Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-12-17
Mining Items.


coal for fuel, in the future, instead Of
wood. The company will use the pro-
duct Of the Wyoming mines, and it will
be shipped TO them over the b. & M.
The mining companies of Lawrence
county have declared dividends TO the
amount of s4oo,0 since January, 1892.
A rich end of diamonds is reported
to have been made in Idaho, on the
Snake River. The formation ofthe new
fields is said to be similar TO that Of
those in Australia, and the gems are
said TO be very valuable,
The Hot Springs Herald quotes Maj.
A. J. Simmons as saying that he believes
few more finds like that Of the Key
stone and others recently made in the
Southern Hills, will cause q stampede
from Colorado and other mining sections
TO this locality.
We are informed that the new stamp
mill at the Keystone mine, fifteen miles
! northeast Of Custer, will be ready for
operation about January LIST, 1893, two
weeks hence. Tho machinery with
which the mill is equipped is the best
| that is in use anywhere, and is calcuat-
ed to save the finest particles Of gold.
At present everything points to a sue.
cessful running Of this valuable prop
erty, and Keystone promises to be one
of the best camps in the country.
THE TIN MILL.
| A visit to the tin mill last Saturday
found portion Of the mill working
satisfactory aud the remainder OF that
in the portion being used is being
brought under subjection. Some trouble
has been had tn make the first set Of
iigs where the coarsest ores are separat-
ed do their work satisfactory, but the
second set work beautifully the con-
centrates taken out show scarcely q
particle Of gangue matter, and the tail
iings are free from mineral. Se'oTa.
changes have been and are being made
in the spouting and ore carriers, and q
few days will see all the difficulties
overcome. Only one half of the ma
chinery has been used as yet, as each
half is duplicate Of the other the same
changes are needful and can be made at
less expense while idle. The ore being
run is the old Coats dump, which cannot
conveniently be put in cars and is being
hauled in wagons. Mr. Labram and his
force Of men are as busy as beavers. A
night shift was put on Wednesday. -
Tin Miner.
A DIFFICULTY TO OVERCOME.
Superintendent Childs OF the Harvey
Peak company, was in Deadwood Tues
day and Times reporter held an inter
view with him, Of which the following
: is part: LAS was expected. consider
: ~hle officially is being experienced in
the conccurrNrIuu vi TIN py the Harney
Peak mill during the first run. Opera
tions upon the Gertie ore have been
suspended, owing to the fact the tin
crystals were too fine to be saved by the
jigs in use. The mill is now running on
ore from the Cowboy mine, which con.
tains the coaraest crystals Of tin found
la the Harney region. The company is
as yet undetermined as to what method
and machinery will be required to
separate the finer tin crystals in Gertie
ore. The new plant of the Harvey
Peak company. in the main. however. il
accomplishing all that has been expect
ed, and the results thus far are promis
ing and satisfactory. The company will
separately test ore from each Of the five
properties more largely devsloped--the
Gsrtie. Cowboy, Coats, Tenderfoot OF
Japanzy group and Addie-and thus
expect 20 gain knowledge of the aver
age value of the tin rock Of the entire
district. before commencing ope :ations
on the ore assorted. The company has
no smelling proce s, and for a time the
refining will be sent east. II hasn't ye,
) been decided whether the concentrates
will be shipped to Omaha, Aurora, ILL.,.
or Jersey City,"
| nou.I a,A~.o,.. r~-x.r.x.u