The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-17
NDfOTHER spot
AS RICH AS THIS
\ One Hundred Million Dollars in
Gold Taken From Small
Area.
HOMESTAkE NINE
WONDERS DESCRIBED
Worlds Model Mine Still Good
for Many Years of Use
fulneSs.
BY ALBERT F. PHILIPS.

Wese YOU ever in the Black Hills. that
elevated area In the southwest part of
South Dakota denomlnated by many peo-
pie as being the richest 100 miles square
on esrsh' II not. you have missed seeing
ONE OF the beauty spots OF America, as
also one Of the freaks OF nature when
the great upheaval occurred
In length the Black Hills extend 100
miles. while the greatest area Is hrty
lnlieS. The hills are small group oil
mountains rising abruptly from the plains
INC mean alti,nde Of the surrounding
Plains ms Is s,,5 5000 feet, SdG the average esyaton
point. Harncy, reaching 5000 feet. the
highest point In the United States east
OF the Rocky mountains. Two branches
or the Cheyenne river almost entirely
surround the hills. while the name comes
from the black green OF the spruce and
pine trees @ with which the hills are COY
the OLD Big Sioux Indian reservation. The
hills contain a population OF sbout 3o.noo.
There Is much history connected with
this rich spot of ground, on which is To-
Gated the greatest gold mine on earth.
and this story is mostly about this mine.
Greatest OF Gold Mines.
Great property. isn't r.? Greatest gold
mine in the world. Richest piece OF
lions OF dollars has been taken rom this
26o0-acre piece of ground. and there Is
ore enough now exposed to last hfty
Well, there is none other like IT," The
speaker was. W T. Potter known in the
Black Hills as "Bige, and he was telling
the writer something about the Home
stake mining company, over whose great
ore deposits is situate the city OF Lead
s. u. We were looking at the great open
is In Bingham
Continuing. Mr.. Potter said:
And away back In the long ago my
partner and I had for fourteen DAYS an
option upon this properly for nominal
sum. We tried out the ore. and my part
ner concluded II was too low grade 10
that Is The way nearly all prospectors
do. and II is the history OF all mining
ca amps. No. cont regret H. and am
happy 10 know that II has made fortunes
for many and has given employment 10
thousands Of men, And this great big
hearted man. who brought the FIRST
Hills and who now has charge of one OF
the big engines that arc In use In The |
great Homestake mine, talked OF the past |
and was content in knowing that hun |
dreds had become rich through the prop |
erty which he had tossed aside only a !
Few years ago.
Is Wonderful Property.
And Il is wonderful property. More
man 100000, 600 have thus far been
taken out and millions more are being
hoisted every day through the six shafts
the capacity OF the mills. which COM
tain 1000 stamps. being 1900 tons per
day: and the average value OF the ore
The par value OF the stock Of the
,bepS mine hnsn Is 500 per share and
whose owners have received In divi-
dends the sum OF SOS 5.9ol.2io the last
dividend OF 80 cents per share having
property has been brought 10 the high
dividend earning capacity through the
anagement of a former Salt Laker T.
T, Grier. who years ago was the night
n West I'LL
Telegraph company In Salt Lake
There is now broken in the mine
I.s2i.S2s tons; Of ore and enough blocked
stamps In the six mills for twenty years.
The ore liz treated from the surface to
the 2loo-foot level. There are six hosts
being the largest In the world Thirty.
two thousand persons are employed in
the property.
Large Cyanide Plants.
Besides the 1000 stamps. there are two
cyanide plants-the largest in the world
the No. ! plnnt having twenty tanks OF
a capacity OF 800 tons each. and treats
q bout 10000 tons per month. the time /
OF treatment for each tank being seven
30 tons capacity each. and treats 22-
5oo tons per month. the time of treat ;
msns r1,,1,s. being eight days Then there is
presses OF twenty-five tons capacity !
each. which treat about $1,000 tons Of {
shines per month. the time OF treat :
cyanide treatment is - cents per ton,
The shines plant cost S.. 900 900 Z
To operate this great plant requires {
approximately 10000 horsepower. Five (
hundred air drills nre in operation six
air compressors. which compress 20 ono
cubic feet OF air per minute. furnish air
Ior the drills another compressor. the !
largest in the world, comprcsses air for 4
the twenty air motors. used in the un- a
foreground haulage. Tho mine. by the c
way. Is one OF the best ventilated IN, r
the world There are 100 miles of rail- r
road track underground. One and a half IL
million cubic feet of orc Is taken from ]
the orc bodies every thirty days. and To n
blast out this ore l60 900 pounds of 2
dynamite are used every thirty days II
While the mine is lighted by eIectricItv. b