Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-15

on q vein four feet wide of free milling |
ore, and drifts have also been run along
the vein from the bottom of the shaft.
Ore treated at the j.. r. mill gave a re-
turn of $500 per ton. The terms Of the
sale have not been given out.
New steel cages are being put in at
the Holy Terror mine at Keystone,
upon the completion of which an addi-
tlonal one hundred fee. will be sunk on
the ledge and u new chamber opened
up on the lower level, whereby ore may
be furnished to supply the additional
five stamps which the company propose
to put in. Reports from the mine con-
tinue to be Of the most favorable char
acter, showing conclusiyely that it is
worthy of the highly significant name
it bears.
A NEW SHELTER.
The neadwood Times says: ut is re.
ported IN good authority that one of
the large eastern smelling and refining
companies has decided to erect branch
works in this district, the location for
which has not yet been decided upon.
The town Of Belle Fourche has rendered
free site for the plant, Of ample dimen-
sions for all purposes. A representative
of the company is now here and ex-
presses himself as well satisfied with the
outlook and that the ore supply in sight
has been a revelation to him, the greater
portion of which is too low grade to
stand the cost Of transportation, but
would pay a handsome profit with suit
able works here for local treatment"
CUSTER COUNTY MINES.
The Black Hills Mining Review IN it's
issue Of the 10th inst, gives a brief de-
scription Of the London Group and a
reference to the Old Bill mining loca-
tions. which are only a few ofthe many
prominent gold claim in this vicinity.
which, If located in any other district,
would attract far more public attention
than is at present, or has in the past,
been accorded them. The time is not
distant when the attention Of mining
investors will be attracted to this dis.
trict by reason of the exceptional op
portnnities offered, which at present
are comparatively unknown beyond the
boundaries of the belt upon which they
are located. The Review has the follow
ing mention Of the claims above named
The London property, which is owned
by Ike Downing and Thomas Dixon, is
located two and one-fourth miles west
of Custer City in Ruby gulch. There
are eight quartz claims and forty acres
of placer in the tract of land, with all
the quartz locations, showing the out
crop of lodges bearing gold. while from
the placer ground gold has been taken
out in considerable quantities. The
main feature of worth which develop
msnt will show is the prominent iissure
veins traversing the property and of
which preparations are being made by
the owners Of the ground to do some
active sinking on the Lodges during the
summer There is one vein on which
the greater work has been performed
that expresses a width Of twelve feet,
the material being composed Of gray
aud brown granulated quartz, which
yields an average in FREQ gold, we were
informed, of SD to the ton. The en-
cloaing rock is blue schistose slate and
hornblende, haying a general strike
north and south with a dip to the west
Of about 450 from horizontal. There are,
on the London group, developments in
the way of shafts and open cuts that
have cost in labor and money about
$1,000. One open cut GO feet in length
by II feet in width follows the course of
a ledge, all of which is in ore, the do
composed portion being free-milling,
and the harder ore: which q
Of a refractory nature. Sufficient water
runs in Ruby gulch to supply "A ten
stamp mill at all seasons Of the year,
and as depth is reached on the veins a
gradual increasing volume of water will
be available. The country roundabout
is covered with a heavy growth OF pine
timber which would require a genera
ton to exhaust for mineral and milling
purposes. Mr.. Downing informed the
writer that the ore blocked in the mine
and available for stopping he values at
$4,000, all being lea the surface and
al be delivered at a mill at very slight
expense.
OLD BILL MINE.
This property is located northwest of
Custer City four and a half miles and is
owned by III. n. Ross. The ore was dis
covered as early as 1879, and the same
year several tons wero taken from the
ledge and hauled by wagon to old PEN
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