Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-05-12
Mining Items.

Ilty, mas again resumed operations, and
it is announced tl,.t from now hence
forth its operations will be continuous.
Messrs. Hudson. Birch, Topp and Lock
Of the South Dakota Mining company
spent yesterday visiting the workings of
the company at spearfsh canyon, Annie
creek and Bald Mountain. They are
pleased with the appearance Of every
thing and have fully decided to resume
operations. Further than this they
have not determined. Whether this
very important event will occur soon,
or not, will depend upon circumstances.
They hope to proceed with their plans
and develop their mining property and
add another producing plant to the list
They are in earnest and will invest
large amount of capital in this country.
The success of this enterprise will do
much toward influencing English capital
70 invest here.--Times.
NJ. 0. Tracy arrived in the city yester-
day from the new coal fields in Montana
These deposits Of coal lie about eight
miles from the town Of Euklaka, and
were discovered by Tracy two years ago.
The coal was found oucropping on the
hillside, the outcrop showing but small
vein of coal. Mr.. Tracy ran a tunnel in
the vein and found that it widened out
and become thicker as he went in. He
came to this city and interested Messrs
Polly and Rice in his find. Several
men were put to work developing the
property which has proven to be the
vast deposit Of coal that Mr.. Tracy pre-
dicted would be found. A tunnel is
now in 100 feet and the body Of coal has
widened out to eighteen feet. 1t is
estimated that the deposit covers 5000
acres. The coal is of good quality, being
equal it is said to any yet found in the
sta:e.-Pioneer.
JEFF McDermott, who left the Hills a
short time ago for Colorado is now hold
ing down the position of superintendent
of the Columbus mines in the La Plata
district, where he has commenced the
erection of buildings and the construc-
ton of roads preparatory to the inaugur
alton Of extensive operations on the
property. An s00-foot tunnel is to be
run, says the La Plata News, which will
give depth of about 800 feet on the
mine. Last fall this mine was examin-
ed by Mr. McDermott, who was highly
pleased with it. He took 500 pounds Of
the best ore to Denver, from which, it
is said. he obtained gold brick worth
$4,000. This he took TO Chicago and
organized company to buy and work
the Columbus. The company took a
bond and lease on the mine. work
inc capital of 100000 is available and
plainly indicates that the company
mean business.
l.. X. Pierce, who recently returned
| from the Castle creek placer district, re-
ports several rich strikes there recently.
Brown brothers recently struck pocket
of dirt that pays S25 day per man,
with no apparent diminution Of it up TO
the time he left Reports from the Lady
Gay are also very encouraging A six
foot ledge is said to have been encount-
cred in the tunnel and operations have
settled down to a permanent and sub
stantial basis. Now that there is some
thing tangible in sight, Messrs. Henry
and Joe Marty have moved their fami-
lies to the mine, and Geo. Turner has
gone up with view to taking up his
permanent residence there in the near
1 future. Altogether the mining interests
/ in the southern Hills are looking up.
/ The increasing activity and continued
rich finds are turning many eyes this
way, and are furnishing employment to
many who were idle some months ago.
/ The southern Hills has no use for a
Coxey recruiting station.-Hot Springs