Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-09-23

| ore milled over SO to the town.
Why should the spirit of the North
Carolina mica companies be proud?
Ia G. McMaken informs us that on Nom
day bis company shipped to Cleveland
G,1W pounds Of mica which is fully conal
in quality and in quantity e~.:cells the
product Of the North Carolina mines.
The New York mica company at Four
Mile are sinking a shaft on the west s'le
Of their mine and are getting things in
shape for the winter as they propose "a
continue operations with their present
force. Enough merchantable mica is
being produced to keep the cutting ma
chimes ut work which cut 100 pounds of
mica per day each.
". s. Neal, superintendent in charge
Of the Rapid Mica company's works on
Grizzly gnlch. came to town Tuesday,
bringing with him 200 ponds Of good
merchantab!e mica for shipment east.
Mr.. Neal informed us that there were
four-men now at work upon the con
pany's property and that considerable
good mica is being taken ont. The min
eral has steadily improved in quality as
development has progressed. and judg-
company is liable to takca rise in value.
There is no doubt the property is a good
one and time and labor are only re-
CURED to prove its value.-Journal 18th
Pioneer, 18th: Deeds in escrow were
on yesterday delivered for Il group OF
mines located two miles north Of Pactnla,
which gives great promise. The cldims
are known as the Black Hawk No. / and
9, May Queen and Rob Roy, lying con
tiguots. and were Owned by Southland
Romans, George and James Hughes,
General Daw son and Judge Bennett.
We are unable to state the consideration
or other particulars. The property has
been well developed by shafts and tunr
nels, disclosing a bod: Of ore having Il
known width Of sixty feet. 1t prospects
uniformly well.-[The Geo. Hughes
mentioned al owe is a former resident Of
Custer and We are glad TO hear of his
success.
The Journal OF the 10Th saws: From
Professor A. l.. Dickerman, su%perimtend
ent of the King Solomon mine, we learn
that work Is steadily continued on the
main ehnft wh5rb - ,nu ct,,,E % 4,
depth Of something more than $50 feet.
Three eight hour shifts of men are en-
ployed. The bottom of the shaft is now
in good ore, Of which there seems to be
"a large body. Mr.. Dirkerman feels
much encouraged ~ the fine prospects
now obtained, and tells us the mine has
"A better appearance at present than at
any time since he assumed charge Of the
workings. The main shaft viii be sunk
to a depth Of 200 feet before the ne: (
cross-cut will he made. After the widn
of the vein at that depth is determined
| the shaft will be continued downward.
Mr.. J. V. OHcuhacher being interview
ed by a Denver Tribune reporter a, the
exposition has the following to sly OF
Custer county
Hon. J. V. OfIenha"her, Of DeadwoGd
and Custer, has on exhibition in the
Black Hills display some OF the finest
specimens of mica ever seen in America,
the product Of his mine located three
miles from Custer City. The mine has
been worked eighteen mon.hs and ship.
pei $4,000 pounds Of mica, averaging
$3.50 per pound wholesale, running from
fifty cents to s. per pound. All the
! product this Gar has been sold 70 one
company in Cleveland, and at present
about 100 pounds are prepared for mar
ket daily. The owners are at no ex-
pense except that of mining and prcpAr-
ing for shipment. This mica i, IF u
superior quality, useful for stoves and
electric lights. This material is very
rarely found in such large sheets rs
those from Custer. The largest speri-
men at the exposition is l0xl2 inches.
c. w. Shankland, who has been in
Deadwood for the past two weeks, is
the kind Of man we like tp see inter
viewed by our northern bre!hern. His
not being u bounced mining operator
enables him To forma fair and impartial
opinion and he isalso we'll posted and re-
liable. Here is what the Democrat.
Deadwood's new paper. has to say: ".Ad.
vices from the several leading mining
sections in the Hills are of a pleasing
character. &. w. Shanklind Of Custer
who is now in the city. is exceedingly
gratified with the outlook inthat region.
lie reports the leading mining enter
prises there as progressing very sati>fic.
torily. The Gold Star mine is showing
M richly. This company has a splendid
mill on their property and have just
completed large hoisting works, and
will soon be ready to reduce rock from
the lower levels of the lead. and judg-
ing by the character of the quartz rich
ciean-ups may be- confidently antiripat-
ed The last rlpan-up proves his iul,.