Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-11-25
Mining Items.

The school Of mines at r pid is now
equipped with three stamp mill, max
ing it possible for the institution to make
practical tests of fairly large quantities
Of ore.
The gold bullion product of the north
ern Hills properties, for the first half of
November, amounted to just ons-fourth
Of million dollars, and the bricks were
expressed east last Saturday.
The ID. & ID. smelter at Deadwood is
now treating 100 tons Of ore every TWEEN
ty-four hours. 1t is expected that an
increase in the supply of custom ore
will soon justify the blowing in" of the
third stack, thus increasing the capacity
Of the plant one half
Prof. f. c. Englehardt. the discoverer
of the Bromine process, which has been
the subjec Of 80 much comment Of late,
went to Denver this week TO look after
the metallurgical laboratory, which he
is establishing in that city. The pro-
fessor expects TO make some elaborate
experiments on the refractory ores of
this and other mining districts, and
complete some Of the minor details of
his process. As soon as he can get this
work we'll under way he will take ac-
| tion on the propositions made him to
erect plants for the treatment of ores
| by his process.
The sale Of the Grand View mica
mine. mention of which was made in
last weeks paper, was "clinchsd" Mon
day by the payment Of $400 to the
original owners Messrs. Bowles, Hill
and Todd. This payment makes $500
paid down on the property by Theodore
Reder, and the remainder of the pur-
chase price, $1,000, is to be paid January
10th. The gentlemen who have made
the sale, have worked faithfully in the
development of their property, the price
asked for it was only moderate figure
dred dollars they have made out of the
transaction.
w. F. Wells has on exhibition at his
barber shop some very fine specimens
of gold ore taken from the Marion mine
located about four miles northwest oi
Custer, and owned solely by himself
The ore is dark quartzite, carrying
pyrites of iron, and free geld specimens
are quite plentiful. Mr.. Wells informs
us that several mortar and pan tests
made by himself have given him an
average return Of $50 to the ton. Ats
depth Of 25 feet the vein varies in
width from Is inches to three feet and
has almost vertical dip. Ifthe owner
can uncover any considerable amount oi
this character Of ore, he needn't look
further for bonanza
The difficulties usually encountered
in fitting up an old mill and putting the
machinery in condition for operation
have been experienced at the Gold Star
mill, west of Custer, and have interfered
with the continuous working of the
plant. Short runs have bsen made, but
as is generally the case, each day pres
ents some new difficulty which must b.
adjusted. Everything was apparently
in running order when the water tanl
burst couple OF weeks ago, and tha
had hardly been repaired when it was
found necessary to replace the pump in
use with one of the Cornish make. Il
has required several days time to gel
some Of the pump appliances, and thi.
: has caused another unexpected delay
In the meantime, however, the mel
have not been idle, but have Put in ,
system of steam pipes which will fur
nish the warmth for all parts Of the mill
An unmistakable evidence that tn,
managers Of the enterprise are practical
thorough mining men, lies in the fac
: that they have not been in hurry, bu
have carefully met each emergency, an,
: are doing away with each defect, larg
or small. AZ they 90 along. Such
course makes all the more Ger
tain the successful operation Of the mil
in good time.