Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-29

On Monday the county court render
ed his decision in the matter of the APP
pointment of an administrator of the
estate Of Charles A. Balck, deceased.
DIR. ID. w. Flick was appointed, and
letters of administration were issued to
said Flick the same day, he having fur
nished a gilt-edge bond of 5000, with
ID. Carrigan and s. NJ. Booth as sureties.
Mining Notes.
We learn that it is the intention of
the Harvey Peak Tin company to let a
number Of contracts early in April for
assessment work on their tin locations
in this locality.
1t is currently reported, and the re-
port is based largely on official infor-
nation, that the Sam mill is at present
running on remarkably rich ore. A
man from the mine yesterday stated he
had seen ole boulder, as large as an
ordinary coal oil can, that literally
glistened with free gold.-Pioneer.
The Harvey Peak Tin company are
erecting at the Tenderfoot tin camp,
near this city, a ~one-story frame build
ing 10 by 80 feet, designed for a lodging
house for employees. The company is
also erecting at the same place a log
building IL by 10 feet to be used as a
store house, all of which indicates per-
of operations, and a probable
increase of the working force in the
neal future.
Prof. Ulke informs us that, having
had some experience with tin ores from
every locality in the world whore tin is
known to exist, he finds the ores in the
Black Hills to be the purest, most free
from other minerals generally found
in conjunction with tin, Of any he has
heretofore met, and consequently will
be more easily smelted. And further,
he finds the tin in sufficient quantity to
fully warrant a good profit in the work
ing. We believe Prof. Ulke's methods
and opinions purely scientific and that
had he in his experiments found other
wise, nothing would have prevented
him from expressing his opinion
Hare's Hill City Miner.
REDUCTION WORKS.
Col. Carpenter, general manager Of
the chlorinatIon works, tells the Pioneer
that the plant is giving utmost satisfac-
ton, While no clean up has yet been
made, nor is one intended before April
first, frequent assays of the ~tailings
prove that the works are saving upwards
of 80 per zen Of the gold value of the
ore treated. The capacity Of the plan;
at present is but twenty tons per day.
Two more barrels will be added shortly,
which will increase the capacity To fifty
tons daily. The works are operating
exclusively on Golden Reward ore, Of
which some 1900 tons Of that hauled
down to the Clark plant remain on the
dump. When this quantity has been
treated tailings resulting from which ore
was put through the Clark plant will be
worked v Those tailings contain
about $40 per t~on.-Pioneer, %.
DUTY cS TIN.
Washington, March 22.-Arguments
were made before the ways and means
committee to-day in opposition to the
opposition in the tariff bill to increase
the duty on tin plate. Representatives
of several packers firms contended that
half the price they received for their
goods was made up off the cost of the
can, and that the present tax amounted
to 10 per cent. on tomatoes and corn
packed. The Gamers Of this country
consumed about sl2, 100000 worth Of tin
plate per annum, and the tax upon
it was paid almost entirely by the poor
people.
Representative Bayne said that in the
OF a year and a half the mills in
this country will be producing all the
tin plate needed for domestic consump-
ton, and at a price that would compare
fayorably with the present price paid
for imported tin plate. Thirty thousand
g would also be given employment,
and the country would ave $50. 900
sent away to pay for English tin.
This statement was received with in
incredulity by the packers, who said,
however, that if they could be assured
that this result would follow, they would
have nothing more to say.
TIE GLENDALE.
Hare's Hill City Tin Miner has the
following interesting communication
from the glendale mine.
Glendale, March l8.-There are here,
as in no other part Of the Southern
Hills, extensive preparations being
made by railroad and mining companies
for unusual activity in construction and
development work as spring advances
1t would not in the least surprise indi-
yiduals who for the past two weeks
have observed the movements Of the II.
Il. x NJ. v. people, to see dirt flying
most any day, between Hermosa and
Hill City via Hayward. Mr.. John
Berry, right-ofway agent for this COM
pany. is at present the guest Of Mr.. Nit
chell at the Glendale. Although he Is
very taciturn, and his revelations are
somewhat abridged on the subject, we
infer with out a doubt, this much there
will be grading between the above
named places not later than the first Of
May. There are also rumors Of large tin
sales about being consummated, and on
the whole, apparent activity Is beyond
expectations.
The Glendale mill is running at full
capacity. The development work now
accomplished ON the main ledge Is q
SHAFT 6x10 feet, $50 feet from the apex
to the lower level at this depth the
foot wall was exposed. 10 End the
width ofthis enormous ore body, q drift
was driven As feet east before the hang
ing wall was encountered, this accomp
lished, large rooms are now being OPEN