Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-18
Mining Itema.

DR.. Carpenter Of the ID. & d. smelter
has been induced to make an exhibit at
the Worlds Fair Of samples of ore taken
from the mines owned by his company
and also TO demonstrate the process Of
treating the ore as employed at the
smelter. The exhibit will be an i'm
portant one and will attract great deal
of attention.-Pioneer.
IN SUSPENSE.
Time is dragging its weary broken
length along into the second month
since the HarDey Peak company sus-
pended operations, and still there is no
sign, visible to us poor mortals, Of re-
turning activity. The sports and some
Of the workers have gone to fresh fields;
the boys play base ball the kids play
marbles the merchants sit out in the
sun and swap lies about the enormous
trade they are doing; the ladies don
their best duds, call on each other and
talk about the heather, i. E., the men;
but what, oh what is luckless reporter
going to do in such awful times for an
item.-Tin Miner.
HARVEY PEAK TIN.
Ifthis company does not intend to
resume operations in the near future
and upon much larger scale, then all
signs fail entirely. The fact that three
carloads of powder and one of candles
we're delivered 10 the works few days
ago would have some significance, and
now re learn from perfectly reliable
source that very heavy hosting plant
10 now en- route from Chicago to be
placed over the Gertie shaft, all work
being stopped in that mine awaiting the
new machinery. Without serious OBJ
staclss arise the plant will be put in
operation by april lst The mines are
kept pumped out constantly and fires
are kept going in the furnaces just suf-
fcient to kept the boilers and the mill
warm. Everything indicates that oper
ations will be resumed before long, and
the Times is of the opinion TIKI the
ruction in the management has been or
will be fixed up SO Supt. Childs can
exercise more authority according to his
own desire.-Times.
BLACK HILLS MINERALS.
\ Titus Corkhin. state mtne inspector,
reports the existence of the following
minerals in the Black Hills:
Gold is distributed throughout the
Hills, and is found in placer. quartz, re-
fractory pyrites, states and in many
places where least expected.
Silver is not so generally distributed
as gold, but it is confined TO select places.
However, the future will see this metal
increase in production.
Tin is found in two distinct districts,
,ha. Of Harvey Peak and Custer. Niger
Hill and Bear Gulch.
Lead ores are found along with our
silver deposits, and is useful in all smelt-
ing purposes.
Copper is known to exist in the Hills
in large and we'll defined veins, although
but little attention has as yet been paid
to the actual mining of this metal.
In the mining of mica tin was first
discovered in South Dakota. 1t is found
in great quantities in the limestone re-
gions surrounding Harvey Peak.
Gypsum surrounds the Hills on every
side. Many plants are now burning it
for plaster of Paris and stucco. and it
promises to shortly be given q CONNER
cial value.
The clays and cements in the lime
stone regions surrounding the Hills
makes an excellent fire and building
brick. Lime and potter's clay are also
valuable products. Samples of Know
Inns or China clay from the Hills have
been declared equal TO the best article
by experts.
Vast seams of coal have been mined
within the Hills At Newcastle, Sun
dance and Hay Creek, in the state of
Wyoming. Coal is also found upon the
Cheyenne river, in Fall River county.
Uranium is found in the Bald Noun.
tain district.
Iron, the most useful of metals, 10 dis
covered in many districts throughout
the Hills.
Asbestos. nickel, antimony, iridium
zinc, mineral paints and soaps and
metals of greater or less value, ars
Iproducfs of the Hills.
There are over eighty different kinds
Of precious stones, used for ornamental
purposes, fennd in the Hills. Among
these are included jasper, jet, agates
gSrnets, obsidian or volcanic glass. crys
tails, etc. Minute diamonds have beer
found in the flexible sandstone.
Building stone, milestone and sand
stone exist in many places.