Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-14
Mining Items.


gives the aggregate amounts paid out by
the various mining corporations of that
place for the month ending March 5th
at $4,000. This means direct increase
to the local cash circulation Of 500 per
day, and should make Keystone a lively
camp.
The Rapid City Journal reports the
recent discovery of large deposit Of
Fuller's earth by =. +. Graves Of that
place, which is located three and half
miles northwest of that place. The de-
posit will be developed at once with q
view to more definite determination
Of its value.
The working force on the sunnyside
mine has been increased to fourteen
men. Day and night shifts are now
employed on the 20 foot level taking out
ore. which will be shipped to smelter in
Deadwood for treatment. The mine has
proven to get better with sveay foot
that has been sunk, and some excellent
ore is now taken from those drifts just
on water level.-News.
Operations in the shaft being sunk on
the Mandolin mine near this place, and
owned by William Rosenbaum and
Paul Kiecnann, have been temporarily
suspended pending the completion Of
the work Of putting in a pump, the
water encountered being too great to be
handled by buckets. The mine is show
ing up splendidly and gives ample
promise of becoming one Of the most
profitable gold producers Of the richest
one hundred miles square extant,
The new Iron creek mill is completed
and ready for operation. 1t is a neat 10
stamp mill, with 10 stamps hung. The
machinery has been thoroughly tested
and is in frst-class condition. A. s.
Azzsltine, who has the contract for de-
livsring the ore at the mill, commenced
work last Monday and now has the ore
bins full. Mr.. Davis, president of the
company, arrived in Hill City Wednes-
day and went direct 10 the compsny's
headquarters at Bsnuth. The initial
run of the mill will probably be made
next week.-Keystone Nugget.
F. VI. Vroman and J. s Cradle, who
came up from Edgemont last week tc
investigate the mines in this district
with view to the determination Of the
question Of the measure Of their future
ore supply, in the interest Of an eastern
company contemplating the erection o.
| a smelter at Edgemont, expressed them
selves as being surprised and much
gratified at the number, magnitude and
grade Of the many mines which they
visited. They were greatly aided by a
list of the most prominent mines in the
county tributary to the B. & NJ. Rail
road. This list, together with briei
description Of each mine, was kindly
RoSSihSsH. vi whose 6s- i6Sg familiarity MI VIII
the mines in Cuetsr county SO admir-
ably fit him for that work.
Negotiations for the development an,
ultimate sale Of the extensive veins o
mineral paint and graphite, situated q
Pringe, l2 miles south of Custer, are ir
progress, with prospect Of early con
sun nation. The product has beer
tested, and pronounced excellent, being
Of strong body and very desirable color
The vein of graphite is feet in width
between wall OF granite on one side, and
quartzite on the other. 1t 10 estimated
to carry 40 per cent graphite and Ii
vertical. The present owners, Robbins
Demcreau and Fsay, will 60 down about
April lst to start work on these claims
and also upon some OF their promising
geld mines at that point. The mine:
are all situated within q mile of the b
4 NJ. Railroad, an easy grade insuring {
cheap haul thereto, and it is proposed
to commence shipping at an early day.
c. B. Coon, of the Motif Oxidizel
company, went to Omaha yesterday
from Lead, expecting to be absent 4
week or ten DAYS. The company ha.
leased property at Silver City, which j,
situated near the head of DeadwooC
gulch. for q period eftwo years and vii
this spring put up a large reduction
plant of the Motit process. The site j,
desirable one, owing to the fact tha
there 10 large amount of water avail
able, the site 10 admirably adapted to :
plant and it is near the Bald Mountair
district and accessible. All eyes arr
upon the Mofiit process and it appear
to be the belief generally that it viii
re-olutionize the reduction of low grade
silicsous ores. II the Sl0 ores of thi
character can be successfully conyerts,
into free milling in character and higl
percentage of the value saved by ANAL
gamation, there are hundreds of mine
showing enormous bodies of ore tha
can be made big producers, whereas q
present the high reduction tolls pre-
clude the working Of ores that viii
average under Sl6 at the lowest.-Times