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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
SOUTHERN QUEEN MINE,
Custer Co., July 2, IS

Custer Co., July 2, 1897.
EDITOR AS | promised to
report from this section from time TO
time will try TO fulfill my promise, but
time and space both admonish me that |
cannot make my report anything ike
full or complete.
The Southern Queen copper mine las
l think your readers are generally
aware) is located near the mouth Of
French creek canyon, in small gulch
which makes in from the southwest.
We, that is, my partners, James Demer-
eau, Charles Ostrom and myself, have
been at work on this group of mines,
prospecting and taking out ore for ship
ment to smeter for the last months.
In speaking of the product Of these
mines (of which there are quite num-
ber), l will say that the character of the
ore is what is known as "malachite," or
green carbonate of copper, and copper
glance Of the highest grade, much OF
which will yield as high as Is per cent
! Of metallic copper. The ore occurs both
in the vertical veins and in the fiat
chutes, irregular bodies and pockets
The vertical veins vary in width from !
to IA feet. They have the appearance
Of seams in the rock, running down
vertically, in which the copper in solu-
ton has come yelling up, impregnating
the intervening rock, and changing it to
ore where it was soft and open enough
to Absorb it, and in other instances
where the rock was too hard to receive
the mineral solution it has the nature
and appearance Of HORSE" with q
thin coating of copper, apparently plated
on the outside.
The rock is Of limstone, bat not the
ordinary limestone belonging to the
sedimentary formation. On the con-
trary it is a hard, compact chrytaline
dolomitic marble. In some cases quite
silicious and of intrusive, or what is
called igneous origin. The term igne-
Gus, however, ! consider misnomer, as
it implies fire, and there is no evidence
of volcanic action, or of greater heat
than that of hot water, which might be
accounted for by the action of the
chemical constituents of the different
rocks, which were here brought in con-
tact, and the friction consequent upon
the moving crushing and lifting of the
sedimentary formation. to give place to
the chrystalins, which comes up in the
form of dikes and dones, eliminating
in lacohte of mammoth proportions.
These domes and dikes seem to carry
no mineral of any character, but have
all the appearance of the purest white
marble. The naturalization has evi.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10

IDENTITY been secondary, the solutions
under great pressure haying cracked
these dikes from one end to the other.
From these cracks and fissures the min
eral waters have been yelling perhaps
for ages, finding vent in all places and
along the lines which offered the least
resistance.
The highest grade copper ore, and the
largest bodies, as have stated, occur in
the fat chutes, not between, or in the
layers of ssdimentary rocks. but in the
| fiat cleyages, in the dollomite itself,
which has in most cases become meta
morphosed and changed to high grade
copper ore. This is a brief description
of the way our ore occurs in the South
ern Queen copper mine, in which we
are now engaged. But this is not the
whole story. The occurrancs of the
ores in this camp are unique and
peculiar, differing from any and all Of
tho various formations which I have
thus far encountered in all my pros
pecting researches for the precious
metals. 1t is a study, and study which
am still pursuing. I am not able as
yet, or at least do not feel justified in
formulating complete theory in regard
TO these veins.
In this connection / would remark,
that ] consider it somewhat singular
that our mineralogists and geologists
alike, seem to have overlooked this
formation, or at least in all my reading
! have failed to find where they haye
shed any light on the origin of these
dikes and domes Of dollomite. In ad-
dition to our copper, we have belt of
gold veins running through this section.
These veins are not small but on a grand
scale. There seems to have been no
prospecting Of any consequence in this
vicinity saye what we have been able to
accomplish, and We have had but few
tests made, they run all the way from
So to Sl4 per ton.
Further on when opportunity offers
will try to give you a more detailed
description of this peculiar and interest
ing section Of Custer county.
G.. w. ROBBINS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
uoMEsTAKE MINING STOCK.

