Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-05-09

known character of copper formation
and colorings. 1t will without doubt be
the most attractive specimen on exhibit
ton. We sincerely hope that other
companies in the territory will prove as
enterprising.-Tucson Citizen.
The Black Hills will contribute simi-
lar blocks of tin, mica and iron ores, in
addition TO bricks of gold and silver, and
probably several cords of silver bullion,
which, with coal, coke and petroleum,
will make an exhibit that will not be
excelled. Abestos will also be a pro-
minent feature in the exhibit.-Times.
The Eagle Oil company recently prov
ed up on $40 acres Of oil land near New
castle. Ats250 per acre, the govern
ment price, the proof would involve the
expenditure of the snugsum of $1,000.
TIN AT THE EXPOSITION.
A letter from the manager of the Har-
ney Peak consolidated Mining company,
Of Hill City, South Dakota, has been re-
ceived by Manager Bracket, of the ex-
position. The letter states that the
company will have their tin crusher and
smelter in running order by the time
the exposition opens and they hope to
have fine display Of the smelted ore
on nexhibition.-MinneapoIis Journal.
GOOD CLEAN UP.
The regular semi-monthly shipment
Of bullion from Black Hills mines, was
made by Wells-Fargo's express Sunday.
The value of the bars sent out aggregat-
ed nearly If not quite $4,000, and in
cluded very handsome brick weighing
39l ozs. and worth $500 from the
Golden Reward chlorination works.
This brick was the result of only six and
ohe-half days run. fixing the production
at the rate of $4,000 per month. The
mill, for want of ore, impossible TO get
because of execrable conditions of the
roads. was idle for eighteen days last
month, and yet cleaned up $4,000. This
was with but one barrel and four
roasters. The new barrel will be in use
before the end of this week as will
roaster number 5. The capacity will be
increased by these additions from 80
tons to go tons per day. and the bullion
output can therefore be reasonably ex.
pected to run up from 900 to $4,000
or $4,000 per month. Can any further
evidence be required of the absolute
success of chlorination ?-Deadwood
Times.
RETRIEVER.
The following self explanatory letter,
was received yesterday. Mr.. Schenk,
who signs it, is managing editor of the
Financial and Mining Record.
NEW YoRK, April 81 1890.
BEN BAER,
Treasurer Retriever Mining Co.
DEAR SIR I'VE congratulate you upoD
the success of your company which is
evidenced by dividend Just declared.
We will be pleased now to place your
company in our table of Incorporated
Dividend paying Mines" For our in
formation will you please advise us the
number of shares of your company, par
value. number and amount of assess
ments and date of last assessment and
oblige. Very truly yours, etc,
EDWIN ScHESK, Manager.
Dividend number 2 of two cents per
share is payable by the treasurer to-day.
The company has just closed contract to
ship 1000 tons of ore running from $50
TO $40, to the Globe smelter at Denver,
Colorado. BY contract the cost of ship
ping and treating will be under $ll per
ton. the character of the ore containing
lead, silica and iron, being just that de-
sired by smelters. The outlook for
many more dividends is excellent
Times.
REDUCTION OF TIN ORE.
People who scoff at the probability OF
seeing American tinware made from ore
from the Black Hills will be little dis
couraged TO know that Mr. F. c. Sholes,
of this city, has received letter from
General Manager Wicker, ofthe Harney
Peak company, giving full account of
preparations that are progressing rapid
ly for beginning the reduction of ores
on large scale. Orders are out for all
the machinery needed and it will not be
long before the block tin from these
mines will be in use in half dozen
American factories. The facts about
the Harvey Peak mines have been
rather slow in coming out but it has
nevertheless been known in Lincoln
for couple of years that the widely ad
vertised failure of the first attempt to
smelt these ores was not failure at all,
but shrewd device of the London
owners of the mine to gobble all the de-
sirable mines in the vicinity at their
own prices. Now they have brought
up all the property that can be had, and
are ready to demonstrate that they have
one Of the most val able tin mining
properties in the world.-Lincoln