Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
Mining Items.

Placer miners have commenced sluic-
ing on Castle creek, where abundant
water and rich golden gravel insures
profitable results from the operations Of
tho present season.
The Deadwood Pioneer says the
cyanide works of that place will be en-.
larged to 100 tons capacity, and become
a custom plant. 1t will be ready for
operation by the last of May.
Z IL. j. Orr, I. l. Wheeler and F. p.
Thompson left early in the week for
Oreville, having been engaged by E. G..
Johnson to work for the Rocco Mining
company, whose property is located
near that place.
The deal which has been pending be-
tween Doyle & Mutt and Chicago parties
involving the sale of valuable Ragged
Top mining property. owned by the
former, is said to have been consum-
ated, the consideration being $4,000
w. w. Challis and Bob Ralston, a
brace Of veteran prospsctors, came in
from Keystone early in the week on
their way to the lime belt west of this
place, for a brief prospecting tour.
Frank Hickman joined them here, and
accompanied them on their tour.
l.. r. Graves went down to the St.
Elmo mine yesterday to give directions
for the spring work. Two men have
been lowering the shaft all winter and
are down 93 feet now. The vein
maintains uniform size as it goes in to
the ground, and the ore still holds its
value. The mill will be started before
many weeks.-Pioneer
The Black Hills Exploration, Deyel.
opment and Gold Mining company, oi
Edgemont, recently filed its articles oi
incorporation in the Office OF the secre
tary of state at Pierre, with capital oil
81 100000. The incorporators are
Warren V. Philbrick, president; George
A. Dickson, Rolandes p. Reem Of Edge
mont. where the headquarters Of the
company is located.
The CHRONICLE is informed that
Colonel Morgan, q well known English
mining expert, recently arrived at Hill
City, and is engaged in the inspection
of the Harnev Peal tin property. This
10 evidence Of the fact that the company
has not entirely forgotten their hold
ings i'm the Hills, as has been the gen
eral impression hers for the past severa
years; and We ought to be thankful fol
that.
Articles of incorporation were flee
with the secretary of state a: Pierre or
the 10Th of April, for the Gibson Golt
Mining company, with headquarters a
Deadwood, and a capital stock ofSl .25O,
600; incorporators, Annie B. Gibson
Birdie l.. Gibson, and William L. Nc
Laughlin Of Deadwood. This property
is located on City creek, portion Of il
being within the corporate limits Of thi,
city.-Times.
F. w. Shaw, who has been for severa
months engaged in mining operation,
at Four Mile, returned on Tuesday from
Chicago and Aurora, Illinois, where he
has been for the past two weeks OF
mining business. Mr.. Shaw is interest
ed in the Island mine at Four Mile
from which q car of ore was recently
shipped to Aurora for reduction, and
his mission to that place was to look
AFTER its treatment. He expresses himself
rs being well satisfied with the proceeds
of the shipment, and on Thursday
started up the mill for further expert
mental tests.
Parties up from Rockford report, sayi
che Deadwood Times, say that 80 stamps
ofthe Apex mill have been Unattached and
are dropping on ore from the mine from
which the mill takes its name. The ore
V said to average $50 per ton. Year,
% when the mine was first opAned 4
as known a. the Standby. Although
bnsidered an excellent property. 1t wal