Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-31

The Cornelia lode, located last sum
mer, from which careful sample Of six
feet Of the width Of the vein gave re
turn Of s26.87 gold to the ton, is c very
promising property, the entire width Of
the vein being 80 feet, forty-two feet Of
which is similar in character 10 the ore
tested. Eight feet of the width Of the
vein along the south line carries copper
and lead, the copper largely predom-
mating. The owners Of the Cornelia,
JAS Dcmereau, A. I. Feay and John
Sheehan, all residents Of this place, and
familiar with the various characters Of
Black Hills ores are Justly jubilant over
the result of the test which greatly ex-
ceeded their expectations, and furnishes
them very firm basis upon which to
hang lively hope Of favorable future
results. The CHRONICLE earnestly hopes
the future may disclose the pleasing fact
that there's is millions in it.
THE KEYSTONE.
Reports from Keystone state that a
body of ore OF fipe grade has been open
ed on the mill level. The character OF
the ore appears to have changed con
siderably. being rich in free milling gold
and the golden PARTICLES are coarser,
while containing less pyritic iron. taking
more nearly the cha. acter Of the ores Of
the Homestake belt. This is a peculiar
change considering the fact that the pres
ent ore body is at least 40 feet from the
surface. A telephone message from
there Tuesday reports q strike Of uu-
usually rich ore On the lower level
showing quantities Of free gold. The
plates in the mill are showing better
than ever, while a large proportion is
caught in the batteries, and the concen-
,rate- are Of higher grade The Key
stone is coming u the fr0nt-Tin
Miner.
DNIDESDs.
The following announcements have
been made by two Of our Black Hills
mining companies
Highland Mining Company, March 10th,
1894. dividend No. p.
The monthly dividend 20 cents per
share has been declared, payable April
md, at the Office of the company in San
Francisco. or at the office Of the transfer
agents Is Broad street y. Y Transfer
books close on the 26th inst. Louns-
berry & Co, transfer agents.
Homestake Mining Company, Mills
Building, - Broad street. New York,
March Is, 1894, dividend No. lsS.
The regular monthly dividend, fifteen
Is cents per share has been declared
for February, payable at the Office Of
the company, San Francisco, or at the
transfer agency in New York, on the
26,h inst Transfer books close on the
20th inst Louusbery q Co., transfer
agents.
The first named aggregates 500 900
and that Of the second Sls,750, making
a total 10 date for the Homestake alone
S5,l37 10000. The Highland company
has been a producer for many years past
/ but up to a short time ago as a close
corporation, the dividend above men
toned j. It's regular monthly one of 20
cents per share, which makes total OF
I S42u 0O0u0 made public under the new
arrangement, whatever il may be.
/ There is no other mining district known
/ that can show similar results from a
similar grade Of ore the average OF
which does not exceed SO 50 per ton.
There ar" a number Of other properties
1 in these Black Hills that with the same
competent and economic management
would prove equally as pvotita ble.-
/ Times.
MINING pE,lSiOS.
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