Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-03-26
Mining Items.

A rich strike is reported to have been
made in the vicinity Of Rockford, by
the b. & NJ. station agent, who, during
idle hours, has put his time in propect-
ing. The report states that the discov
cry consists of twelve foot ledge, well
defined, assaying from $50 to $500 gold
per ton. The ore being represented to
be free milling, the discovery is one Of
the richest ever made in this or any
other mineral district.-Times.
Hermosa citizens are rejoicing. Ev-
erybody is assured Of Hermosa's future.
The Spokane is one Of the greatest and
richest silver finds in the United States,
is free from the cloud Of litigation
that has hitherto hung on, and had
caused to cease the work on what prom
ised TO be one OF the best paying mines
in the Hills. Work commences again
and in short time a larger force than
ever before will be put on. The follow
Ing Is as near the facts as can be learned:
John l.. Buckingham in claiming one
half interest in the Spokane mine had
brought suit against Sylvester G. Judd
ct. al. for his share, and many suits and
counter suits resulted which promised
to place the mine in litigation for years
to come. Ed. Stenger and his friend |.
VI. Humphrey seeing this, went to work
TO reason with the parties, and after
much hard work and travelling he fin
ally got sufficient concessions on the
part Of both sides to have an agreement.
Immediately on the two parties saying
that they would agree, Mr.. Stenger
telegraphed TO Rapid for G. l.. Wood
and G. l.. Lewis, two OF Rapids lawyers,
to come and make out the papers. Both
lawyers arrived Thursday night and
with the constituents of both sides were
up all Thursday night, and at about
o'clock the articles were signed which
will make this town and country have
more growth in six months than it has
had in six years. Mr.. Buckingham gets
one-third interest in the Spokane nine,
and all interests are consolidated. This
effectually clears up the title and makes
good showing for the several parties
clearheadedness. and for Mr.. Stenger's
hard work. for which he deserves the
heartiest praise and thanks. On account
of want of space We are obliged to lessen
the particulars, but next week will have
some still more interesting news from
the same source. II is now rumored
that the mines are to be sold to an
Omaha company of capitalists for $780,
600, and that all the articles have been
signed except one for the transfer, and
that only awaits Mr.. Buckingham's sig
nature. This is still better news, if it is
true, and some one whispers that the
company offered to buy only on conii-
tion of clear title and the same enegetic
pair, Stengs. and Humphrey, worked
this up also. Pilot.
GREAT NINE.
A miner in employ of the great Home
stake company, said yesterday that there
is twenty years supply of ore in sight
in the mine. A little calculation will
be sufficient to show what an immense
mine this is, if the statement is true,
and there is every reason TO believe it
is. The Homestake aggregation is drop
ping zoo stamps, each crushing an aver
age of four tons of ore per day, or a
grand total of $4,000 tons for the 700
stamps month. In twenty years there
are 240 months, and to keep these
stamps operating that length of time no
less than IL 100000 tons of ore will be
required. These mines, according to
the last report of State Mine Inspector
Corkhill, have already yielded upwards
Of $4,000, 900. but who can estimate,
with vast quantity ofore in sight what
will be their product for the twenty
years to come Pioneer.
BRIGHAM's LOST NINE.
Several samples Of ore were tested n
Salt Lake, March Is, which assayed from
$4,000 to 5000 per ton in gold. The ore
came from new district at Tooele,
little settlement on the border of the
desert, 25 miles from Salt Lake. This
is supposed to be the mine which tradi-
tion says was discovered 25 years ago,
and the location which Brigham Young
is said to have forbidden the prospector
to disclose or even TO work himself.
Before the man died he indicated the
direction in which the mine lay, but
nothing more. Hundreds of men have
looked for it, but this is the first time
any one thought the tradition had any
existence The man who brought in
the ore says there is large ledge of it.
Times.