Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
REPORT OF ORE TESTS.

The following report Of ore tests re-
Gently made at the School Of Mines, on
ores from the Gold Hill group, in Custer
county, with an an accompanying report
of the investigation of the same by the
board of trustees Of that institution, is
published in tull by special request.
The CHRONICLE Is not disposed to offer
any comments whatever, prefegring to
leave It's columns open to the owners of
the mines from which the ores were OBJ
tanned, who being more familiar with
Viii Sc psfmitisa 6 NIKE Hf fsath h ef
ments as they may deem warranted by
the situation
The report OF the board Of trustees Of
the Dakota School of Mines i'll session
December %, 1898, continued in adjourn
ed session on December "a, 1898, sitting
us a board of reference in case Of APP
peal from the report of Dean w. L.
Jenney, PHI. d., on mill test of ore
taken from the Gold Hill mine in Gus
ter county, south Dakota; said appeal
being made by Mr.. Henry SchenP.
Alter hearing all the testimony in the
case, the board finds that some ten tons
of ore samples were shipped from the
Gold Hill mine in November to the Da-
kota School of Mines to be milled under
the direction Of the dean. These ores
were selected from four different mines
of the Gold Hill group, and were kept
in four separate groups. The sample
nun bered two, and said to have come
from the Gold Hill proper, was carefully
broken with hammer, run through the
rock crusher, through the stamp mill,
and concentrated on the Frue vanner.
Frequent and careful tests were made
by ct and dry assay at various times
during the process Of the handling OF
the ore. The ore assayed from $500 to
1891. The value of the mill test on this
sample two, in a quantity Of 1000 pounds,
we find to be in dispute between the
dean of the School of Mines and Mr..
Schenk, the dispute arising on quanti-
ty of about 49.5 grams OF coarse quartz
gold or nuggets which were found in the
battery "clean up" varying in character
from coarse gold the size of pin-head
20 a large nugget weighing 95 grams
the largest nugget or piece of coarse gold
After carefully hearing the testimony
of the dean; the amalgator, Mr.. Reed ;
the concentrator, Mr.. Hartgering; aud
also testimony Of the representative OF
the mine, Mr.. Schenk; and others who
had examined the property. viz: MIR.
Floorman, Mr.. Frank Eaton and MIR. T..
l.. Lewis, the board is of the opinion
that the dean of the School of Mines
has made an honest, true and correct
report of the values of the ore rs ne
found them to exist. However, since
these nuggets or coarse gold were found
in the battery. the board is further OF
the opinion that the gold obtained there.
from is the property of the owners of the
ore and should be returned with the
supplemental report, stating their char.
acter, value, and how and where they
were found.
We are clearly Of the opinion that the
action Of the board, which has been fol
some months a matter of record, provid
| ing for a statement upon all reports o.
assays and mill tests where the ore Is mol
taken from the mine by a representative
| of the school that the school takes no re
sponsibility for the sample, should bs
strictly complied with. thus doing per
| feet Justice to all our patrons and afford
| ing ample protection to the reputation
OF the school.
WILLIAM j. TMoRNBY,
| c. V. GARDNER.
]. w. HANcHER.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
! To the Board OF Trustees OF the South Dakot;
4 school Of Mines.
GENTLEMEN I'm accordance with ,
resolution of the hoard Of trustees, at ,
meeting held December %. 1898, l have
the honor to submit the following state
ment respecting certain mill tests mad,
in November, 1893. at the school o
mines, on q carload OF ores from tn,
Gold Hill and adjacent mines near Gus
ter City, South Dakota.
These ore samples were taken at th'
mine, transported to Rapid City and de
livered to the school of mines. under tn
supervision Of Mr.. d. Moynahan, repre-
senting Mr.. ID. B Stambaugh and other
of Youngstown, Ohio. the prospective
purchasers Of the group of claims. II wa
understood that the sale Of the propert.
in sum aggregating $4,000, was dc
pendant upon the result Of these mil
tests There were In all fonr samples Q
ore, each weighing about two and one
half to three tons; stated by Mr. Moyns
han to have been taken nom differeu
veins in the group.
1t should be stated that sample No.