Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-22
Mining Notes.

N'feN ~ 10 thuos DfiiddilNC blLtIlC.
Mining Notes.
The Deadwood chlorination works are
now in continuous operation, but as
with all new plants, says the Times.
some little time is necessary securing
perfect adjustment of all parts and the
removal of all friction. Complete sue
cess of the process may be, however,
emphatically declared.
DAILY & McKelvie have gone to Rapid
City TO negotiate a contract for running
q tunnel on the Grand junction mine,
in Custer county. The contract is to
finish the tunnel of 400 feet to reach
the vein, which was begun two year age,
and the contract thrown up by JEFF Nc
Dermott ard others. There are about
230 feet remaining to be done and the
boys propose to finish it if they can
come to Germs with the company
i!are's Hill City Miner.
DR.. Carpenter wal a passenger on the
east bound express last evening. The
doctor is on his way to Chicago, in
which city he will make arrangements
for having the machinery for the pyritic
smelling plant at Deadwood, of which
he will have charge, manufactured. He
expects to be absent several weeks
The doctor is sanguine chat the plant
will be n of the best paying in the
United States, and says that ore enough
Of good quality can be secured to keep
it running NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Sam mine, which has been shut
down for fifteen hours, through a break
in the Cornish pump, is running again
in full blast, and everything pertaining
to the mine is looking very bright
Pioneer.
The Sundance Gazett Of last week
thus briefly sums up the railroad and
coal situation at that place: "Mr.
Blyth's report on our coal fields was
favorable, and the railroad officials are
well pleased with it. The surveyors
will be working in this vicinity as soon
as the weather will permit satisfactory
field work. The company will have q
diamond drill at work in the coal fields.
Mr.. Burt, the general manager is ex-
pected in few days-possibly by We'd
nesday next.
The following news items were taken
from last weeks issue of SANKEY'S Hill
City Miner:
Work has been commenced on the
Logan No. 3 lode. While doing last
years assessment work a good quality
of tin ore was struck. The shaft is now
down about ten feet on the lead, which
shows itself to be a very strong n
1t is expected at Rockford that oper-
tons on the Lookout property will be
resumed April 1. Rumor also has il
that the mill will be placed in operation
shortly following the recommencement
of work at hat mine.
Stewart Corners and partner continue
to take out pay dirt at C~astleton. They
now have about two hundred tons oil
dirt on the dump of the claims they
have leased, and will rock
ing as soon as warm weather will per-
NIT.
A new strike of rich silver r is re.
ported as having been made at Silver
City. An interest in the property on
which the new ore body has been
found was lately bought by NJ. IL. Day,
and thorough development of the vein
will probably follow.
The shaft on the Addie lode is now
being Strengthened preparatory to put
ting up hosting works. The ore taken
out for the last 60 feet has been very
rich, the vein In places being over eight
feet in width, with well defined walls on
each side.
The Harvey Peak company holds
bonds on property in the near vicinity
of Hill City to the amount Of $172,0 600
The larger number Of these bonds will
expire April l., although some will hold
until July l. In all probability every
one of the bonded properties will be
purchased by the company.
THE MINNESOTA.
Work at the above mine is progress.
ing satisfactorily. It Is now clear O.
water and a general cleaning up Of &C
cumulated debris is now being done
The main shaft, l60 feet in depth, hal
been newly timbered, as have also the
underground workings. The latter con,
sist of q chamber 2Ox90 feet, Is to 81
feet in height; three drits Of 100 feet
each, one running south. another west
and the last one north. The compan,
has surveyed and located q line for {
railroad from the proposed tunnel sitt
to Rapid creek, a distance of three ant
a half miles. A water ditch has als<
been located, which taps the creek abou
two miles above the mine, giving q fal
of $50 feet at the proposed mill ate
There is a probability that the compan,
will purchase the large mill now a
Latin and move 1t to their property
The mine Is in better condition thar
could be expected after its enforces
~iddleness for the past years. Nearly al
the timbers have rotted away. but III,
ground has held firm, not over so
pounds of earth or rock having fallen o
caved In. We hope to be able 70 IN
nounce In q short time that the Mime
sofa Mining company Ia another succehe