Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-10
Mining Items.

The Hsrmosa Pilot is authority for
the statement that the Francis and Har-
ney City groups of tin mines have been
bonded to an Ackron, Ohio, syndicate,
the Francis fo- SIS, 900 and the Harney
City for $4,000. These mines are situ-
ated about one and ons-half miles from
Keystone and J. w. Moody of Hayward
owns twelfth interest.
The Adams express company has Sc
cured the contract for transporting the
bullion product Of the Homestake from
Deadwood to New York, and $500 in
gold bricks started east over the B. &
NJ, last Saturday. The Adams company
recently reduced the express rate to
s275 per $1,000, thus saving to the
Homsstake company about $4,000 a
year.
A force Of FIVE men was put at work
in the B. q NJ. mica mine this week.
A: the bottom Of forty-five foot shaft
two drifts are being run in opposite di-
rections, following the ledge which was
uncovered when the last development
work was done on the property. The
mica house and the shed over the shaft
have been completed, and the vicinity
Of the mine is wearing a business ike
aspect.
The only news with which Supt. J. s.
Childs has RECALLED the citizens of the
tin district, since his return from New
York, is the fact that President Inter
meyer has gone to London to confer
with the English members Of the com
pany and persuade them TO put up the
money that must be had before opera
tons can be resumed. Otherwise the
situation is unchanged and will contin-
Ne 80 rntil Mr.. Untermeyer's efforts are
crowned with success.
NJ. J. King was over from keystone
the first of this week and talked enthu-
siastically of the mining outlook in that
portion of the Hills. Mr. King has val
liable interests of his own over there,
and saws he is now working in ore
which is fabulously rich. While be
does not expect it TO hold out at the
present rate, the average is unusually
high. and he says he wouldn't trade the
property for the Keystone, if the oppor-
tunity TO do so should be presented to
him.
Reports from Keystone say that Rich
ard Lee has struck il rich on one of his
claims, located about one and one-half |
miles southeast Of the main camp. The |
owner says that the vein is seven feet
in width between the walls, and fine
free gold prospects have been obtained
by pan and mortar tests. The claim is
situated, with an abund.
ance of water and timbe- ia close prox-
unity, and Richard is anxiso to deed
an interest In inf tight stovCo anyone
who will deys'Intelllgence holy.
n the register, but have M
ue happiness in a, sav' spokane silver
the lie, located about twelve mines east
Of Custer. have resumed the work Of
developing the property. The water Is
being pumped out of the 100 foot shaft
and we understand that the regular
shipment of ore will soon be commsnc-
ed. Some months ago il was thought
that purchaser had been found for the
mine, and temporary pause in its eper-
alton occurred. However, the sale was
not made, and as the ore in most OF tiie
workings can be mined, shipped and
treated at profit, the present owners
have concluded not to waste any more
time in waiting.
Con Liston, a resident of booming
Camp Keystone, furnished one of the
Rapid City newspapers with the follow
ing information concerning the rich
strike recently made at the camp: The
rich ledge was uncovered in the bottom
of the Keystone shaft, which has reach
ed depth of one hundred feet The
ledge is about four feet wide and is filled
with free gold. The strike is by far the
most important that has ever been made
in the Southern Hills, as the new ledge
uncovered is below water level and
demonstrates the future richness Of the
Keystone property. A similar ledge
has been opened by Fred Whitney and
Abe Wilson in the Columbian mine, 10
Gated across the creek from the Key
stone, and the recent developments
made in the two locations have made
the prospectors and mine owners of the
district feel trife jubilant over the fu-
ture Of the camp.