Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-22

Mining Items
Bill Jewett is at work sinking a shaft
on the st. Elmo and has succeeded in
showing up a well defined aud rich vein
of quartz.
Mr.. Luckenbach writing to b. r..
Wood under date Of Denver, Aug. 18th
says:
81 I'm now a duly authorized agent
for a very wealthy English company
who desire to buy all the tin claims that
l can procure. Now then, l want a four
months bond On the Warren gulch prop
critics and will be up there in a few
weeks time to arrange matters when l
shall then proceed to London. A good
forfeit will be deposited GUARANTEEING the
sale of all properties bonded.
Supt. Lorenzo of the Gold Star COM
pany, -Four Mile, was in town yesterday
and informs us that he has increased
his force and is o running twelve
men. The plates are looking well and
a good cleanup anticipated.
From Robert Talent, of Lookout, we
learn that the mill at that place has
been shut down, but that it had been
demonstrated that the ore would pay.
Nine men operated the mine and ten
stamps Of the mill on the last run which
gave a net profit of $500 10 the man
He was also of the opinion hat the
Minnesota would start UP shortly, as
the property has just passed into the
hands of q strong eastern syndicate.
Mr.. B%utterfield, who has just retu rned
from a thorough examination of Arizona
says this country is far ahead of that
for mining or agricultural purposes
The leads here are larger, carry more
mineral and are more easily handled.
Custer owners of Minerva stock eager.
ly scan the Deadwood papers for news
of that property, but are generally dis.
appointed.
Pioneer: The Buxton Mining com
pany yesterday received its new Wis
well amalgamator and ore %pulverizer
and will proceed Immediately to give il
a practical test. Soon it will be de
termined what kind Of a success il is or
the hard ore Of the Hills. Capt. Urer
will be on hand to give the pulverizer 6
fair trial, and is confident it will be 9
grand success, and a bonanza for the
small mining men of the Hills, who are
not able to put in large stamp mills.
X MUM.
A body Of this precious metal exists
without doubt near Bald Mountain
This fact has been claimed by miners
in that district for some time, but nc
particular attention has been called tc
the fact. George Hurst on Tuesday
visited one ofthese mines and proclaims
that a fine body of uranium exists there
without doubt, and had the same assay
ed. This metal is very rare, and was
first discovered in 1889 by a man by the
name Of KlAproth. 1t usually exists in
the mineral called pitchblende in which
it has the form of an oxide, with oxide
Of iron, some lead, sulphur, arsenic,
cobalt and zinc. 1t occurs also in uran.
ite and uran, ocher, and a few other
minerals. Uranium is Of II reddish
brown color. has a metallic ~lustre, and is
commonly obtained in a crystalline
form. 1t is much more valuable than
gold, selling at retail for something like
seven or eight hundred dollars a pound
The owners of these locations have a
bonanza without doubt.-Pioneer.
[DZADwooD TINES
A carload Of Iron Hill machinery will
arrive on Monday, consisting principally
of the Corliss engine, and will be follow
ed by almost daily shipments until all
is received. The engine is one of the
best brought to the Hills. 1t was made
for the Grant Smelling works, Denver,
but that company was prevailed upon to
wait, that the Iron Hill should not be
delayed. The grade for the mill will be
complete next week. Carpenters are
now at work framing, and details are
perfected for a very rapid construction
Of the works.
Judge Romans visited the Carbonate
Camp yesterday, for the purpose of
completing organization of the Seabury-
Calkins Consolidated Mining company.
recently incorporated under the laws Of
territory, with an authorized capital
iftock Of $500 600. divided into $40