Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-08-10
Custer Tin Operations,

assessment work required by law upon
the company's claims in the districts
referred to, of which there are no less
than one hundred, requiring an outlay
of ten thousand dollars.
| 1t is fair to suppose that in short
time the number of men employed by
this company in the immediate vicinity
of this city will aggregate one hundred,
involving the expenditure of about
eight thousand dollars per month for
labor alone, exclusive of all other ex-
tpenses. new feature is notable in the
character Of the assessment work now
being done by the company, differing
entirely with that done in previous
years. Formerly the work Of this char
acter was done at random so to speak,
and without reference to future utiltv,
while at present all work Of this kind is
done with strict reference to its perma-
nent character, care being taken 20
make the openings Of sufficient dim
ensions, and in the most favorable posi-
ions for permanent operations in the
future. This Of itself, will be accepted
as a reasonable assurance Of the COM
pany's intentions to materially increase
the measure Of their operations in the
future, with view to the ultimate pro-
duction Of tin in sufficient quantity to
| meet all demands, both domestic and
4 10 lol
by all who have taken the pains to in
vestigate our tin resources, that the
Black Hills containstin in ample amount,
to meet the worlds demand for ages
indefinite.
! Whatever opinion may be entertained
by people abroad, who in some instances
are more or less uncertain as TO future
results, it is at least gratifying to know
that residents of the region ia
which the tin is located, who are
in position TO know whereof they
lspeak, are unit in vocing its merits,
and in the expression of their conf
dence in its early and extensive opera
ton. Custer is especially gratified
with the tin outlook at this writing, and
is more firmly than ever welded to the
belief that the Tin City is all right.
TIN NOTES.
Further development of the Flora
mine, the newly discovered tin bonanza
on Willow creek, near this city, of which
extended mention was made in our
issue of last week, is entirely CON
firmatory Of the favorable impressions
hitherto entertained relative TO the sur
passing merit of the claim. Every blast
tends to strengthen the opinion SO
lgenerally held, and SO frequently ex-
pressed, that this claim. SO far as its
high grade of ore, and general surface
indications of value are concerned, out
ranks that of any other yet found in
the Hills, and may be safely relied
upon as the most infailible antidote for
tin skeptlcism yet discovered.
! A boarding house has been opened
this week by the Harvey Peak company
at the Tenderfoot group, about four
miles and a half from this place, on the
Hill City road. Several men have been
recently added to the working force
which is at present engaged in grading
the site for the mining machinery (an
air compressor which is expected to ar
rive in a few days. Extensive opera
tions in the way Of development NAV
be reasonably expected at Tenderfoot in
the near future.
At the Tin Reef group, near this city,
development work is rapidly progress
ing, and the outlook for favorable re-
suits are exceedingly fattering. Devel-
opment is not sufficiently advanced
to require machinery at this time, but
it is entirely probable that before snow
flies machinery will be in operation
there. The prospect for largely increas-
ed tin operations in the immediate
vicinity of this city are exceptionally
bright, and point with unerring GER
tainty to the conclusion that this place
is destined to become eventually what
the CHRONICLE has long and persstently
Claimed, the leading tin emporium of
the Hills.
Two more loads of the rich ton ore
making six loads in ALL that have been
hauled out for shipment to Europe from
the Flora tin mine on Willow creek.
near this city, left here on Tuesday.
-Four men are now employed at the
Truax and Garfield groups of tin loca
tions on Spring creek, near Niggerville,
property recently bonded to the Har-
ney Peak company.
| w. w. Challis and John Thickens
came in from Chicago this morning and
found quarters at the International.
These gentlemen, with others, some time
lsince bonded group of tin mines that
are located between Hill City and Gus
ter City to party Of Chicago capitalists.
The boys went down to Chicago to see
these parties and negotiate the sale of
other locations. So successful were
they that q Mr.. Ide. and representatives