Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-19
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
An Astonishing Revelation Made
Within One Mile Of the Oldest
Mining Camp in the Hills.
An Amazing Disclosure, which is At
tracing the Attention Of the
Entire Black Hills,
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And Filling Custer City with Anxious
Silver Seekers.

And Filling Custer City with Anxious
Silver Seekers.
Since our last issue, in which we gave
brief account Of the late silver strike
at Bull Springs, situate about ten miles
west Of this city, other discoveries have
been made which give ample promise
Of being far more valuable and i'm
portant.
The principal discovery made, and
one which is attracting more attention,
and creating more excitement here than
has ever been known in the history Of
the place, was made public on Saturday
last, and upon which the owners had
been quietly working for two weeks
previous, being desirous Of keeping the
matter from the public ear; but Mr..
Ross, Of this place, who happened TO be
stroling out in the vicinity of the mine,
and seeing some one at work, concluded
to 90 to the dump and examine the ore,
and being an old silver miner, at once
determined the fact Of the ore being of
al
sulphuretts predominating. He lmme-
diately proceeded to locate extensions
to the original claims, after which he
returned to tie city and made the mat
ter public, which resulted in stampede
Of greater magnitude than has hitherto
been experienced in this section.
no az; ,.h h.,
shaft upon it 80 feet deep, seven feet
wide, all in ore of the chloride and
sui phuret character, was located last
year by Mr.. j. p. Thompson of this city,
who, having the fullest confidence in its
value, communicated with Mr.. Ira
Brickley, of Litchfeld, Minnesota,
personal friend, who had formerly been
operating in the silver mines of Lead
vile, Colorado, and who at Mr. Thomp-
sons request came to this city with his
family about month ago. Mr.. B be.
ing favorably impressed with the ind-
cations presented, work was immedia-
tely commenced, which resulted in
disclosing at dept Of Is feet, what to
all appearances indicates, and which by
all the tests yet made, promises to be
the richest silver discovery ever made
on this continent. Numerous LIQUID
tests made in this city have fully de.
termined the fact of its surprising
value, and one assay made at the Eta
tin camp by Mr.. Applegate upon
sample of the chloride ore, which is
much inferior to the black sulphurettes
Of which there is body of more than
80 inches in width, reached the enorm-
Gus figure of $500 ounces to the ton.
Mr.. A., thinking he had made some
mistake, made an additional test with
the same result, and realizing the great
Importance Of the find, which is beyond
question the most wonderful and as
tonishing discovery ever made in the
Black Hills, started for Custer immedia-
tely, where he is at this writing.
Silver is the theme of every tongue,
the nights are even utilized in its pur-
suit; every man you meet presents a
piece of ore for your consideration.
Even the ladies, who see their bright
perspectives fringed with silk dresses,
and trimmed with gorgeous laces, have
imbibed the inspiration. and evince an
interest in the wonderful discoveries
not excelled by the men. There has
been quite an influx of people into this
city already from the different sections
of the Hills, who have come upon the
reports of the earlier strikes, many of
whom did not hear Of the later discoy-
cry until they came here.
'Messrs. Thompson and Bricklev are
now erecting a shaft and ore house,
24x36 feet.
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