Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-09-28

ing investment from the start. The
road will be built and l put myself on
record as saying that inside Of two years
the people of Pierre will enjoy the
/ pleasing spectacle OF another road run.
ming in the city"
Dir. Conklin also informed the reporter
OF the marriage of bis father, j. s.,
editor of Cohklin's Dakotian, which
took place recently at Madison, Wis
consin, which is his former home -
Pierre Capital
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Mining Items.
Homestake stock has been advancing
steadily on the market during the past
few months, and is now quoted at $29
per share.
Rumor says that the owners of the
extension Of the T lode, near Hill City,
have bonded the property for $4,000 to
eastern parties until January lst, 1896.
The proposed purchasers are said 10
hr se put up $500 for the development
ofrs.c property. -..
The Black Hills Mining Review says !:
From reliable source we are informed
that since the inauguration Of work in
June, or the Wasp No. 2, there has been
50 cars shipped, bearing total tonnage
Of ,2SS, the average value per ton being
sSS.40, or total production Of the mine
up to Sept 18th Of sll3,SG9 90"
The Deadwood Times claims to be in
possession of more definite information
relative to the Golden Reward deal.
which is withheld by request Of parties
concerned until the arrival of Prof.
Carpenter from the east. It is alleged
that the big deal is practically closed,
the particulars of which will be given
out in 4 short time.
The Black Hills Mining Review re.
ports that James Cochran, Ia well
known resident of this place. who has
been operating an arastra for some time
on the old Jenny Lind mine, near the
head Of Smiths gulch, one mile and
half south Of Rockford, has recently
struck a small chute Of ore in the main
ledge, that is said to run away up in the
hundreds per ton.
LUCKY BUss CAMP,
Situated on Teepe gulch, four miles
north Of Keystone, has lately been visit
cd by numerous mining men who pre-
dict for it bright future. A PROPOSE
ton vas lately made by parties from
Harrisburg, Penn, for the purchase Of
a group of thirty-nine claims owned by
various individuls, among whom are L.
l.. Gilbert, Vic Swanson and John Far
rar. The proposition is 10 pay $500, 600
for the group, 5000 cash ard balance
in eighteen months, the proposed pur.
chasers binding themselves to expend
$4,000 in development work, and TO at
once erect ten stamp mill for expert
mental test runs. The ores of the camp
are principally free milling in char
-ac.er. ranging from s. to $50 in gold
per ton.-Times.
RICH STRIKE on THE HAZEL.
Tuesday afternoon, the force Of men
at work on the Hazel group of mines,
between this place and Hill City, broke
into probably the richest vein Of ore
ever uncovered in the Black Hills.
This mine is owned by d. B. Ingram, y.
Wilcox, Dodge Bros. and Met tachron,
and adjoins the Golden Slipper mine,
of which it is a probable extension.
The ledge is three feet across and pros
poets all the way, while streak of rock
in the center shows some Of the finest
and richest ore ever taken from any
mine in the world, with every indica.
ton of lasting body. The vein was
struck III the shaft at depth of A. feet
from the surface. Mart Dodge and J. J.
George came down from the mine on
Wednesday and their thrilling account
makes one envous Of the owners. The
gold is literally taken out in chunks and
it only proves the of:-repeaied theory
that many Holy Terrors exist in this
country yet to be uncovered. keystone
Nugget.
THE MoFSAT NJ. AND NJ co.
At meeting of the board Of directors
at the above new Black Hills corpora.
tion held in Lead on Thursday evening,
October 3, the organization was per-
fected BY the election Of the following
officers to serve for the ensuing year
B. L. Salmon. president; G. Is. Coon,
vice president; j. p Wilson. secretary,
and l.. d. Bailor. treasurer. The CON-
pany is capitalized at S500,00O in l00,-
600 shares, par value S., all Of which
have been subscribed for. The mill
will have capacity of 100 tons per day,
and will be in operation on or before
November J.. The process is in success
ful operation in La Grange, CAL. treat
ing selicious ores, and is highly en-
dorsed by the company using it there.
j. p. Wilson, secretary Of the company
here, informed the Times that the in
formation received from La Grange
Cal, through correspondence fully sa,is-
fed him and associates Of the practibili-
ty of the process. and they proposed to
fully test tt with Black Hills ores
Times.
PROFITABLE ORE SHIPMENTS.
The Black Hills Mining Review Of the
9TH inst. contains the following account
OF frecent shipments ofgold ore from the
celebrated Yellow creek district, the re
turns from which are doubtless very
pleasing to the owners as they should
be to the people of the Black Hills at
large: Returns were received by r.
c. McShane on Thursday from the last
two cars Of or shipped to the Omaha &
Grant Smelling Company and taken
from the Wasp No 2. Just such re ults
as these are the powerful levers that are
at the present time aronsing the coun
try at large with an open handed pre-
cision which is telling with more
effectiveness than by any other means
OF what is possible to accomplish under
all conditions, and as there appears to