The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-23
SOUTHERN HILLS MINING NEWS.
Properties in Western Pennington
County Showing Activity.


Importance on THIS continent, but
extends u South Africa and Aus
traiia. has brought to light the in
formation that there has been going
on quiet investigation of the min
ing district lying TO the north OF Hill |
City in the vicinity of RAdfern. Ii
has not been stated that the owners
Of the property in that district have
been approached viii offers TO buy
nor is it known that any deals have |
been definitely mentioned, but it is
certain that the mineral possibilities
OF that locality have been looked into |
and il is believed that a favorable re-
port will be sent to the persons be- |
hind the expert. Whether it will lead |
o anything CT material benefit to the |
district remains TO be seen, but it is |
taken for granted by those who have |
become acquainted with the recent |
work Of the mining expert in ques-
lion, that there is a strong POSSIBLE |
ity of some action being taken in the |
near future. The examination thus
far made is said to have been a super
fetal one, but if the indications We're
found to BIT promising, it will lead to |
a more thorough and systematic pros
pecting.
The property of the Pittsburg COM
pany which some years ago acquired
the old King Solomon and adjoining
ground, was given special attention.
On this ground there was in the
early days, considerable work done,
but of late years the condition of
the shaft has made it impossible to
determine what the deep work OPP
ened up. The King Solomon shaft
about twenty-five years ago, was SUNK
| TO a depth of about 500 feet. 1t was
we'll constructed shaft of three
comp artments, furnished with sawed
| square sets of timber and evidently
intended for permanent work Old
| timers who worker in the shaft state
that there was encountered in
crosscut short distance from the
bottom of the shaft, sixteen-foot
ledge of ore that would assay $12
or s14 per ton in gold. Part of this
\ 'oiuS W 10 AZ 14SS SOio anu Il1S i C
mainder was found in the pyrites
with which the rock was thickly i'm
pregnated. The free values were ~
tie more than $3.50 per ton and un-
der condition of treatment then
available, the ore was considered lit
tie better than worthless. Tests were
made and some of the ore shipped
but it was then found entirely too
low grade to pay the expense of min
ing and reduction. With modern me-
thods this proposition, if it is as good
as reported, could be made divl-
dend payer from the start
The adjoining ground which was
until recently owned by Judge Kim
, ball, was also investigated and is un-
, derstood to have stood the investiga-
ton well. The Kimball ground has
! never been subjected to any deep
> work but it showed up some excel.
| lent prospects in the pan from a mum.
! Der of places. The work accomplish,
C ed has been done principally in tun.
: nels and shallow shafts, which have
: followed veins of ore of various
/ widths, indicating that the minerali
f cation is widely spread over the prop
t erty. Some Of the free gold pros
S poets were found to be remarkable il
t richness but it was difficult from thu
a meager examination made, to deter
t mine the extent of the ore bodies
y Another property which was for
e time worked by what was known
r as the Bullion Mining company, wa
investigated and regarded as wortl
: further examination. 1t lies to tn,
g west and north of the King Solomon
D and Kimball ground and has beel
r opened up on the main ledge to SOM
l slight extent with tunnel and shaft
L The shaft was partly filled with rocl
n and the ledge could not be gotten a
: from that point. In the tunnel wa
: found a ledge of schist, quartz ant
1 iron pyrite, which gave up free gol'
n prospect in the pan at the mouth o
the workings where the rock had be
S come oxidized, but was entirely re
y fractory twenty feet from the moutI
: of the tunnel. On the surface of tn
ridge between the tunnel and tn
e shaft, which are about 1000 fee
e apart, were found number Of fire
: gold prospects which also indicate
general Generalization of tn
t ground.
Q To the north and east of the Kin
: Solomon lies the slogan ground
: which was given some attention an
y showed that the goldbearing roc
e and lodges extended from the Kin
$ Solomon probably to Slate creek
not further. The Slogan has bee
/ opened UP in number of places
e principally with shallow shafts an
from several of them gold prospect
were obtained.
On the whole ii is understood tina
the expert mentioned, was quite ia,
:, orably impressed with the distric
= and that his report will advise NOR
thorough investigation of the proper
. ties here specified as well as other
= in the same district.
n A Commissioner Needed.
G At the last legislative session
r. small anDrOpriatiOn was provided fC