Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-08-10
Mining Items.

THE MAYFLowER GROUP BONDED.
A deal which has been pending for
s.rne time between James A. Clark. of
Chicago, and the owners Of the May
Hover group Of mines was finally con-
summated on Monday The property
which consists Of seven claims located
about four miles west Of this city, was
bonded for ninety days, by Mr.. Clark
for +. j. Perry of Chicago, and it is con
idently believed that the bond will be
taken up on or before the expiration CT
the time. This opinion is based upon
the exceptional merit of the property,
the reasonable consideration stipulated
and the further fact that Mr.. Clark is
not inclined to the practice which has
heretofore prevailed to a great extent
ana prevented the elimination of so
many mining deals that Of loading the
property with an exhorbitant consider
alton after taking the option. The
Mayflower lode has probably been sub
mitted to more tests than has ever been
made upon any other other gold lode in
the southern Hills, many of which date
back to an early period in the history of
lode mining in the Black Hills. Among
the early tests made upon sample of
the telluride ore of this mine. we note
one made by Prof. Burlinganne of Den
yer, which gave return Of 81 ,646.6i per
ton. Numerous tests made by local
assayers upon the various characters of
ore found in the mine, show value
ranging from $50 to $500 per ton, and
sample tests made in Denver, New York,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Omaha, Chi
cago, st. Louis and other cities give an
average value of about $40 per ton. The
Mayfiower shows a massive body of ore
of various characters all of which car
ries free gold to some extent, but the
values are largely contained in the con-
centratss, whice are, of fabulous richness
and yield readily to the popular pro-
cesses now employed in the reduction
of refractory gold ores. While the con-
sideration agreed upon has not been
given out, it is understood that the
property was bonded at very low fig
ure, the owners having wisely decided to
accept the terms offered rather than, by
a refusal, defeat deal which promised
to be Of such material benefit to the dis
trict in promoting its early development.
We are informed that it is the intention
of the purchasers TO put on force of
men in about thirty days, with a view
to putting the mine in condition for
steady operation.
THE LUCKY CUss.
Reports from the above property, situ-
ated on Teepee gulch, are of the most
favorable character. The mine looks
better than ever and the vein holds
up we'll in value. The recent examina-
tion of the mine made by j. II. Nc
Kenzie, NJ. E, Of Chicago. was one of
the most searching and exhaustive. He
not only sampled the ore vein, but also
surface rock, waste and barren material,
stuff in which no one would expect to
find value, yet with this style of sam
pling the average free milling value was
from $3.50 to $3.50 per ton. Samples
from the vein proper ranged from Sl0.l5
to 1865 per ton. Mr.. Mckenzie may
be an expert in laboratory, but his
peculiar method of examining mines to
ascertain the value Of the ore are GER
tainly not in keeping with the usual
manner of those who have practical ex-
perience in the work. Numerous sam
Piles from one of the ore dumps, esti-
mated to contain $50 tons, gave an aver
age value of 1922 gold per ton. The
vein when first opened on the surface
showed a width of 10 feet. On the so.
foot level, at a point 60 feet southeast
from the bottom of the shaft, it shows a
width of AZ feet, carrying values rang
ing from 81 to S27 gold per ton. The
development work done on the property
since March Is, 1895, has fully proven
in the opinion of competent and practi-
cal miners-that it is one Of the most
valuable mines yet opened in the Black
Hills, the vein or ore body being by far
the largest ever discovered outside Of
Lawrence county. In its present stage
of development the property, if for sale.
would be cheap at $4,000. The new
double compartment shaft has reached
depth of forty-eight feet, it being the
intention of the company to continue it
down to 100 feet and then drift on the
vein, and commence stoping. When
properly opened up the ore can be
mined for about so cents a ton and
milled for SO cents, total of Sl.15, SO
taking the lowest valuation placed up, n
the property $3.50 per toni by Mr..
Mckenzie. handsome profit would be
realized. An ample supply of water to
run l00-stamp mill and for other pur.
poses can easily be secured in the i'm.
mediate vicinity. &. s. Crysler, presi.
dent and gener manager of the
company, returned to Chicago on last
Friday evening and will be back here
in few days with some of his associates
in the enterprise On September ist
the original owners and locators Of the
ground will receive payment for il in
accordance with the terms of the bond,
which expires on that date.-Times.
FIVE GOLD BRICKS.
This morning five gold bricks were
brought up to the American express
Office In charge Of Express Agent Dick
Bullock. Three bricks were from the