Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22

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rivals in this place. Mr.. Glenn came to
Custer especially TO examine the prop.
erty of the Black Hills Water and Min
ing company. with a view to investment,
and spent Monday and Tuesday with
Supt. Scott in its investigation. He 4
pressed himself as being very fayorably
Impressed with the merits of the prop
erty, and will, in all probability, soon
acquire an interest in the same.
A movement is On foot, says a Dead
wood correspondent, to send a carload
of ore from each producing mine at
Ragged Top to the Aurora smelters.
The train will be decorated and labeled
with tho name Of the mines and its
average values. Those in charge of the
train will be supplied with advertising
matter. 1t is also planned to distribute
samples of the ore at stopping places.
There is a demand for capital to deyel
op the district, and by this means it is
| hoped capitalists will be induced to
make investigations.
Reports from Ragged Top are Of the
most encouraging character. The ship.
ping Of high grade ore from the earlier
locations is being continued, and mum.
erous valuable discoveries are being
made. Sand, Of q peculiar character,
which is doubtless ~decomposed ore, vas
recently found in one of the claims,
which is easily taken out with a spade,
that assays 500 per ton. Confidence in
Ehe future out come of the camp is con-
stantly being strengthened and the
opinion is still largely entertained that
Ragged Top il all right.
James Demereau and c. A. 0strom
came in Monday, on business, from the
Southern Queen copper mine, located
on French Creek, about Is miles east OF
this place, n mining property of ac-
knowledged merit, in the development
Of which they have for some time been
engaged. They report a very encour'
aging outlook for highly successful
results, having already, by extensive
exploration, practically determined the
presence of a good body of high grade
ore. Mr.. Demerssu returned on We'd.
nesday. Mr.. Ostrom, having some
business matters requiring his presence
at Rockford, left for that place oil Tues
day. but will return to the mine in .
day or two and assist in its further
development.
n DACEY.
There seems to be no doubt but What
very rich ore is being now taken out o.
the Dacey shaft at Ragged Top, says the
Independent. Ore is being taken on,
in sacks. A story is told that Henry
McGiil, the hack driver, was standing al
the hoist the other day when some ore
was raised, and in some way got a hold
Of a piece of the rock. For his owr
satisfaction had it assayed in this city
The rock is reported to have run $2it
gold per ton.
MONEY FOR RAGGED TOP.
The Deadwood Independent states tc
its readers, upon what it claims to be
good authority, that Chicago and other
eastern parties who have interested
themselves in the Ragged Top countr,
will, during the summer, expend $3.50,
0O0 in the development of property il
that camp. Such is the confidence o
men who are interested and know wha
they are about. We are not at liberty
at this time to give further Particular
hut will q little later. However tina
this amount of money will be put int
development work is an assured fact.
THE SHELTER.
A visit to the site of tho proposed
smeIter reveals some very interestint
facts, Mason Miller, with q force 0
twelve teams, is at present contemplat
ing the grading on the wagon road
which has been made on the east sid,
of Cottonwood, The Office on tn,
smelter grounds, is complete as is also
idi &c SletCIH' lHC lIllll DuIluIUR ait
the rooster are staked, the former bsin,
80 feet long and eighty feet wide, will
two large ore bins is to be built on tn
high bluff. where the Stag can be carrie,
out IN trestle work and dumped int
the rayine below. The rooster will b
near same size as main building but vii
have four ore bins. This building is t
be south east Of main building. Waite
will be taken from Cottonwood and con
Quoted into a large reservoir near tn
snelter. A large coke kiln will he built
Brick are being made only a short dis
lance away and active work on grade vii
soon be in operation. The i. & NJ, will
soon put in the two miles Of track an,
not many months will roll by before th
Edgemont smelter is working in full
ast.-Advocate.