company is building a bed
rock dam on Elk Creek just above
the company's property, for the
purpose of diverting all the water
of the creek bed so as to fume it by
the mine, and, if possible, stop the
steepage of water to the lower levels.
A short time ago the company
purchased Mrs. Laura Carlson s
ranch above Roubaix, and5it is on
this property that this bed rock dam
is being placed. The water for the
mill is taken out of Elk creek at this
point but has not all been diverted.
There is undoubtedly large flow on
bed rock, and as long as this con.
tinues the company expects to have
trouble with water in the mine. II
finds its way down the assures fol
it is q assure country entirely
and is undoubtedly the source of the
water that mandates the lower
levels.
The sixty stamp mill of the Glover
Leaf company has not yet beer
started. but it is expected to be
started within a few weeks. 1t is
reported that better ore is nov
being obtained than previously or
the 600 level, and during the las
two or three months while the mil
has been idle large quantity 0
workable material has been broke,
down and stored in the slopes. Thi
is to be drawn upon tor the mil
supply.
HYDRAULIC on CASTLE.
The Auburn Gold Mining compan,
is negotiating for hydraulic pace
mining machinery, viii: III it expect
to have in use on one of the tribu
tarics Of Castle Greek in Pennington
county about June lst of the presen
year. Superintendent Anderson {
the company, who was in Deadwoo
yesterday, said the machinery woul
probably be on the ground by til
1st of April.
This company has 800 acres abou
two miles from Mystic along til
Burlington railroad, and covering
dry gulch that opens into Cast
Greek lower down. The plan is I
raise the water for hydraulic sluicin
from Castle creek with large pnm]
ing plant. The order for this plar
has been placed and the manufa
turrrs Of the pump guarantee that
will raise a nine inch stream 81
feet. The engine and pump will CO.
$4,000.
At the top OF the hill 600 barr
tank is to be built to conserve II
water when it is turned directly i
to the nozzle with an automatic a
rangement whereby the water fro
the intake is thrown into the tar
as soon as it is turned off at Il
nozzle. Still another automatic a
pliance is to be attached wheret
the pump is stopped when the nc
zle is not in use and the tank is flu
1t is asserted that the cornpal
will get sufficient head for two al
a half inch Giant nozzle and aft
careful prospecting the territory
is believed it can be made a payll
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