Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-11-01
Mining Items.

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Piedmont and W. 7. Headen formerly of
the School of Mines has been engaged
TO take charge. The money for the enter
prise $20,000.00 is now in the bank
Deadwood Times.
1t is reported that work at the Glen
dale camp, in the mines, will he resumed
at once and a force of men doubling in
number the force heretofore employed
will be set at work In a few days. The
steam drill has been taken to the camp
and it is expected that that camp
will soon be a much l~ivelier place than
ever.-Ilermosa Pilot.
TIN GALORE.
Ger. James =. Bisbin Of the L. S.
ARMY, who has thoroughly Investigated
the tin mines ofthe Black Hills, and
who is therefore well qualified to ex-
press an intelligent opinion upon the
subject, says: II have investigated the
tin mines of Dakota and there is not
only enough tin in the Black Hills to
supply our own country and export
about $32, DOC, 900 per annum, but We can
export enough tin when the mines are
develoDed to supply every country in
the civilized world, and | can prove
what say. l have the record and the
papers"
COAL CORPORATION.
Articles of incorporation Of the
Pitcher Coal Company were recently
filed at the Office Of the secretary of
state at Lincoln, Nebraska. The in
corporators are: r. ii. Pitcher, w. X.
Vaughan, T. II. Russell. John A. Smiley,
G. w. Pitcher, J.. p. Evans, Samuel J.
Howell and ID. Soper. The company is
incorporated with a capital of SlOO,OO 0
for mining coal in Fall River county
South Dakota, and elsewhere. 1t will
maintain offices at Omaha and at Hot
Springs, S. ID. The mine in question is
said to he located within ten miles of
the Black Hills branch of the b. 4
NJ, a short distance from Dudley,
where it is stated an eight foot vein Of
COOL coal has been discovered.
ExAMISING TIN ORE.
President Martin, Of the board of
trade, has appointed a committee to ex-
anime the tin mines at Niger Hill,
near Spearfish, South Dakota, and to
| report on the same to the board at its
next meeting. There is a great deal of
interest displayed in these mines and
the feasibility OF establishing wor ks in
this city for the purpose of reducing the
ore, has already been discussed. One
prominent capitalist has told certain
members of the committee that he
would be willing, If the report proved
favorable, to invest money in the
erection Of works of the kind contem-
| plated.
The committee will leave over the
Elkhorn road today. It consists of the
following gentlemen: Secretary Mason.
II. G. Clark, Jas. Stephenson and Il. L.
Bruce. The committee will return in
about Q week.
The above is from the Omaha Bee of
the 23rd. The above committee arrived
In spearfsh yesterday, and will arrive
in Deadwood Sunday under the escort
OF Henry Keets. They are now max
ing n examination Of the Niger Hill
and Bear Gulch tin mines in order to
report upon the same. This is but the
advance guard Of a mighty syndicate
organised for the purpose OF manufactur-
ing tin plate In the United States. This
syndicate will use ell the money neces'
sary to develop the tin mines Of the
Hills. There is represented In the syn
dictate from Chicago. s5,000.OQ0, from
Cleveland. $a.0OO.0OO. and frem Boston
many millions, how much we do not
know. Omaha will also DO represented,
and thus does the infant INDUSTRY,
through the Mckinley bill beSbme .
boon TO every man ia the Hilis and