Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-29
Mining Items,

Mining Items.
A run was made this week on the ore
taken from the drifts of the 200 and 800
foot level, which Supt Dodge says was
highly satisfactory and came up fully to
his expectations The mill is at present
running on custom ore but, will start up
again on ]. r. ore next week.-News.
Operations are progressing steadily at
the Old Charlie mine at Four Mile,
where both mill and mine are being
operated day and night. The outlook
for the future success Of the mine has
never been so promising as it is at pres
ent The ore now being taken from the
shaft at depth Of nearly two hundred
feet sample of which may be seen at
this Office, is Of excellent quality, nearly
every piece of which contains gold that
is plainly visible to the eye. John
Barnes, an experienced and competent
amalgamator, Of Central City is now
employed in the mill.
THE KILpoYAS MILL.
Now ander construction at Puma, two
miles south Of town, by Messrs. Mackay
and associates, of Montreal, principal
owners of the Horseshoe Mining COM
pany's property, will be one of the most
complete mills for the reduction of ores
ever erected in this or any other miner
al district. Owing to delay ofcontractors
in delivering lumber, work at present is
confined to the stone foundation and re-
tanning walls, which are very massive
and will stand for ages The ordinary
lumber required for the building will
be Black Hills pine. and is being cut and
sawed on the line of the b. & NJ. near
Custer City. The large dimension tim
Der is being shipped in from Oregon
Times.
| RICH PLACER STRIKE.
The Keystone Nugget has the follow
ing account Of a recent rich placer strike
at Red Earth: Last Tuesday, while
digging on Red Earth, Messrs Cox and
Croach discovered very rich deposit
of placer gold, running from 50 to IS to
the load. i; was discovered on the west
ern slope of Red Earth hill about 10
miles from Keystone, and abont miles
from Hermosa. 1t is about 500 feet
above the valley, and q miles from
Battle Greek where an immense body Of
water flows, and to which a good down
hill road leads. From Mr.. Mcmahon,
who came in to day, We learn that a
large portion Of the population of Her
mosa is up there, all the ground has
been stakad off and excitement runs
high. Old prospectors with their pans
may be seen in every direction, Many
believe il to be continuation of the old
Rockeryills placer. The two largest
owners are Cox and Croach and Nc
Mahon."
THE MINES OF LEAD city.
The most favorable point at which
the great panorama Of gold producing
mines Of the Belt" Lead, csn.be viewed
at the best advantage, is on the Big
Missouri hill, north of Lead, and stand
| ing 500 feet above the town. In and
surrounding the hill on every side, 10
the greatest aggregation Of rich aurifer-
Gus veins known, which are today pro-
ducing upon an average Of $5O0.0 in
gold per month. with enough ore in sight
TO operate 1000 stamps for q generation
to come. To the northeast and south
can be- seen the operations Of the great
Homestske syndicate, where for the
past IL years has been heard the pound
ing Of q half thousand stamps and with
the same regularity ss night follows
day. which implies the separation OF
gold from upwards Of 1900 tons Of ore
daily-547,5 500 yearly; and for the Sc
venteen years the enormous aggregate
Of 8, ,307 800 tons. To this might be add
ed Terraville and Central, principally
from the same syndicate mines, being .
continuation of the vein running north
erly Of 5000, 900 tons, or grand total Of
II, ,S07 500 tons of ore. This is equal to
00,00O, ,0O0 cubic feet Of ore, or, to give .
better idea of its magnitude, would re-
quire q square mile of solid rock exca-
ystsd to depth Of about eight feet to
supply it. Overlapping these mighty
assures and uncomfortable with vertical
states which enclose them are rich Sill
ceous ores that yield to the individual
operators magnificent returns.
On the Golden Summit, to the west
about 600 feet from the base Of the hill.
10 showing body of ore which has sx-
ceeded all expectations. At cost Of
$50. 1000 tons Of ore was stripped. Of an
average value Of $50 per ton. and it is
estimated that the cost of delivering the
1000 tons on cars will not reach 75c per
ton. This vast sheet Of ore, beyond all