Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-08-26

There Is some talk Of a transfer of the
Sam mine on Warren's gulch.

The rain o flast Monday raised French
creek, and brought joy to the hearts of
the placer miners.
AT Dansby new and rich discoveries
are being made daily, and Doc" Ken
nedy and the rest of the boys are
smiling.
The Gold Star company, Four-Milc,
got their hosting works in operation
Thursday, and yesterday started their
mill, which hereafter will be kept in
constant operation.
Mr.. Dow. one Of the owners Of the
New York mica mine, arrived in Custer
this week, and is elated over the APP
pearancc of the mine. A force of men
will at once be put at work on he prop
erty, and continued ~ long as tho
weather will permit.
Michigan Bros, on Calamity bar, are
daily making good clcan-ups. On last
Tuesday w dropped down on them just
as they were making a cleanup after a
two-hours' run by one man, and saw
over 81 worth of the yellow dust taken
out OF the sluice-boXes.
At the Pcnobscot the mill is being run
on ore taken from the floor Of the open
cut, and with Il hand power hosting
works it is surprising the amount of ore
the 1 or q men employed manage to
handle. Enough ore is dumped into the
mill during the day to keep the ten
stamps running the remaining twelve
hours.
Messrs. Mudd and Porter, of st. Louis.
who arrived in Custer last Sunday, have
made arrangements to renew work on
the Grand junction. MIR. Porter left
the first of this week for Deadwood, and
1t is the intention of the company to en-.
gage Foreman Mcdonald Of the DcSlnet
as mining superintendent. Work will
be commenced the first Of next week.
I'm addition to the force necessary to
keep the mill supplied with ore from
the old open cut, another will be en-
ployed III opening the mine on the east
side, which would lead us to believe
that 1T is the intention of the company
in the near future to erect a larger mill
on the property, and avoid the hauling
now necessary in using the mill erected
by Capt. Elliott.
On Tuesday we paid a visit to the Gus
ter mica mine and were met by the eve
hospitable and agreeable gentlemen, Mr..
McMaken, one of the wner who kind
ly showed Us over the company's works.
Iica is being taken ont of the open cut
IN the top of the hill, which is now
about 30 feet square and 30 deep, show
ing the lead to be at least - or 40 feet
wide, and so far as prospected, would
indicate that the mine will b" producing
mica 20 years hence. a shaft mas been
sunk on the lead about 200 feet from the
open cut to a depth of about 90 feet
from the bottom Of this a drift has been
run IN in a northel!y direction some 50
feet, with Il large chamber about the
center Of the drift and several cross-cuts
ut different places, all in merchantable
mica, and no wall as yet discovered.
Fifteen or Ii men are EMPLOYED bv
Messrs. Sprague and IIebert who have
the contract for getting out and cutting
the mica, and while we were there Mr..
SilrlgI1p IDF1 Tn ON IN nIliI,n,,n1
force. This nine has been worked the
r'ist past thr, { seasons and the product
is increasing with each year. Custer
county is Indebted to Mr.. McMaken's
successful management of this mine for
the various companies now in operation
and adding to her prosperity, and il is
safe to say that the Custer mine will be
a never ending source of wealth TO the
present owners.
Everybody is busy at the Portland.
Bald mountain and the preliminary work
is pushed as rapidly as possible. 1t is
the intention of the company to take
the water for the mill from Squaw creek.
''Ht wv va 'sJ 40 iuI dS pOsSlDle
by ditch, when it will be forced the rest
of the way by means of a powerful
pump which has already been ordered
from New York.
One of the most valuable mines in the
Hills is the FIRST National Bank, located
between Bear Butte and Elk creek,
owned by Meosrs. Collins & Davev. For
some time past the miners have been
driving a tunnel to strike the ledge.
Yesterday afternoon they broke through
and came on to the ledge, which shows
up free gold in large quantities, and
which goes from $50 to $3.50 a ton.
This ore will be hauled to the silver
mill ut Galena, Il distance o fthree miles.
where it will be milled at a cost of $40
to the ton. This discovery does away
with the idea hat there is nothing but
low grade ore in this country, also that
most ridiculous of all theories that there
are no good mines except those on the
belt. The day is not far distant when
there will be dollars produced outside of
the belt to cents inside oft. The devel-
opment of the Black Hills has only just