Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-27
journment was instructed to hold its
next meeting at Rapid City, subject 10
call of chairman.-Rspid Journal.
MINING Items.

Mining Items.
Thursday, the Homestske paid its
lG3rd monthly dividend of 10 cents per
share. 1t amounted to $I2,5OO, making
S25,000 paid this year, and grand total
of Si,SlS,250 to date.
The Miner man visited the Harney
Peak tin mill last Tuesday. He found
large force of men getting the ponder
Gus machinery into place. The shafting
is nearly all in place as also are the
crushers, rolls and jigs. These rolls are
immense machines. single roll weigh
ing 1900 pounds, and when q piece of
ore gets between two of these, its
chances are small for getting through
whole. There are is jigs some Of which
are 4 compartment, others 3 and 2 COM
partment. Five Of the Frue vanners
were in place and Mr.. Piper was work.
ing on others. Eight Of these are plain
belt coscentrators and four are corrugat-
ed The engine and some other por.
tions Of the machinery have not yet
arrived, but have all left Chicago. Mr..
Cline has his hands full for several
weeks yet before everything will be in
shape.-Tin Miner.
Rapid City, Feb. l9.-Relisble word
reached the city to-day Of an immense
strike in the Keystone mine, twenty
two miles from here on Battle Creek
The whole body explored is rich, while
an inch vein, well defined, runs Sll 900
to the ton. Ii is thought by many that
the Keystone, now developed 200 feet
with cross cuts, will exceed the Home
stake and rival the greatest mine Of the
world. The news of the find was
brought to the city by William Frank.
lin, one of the owners. The face Of the
tunnel shows ore worth 81 a ton.
The ID. & d Smelter has been tenn
porarily shut down to allow of the
placing of new stack that will increase
the capacity of the plant to $50 tons
daily. This will also Of a necessity in
crease the force of employees at the
works which now gives employment to
80 men. Several plants of this kind in
the city would insure its healthy growth
and make it one of the greatest mining
and milling centers in the country
Pioneer.
MINERAL FAINT.
Malcolm Cameron has discovered
mineral paint on his ranch northwest of
the city, and yesterday left samples Of it
at this Office. He has two colors of the
mineral paint and plenty of it, and with
the article close at hand it will not be
an expensive thing in the future to paint
the town red. Mr.. Cameron says that
the paint is of superior quality and east
" mined, as an immense body Of the
red and ochre has been uncovered. Mr..
Cameron has resided on this ranch for
the past four years, but was not aware
of these large bodies of mineral until
few days ago.-Journal.
A SILVER DISTRICT.
Reports from the silver districts OF the
Central Hills now coming into promi-
nence are of the most fattering char
sctsr, and it is very gratifying to be able
to state that these reports are not all
brought by enthusiasts who magnify
color" to the importance Of milling
prospect" or ten-foot shaft on loca-
tion to the dimension of bonanza
mine. Reliable, conservative men, who
know from long residence in the min
ing districts and from actual, 'hard-earn-
ed experience what they are talking
about, predict that within a year the
Central Hills will prove to contain valu
able, bona fide bullion-producing silver
mines. More work Of development has
been in progress upon some Of the loca-
tons than the public has been aware of.
and specimens OF the ore now exhibited
prove conclusively that the prospectors
and miners who have accomplished this
work have not been pursuing phantom.
The men who have clung to the Central
Hills districts through good and evil re-
port-who have worked for years. at
times under the most discouraging cir
cumstances, are to be congratulated
upon the present bright prospect that
their faith is to be rewarded. The
Black Hills country is to be congratulate
ed upon the bright prospect of the pro-
duction of wealth from new sources