The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-07
AMONG Mines
OF the Hills
Several Properties being De-
veloped Throughout
the Hills.
Ore is BEING FOUND IN PAYING QUANTITIES
New Companies Being Formed and
Great Preparations Being Made
for this Spring.

for this Spring.
Deadwood, Jan. 5.-The main ledge
has been encountered by the Minne-
sofa Mines company operating in the
Maitland district after months of per-
sistent effort. The ore body was found
in the east cross cut on the 200 foot
level. This work was carried on under
difficulties and small headway has
been made, but since the compressor
has been installed it is expected that
the progress will be much greater. On
the 100 foot level three distinct ore
| ledges were opened up varying in
width from IS to 40 feet and of good
milling grade. AS the values decreased
from the 100 foot level to the quartzite,
it was presumed that better values
would be found below the quartzite
and the shaft was sunk another 100
feet and cross cutting commenced.
All the present Indebtedness of the
company has been arranged for by
President Little and the other Minne-
apolis officers and the company looks
for prosperous year.
AT Edgemont new company known
as the Black Hills company has been
organized to manufacture brick and
building materials from the resources
of the company near there. The COM
pany owns number of stone quarries
and brick kilns near Edgemont and
will have it main plant there and
an office in Deadwood.
DR.. r. A. Waller of this city is de-
veloping a tract of 500 acres in the
Polo creek district near this city and
keeps a small force of men constantly
at work. He has been running a
tunnel into the formation and the re-
suit shows that this isssimilar to the
Bald Mountain country where the
Golden Reward and Mogul and other
companies are regularly producing
large quantities of profitable ore. Re-
Gently DIR. Vallier had an expert ex-
anime the ground and his report was
considered SO good that the work will
be pushed along new lines, 1t is in
tended to sink to considerable depth
and develop the system of vertical
veins that are believed to exist there.
A good strike has been made on the
Sohn and Ward ground on Strawberry
gulch adjoining the property Of the
old Puritan Mining company. A tun-
mel has been driven 300 feet on the
top of the porphyry and shoot feet
thick encountered and some careful
sampling done. Returns from assays
showed the aggregate to be better
than $2O in gold to the ton and some
silver. Arrangements have been made
to continue the development and to
ship ore to a Deadwood treatment
plant.
The Anaconda Mining company has
completed all financial arrangements
and is now in positian to advance
it's work of developing its ground on
Elk Creek, short distance above the
old Glover Leaf ground. All back in
debtedness has been cleared up and
there is money enough in tne treasury
to continue operations. Superintend-
ent Hall has put men to work again
of two shifts and the shaft is being
continued. 1t is now down 275 feet
and is we'll timbered in each of its two
compartments. 1t is proposed to con-
tinue it to the 500 foot level, cutting
stations at each level. On the 200 foot
level the ledge has been cross cut 40
feet Of its width and the ore is of a
good milling grade.
/ The Golden Crest Mining company
has recommended sinking it's shaft
from the 200 to the 800 foot level into
the schists and then at the lower level
to start cross cut into the harder
ground, the ground on the 200 foot
level where it was first proposed te
drift being considered too soft fol
good results, owing to an influx Of
water. An attempt was made to oper
!; up the bulkhead on the 200 foot leye
but the water made this impossible
and it is now planned to work the ore
bodies upward from the 300 foot level
, Ore shoots have been opened up or
T the 125 and l80 foot levels from which
ore will be taken later on to keep thu
200 ton mill in action.
Some good ore has been encountered
on the Jefferson group of claims il
Deadwood gulch adjoinining Gladiator
, and Big -Four properties. Sol Jefferson
and associates who own the ground, il
G developing drove two main tunnels
= one from the Deadwood gulch side 4OI
, feet and the other from the Go-To
; Hell gulch side the same length. Ii
J, the formera Is foot ledge of phonolit,
q ore was encountered and it will b.
q opened up as soon as arrangement
n can be made for the work. In tn
= other tunnel three phonolite ore bodie
n Of about the same material were found
n the assays showing the most of tn
# ore to run about $16 per ton gold.
II The Manion brothers, owners of tn
!, Columbia group, at Hill City, are dc
veloping their ground with satisfae