Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

belonging to James Demereau and
others, have lately been bonded to Den
yer parties, consideration not known.
These locations are situated on what is
known as Mineral Ridge, about three
and half miles west from Custer CITY.
They join the Bonanza group on the west,
owned by Mr.. Bntterfield, and are
considered among the best locations for
gold in the district.
Col. l.. X. Stone, one Of fine principal
owners of the Keystone mine, informs
the Rapid Journal that their new mill
will start up the latter part of the week
when it is expected there will te no less
than fifty men in the employ of the
company. He further stated that the
company would, in the early future, put
in a chlorination plant forthe treatment
of the valuable concentrates contained
in the ore. A large supply of payable
ore is reported in sight.
J.. q. Mates, president Of the Milwau-
kee Gold and SILVER Mining company ae-
~companied by J. G.. Merrill, have been
quietly investigating and examing the
mineral Of the southern Black
Hills duringt he past few weeks. The
Milwaukee company was organized for
the purpose Of ~developing certain claims
on Crow Peak, on which considerable
work was performed. A new l0.stamp
mill was purchased and delivered The
mines or claims failed to come up to ex-
pectations and the mill was never I'M
loaded from the cars. Mr.. Mates is now
looking up property that will justify
development work and the erection of
a mill upon it.-Times.
Fred L Evans, Of Hot Springs, presi-
dent Of the Buckhorn Gold Mining COM
pany, whose properties are located a
few miles west of this city. came in
Monday. accompanied by ]. A. Klep
pisch of Burlington, Iowa, and Charles
A. Coe OF Omaha, prominent stockhold-
ers Of the company, to visit the proper
ties. They spent the day investigating
their merits, and expressed themselves
as being both pleased and elated with
the unmistakable indications presented
for the future success of the enterprise.
Ore recently encountered in the shaft
being sunk on the Full Moon, one Of
the prominent claims of the group of
eight owned by the company, is Of ex-
ceptional value, bearing gold plainly
visible TO the eye in considerable guam
tity. The work of development will be
continued, until the vein is thoroughly
explored, when, if the merits Of the
mine are such as to justify it, which at
present seems entirely probable, q mill
will be erected and operated upon the
same.
SURE BONANZA.
The Gray Copper is the name ola gold
quartz claim located near the railroad
station at Pringle, twelve miles south of
this city and owned by Messrs. Demer-
eau, Robbins and Feay, of this city, Of
which, Notwithstanding it's cx
captional merits, no mention has yet
appeared in print. The claim has been
in possession of its present owners for
years, who have long been cognizant of
its very promising character, but have
RETAINED for certain reasons, not neces-
sary to state. from giving publicity to the
fact. The width of the vein upon the
surface is more than 40 feet, upon which
an open cut Of 60 feet has been run
along the surface TO o depth Of s feet,
from which fifteen sample tests of
orc repre~er,ine an the ~srioa~ olaar-
acters contained between the walls, gave
an average return Of Sl66.53 per ton.
This statement may appear to many, as
being lacking in the important element
of veracity, but the evidence Of the yari
GUS certificates Of assay made by q COM
petent and reliable assayer, which we're
recently submitted to our inspection, is
by us, deemed conclusive as to it's abso-
lutte verify. This claim is located on a
mining belt which has until recently,
attracted but little public attention. but
that 1t is destined to become prominent
among the leading producing camps of
the Hills seems fairly assured. 1t will
be only in the event Of a failure of all
favorable signs, should this camp locat-
ed at the extreme southern limit of the
Black Hills gold belt, in the very heel of
Jack Simmons Mother lode" fail to
become, in time, m of the most famous
and productive in the entire Hills.
Numerous other promising claims have
been located in the district by the own
ers Of the Gray Copper and other
parties, some of which are now under
bond to eastern capitalists of which
mention will be made in future issues
Of the CHRONICLE.