Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-25


Black Hills is at this writing attracting
as much attention at home and abroad
as the Warren's gulch district This
remarkable district, situate six miles
southwest Of this city, the discovery of
which is accredited TO Mr.. w. p. Moore
who, it is said, made the first discovery
Of tin in that district, in the celebrated
Dolphin mine on the 2d day Of May
1885, numbers within its boundaries at
this time no less than $50 locations
The area comprised in this promising
district is about five miles in length
Among the most noted claims of this
district may be mentioned the Tin
Mountain, upon which a plant has al
ready been erected by Chicago capital
lists, which is now in operation, and
from which, on Thursday Of this week
the first shipment Of tin concentrates
was made. The Fordice group com
prsing a series of locations of great
promise recently sold TO a Chicago com
pany for $4,000, and upon which it is
said an extensive and elaborate plant
will be completed and in operation by
July lst. The Dolphin group. also Il
series Of locations which are not ex-
celled, if they are equalled in the guam
tity and quality Of the ores, by any
other group of locations in any Of the
Black Hills districts, and which was
recently sold to the Harney Peak com
pany for $4,000, and an Indefinite
number Of other locations upon which a
sufficient amount Of development work
has been done TO lead 10 the settled
conviction of their high prospective
value are found in this district. This
district is highly favored with all the
requisite facilities for the reduction Of
its ores; having water and timber in the
greatest abundance, and being the most
conveniently located, of all the tin dis
tricts, TO the only valuable coal deposits
yet found in the regions adjacent.
Numerous shafts have been sunk upon
the various lodes, varying in depth from
ten to sixty feet, which in nearly every
case has shown marked improvement
in the quality Of the ore as depth was
attained. Repeated tests made upon
ores taken from the lodes Of this dis
trict have shown very conClusively that
much Of the ore here found is of ex-
ceptional high grade, giving a return in
were selected of more than sixty per
cent concentrate; and Of an average
sample of the entire vein Of over 20 PEI
cent. The concentrates vary in the per
cent of tin carried, from 30 to as high as
- per cent metallic tin which may be
said to compare favorably with any
other district here or elsewhere. The
veins are remarkably well defined, with
perfect walls Of slate and granite, show
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true and permanent assures. 1t is Ger
tainly by no means surprising that a
district possessing such attractive feat.
ureS should be shown the high degree
of public attention that is now being
bestowed upon it; and it would indeed
be surprising if, with its present favor.
able outlook, it should not in the near
future attain to higher fame, by ad
yancing to the position of the leading
tin producing district Of the United
States. This district is accessible from
this city over rs fine mountain road az
can be found in the west, leading through
region especially noted for its surpass
ing scenery and romantic features
which would amply compensate tn,
visitor, regardless of what the intent o
such visit might be, speculative or other
wise, and leave upon his mind the tixeC
aud irrevocable seal Of conviction of tn,
vast and comparatively inexhaustibl'
deposits Of tin treasures which are thcr,
stored in natures vaults awaiting til,
wand Of capital to call into genera
circulation.