Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-03-14
Mining Items.

The McMorgan mine in Australia,
which Was sold few years ago for
$500, is today held at seventy two
millions. 1t belongs to the Rothschilds
and pays in dividends the comfortable
sum of FIVE millions Denver Industry.
Clean up from the Golden Reward
chlorination works was completed last
evening, The brick. handsome one.
valued at $500, will go east by Wells
Fargo's express to-day.-Times.
Operations at the Tenderfoot tin camp
were discontinued on Saturday, pro-
ceeding on the part of the company
(Harney Peak which created much sur
prise, coming, as It did so closely in the
wake of the confirmation of the report
Of rich strike in one of the tunnels at
that place, which was recently referred
to in these columns. To those who are
unacquainted with the situation, the
fact Of a rich vein having been encount-
cred, would seem to be very shallow
reason for a shut down, but to the few
who are familiar with the surrounding
circumstances, no surprise whatever is
expressed, the situation being such as TO
warrant such action i'm view OF more
extensive operations by additional ma
chinery which the recent strike unques-
tionably warrants. 1t is confidently ex
pected that operations upon q more OK
tensive scale than has been hitherto
known at that promising camp will be
resumedht an early day.
A shipment of ore from the Toss Han
i,ibal was made yesterday by w. w. Olds
to his partner in New York City, who
has envolved new process for the
treatment of silicious ores, which Is es-
pecially adapted to those found in the
Black Hills. The above shipment Of
| 1000 pounds has been forwarded for test
ing purposes. Assays show that it carries
about $50 in gold and ss in silver to the
ton. Mr.. Olds exhibits very hand
some specimen which he found at the
mine yesterday. 1t is one OF the finest
lately seen in the shape of crystalliza-
tions.-Deadwood Times, l2.
| BEAR GULcH TIN MILL.
Inside of the next sixty days plant
will be in operation on Bear Gulch,
about / miles below the town of the
same name, Of sufficient capacity TO
thoroughly test all the ore Of the dis
trict, especially those carrying tin. The
machinery will consist Of Gates mill,
ciusher aud rolls, with engine and
boiler, all of which have been purchased.
and will be shipped to destination as
soon as the roads are in better condi-
ton than at present. A boarding house
2ix30 has been erected at the new mill
site, and will be ready for occupancy in
a few days. The mill building viii be OF
the same dimensions on the ground,
and will run up the hillside in the same
manner as the Deadwood chlorination
works. The ore will be handled by
grayitation. Entering the MILL at the
top it will pass through the various
processes and on the ground floor tie
metal will be produced. A groAp of 8.
claims constitute, with the mill, etc, the
property of the company, which will
hereafter be known as the Mansfield
Tin Mining and Milling company, o
Bear Gulch. A fine body of pine tim.
Der, of great value, is now standing on
the property. A water right has also
been secured, which carries OH antayer
age the year round. Ia miners {nchc:
sss ~.~ser Nsssfs 90 fsstas, arS{ .-.--
Cd = 80 81 y "a s.s.-a' srs =
the ground claims that he can extract
100 tons OF ore per day from onS Of the
openings, that will average per cent
metallic tin.-Deadwood Times.