Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
Mining Items.

The Sunny Side, a promising golc
mine, located near Hill City, is reported
to be in steady operation, and maxim,
regular and satisfactory clean ups a
their ten stamp mill.
The ten stamp mill at the Drumme,
group on the Penobscot belt six miles
west OF this place. is now complete, but
in consequence Of a lack Of water viii
not be operated at present. It is believ
ed that an ample supply of water may
be obtained by sinking a well on the
property, and a force Of men is now
employed in sinking the same with this
object in view.
THE ST. ELMO.
Nose Thompson, superintendent OF
the mine and +. F. Seaver, business
manager of the st. Elmo property, near
Oreville, in the Southern Hills, returned
to that place Friday. All conditions OF
the deal have been agreed to and 1t will
be closed about the 25th inst. Capt.
Marsh, of Omaho. is the principal in the
syndicate who are buying the property
and the price to lbe paid Is $4,000. A
ten stamp mill that was formerly on the
Holy Terror property, has been moved
over to the ST. Elmo and is being put
up. The company owns a fine group OF
claims, including a splendid mill site.
A good force Of men is at work upon
the mill, while another is employed
developing the ore body and taking out
ore. The purchasers have ample means
to develop the property thoroughly and
to conduct extensive operations A
large boarding house is being built and
will be ready for occupancy in few
days.-Pioneer-Times.
IMPROVED THE PROCESS
Or. franklin r. Carpenter, general
manager Of the d. & d. smelling COM
pany, has been granted by the patent
Office number Of patents on the smelt.
ing and refining process, which are i'm
proyements on the processes in use at
that plant Dr. Carpenter has studied
many years upon the improvements
and has demonstrated the practicability
Of his improvements by numerous ex-
periments. The ID. & d. is the most
successful smelter of the kind in this
country and treats mole dry ores daily
than any other smelter in the country.
The doctor intends sooner or later to
eqnip the plant with the improved
machinery and appliances.-Pioneer.
Times.
TIE WYOMING GOLD FIELDS.
John Manning and T d. Shipton re-
turned this morning from a trip to the
seat of the gold excitement, in North
Carbon county, Wyoming, whittier they
cJI0 weHtffef t.'-s.sys-s~s7frfsr1=
suffered painfully frosted nose. Tn
snow was quite deep. and j. was impos
sble TO get at the best prospects. The!
brought in several samples of the ore
and will soon be able to say how muct
there really is to the discovery. Mr.
Shipton says he will go back in tn,
spring.-Independent.
TWO BIT REDUCTION PLANT.
James d. Hardin. general manager o
the Hardin Chicago and Two Bit Grea
Eastern and Great Northern Mining
companies, informs the Pioneer-Time'
that large. fine reduction plant viii
be built at Two Bit just as soon as pos
sible. The character Of the plant to be
erected and where, Mr.. Hardin is noI
at liberty to state at present. but he as
sures us that it will materialize Just al
soon as practicable. Mr.. Hardin will
90 east in short time 10 see the rail
road companies and make arrange
ments for an extension Of the lines tC
the new camp and if he succeeds in ac
complishing this, plans will be made al
once for the reduction works and oper
ations will follow soon thereafter
Pioneer-Times.
Sll,269,9iS IN DIVIDENDS.
The great Homestake and associate
mining companies, the Highland ant
Deadwood-T Terra, will have paid to theii
stockholders. with the December divi
dends, the handsome sum of Sll ,269,9lE
during the eighteen years they have
operated The Homstake company an
nounced another extra dividend TO b'
paid on the 9th inst. Of 25 cents pc
share, besides the regular monthly
dividend of 25 cents per share. Th'
total amount to be paid in dividend
this month is S62, 800. The superin
tenaent's report for November show
that the Homestake, alone, produced
$500 over the previous month. Th'
Homestake has not missed paying
monthly dividend since the property
commenced producing in 1873. NJ
other mine in the world can show sucl
record, and it has been only by tn
most careful management that th'
Homestake has been able to do so, il
view of the fact that the ores are yer,
low grade. 1t must be borne in mini
that during its career the IIomestak
company mas paid out several million
of dollars for property. and the erection
Of magnificent new stamp mills, hoist
ing plants, air compressors. and othe
impr ovements and additions. The tots