Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-15
WATER FOR MINERS.
Work Will be Inaugurated in a Short
Time, and Vigorously Pushed
to an Early Finish,

Work Will be I~naugurated in a Short
Time, and Vigorously Pushed
to an Early Finish.
The enterprise referred to in our issue
of Feb. LIST under the caption of Gan
Important Enterprise" which has for
its object the tapping of numerous
springs located from 10 to IL miles
northwest of this city and conveying
the water by means ofiron piping to the
various points where it is now, and will
be hereafter to a mneh greater extent
required for placer and lode mining
purposes may o be said to be fairly
assured. Messrs. Lewis w. Meyer Of
Cincinnati, and Leo G. Cloud and J. B.
Tangerman of Newport, Kentucky,
gentlemen interested in the enterprise.
/ spent several days during the latter
part of last, and the early part of this
week in looking Over the field, and OK.
press themselves as being well pleased
with the prospect for the success of the
venture.
While here they spent considerable
time in prospecting the vast areas Of
placer ground, which, by reason Of
the absence of water, have necessarily
remained undisturbed. In other local.
ties, water in small quantity aboundS
which during former years, was
much more abundant, during which
time large quantities of gold were min.
cd were mined from the p~lacers. Among
the most uoted Of the placers mined
in former years, notably from ISIS
TO 1882, were what is known as the
Dansby diggings. from which a fair~ss-
mate ofthe gold production would he
$4,000. During later years but little
water was obtainable, yet a few miners
have continued operations. depending
entirely upon tho rocker process, the
water being insufficient for the purpose
Of sluicing.
The almost interminable areas Of
placer ground, known as the Red
Canyon p~lacers, are remote from water,
and while they are known to contain
gold in paying quantity, they have
never been mined to any material ex-
tent for this reason. These placers were
also visited by the gentlemen named,
and investigated with most satisfactory
results, which demonstrated the fact
that they were sven better than they
we're represented to be by the gentle
man, Mr.. Samuel Scott, of this city,
through whose persistent efforts
they were induced TO take hold Of the
enterprise. The supply of water afford
ed by these springs, rs determined by
the gentlemen themselves, is also in
excess Of the amount represented, and
will fully warrant the large expense in
volved in conducting it to the various
localities contemplated. 1t is, of course,
impractical to commence laying the
piping at this season Of the year, but
other preliminary work, involving the
employment of a few men, will &c in
augurated in q week a two, and az soon
as the frost is out Of the ground the en-
terprise will be pushed vigorously to an
early finish.
While this enterprise is not under
taken with a view to furnishing water
for this city, it is not improbable that
its promoters would entertain a reason
able proposition for such supply, which
is a matter for future consideration of
our citizens. The prime, and we are in.
formed, the only object contemplated by
the company in undertaking the enter
pr,s~, ~~@ 40 .oprAy water where WIS,
and will be for many years needed for
mining and milling purposes, and
for such pursposes alone, the en-
teprise promises to be as profitable to
its promoters as it viii, be beneficial to
the region in which its operations will
be conducted.
The company will be incorporated
with a capital stock of 81 100000, articles
Of incorporation having been forwarded
to the secretary Of state, on Tuesday
last with the following temporary direc.
tors: William Nevin, o. l.. Metcalf,
Joseph Kubler and Samuel Scott of
Custer, and Leo. G. Cloud Of Newport,
Kentucky. Prominent capitalists of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington and
Newport, Kentucky, whose names do
not appear, are also interested in the
enterprise.