Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-17


sufficient to justify the outlay of money
no doubt. the extension will be built
this summer. A railroad company
must have reasonable assurances ofsup-
port in order to interest capitalists to
make the investment. We hope. for the
welfare of Galena mixers and mine own
ers and country generally that Mr..
Miller may figure out business enough
10 warrant building the road.-Tlmes.
Work recently done on a gold ledge
Immediately south Of the st. Elmo by
Frank Hebert who has held it for sever
al years, proves its value as gold pro-
duce. Rich placer diggings have been
worked for years below this ledge which
Is in direct line with, and is undoubted-
ly continuation of the zcain ledge run
ming through the st. Elmo, Grizzly Bear,
GoIden Summit and other we'll know
claims which have been good producers
OF free gold, but were shut down when
the ores became refractory with depth.
Frank has an excellent mill site with
plenty Of water in connection with his
claim.-1in miner
The chlorination plant at Rapid City,
which was closed by creditors a few
weeks ago, resumed operations under a
new management on the 10th Ernest
May, of Lead City, is the new manager,
and DIR. ". 2. Headden is chief chemist
and metallurgist. The creditors haye
granted the owners an extension of
time in which to pay their bills, and it
is believd that the institution will be all
right if conducted on business princi-
plies.
NEW PROCESS.
1t is stated, on what appears to be
good authority, that two Belgians have
discovered means of reducing refrac-
tory ores which will be of great import
ance to mine owners in this state where
large proportion of the products Of
mines is lost through inability to extract
the precious metals. The new process
is performed by means of electricity
and is said 10 be based on the we'll
known fact that the mysterious current
separates water into its components-
hydrogen and oxygen. In operation of
the scheme a glass jar With leaden lin
ing is filled with water, the positive pole
of dynamo is attached to the lining,
while a pair of toDgs with insulated
handles is attached TO the negative pole.
A piece Of iron to be welded, or a piece
of ore to be reduced, is picked up with
the tongs and inserted in the water.
The oxygen is taken up by the lead
while the hydrogen remains free. Hy-
drogen offers great resistance TO passage
of the electrical current and intense
heat is therefore generated, sufficiently
80 10 reduce the most refractory ores yet
discovered. If this statement shall
prove true, South Dakota mines will take
on an added value that will mean much
for the Hills.-Sioux Falls Press.
THE CHILDs PROPERTY.
DIR. Taylor came up from Hill City yes.
terday and took drive up Blacktail to
see how matters are going at the Childs
property, whore a half-dozen men are
clearing up the ground preparatory to
extensive work in the way Of taking
out ore, which will be placed en the
dump until the construction of the cyan
ide mill to be built by Mr.. Childs. In
speaking Of the test work now going for
ward under the cyanide process at the
Hill City office. the doctor says it could
not possibly be more satisfactory. As
particular instances he cites tests made
on some of the Portland ore, from which
was saved positively all the gold it car
ried. and high percentage ofthe silver.
An equally satisfactory result was had
from 25 pounds of pulp from the Golden
Reward mill. These, the doctor states,
are only illustrations of the splendid re-
suits being generally obtained. He
adds that Mr.. ChiIds hopes to be able to
locate his mill in this city, and will do
so if desirable ground can be secured at
a reasonable figurs.-Pioneer.
PROMISING GOLD DISTRICT.
The late rich discovery of free gold
bearing quartz made by Forsythe and
Brown, between Palmer gulch and
Spring creek. and situated about two
miles east of the Addie mine, gives great
promise of becoming wealth producer
The discovery was made on top of hill
showing but small and not very well
defined ledge, but with plenty of free
gold in it. After doing little work
there the boys went further down the
hill and started an open cut, and after
running in about forty feet, they struck
the ledge about six feet wide encased
in two nice solid walls, one of which
they claim is porphry. They now com
menced two department shaft from
which they are taking out some splendid
paw ore. While there we saw severa
pieces taken from the shaft and dunn
prospected, and some of them were
really rich, others were less, but al
showed gold, and taking it altogether, i
made good average, which would pay
handsomely to have il run through 9
stamp mill. Many locations have beer
made in that district and with the littls
development work so far done, every
thing shows up WELL Jim Scott and
others have found iron pyntes which
the owners of the property claim will
pay handsomely for treatment With
plenty of capital and judicious manage
ment to develop some of these ledgos
this district could be made wealth
producer in a short while.-News.