Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
owners richly deserve the bonanza they
now uRquestionably possess.

owners richly deserve the bonanza they
now upquestionably possess.
The Holy Terror mill is idle now,
says superintendent Fayel few days
since to reporter Of the Deadwood
Pioneer, while FIVE more stamps are
being put in; the additional stamps re- |
CURED no alterations in building nor |
increased engine power, as the mill was
bnilt in the first place with the idea Of
putting in fifteen stamps some time in |
the future. The mill was closed down !
on the 10th, when a $4,000 cleanup was
made. Men are at work on the l62-foot !
ileYel, taking out ore, which will be held |
in the mine until the mill starts again.
The Keystone mill now has twenty |
STAMPS hung. but only ten of them are
dropping. The new mills at Bismuth
and the Wealthy mine are growing to
maturity rapidly, and will be ready TO
start early in the spring.
BONANZA AND SPOTTED LEOPARD.
Work on this promising group is pro-
{ guessing upinterruptedly with very
pleasing results to the owner, Mr.. ii. g.
Buttsrfeld, who came in Tuesday to
procure supplies, He reports that since
his brother has been assisting him, they
haye built dwelling house. and new
shaft house on the mine, and are now
cross cutting the vein by drifting 10 ihs
east. The vein is much wider than he |
anticipated and is Of the same rich
character which has made that property
so Justly famous in the past. We have
seen assays from the BONANZA, which |
run as high as $50 to the ton, which
stamps this mine as high grade pro-
position.
BUcKHoRS GOLD MINING co.
Work IS progressing on the Aspen
nine, one of the locations comprising
the group Of mines belonging to the
above company. The contract to sink
so feet has been let TO Joseph Heum
phreus, T. F. Mclaughlin and Walter
Tupper. who went out to commence
work last week. 4 sample Of the ore
taken out was sent TO Deadwood for
assay, and the return certificate gave
SOC per ton in gold, This sample show
ed no free gold visible to the eye, but
plenty Of telluride Of bismuth. The
Cyanide people say they can save 90
per cent Of the values.
MAMMOTH MINING DEAL.
A Deadwood special to the Omaha
Bee under date Of Feb. 18th, says; "The
biggest deal in mining property in the
history OF the Black Hills was conclud-
ed to-day For several months past
New York syndicate has had bond on
q large block of producing mines, and
afler paying Messrs. Hague and Daggett
5000 to expert" it, was satisfied with
the property, but could not raise the
amount Of the bond, which was s3,000,-
600. A compromise was made today
/ whereby the New York parties paid
t-------vsaoo.ooo for ons-tsirA OF the cay>i-
tai stock of the company. No change in
the management of the company's
affairs will be made"
THE oxIDIZER SUCCESS.
The Mofit Mining and Milling COM
pany commenced operating its plant
last Saturday and il has been in constant
operation ever since. j. P. Wilson, at
torney for the company, has been busy
ever since his return from Chicago, per-
fecting arrangements to operate the
plant which is now working admirably.
1t has now been demonstrated beyond
doubt that the oxidizer is a perfect
success, as it thoroughly roasts the ore
and places it in a free milling condition.
We are informed that the pulverizsr
and crushers are not strong enough to
| do the necessary work and that more
desirable crushers and pulverizsrs will
soon be put in, and that a meeting Of
| the board Of directors will be held at
| once for this purpose and to remodel
the plant 10 meet the requirements.
| The fact that the oxidzer has proven
itself success will now place upon the
market millions of tons of ore in the
Hills that has heretofore had no value
by reason Of the great cost of treating.
We are creditably Informed that ore
can be treated under the Mofit system
! at cost of $3.50 per ton, and realize q
handsome profit to the owners Of the
plant, This company, which is COM
posed Of Lead parties, has secured the
right to use the Moffit system, free of
royalty to the capacity Of 100 tons daily,
and steps will be taken at once to in
! crease the plant to this capacity. The
Call predicts that the time is near at
hand when many Of these similar oxi-
dizsrs will be in operation throughout
the Hills. The present company has
expended considerable money in test
ing this plant and deserve great credit
for furnishing the Hills with . plant
that will treat ore at cost Of so per
tcn.-Lead Call.
TELLURIDE ORES.
DR.. Richard Pearce, manager of the
Boston and Colorado Smelling Com
pany. submits the following article re-
lating to telluride ores. which will be of
special interest to the miners and pros
pectors Of the Custer mining district:
"At the present time, owing to the
discovery Of gold in Cripple Creek in
combination with telluriun, prospectors
are on the search for similar conditions
in other districts, and it has occurred to
me that few hints in regard 10 tellu-
rides might be Of some value.
.Tellurides proper are rarely found to
exist near the surface of lodes that
might contain them in depth. This is
due to the fact that telturium 10 sus-
csptible of oxidizing action like iron
pyrites and other minerals when they
arc exposed to westhering influences.
This wsathering action. in the case Of
tellurides, has the effect of converting
the tellurium into an oxidized form,
which combines with oxide Of iron and
seldom shows any evidence Of its ex-
istence. except in rare cases, where the
ore is exceedingly rich, and then the
oxide of tellurium appears as yellow
ish.brown stain on the rock.
THE gold resulting from the oxidiz-
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