Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08
Mining Items.
THE K PROPERTY.

b"o SNcHiuB Ine NON. WI. III. lay re-
turned from a trip to the famous Look
out mine, near Rockford. To a Union
reporter he expressed the utmost conf
dence in this famous property, saying
that 1t was now turning out the richest
free milling ore in the Hills. After ex.
planning at some length the methods
they intended pursuing in developing
the property, Mr.. Day said hat he hop
ed to return to Lookout on Wednesday,
that in u day or so after the mill will be |
opened up again and that there were
now over two hundred tons of ore on
the dump, a sackful OF which had be,n,
reduced and ran $56 of gold ard 50 in
silver TO the ton. Mr.. Day further says
that there are now twenty-five men en-
gagged on the property and that this
number will be materially increased as
soon as the: mill resumes operations.
This is more good news.--Union.
TIN REvIvIHG.
A prominent mine owner Of the south
ern Hills was in the city to-day, and in
speaking of the prospects for selling tin
property this fall he said For months
past tin property has been almost
worthless so far as demands for it was
concerned, but during the past few
weeks some buyers have shown up and
a number Of very fair offers have been
made for different groups of claims. 1t
is quite likely that as soon as the new
tin mill starts up and tin is being pro-
duced for shipment good tin prospects
will be in demand at a reasonable
fgure."-In'.
AT II TIN MINES.
The grade Of the spurs of the Burling-
ton and Missouri railroad to the Gertie
and Tenderfoot tin mines near Hill City
has been completed and workmen are
busily engaged on the spur to the Cow
boy and Addie mines. Contractors at
work on the spur are DESTROYS Of OBJ
tanning large crowds Of workmen and #
the number of laborers can be increased
it is hoped to have at least the spurs to
the Tenderfoot and Ger,ie mines ironed
within the next two weeks when all
preparations for commencing operation
Of the neS tin mill Will have been COM
pleted.-Pioneer.
+ SILVER STRIKE.
Rapid City is prepared to Lear and
hpltava aluos, opy,h;,, r.,,, ,Io Gill;.
City mines, but the samples brought in
Sunday by a. Morrow from Geo. Nc
Donald's new find near Silver City
somewhat beat the record. A chunk of
steel galena as large as two fists, which
Mr. Morrog-h bad .uried.. from Ina ledhe
crops out on the side OF Nugget Gulch-
carries fully ninety per cent of mineral
and is practically solid steel galena. He
eays that Mcdonald has thrown out
samples from the prospects which would
weigh seventy-ive to 100 pounds of
about the same quality. This find was
last week. In the presence of such finds
the complaint of smelling men that no
lead ores are found here is liable to be
speedily overcome.-Republican.
STEAM wv AT THE J.. r..
George Lampert of the j. r. mine,
who has been taking a few days lay of
in the city, smiled to-day when a Re-
publican man examined him critically
to see if there were any large free gold
nuggets caught in the hem Of his gar
ments. Everything is moving nicely
at the mine," said he. I'VE are now
working but five stamps because of the
low water in Spring Creek, but arrange
ments are being made to put in a fifty
horse power engine at once, which will
enable US TO work the mill TO its full
capacity while the water in the creek is
low" jacob Lampert went to Hot
Springs Saturday evening, expecting to
start for the free gold bonanza this
morning.-Journal.