Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-23
ST. ELMo's
Shotgun Brigade" Brings Bullion
to the Bank.
A Cleanup Of 81, 500 from e5 tons OF ore.
THE FIRST REToRT.

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with the rctort from their little FIVE
stamp mill was hailed with more deligh
than any other similar event occasion
cd by the cleanup from the larges
Of the many mills in the Southern Hills
and this was due to the fact that tn,
above gentlemen unaided by capital an(
! with no other muscle than that possess
ed by themselves, have taken a gophc
hole prospect and made Of it one th'
richest paying mines in the Black Hill
and placed upon ii the necessary ma
chinery to work it.
THE Ups AND DOWNS.
Nearly two years ago Messrs. Kimblt
and Elliott purchased the st. Elmo prop
erty Of Mr.. Bishop and others who had
| found on the location, in pockets, ore
which crushed in hand mortar yielded
about 5000, but which was supposed
TO have been worked out. Upon secur.
ing the property the first named
gentlemen milled several tons of the
float found on the location in the old
Hartford Mill, which gave returns of
over $40 per ton. Satisfied that some
where in the hill on which the location
was situated must be lead or body Of
! ore Of great richness they Immediately
began prospecting with varying success
up TO last winter. A few months pros
pecting and then rustic for grub and
money TO carry on operations was the
order of things for nearly two years, and
Mr. Elliott says that many time has
he rolled up his blankets and left the
location ready 10 take an oath never to
return, but hope would return and work
would he resumed. Last winter the two
partners showed the mine 10 Mr.. Jewett.
a miner of 20 years experience, and an
agreement was made by which he was
to receive deed fofk one-thrd interest
provided he found the ore body Mr.
Jcwett began work in earnest and after
few weeks work discovered the
ORE IN PLACE
only few feet from the head Of an open
cut which had been run by the former
owners. Tie history of this mine from
that day 10 this is pretty well known
throughout the Hills. Mr. JAS Nc
Donald, superintendent of the Junction,
was made an equal owner with Mr.
Jewett in the one third, each holding a
sixth. Geo. kimble rustled the country
over for mill and at last secured the
present one, which was moved TO the
mine and erected during the present
spring, lumber and machinery being
hauled when it was impossible for us to
receive mails over the roads on account
of their horrible condition. but in spite of
adverse fortune and seemingly against he
will of the elements, the boys indomita-
bic energy and pluck proved -ictorous
and at IL o'clock q. m. the Both Of last
month stamps were dropped and on1ast
Tuesday OF noon after a run of twenty
days during which time sixty-fve
tons of ore was crushed, a
CLEANUP OF 81 800
was made and the retort was on Wed
nesday brought to town and placed in
the bank. This amount pays for the
mill and developments of the past six
months and still leaves the boys neat
sum. While the above amount does not
seem large still when it is taken into
consideration that only the work of four
man is required to produce that amount
every twenty days, it will be seen that
it is the richest mine now being worked
in the Black Hills.
THE NINE
is located between Sunday and Bear
gulches, and water from the former
stream which is carried through ditch
about half mile long supplies the bat
teries and furnishes the motive power
for running the mill, it being utilized by
the introduction of an overshot water
wheel II feet in diameter. Develop
from 10 to II feet wide which can be
traced for 800 feet, and enough ore is
now is sight to run the present mill for
the next twelve months to come. A
thorough sampling of this ore has been
done and estimates made which war
rant the assertion that over $4,000 can
be taken ont in the next year at total
expense Of $1,000, leaving a net profit OF
$4,000 for the fortunate owners.
THE MILL,
as before stated, is fve-stamper each
stamp weighing $50 pounds, and is locat-
ed about three-fourths of a mile from
the mine, but one teams is all that is re.
auired 10 haul the ore and the necessary
outside rustling Messrs. Kimble and
Elliott, practical mill men, do the work
Of crushing without assistance, while
Mcdonald and Jewett operate the mine
Milling will be resumed Immediately
and the present one is only the first o.
continuous monthly clcan-ups.
1t is the intention Of the owners tC
conduct things on The pre@nnt plan nm