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

Ut. j. n. Paddock returned recently
from Denver, where he has spent sever
al weeks at the Englehsrdt bromination
plant, testing ores, and reports. 10 the
Deadwood papers, very high degree of
success
! The Spearfish Bulletin says: Fred
I Muehleisen Is working a placer claim
on Sand creek, near Welcome city. Last
/ Friday he made a fairly good days
work by gathering in two nuggets worth
$40, and fine placer gold worth s..
twenty-five dollars a day ought 20
satisfy any unselfish mortal, but it
must be remembered that placer min
ing huctuates, and men are scarce who
fnd steady job at the above figures.
Sand creek is in close proximity to the
Inter Ocean gold mountain, and both
the stream and the mountain, seem TO
be panning out rich this spring.
A Keystone correspondent 10 the Hill
City Tin Miner says: Richer than
ever Such are the ores brought 10
view in the Keystone mine. The long
looked for ore body in the Johnson
shaft was reached last Tuesday on the
lower level Of the workings, which is
surprisingly rich. piece of rock eight
inches in length and four inches in
width was taken from the ledge with
the entire surface covered with gold.
Although this region has had a good
many trials in coming 10 the front as a
gold producer, we have here a region
unsurpassed in the west, and one that
has labored under many difficulties
IMPoRrANT MINING SAFE.
The sale of the Old Charlie group Of
gold mines, embracing three parallel
claims, and located at -Four Mile, four
miles west Of this place, was consum
mated the latter part Of last week This
valuable group Of mines, concerning
which extensive mention has bee made
by the press in reference 70 the rich
strike recently made in the lower work
ings. has been for some time under bond
to |. l.. V. Lewis, Of New York, and w.
w. Olds, Of this place. Mr.. Lewis ac-
companied by Mr.. A. b. Brown, an ex
perienced mining man Of Boston, ar
rived in this city last week and at once
proceeded TO the examination Of the
property with results amply favorable
to warrant the payment Of the money
required in taking up the bond which
Was accordingly done, when the prop
erty passed to the possession Of the
parties above named. In connection
with the claims purchased, Messrs.
Lewis K Olds own stamp mill al Four
Mile. which is in a condition 10 operate.
and will be utilized in the reduction Of
ore from the Old Charlie group as soon
as tie mines have been developed to a
sufficient extent to warrant il. These
claims have been worked, ~ intervals,
for years. but in consequence of the re-
fractory character Of the ore, being
more OF a concentrating proposition
I IMAM II u IicO mining It'bi dSiSif AaN'
been from time To time laid over. Last
fail sample Of the ore concentrates
were sent by Mr Olds, TO Mr.. Lewis, al
New York, which upon being tested
satisfied Mr.. l.. of the valuable char
Acter Of the property, and resulted II
securing an option upon the same. AZ
ter the option had been secured, il vas
decided to put in to their mill what i,
known a. Perfection concentrators with
a view TO saving by this means, the
concentrates, and the free gold upon the
plates. The enterprise was fairly sue
cessful, and was continued until, by
reason Of lack Of water, the mill was
temporarily shut down. /. is The inten
ton to put in, before the inauguration
Of further milling operations, barre
chlorination to handle the concentrates
The ore, as yet, is light IN concentrate
carrying only from one 10 two per cent
but increasing Is depth is attained, tbs
I deepest workings being but 10 feet, ant
/ Ia fee. below water level. Careful tests
/ of the concentrates show value of from
5000 to 81 800 per ton.
PLUMBAGo SALE.
A. II. Smith, of this city, sold tive
plumbago claims on Saturday last, Z
| Henry Robinson, of Akron, Ohio. il
trust for the Akron Mining, Milling anC
Manufacturing company. The claims
are located about ten miles northwest o
Custer. The consideration was $500
and there was paid down at the time o
transfer, the sum of $500 cash, and 90
shares Of stock in the Custer Axl
Grease factory, the guaranteed value o
which is to be not less than sl.00 pc
share. The balance of the purchas
price is payable in so and Ga days. Tn
claims are said to present favorable SUI
face indications of value, but as yet bu
little work has been done upon them il
the way of development. This sal
would seem 10 fairly settle The questio
Of the earnestness Of the intentions {
the purchasers in reference to the estat
lishment Of an axle grease factory i
this city.
NEW CAMP.
Last summer there was discovered o
the head waters Of Lame Johny creel
12 miles southeast OF this place, a belt {
well defined mineral veins of massiy
character which gave sufficient promis
of value to warrant their location. Tn
region in which this belt is located ha
not previously been considered miners
bearing, and but little if any attentio
had been given it by prospectors. Bt
little confidence WAS manifested by th
discovers, and as consequence no in
mediate tests were made, and not unit
this week was the first ore test mad
the result Of which has given the se'
ton increased interest, and may resu
in numerous locations and considerab
development in the early future.
Awarded Highest
p