Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-10-05
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Mining Items,


vein of ore on the st. Elmo property is
reported. Pan tests Of the ore show it
to be exceedingly rich.
The chlorination plant at Rapid City,
which has long been idle, was this week
being examined by Boston capitalists
brought here by NJ. II. Day, with view
to putting it in shape for future opera
ton.
A new gold strike is reported six or
eight miles north of Keystone, which
is said to be attracting considerable at
tention by reason af the valuable char
acter Of the ore as shown by pan tests.
James A. Clark was informed by letter
on Wednesday that the Colorado mine
near Keystone, in which he is interest
ed with an eastern company, is showing
up good ore, and promises to develop
into fine paying property.
The new gold mill of Alexander &
Marsh at Four Mile, commenced drop
ping its stamps on Monday. and has
since been in continuous operation. As
no clean up has yet been made, nothing
definite could be learned as to the sue
cess ofthe enterprise, but it is reported
that all indications point to satisfactory
results.
days run on the Guilty Sark mine was
retorted at the school Of Mines at Rapid
City, and the return, as stated by the
Journal, was much more satisfactory
than the one returned week previous
There has been some dissatisfaction
with regard to the stamps used, the
ones now In use are too light. When
this fault is remedied the results will be
much more satisfactory.
Everything at the Tea mine is not
running as smoothly as was expected it
would, as soon as Mr.. Walton arrived.
He has disappointed all the men in not
coming here prepared to pay them their
wages. Mr.. Walton departed Sunday,
bu. left his bookkeeper here to secure
all accounts against the company and
report to them. When this is done,
everything will be paid. Not all the
men are satisfied with this arrangement
and some have quit work and have
given their accounts to lawyers to col
lect them.-Hill City News.
There has been rumor, says the
Pioneer. for the past few days that the
Guilty Sark mine had suspended opera
tions, but Rapid City gentleman who
is in a position to know whereof he
talks says there is nothing in the report,
as the operators came into Rapid last
week with splendid bar bullion. the
result of the last clean up. The mine is
still running its full capacity, and there
is every indication that it will continue
" ith satisfactory results. One payment
has been made on the property, although
the bond does not expire for sixty days
yet.
TWO MlLLtON DOLLAk SALE.
A late Deadwood specia! to the Min
nepolis Tribune says: Harris Frank
lin. president Of the Golden Reward
Mining Company. one of the largest ore
mills in the west, returned from New
York yesterday. His visit to that place
was to confer with capitalists about the
purchase of the mill. Mr.. franklin re-
ports that the whole plant has been
bought BY wealthy New York capitalists
and that they will take possession oil
the works in about thirty days. The
consideration is placed at o,0000 900. II
nothing occurs to cancel the sale, it will
be the biggest thing that ever struck
this par. Of the country. The new
management, II is understood, will not
only further develop the mines owned
by the company. but will endeavor to
develop the whole mining country.
NEBRASKA GOLD MINES.
The latest account concerning the
gold discoveries in Nebraska, is given
in the following Lincoln special to the
Omaha Bee: "A Cripple Greek miner
who has been in the vicinity of Milford
for week says there is undoubtedly y
gold in paying quantities in that vicin.
ity. Owing to the fact that he repre-.
sents certain Colorado capitalists, he
declines the use Of his name. but says
he shall remain week longer and then
make most favorable report to them.
The capitalists will then send on an.
other representative, the geofogist and
expert of the concern. and expend con.
siderable money in developments.
Prospecting with q pan. he has been
able to wash out some gold. but was m
able to justify the assays made by Prof.
Nicholson. Finally he pulverized some
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