Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-07

Pidceu IN position as last az IL comes
We don't requiH big lot Of machinery
for this process such as a chlorinatior
plant for instance, hence, its placing
will not consume much time. We will
use the motive power of the old MeGee.
Daegling works which is already in
place IN the annex, so that much diff
cult job is already completed"
The telluride strike in the Globe mine,
owned by Haserodt and Harbach, men
ton of which was made in last week 8
CHRONICLE. proves TO have been one OF
the most important ever made in this
part OF the Hills. Specimens Of the ore
which are OIL exhibition at Rutkowski's 8
drug store sparkle with free gold, and
are black with tellurium. A fair test OF
the ore has not yet been made and Of
course its richness can not be estimated
The ore body is said to be a true hssure
vein and its size is very satisfactory TO
the ownars The -dsrelopment OF this
property will be watched with interest.
Fire was kindled under the boiler at
the Gold Star mill last Monday, and the
machinery put in readiness to COM
mence operations at a moments notice.
One or two little articles necessary TO the
complete equipment of the mill were
lacking, and the greater part Of the
week WAS required TO secure them We
are informed that the machinery will be
put in motion to-day and that if every
thing runs smoothly the crushing Of ore
will be commenced early next week
Mayor J. p. Dickover Of Hot Springs,
was in town Thursday, having come up
from Pringe where h. is superintend-
ing work at the mica mine. He has
just let the contract for another shaft,
l30 feet deep, on the property, and he
seems very much pleased with the out
look for the mica industry in the south
srn Hills. At Pringle he has about
dozen men at work, and they have but
recently succeeded in driving a new
tunnel through TO the main body OF the
mineral. They have plenty Of first class
mica in sight, and it is being taken out
and shipped in large quantities. We
understand that while in Custer Mr..
Dickoyer offered to purchase all the
rough mica that can be taken out Of the
mines in this vicinity, but that the price
offered was hardly high enough 10 be
satisfactory 10 the owners Of the proper
ties.
THE KEYSTONE.
The tangle in affairs at the Keystone
mine is being unraveled and the pros
poets now are that work will be resum-
ed AS soon as the necessary prelimina-
res are gone through with, which will
be very soon after the first of October
The company are anxious tn have the
work go on, and it is generally under
stood that the men are waiting to return
TO work and take their chances of get
tina their nav ont of tha nina If il is
put in charge Of some one I'm whom they
have confidence. This we believe has
been done TO the satisfaction of all par
ties. After the shutting down of work
last week Supt. Simmons was called to
st Paul for consultation. He started
for that place last Sunday and remained
there twelve hours, during most of
which time the board of directors were
in session. At this meeting it was un-
animously agreed to place the affairs OF
the company in the hands Of L. w
Speed, of the Harvey Peak bank of Hill
/ City, to be operated in the interest oi
the creditors under a deed Of trust
This trust deed will be made and Mr..
| Speed put in charge by the first of Oc-
| tober or as soon thereafter as the trans
fer can be arranged. Mr.. Speed is well
known as a thorough business man who
will see that every man concerned has
equal and exact justice without fear or
favor. As to the output Of the mine In
the past Maj. simmons stated to the
Miner that the returns have paid &
small profit above all legitimate ex
penses of mining and milling, including
development work. such as sinking
shafts and running tunnels, but tha
other bills had been paid which, under
the circumstances, should have beer
paid from other sources There is NJ
doubt that the mine will paw, and in I
few months all back Indebtedness will
have been cleared up and record made
that will be of great benefit not only Il
this mine but to the entire gold belt