Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-28
Mining Itema.

Mining Items.
The machinery for the new gold mill
being erected on the Neil property, in
Custer county, near Spokane, has been
delivered On the ground and the early
operation OF the plant is assured.
Joseph Mcclure has made a run in
the j. II. mill on ore from a claim near
the Tea mine, on which he is doing the
annual assessment work. The ore turn
ed out immensely and Mr.. Mcclure
realized the snug little sun of $3.50 from
less than 80 tons.-News.
For the past two months, the work
done in the Holy Terror mine, has con
sisted in drifting both ways along the
vein from the 100 foot level. In a few
days sinking will be resumed for an ad.
ditional 100 feet in the shaft. The work
Of the past two months has shown the
size and richness Of the vein continues
undiminished as far S it has been ex.
plored, and the object of this new move
is to determine its width at u greater
depth and the ACCESSIBILITY Of working
from a lower level.-Nugget.
w. w. Olds, who has spend thousands
Of dollars, says the Deadwood Pioneer.
and the best years OF his life developing
Custer county mines. has arrived at the
conclusion that there is no free milling
gold ores in the county, or at least in the
vicinity Of -Four Mile, and although he
owns a good twenty-stamp mill, he will
abandon it and put in a cyanide plant.
His faith in the value Of Custer county
mines increases with every foot of de-
velopment made, and he fully believes
that Custer will some day equal Law
renee county in the production of gold.
So far, he is the only ole who has done
any deep mining developing.
NJ and S. Press: At the Rio Tinto
copper mines, in Spain, which is sup
posed to be the oldest going" mining
district in the world, having been G
ed about 1000 b. c.. the company is now
working 10000 men and SlGO, 0OO,O 900
worth Of ore has been blocked out by
diamond drills. About $30,000,000 has
been taken out in the last seven or
eight years. About the old mine. which
has seen 50 many nations come and go
and SO many dynasties rise and fall, has
built up a town 100000 people. Though
this queer mine Is so old, it is even now
but 400 feet deep below the surface. 1t
is an immense body of sulphide of iron,
yielding p per cent. in copper.
MINE INSPECTORS REPORT.
State Mine Inspector Jeffrey has SUBJ
mitted his report for the year ending
Dec. l, 1895. He reports the number of
men employed in mining at l,703, an
increase of 423 over last year. The
gold production is nearly $4,000. 900 an
increase over last years production Of
81 100000. The number of tons of ore
rednced during the year was SS3, $50.
Concerning the situation in the south
ern Hills, he says: "The main hope is
the free milling quartz locations" hich
is considered a fiattering prospect, in
which the CHRONICLE begs leave to differ
with the statement as to the main hope
Of the region being based upon the free
milling ores, as we are strongly inclined
to the opinion and w feel assured that
the facts in the case. will bear us out in
the assertion that, the base ores largely
predominant, and are Of far greater
value and importance, and will in time
become a source of far greater revenue
than the free milling ores, with which
they are but as a drop to the bucket in
comparison. He makes the further
statement. with which We are pleased
to agree, that the southern Hills look
more encouraging now than ever, many
rich quartz veins which so far as deve
loped hold their value and size, give
promise of good things in the future.
II OLD CHARLIE.
While il is neither necessary or desir-
able for q newspaper to 60 abroad
to obtain its local news, it is
frequently done, and as the CHRONICLE
never overlooks an items Of interest to
its local readers whatever may be the
source through which it is obtained. we
cheerfully copy the following from the
Deadwood Times, that being the only
source through which this very i'm
portant item of local news has been per-
mitted to reach us. The Times says:
Situated near Custer City, owned by l..
l.. V. Lewis, of New York. and w. w.
Odds, of Custer, would puzzle many an
expert to account for the different char
acters and grades of ore exposed In the
workings. First there is a free milling
vein that mills from S. to IS in gold per
ton. In close proximity is q vein of
bismuth ore, by some called telluride,
that carries $4,000 and over per ton.
Then come seams and small pockets Of
s~ylvanite ore worth from 81 to IS per
pound. Recently a fve-foot vertical
vein Of s~iliceous ore has been opened
up that assays $22 per ton Samples Of
this were sent TO New York and com-
mercialIy tested by the cyanide method,
which recovered 92 per cent Of the as
say value. All of these veins are paral-
lei. separated by hornblende. gnciss and
slate. The now have under
consideration plans for the erection Of
suitable works to treat the entire pro
duct Of the mine