Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-09-21
Mining Items.

The test run of fifteen tons of ore re-
Gently made at the Columbus mill on
Sawpit gulch, from the st. Elmo mine,
located about seven miles north of this
place, shows value of $50 per ton free
milling. The ore is said to be a fair
sample of the mine and the result Of the
test is highly satisfactory and gratifying
TO the owners.
The hrst elear up OF thr CuIty Sark
mill was made the latter part of last
week. and is reported to have surpassed
all expectations of the company, as the
ore treated was taken from one of the
old dumps and was known to be, in
quality, inferior TO that obtained at
greater depth. The ore milled 50 40 per
ton, which, under the circumstances,
was entirely satisfactory to all con.
cerned.
Camp Crook up in Harding county
has a gold excitement. and it is claimed
rich placer diggings have been found
near III ranch. 1t seems that during
the last Indian trouble in the country, a
rich find was made but its marking had
been forgotten. One nugget was claim
ed to have been found woIth Sl75. Old
timers give the story full credlt.-spear-
fish Mail
Operations are still being vigorously
prosecuted at the McMakin DAILY Mica
mine with the most satisfactory results
Mr.. NIckers member of the company,
whose arrival from Colorado Springs,
was noted in our issue of last week is
still here, and during the absence of Mr..
Major, the senior member of the COM
pany, now absent in the east on business
having tor its object the enlargement
Of future operations, will devote his
personal attention to the mine Mr..
Major is expected to return sometime
during the coming week.
CONTRACT LET.
Monday the contract for furnishing
the lumber for the new Keystone mill
was let to NJ. J. Scanlan of this place.
The contract calls for the delivery OF
100000 feet of lumber before Nov. /,
1895. The building of the old mill used
10000 feet of lumber, SO that it will be
seen that the new mill IS to be consid.
erably larger than the old. The new
mill will be built about 200 feet to the
left of the old site, and about 20 fee,
higher on the hill side in order to give
more fall to the tailings. The work ot
leyeling off the new side is being push
ed rapidly by force of men under
Frank Beadle.-Nugget.
NEW HoMEsrAKE SHAFT.
The Deadwood Times of last We'd
nesday says il is reported in Lead that
the Foley Bros. have been awarded 9
contract to sink the first 1000 feet of the
5000 foot shaft to be sunk by the Home
stake company some distance southeast
from their present workings. The shaft
will be double compartment and viii
settle beyond doubt the question o'
deep mining in this district Some few
years ago theorists claimed the Home
stake ore body vas rne. e deposit and
1t would give out at depth Of 200 oil
300 feet. This theory has been explod
ed by the fact that at the depth now
attained 800 feetl the ore body is richel
and larger than ever.-Times.
! WHO ARE THEY.
There is mining deal pending fol
the sale of the Wasp No. and 2, situat
ed in Yellow creek, to Boston syndi
cate. Not many months ago the report
was heralded throughout the world tha
the Rothchilds were going to inves
heavily In American gold mines. A
few days ago the sale of the famoul
Anaconda mine in Montana to tn,
Rothchilds was made public. which
confirmed the report of a few months
ago. We learned this morning from
what we consider a reliable source tha
the Boston syndicate now purchasing