Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-05
Mining Notes.

4 Mining Notes.
Late reports from the Uncle Sam mill
is to the effect that twenty stamps are
dropping with the most gratifying re-
suits.
The Deadwood chlorination works, as
reported by the Times, continue in very
successful operation, the recently devils
ed filter accomplishing all that could be
desired. The first bullion may soon be
looked for.
/ The following items of local news re
taken from the Hill City Miner (Hares
"Mr. CunDow made an assay few days
ago for Mont Allen, from sample of
ore from the Boom lode. which showed
% per cent black tin, which Prof Ulke
reduced and pronounced it 10 per cent
metallic tin.
1t is being reliably reported that the
twenty per cent being paid by the agents
ofsJames Wilson, on property bonded,
which comes due the first of April,
amounts ia $4,000. About the same
amount will fall due in May.
I Supt. Mart Dodge came In from Gus
ter Wednesday evening. He will not
put on any more men until after April,
lst. He is engaged in renewing the
bonds on tin property and reports all
parties satisfied with the deal.
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The Harvey Peak company are very
quiet in their workings. New men are
constantly being added, twenty men
have been put on in the last ten days,
but so quietly is the work being dore
that it makes reporter hump" him
self TO catch on"
Work on the big smelter will not be-
gin much before the middle of June.
While not knowing the reason for de
lay the Times is of the opinion that it is
found in the fact that the Burlington
railroad will not be completed until late
in the fall, and nothing can be gained in
finishing the reduction works in alb
since of improved transportation faciii-
ties. Immense quantities Of coke will
be used, all of which will come from
Newcastle.-Ttmes.
MONTANA MILL.
Gregory G Smith, general manager of
the Montana mine, arrived in the city
yesterday evening. Tho mill starts up
today on trial test run. They have
25,000 tons of ore ready to mill and 100,
600 tons more in sight. Genl Manager
Smith came over to hurry up Cooper
and Bartlett on the balance of his
fIcisht.-Pioneer, !.
MAMMOTH TIN DEAL.
The republican learns that about $751;
600 will be disbursed at the First Ma.
tional bank in this city, Tuesday next,
April lst, in part payment on this, the
largest mining transaction ever consul
mated in the Black Hills. The proper
ty involves half million in cash and
over 500 tin lode locations situated in
Pennington and Custer counties, all of
which have been more or less develop
ed during the past year, and the quality
of the ore thoroughly tested by experts
on the ground and by the shipment
last summer of so tons to Europe for
reduction. This property has no direct
connection II with the Harney Peak Tin
Mining Milling and Manufacturing com.
pany. 1t is represented by a strong
syndicate of business and financial
gentlemen from both sides of the ocean.
The company to operate it is not yet
organized or named, but no doubt the
child will be born lusty fellow. and
christened in due time, with James
Wilson as the chiefsponsor.- Rapid Re-
publican March. 20.
| THE PROPOSED DUTY on TIN.
The duty which the Ways and Means
Committee has been asked to levy on
tin amounts to about 20 per cent, at the
ruling rate of the tin market-that is,
three cents per pound on cassiterites or
black oxide of tin, and FIVE cents per
pound on bar tin. This duty is request
ed by the vast Tin interests in South Da-
kota, by the Chicago Tin Plate Associa-
ton, and by North Carolina and West
Virginia tin interests. The demand for
II is therefore much more general than
was at first anticipated. There are 80
many tin mines now being opened that
there will be plenty Of competition to
keep down prices as soon as the indus
try is established. The great bulk of
tin now used in this country is the
product of Chinese and Malay labor
from the so-called Straits" region, and
the duty imposed would not only favor
an infant industry but protect American
labor.-New York Press.
| THE OIL OUTLOOK.
From an extended article descriptive
of the Stockade, Wyoming. Oil district
appearing in last weeks issue of the
Newcastle Alert, we extract the follow
ing.
The coming season points to immense
| developments in this basin. The Eagle
oil company have a very complete drill
ing outfit ordered and will be in woring
order within So days. In connection
with this outfit they have purchased
casing sufficient to case their well TO a
depth of 1000 feet and will take no
chances Of the well caving and losing
their tools. Mr.. Coyle the general
manager of the company will have
charge Of the affairs of the company,
and as he has been engaged in the oil
business for the past 20 years, it is rea-
sonable to presume he knows what he is
doing. The location of the new we'll
Of the company will be about one mile
south Of the flowing we'll sunk by this
company two years ago. Fitzpatrick
Bros. 4 Collins have done a large
amount of prospecting in the county