Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1880-11-13

EiItors Chronicle:

CAMP WAsHSGToS, Nov. 7, 1880.
Our former predictions relative to
camp Washington have been realized,
IL reference Ia new discoveries and rich
mineral wealth. The Old Sam lode,
favorlbly mentioned "a short time since
in your paper, assays $lS0.OO gold and
S2,jS in silver. at the depth of six feet,
aud from outward appearances will soon
become second 10 none in the Southern
Hills.
The most remarkable feature in re-
ference to this immediate locality we
find, aflcr mature deIiperalion, is the
inpregnation of fine flour gold in nearly
all the different varieties of quartz rock
in more than forty extensions and adj
joining claims. Messrs Baty. Berry and
Me larry have attained a depth of 81
feet on their claim. The American
Eagle, prospecting from the first and
materially improving in proceeding
dowDwards Daring the coming winter
they expect 20 sink shaft loo feet and
eros at, which will eIe:tuaIly demon
sirate It's merits
The Cravan lode, owned by Mesrrs
Woodberry and Farran, prospects un-
usually good az the depth of II feet,
showing u1 well defined wall rock
Work viii be pushed forward with all
possible dispatch until the mine is
thoroughly tested
lie Go-by mine Of Mcsrrs. Wiekhan
K Co. shows up free gold with every
favorable indication for good lode
The Washington mine recently pur-
chased from Myron McSharrer and
Bolen, by a Chicago party, j b. Dick
over, uperintendent, a young man fully
qualified to fill the position creditably to
himself and employers, has been doing "A
good work in operating on this mine.
During the past two months work has
been suspenaedto attend TO business per-
tainingt to the interests Of the company
at Chicago, bat work will soon commence
and rapidly be pushed to completion
Al the present depth, 80 feet, Il is as-
suming a solid formation of good pros
pecting quartz, internIixed with ,tratsis
of slate, and if it continues 20 hold out,
with present results after cross. cutting
and sinking down % or 30 feet further,
a good mill will be in operation the
coming summer,
The St Joseph fractional. recently
located, shows free gold to limited ex-
Etea.. The iortnnaie owners, Joseph
Carr 4 Co. are qaite elaied over the
matter, and there seems 10 be general
impression among the miners that it
viii compare favorIbly with the balance
of locations in this vicinity
The shaft ON the Emma lode bears
favorable indications, prospecting fifteen
feet in depth, and possessing variety of
different shades of quartz rock, with a
slight intermixture of slate, resembling
in a measure the pudding or conglomer-
ate. This mine will be operated upon
the coming winter or early spring, in
drifting in tunnel from the base Of the
hill, 81 feet in length, intercepting the
shaft 45 feet below the surface.
A. L. Young, Of Lensing, Mich, some
two months since visited our camp, and
after short bar thorough investigation
into the mineral resoirceS of the South.
ern Hills, particularly in the immediate
vicinity of Custer t.ity, became greatly
interested in the favorable outlook and
after few days deliberation la testing
float and shaft rock of the different
mines, from 20 TO 80 feet in depth, pur-
chased an undivided fifth interest in
the Emma and two adjoining fractional
lodes which we predict will be very
profitable investment.
ID. Fl. IL.