Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-02

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mines, which proved to be Of no value.
The mill is said to be complete in every
respect, and it is expected that it will !
soon be hammering away with golden
results upon the valuable ores Of Hill |
City's most noted gold bonanza.
a large force of men are now at work
on the deposit Of fuller's earth opened /
up in the vicinity of Fairburn few
months ago. The Elkhorn railroad |
company have just completed spur 600 |
feet in length from their main track to
facilitate the loading of the material on |
the cars. The earth has been fully |
tested and pronounced frst-class in |
every respect. The first shipment will |
80 east in few days.-Times.
The Kildonan mil. runs along as reg.
ularly as an eight day clock properly |
wound up every seven days. The aver
z@<.smount or ore treated is 100 tons
every 2i hours and the ore will average
S2) per ton, 80 that $4,000 is added to
the wealth Of the nation every "a hours
from this plant alone. The syndicate
that owns the mill also owns the control
of the stock OF the Horseshoe and zs.o-
ciate companies, and the mines repre-
sented produce an abundant supply of
ore. The operation Of the mines and
mills is effective and done without any
red tape Observation-Disclosures.
Recent investigations made on gold
properties at PringIe, twelve miles be-
low Custer City, give evidence that
mines DO exist at that point which are
destined to develop excellent paying
properties. The property is owned
by Cy Robbins, James Demereau and
AL Feay of Custer-Mining Review.
The knowledge of the fact that valu.
able ore exists in the locality named is
simply confirmed by recent investiga-
tons, their paying character having
been practically determined years ago
by protracted exploitation and scores Of
the most careful and thorough tests.
The district is located at the extreme
south end Of the Black Hills gold belt.
and while its merits challenge the most
searching investigation, il has thus far
escaped the attention of mining inves-
tors, and il may be said with fair de-
gree of safety that it lacks capital only
TO bring it up to productive standard
that would bear favorable comparison
with the popular producing camps Of
the Hills.
sr. ELMO GROUP.
/. K. Graves, one Of the owners ofthe
above named gold property, located
eight miles north Of this city, has re-
Gently been looking over the workings,
with view to the Inauguration of more
extensive operations. 1t is said that
the company have decided 10 erect a
'oossses ~coneyty. ~ hieh uillss. hops
y AMERICAN MINES.
A special from New York to the Den.
yer Times of the 18th inst. says: A
promisent man here received a letter
yesterday from one of the leading min
ing houses there which has recently be-
come interested in American mines. 10
the effect that London was directing its
attention to American mines more than
ii had ever done before, and this dis
position was stimulated by South Ameri-
can troubles. West Australia has had
a considerable boom, and now it is be-
lieyed that the American mines will be
taken upin earnest. Several prominent
experts among them note that South
African miners are coming 10 America
this spring and will inspect the gold
mines in various localities. What they
report will be accepted freely, and
large flow of London capital to America
10 looked for
LARGE EXPENDITURES.
The Hartman party of New York
left for the east last evening after hay
ing spent FIVE days examining the mines
and works owned by the Golden Re-
ward and other companies in which
they are interested. Tie result of this
visit will be made manifest in the ex
penditure Of a half million dollars or so
in the enlargement Of the reduction
facilities. The company has in its mines
hundreds Of thousands of tons of ore
that carries large percentage of silver
too much to be lost in chlorination
and the only practical solution of the
problem of saying this, which runs from
6 to 10 ounces per ton, is the erection of
a smelter One of the gentlemen who
was with the party said nearly if not
quite million dollars would be ex-
pended in Improvements. The Pioneer
has no inside information, nor has il
interviewed any prominent mining
men from Lead City" but it can assert
With considerable assurance that
smelter will be built by the Golden Re-
ward Co.-Pioneer.
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THE DEAL Is OFF.
Last Monday the bond on the Do code
and Tea group of claims expired, says
the Hill City News, without having
been taken up by the prospective pur.
cbasers, who were here about two weeks
ago. The sale Of so valuable a piece of
property fell through is due only to bad
management and greed on the part of
the middle men, who asked more for
their commission, than the owners did
for the mining property. Prof King. |
who made the examination Of these |
mines. is reported to have told his com.
pany that the property was worth |
$50. 900 but not 100000, the probable |
price Of the middle men. That the
mines are of vslns is shown by Prof |
Kings report, and il . reasonable COM
mission had been asked, no doubt the
men who were ready 10 purchase it, and
who ars thorough business men. would
not have objected to paying it, but to
pay Eore for commission than the
actnel mine price was rightly and justly
refused. That we will loose prestige