Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-22
Mining Items.


Haserodt K Harbach have commen-
ced shipping ore from their Globe mine
west of this place. Two cars were ship
ped to Deadwood on "Wednesday to be-
treated at the cyanide mill.
Work is still progressing on the Old
Charlie mine at Four Mile, where a day
and night force is employed in sinking
the main shaft. Five stamps are still
dropping during the day time, which we
are informed will soon be increased to
ten, when the mill will be run night and
day. No clean up has been made since
the one reported in our issue Of last
week.
Operations were resumed at the
Alexander & Marsh mill on the Island
mine at Four Mile on Wednesday. Since
the placing of the new machinery re-
Gently received from the east, no further
difficulty has been experienced. Every
thing now works TO charm, and the
indications for the success of the enter
prise are exceedingly fattering. 1t is
the intention to largely increase the
reduction capacity of the plant in the
near future, when an ore roaster will be
introduced which will be the means of
saving a higher per cent Of the values
contained in the ore.
THE ATLANTIC.
Jack McAleer has suspended work on
the Atlantic mine, near this place, for
the present on account of water, which
is so abundant as to require the use of a
steam pump TO handle it. He has at
tained depth of sixty feet on the vein,
and the ore is said to be of good quality
and improving with depth.
MORE RUMoRs.
It is currently reported here that the
difficulties between the English and
American stockholders of the Harvey
Peak tin company have been settled and
that the receiver has been discharged
Under the settlement the English share
holders get full control Of the properties
by paying off the mortgage. 1t is fur
ther understood that sufficient money
has been raised to prosecute the work
the management Of which is said, viii
be under Capt. Thomas, the son of Capt
Josiah Thomas who inspected the mines
three years ago and reported on them
If this report is true it is most welcome
news for the starting up of the Harne,
Peak mines would exercise mos
healthy influence in mining circles ant
would be the means Of reviving interes
in tin mining. There is however no us'
to get Wild over rutnors, which canno
be traced to any authentic source. Th'
News man has tried to have the repor
either confirmed or denied by the loca
representative here but the same wa
not ready to impart any information OF
the subject.-News.
THE MONTANA NINE.
Situated near Rockford is being thor
oughly prospected and opened up unde
the direction of Palmer +. hibbard. wht
has been in charge since the mill closed
down. The owners have now decided
to sink the present shaft to water leve
aud then crosscut the formation. Th'
intention is to sink to the $50 foot level
should water interfere pump of sufii
cient capicity win be putt in. Ifthe re
suit of this work is satisfactory the mil
will be started up and run steadily OF
the output-Times.
the LUCKY CUss.
Reports from this property, on Tecpe'
eulch. are very aattering. Adrlft is nov
being driven southwesterly on the %
foot vein discovered in the open cut
which carries values ranging from S. h
go gold per ton. The drift is all in or
aud will be continued for 25 or 80 feet