Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-04

are two shafts In one there is vein
of ore IL feet wide, running $40 a ton,
and the other a big vein runs from 81 to
So per ton. North Of this is a group
owned by Blair & Amsbury upon which
they have sunk a shaft thirty feet on
the same ledge or belt of ore and still
farther north is group owned by
Mendenhall & Cooper. upon which they
found the same formation. The ore
contains some mi "a. A streak Of white
quartz about foot wide runs through
the ledge and mixed through TIE quartz
are lunches Of sulphur, 90 per cent pure.
Mr.. Dunn had an assay On this horn
blend ore that ran $7967 per ton in
gold and larger assays have been made.
-Pioneer-Times.
LITTLE STAMPEDE.
While out on a berrying trip, Dick
Palmer found some copper ore. lie pnt
some of it in his pocket and had two
samples of it assayed by different assay
ers. The result was surprising. Dick
had expected gooG returns, but nothing
like he received. One assay gave him
s242 in gold to the ton Of rock and per
cent in copper and the other little less
than 5000 in gold and about the same
result in copper. The news Of this
remarkable find created quite little
excitement and resulted in a stampede
to the place last Monday. 1t is situated
a short distance from Giliette's ranch at
the head of Slate creek in a south and
southwes.erly direction, to which
large number Of people went out, and
took up many locations. so far as we
can learn, Dick Palmer found the ore
covered up by quartzite dixie and it
will take some work to show the pro-
perty up and develop it One advan
tage there is however, that many claims
have been taken up and much work will
be done by the parties interested in
them, 80 that we hope in q very short
time to be able to report something
definite as to the extent, width and
value of the ledge, from which this
surprisingly rich ore was taken.-News.
THE PIERCE DEAL.
The following facts in relation to the
above mining deal, were recently given
out by John Pierce is an interview with
reporter of the Lead Call
When he was in London he sold
these mines, which are under bond TO
him provided the examination OF the
property by competent experts would
show the mines to be worthy of invest
ment. In the agreement made it was
decided that X. f. Brown the celebrated
expert, and his assistants, should stop
off in the Black Hills on their way to
British Columbia and spend three or
four days in an investigation of the
mines and to discover if they were
worth exploring. Mr.. Brown decided
while he was here that the property, as
/. a whole. was worth looking into and an.
hurried them away to Roxland, British
! Columbia, will be SO far completed il
ten days that Mr.. Scowden, one Of the
experts, will return here. Capt. Ste
vens, q noted hydraulic engineer, who
Is in the employ of the English syndi'
cate, which is negotiating for the pur'
chase OF the property. will meet him
here and they will formulate plans fol-
farther exploring the mines. Capt
Stevens left London with the experts
when they came to the Black Hills but
was unable TO continue his trip, owing
to the death of an uncle in Chicago.
Upon the arrival of Mr.. Scowden and
Capt Stevens the mines will be thor
oughly explored. Sufficient money
will be expended in this work so that il
will be complete in detail.
In concluding the interview Mr..
: Pierce said: Il want you to tell the
people that we are very grateful to the
newspapers for refraining from publish.
ing any reports except those which
came from headquarters and were su-
thorized. thereby greatly assisting in
the deal, and We are especially CRATE
full to the mine owners and the owners
of all kinds of reduction works as there
has not come to the surface any report,
by word or deed, that in the least might
impede the carrying ont of the deal.
All of the people in the northern Hills
with one accord are bidding us God
speed and seem to be alive to the
benefits which will accrue to the entire
country in the consummation of the
matter. We have grand mill site at
Belle Fourche with plenty of water and
the best free milling proposition in the
country. 1t contains over 800 acres
over two miles Of tunnels, 1000 feet oi
shafting and open cuts exposing the ore
in all Of the claims. Weare encouraged
and supported by the railroads as well
as by every citizen in South Dakota. II
seems as though failure will be impossi
ble."