Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-15

A
improving in quality as depth is attain.
ed. A clean up made early In the week,
gave a return Of 50. 90 per ton, exclusive
Of the value contained in the concen-
trAtes, which was highly satisfactory to
the company Messrs. Lewis and Cove
departed for New York on Monday even
ing.
WILL SHIP ORE.
force Of men are now engaged in
mining ore from the Globe mine near
this place, owned by Haserodt & Harbach
for shipment to Deadwood (presum-
ably to the Cyanide plant for reduction
Arrangements for the shipment of the
Gre we're perfected by l. L " Lewis, of
Nex York, who has valuable mining
iatcTests at Four Mile and Bald Noun
TtaiH. Two ears sill be shipped at once,
after which it is expected regular ship
ments will follow. Thorough tests Of
the ore have been made and the fact Of
its containing sufficient value TO warrant
fair margin Of profit in it's shipment
fully demonstrated.
THE ACCIDENTAL co.
Recently made mill test Of 100 tons
Of the cement ore contained in their |
| gronp Of claims situate at the head Of |
Castle creek. The result showed re-
cuyery OF 50 gold per ton. The test was
made ia the . stamp mill put up by the |
company a short time ago. Fifteen |
stamps more are now being added and |
will shortly be ready to drop. From the |
numerous openings, several hundred |
feet apart, on this property, this body Of |
cement seems 10 be almost limitless in |
extent, and can under practical manage |
ment be mined and miled at an expen.
Sc not exceeding $3.50 per ton. The
principal stockholders in the company
are residents OF Miles City, Montana,
and certainly have 4 valuable mining |
property. In all probility the 20 stamp |
mill will in the near future be replaced !
by one Of 100 stamps, there being sufti-
cient ore in sight to keep one of that
capacity in operation for many years to |
come. This cement deposit is evidently !
the source that has fed the rich bars and !
placer claims of Castle creek which have |
been worked since the first settlement
of the Hills, and continue to yield pro
ftable returns to the placer miners Of
the district.--Times.
THE HoMEsTAKE TIMBER CASE
In which the United States is plaintiff, /
is set for trial at the July term Of the L |
5. court to be held in Sioux Falls. 1t in
wolves matter Of 100000. 1t is stated |
that there will be over 300 witnesses |
from this section and that the trial will |
occupy two months, at cost of at least
! $50 600 for court expenses. From busi-
ness and practical point OF view, the
] complaint should never have been en-
tertained by the government. as upon
trial it will be fully shown that the
timber used by the company was absol-
utely necessary in their mining opera
ations and was cut in the mineral zone
of the Black Hills and not on agricutur-
al lands. Every season since the settle
ment of the Black Hills, timber fires
have occurred, causing far greater loss
and destruction of growing timber than
any caused by mining enterprises. This
timber" is required for mining, build
ing and fuel and it would be more in
keeping with business methods if the
government would use the funds dis
pensed to timber officials and agents in
AN effort to suppress or prevent the
yearly contlagrations. trip through !
the Hills will convince anyone that
the destruction by fire is far greater than
that caused by an army of woodchoppers
Times.
| LUCKY STRIKE on THE LUCKY CUss.
| 1t has been known for sometime that
the Lucky Cuss mining property, which
is situated on Tepee gulch two miles
north of Keystone, was showing up. re-
markably we'll. but the strike made on
this mine Friday was of such richness as
to almost dumfound those working at
the mine The company has been run
ming drift on the S0-foot level to inter
sect the ore vein discovered in the open
cut on the surface. Development work
has been in progress for some time past
within a distance of five feet from the
rich vein struck Friday. The width of
the vein so far exposed is FIVE feet and
is Of different class of ore than has yet
been encountered.
From the president Of the company
down everyone spent most of the after
noon in making pan tests and the results
obtained were almost beyond belief, go
ing from $50 to $500. AL Brooks. mine
foreman. Of the Lucky Cuss, asserts that
the late strike is as rich one as has
been made in the Hills. There are por-
tions OF Tepee gulch which have not
been prospected to any extent although
much Of the ground has been staked of
in all directions, but the late rich strike
on the Lucky Cuss property will give an
impetus to the development of this Sec
ton to the extent that the coming sum-
mer will bring to light many more
valuable mining properties. 1t 10 truly
wonderful the raDid strides the Southern
Hills mining section has made during
the past few months in this industry
and it Is only proving the Oft repeated
assertion that the southern Hills only
needed development to make known
the fact that right here is as rich gold
producing section as is to be found any
place on earth.
To Z. s. Crysler, president of the
Lucky cuss company, is due the credit
for bringing to light another valuable
gold property in the Southern Hills, for
it Was through his pluck and energy
that this property has been made val
liable one. President Crysler left the
city on last evenings train for Chicago,
taking with him goodly amount OF the
ore lately uncovered. He 10 highly
elated over the rich strike and Justly 80.
! and his many friends here will rejoice
AL. - n. = r..