Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-18
Mining Items.

A carload of ore from the Spokane is
to be shipped TO the ID. and ID. snelter
at Deadwood, to be tested, and if the re-
suit is fayorable, the product OF the
mine will be treated there.
A report that the Spokane deal had
been closed and the mine actually sold,
was current this week. 1t was not sub
stantiated however, and il was no doubt
like similar previous reports unbound
ed.
John Beuter of Deadwood, has a force
of FIVE or six men at work on his Gale
donia mine, up in the Penobscot coun-
try. The property is showing up very
favorably and Mr.. Beuter hopes to make
producer of it in the near future.
The repeated attacks made upon the
McArthur-Forrest process by the
Deadwood Times and New York Engi.
neering and Mining Journal have final
ly resulted in the publication of two
column article in the Denver Mining
Exchange Journal, which successfully
refutes the charges made from time to
time, and vindicates Messrs Frank and
Darling. the representatives Of the Den
yer Gold and Silver Extraction Com
pany. Our copy Of the article reached
Us too late for this weeks issue of the
CiIRoSIcLe, but We will publish it in full
next week.
Notwithstanding the glowing account
in all the Rapid papers of the excellent
condition of the Welcome Chlorina.ion
works IN that city considerable difficult
ty has been experienced since the start
ing up of the works. The bricks in the
furnaces were cemented with fire clay
and lime, and as soon as the heat was
mp the lime fiuxed with the ores, caus-
ing the fire clay to fall out, which dam
aged the furnaces considerably. The
machinery is said not to run very
smoothly at present, owing to defective
shafting, but these dliiculties can easily
be medied.-Times.
1t Is a curious fact that no one miner
out Of every hundred who has had any
experience will do anything but put the
sticks ofgiant powder into his bootlegs.
He knows just about how much giant
powder he will need during the shift,
and these he receives before he enters
the shaft house to 90 down. Then he
carefully places it in the leg Of his boot
and in this manner conveys it into the
mine. The miners. have stopped
"crimping" the Illuminating caps with
their teeth of late years. This is due,
probably, to the snicide at Chicago oi
Lingg, one of the anarchists who was
sentenced to be hanged with Spies and
the rest. Lingg exploded one of the
caps by biting it and blew most of his
head off. Now the majority of the
miners crimp the cap on the heel OF
their boot with knife.--Pioneer.
There is no question but the Bald
Mountain mining district will become
one Of the most famous in the world
before long as the prospects looks more
encouraging every day. Many new
mines are daily being added to the gold
producers Of the Black Hills. Hun
dreds of tons of ore have been shipped
within the past few weeks and there
are yet hundreds Of tons on the dumps
waiting to bc hauled away, and millions
Of tons in sight ret to be unearthcd.
There are more men engaged in legiti-
mate mining in this district than ever
before and the prospects are numerous,
outside Of those on the pay rolls. Near
ly all the mines are in first class con-
dition for being worked and are steadily
being developed, and employ a large
number of men. Bald Mountain on a
pleasant day is scene Of activity that
an outsider can hardly appreciate.
Most of the mines are continuously i'm.
proving. and yield very high grade oi
shipping ore. Extensive improvements
are daily being made and the amount
of development work that is being done
this spring is really surprising. .-Trib.
une.