Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-29

here il will be Of great value TO The
smelters which are at a heavy expense
to obtain fluxing ore TO successfully treat
the ores of the Hills.-Rapld Journal.
II. w. Shaw, a prominent Omaha
mining man, came in Tuesday to in
vestlgatc the msrits Of the mines Of this
locality, with a view to investment. He
visited the Old Bill property, five miles
northwest Of this place, and owned by
Ii. n. Ros', in the afternoon, with
which he was much pleased, securing
samples, which he took to Deadwood pm
Wednesday to have tested. Should the
test prove satisfactory, of which there is
reason to doubt, it is more than prob
able that q deal will be the result. This
is one of the many in this district
which were located in the early history
Of tho Hills, that have been lying
dormant for years, Notwithstanding the
fact Of their merits being equal if not
superior to many that are now being
operated with profitable results.
The Lincoln Journal has the follow.
ing in relation to the merits of the
mines Of the Black Hills as compared
with those of Cripple Creek, Colorado:
while the attention of the world is
now concentrated upon Cripple Creek,
and while that camp promises to add
untold millions to the supply of gold, it
must not be forgotten by people who
wish to engage in mining that one Of
the most stable and permanent mining
communities in the country is found i'm
the Black Hills. The production Of gold
in 1895 amounted, according TO the state
mine inspector, to $4,000, 900, and in
1896 will reach 100000 The most
satisfactory thing about these Black
Hills mines is the lack OF the speculative
element as to their value. Great bodies
of ore have been located all over the
district. The Homestakc mine, for
instance, has enough ore in sight to run
for twenty years, and the experts say
in all probability this famous mine
will be in operation for generations
There is more uncertainty with some Of
the smarter mines, put n FISK or ouy-
ing property here is infinitely less than
in Cripple Creek, where q large opo
ton of the deals are gambling opera
tions pure and simple. The Black Hills
will be pouring out gold and other
precious metals for hundreds ofyesrs to
come. The cities there are permanent,
the mines are permanent and invest
ments a be made there with less risk
than in any district We know of in the
whole mining world"
DEER MOUNTAIN STAMPEDE.
A reported rich strike of ore at the
head of Speaifsh, some distance beyond
the old stage crossing, caused quite a
stampede from the upper camps. Sam
plies of the ore assayed in Lead gave
average returns Of $50 gold per ton.
The strike is in the vicinity Of Deer
AoAiib@ih, NiiNiC ~ ely lINH IOAt
was found last summer thai caused some
excitement. The vein or ore shoot from
which this float came is now reported
to have been found. The discoverer
and associates have located IA claims
and feel confident that they have a bon.
in them. A large number of
claims have &en staked off and located
by other parties. Times.
KEYSTONE AND BULLION.
THESE two mines are now closely as
sociated, having been connected by a
between the lower tunnel on
the Bullion and the Keystone hoist
This tramway is now completed and to-
morrow ten stamps ofthe Keystone mill
be dropping on Bullion ore. This ore,
mined from the open cut on the summit
of the Bullion hill, is not touched by
hand or shovel, and is put in the mill
with as little expense as any ore eve
mined two miners supplying ore both
for the keystone and Custom mills.
men are now employed in
reopening the keystone mine, and the
mill is being supplied with perhaps as
good ore as ever came out of the mine.
Miner.
HoLy TERROR.
The new machinery for the Holy Ter
ror arrived last week, and has been put
in place. The lot included a safety steel
cage, a mortar and battery of stamps
two jigs, q slime table, a wagon scale
and four ore cars. The stamps and
Concentrations have been placed in posi-
ton in the mill the cage was placed in
the shaft and the work Of sinking was
begun Monday. The men work three
eight hour khifts and employ two
machine drills; the rock 10 hoisted in
large iron. buckets attached to the bot
tom Of the cage. As the shaft 10 not on
the ledge of course nothing can be
known of the new Developments until
the ledge 10 tapped at the 275 foot level
and drifts started, but the indications
above are that the rich ore chutes are
larger than those above.-Miner.
II MoFFIr NJ. a NJ. @
]. p. Wilson, one Of the principal
stockholders and now in charge Of the
oxidizing mill. owned by the above
company, b well pleased with the re-
suits obtained since he took charge. A
valuable discovery has been made in
the operation OF the method and that il
that our siliceous ores can be ~proftably
treated by 1t at . cost Of not exceeding
% per ton. as the following figures will
show: The present capacity Of the
plant Is 80 tons per day; The labor Of
ak men is required and but one ton OF