U0MESTAKE MINING STOCK.
1t has been some time since trans
fer Of Homestake mining stock has been
made in this city, and the fact that John
Mauss has just sold one hundred shares
to Ed Danielson, of Yellow creek, is an
item of unusual interest. The price
paid for the block was $4,000, or $40 per
share, II B. Young making the transfer.
Sales Of Homestake stock have been
very infrequent Of late years, as there
has been none on the market, in Conse-
quence of the steadily increasing value
and % cent monthly dividend. The
Homestake now stands at the head
Of the list Of gold mines on the Ameri
can continent in the amount of divi-
ends paid, with SG,275,O00 to date and
is still paying. The Granite Mountain,
of Montana, producer Of gold and
silver, has paid sl2, 10000, but the last
dividend was in July, 1892. The Home
stake has levied in assessments 5000, 1000
the last levy having been made in July
company is $l2,5O0,OOO or 125,000 shares
with a par value of $l0O each. In point
of current dividends this mine stands
| third on the list Of all the mines, with
SlS7 800 that has been paid since Janu'
airy lst, 1897.
The Deadwood-Terra, owned and op
| aroted hy thu Saue pomnany 10 stock.
ed at S5,0O0,0O0 or 100000 shares Of
stock with par value of $25 per share
The mine has paid in dividends 81 800
900, the last dividend of 40 cents q
share, being paid last month, amount
ing to $4,000.
The Highland, also belonging tc
and worked by the company that owns
the Homestake, commonly regarded a:
part of the same property, is capi
talized at $l0,000,000, the stock having
a par value of 800, there being 100000
shares. This mine has paid in divi
dends $3,244,0lS, the last, Of 20 cents
a share, having been paid in Feburar,
| VI tlllS yCdi, e6Si S6dlliiS S-VbuOV'
Thus it may be seen that the three
mines, situated three and half miles
from Deadwood, and within a radius
of one mile, have paid in Dividend
jointly, up to the present time Sl0,S39
9lS, virtually the dividends Of on,
mine, since the stock of the three com
panies is largely held by the same men
Prior to the consolidation Of thu
three mines, which was in about 1880
the Deadwood had paid in dividend
$275,000, the Terra $4,000. A few
years ago the grade of the orc takeI
from his mine had deprecated unit
the average value per ton had reache,
the low figure of $3.50 per ton. Becaus
Of this it became necessary to suspend
work, and the mine was idle for
year and half, subsequently resum
ing work after the miners had agree,
to make a concession in the matter o
wages. Since the resumption Of worl
the value of the ore being worked ha
increased until it now promises I
reach its former yalue-Pioneer-T Tim es
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
URANIUM INDUSTRY.

Herman Reinbold, the eminent chem.
ist Of Omaha, and vice e-president Of the
Omaha Railway Lubricant Manufac-
turing company, arrived yesterday. Mr..
Re:nboid - associated with Mr.. Won
Davier in the development of the lat
ter's uranium property on Anna creek
and informs us that they will put men
at work opening up q new tunnel which
discoses 4 good ledge of uranium ore
and as soon as a wagon road can be
built from the mine shipments will be
commenced. Messrs Relnbold and Won
Davier will go out to the ground today
and the former expects TO return to Oma.
ha Monday and from there to New York
to close contract With representative
Of ar English concern for supplying $25,
10000 worth of the ore year. Consid-
erable ore is in sight that will run $3.50
per ton in uranium and besides this
appears plenty of it that may be concen-
trated by Frue vanners to Is per cent
ore, when it will make good money for
| the owners.-Pioneer Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
UNION HILL.

The company last week began work
on the foundations for its proposed 400
stamp mill at Galena, and has employed
quite force Of men. Should the plans
of the company be carried out, and there
is at present no doubt but what they
will, Galena will have such an awaken
ing as never before visited q mining
camp. All the mines of the company
are reported to be in good condition
and showing up well. There is plenty
Of good ore in the Union Hill and of
such character as warrants the construc-
ton Of extensive works for its treat
ment, but SO far the mine has been
opened up in such a manner as to show
its best points to the least advantage
many of the most important positions
about the mine being held by men
thoroughly incompetent to perform the
duties involved. With pratical men in
charge there is no reason why success
should not crown the company's efforts
in Galena.-Review.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
Mining Items.

The Harvey Hydraulic Company has
recently received two new seven ton
boilers and two large pumps, each of the
latter weighing 10000 pounds and is
putting them in position on the COM
panys property near Hayward on some
new placer ground. The management
hopes to get the new machinery at work
by the first Of August and is enthusiastic
over the outlook.-Journal.
The work on the Sunnyside mine
near Hill City, is going steadily forward
says the Review, under the manage
ment Of Foreman John Munger. At
the end of about ten days another hun.
dred feet will be completed, when an
other level will be established and
enough ore can be taken out to run the
mill continually. This mine proves
what can be done in the Southern Hills
with enough money and brains to run
mine
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
ANOTHER GOOD SALE.

+. Or Tuesday last p. H. Gibbs and Mrs,
Cynthia Waite transferred, for consid-
Grafton of $4,000, to the Golden Reward
Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling
company the Kimberly group, consisting
oftwo full claims and fraction. The
ground is located in Ruby Basin, and
is considered one of the most promising
in all Of that rich district. 1t lies al
jacent TO a number of producing mlues,
and has already opened on it several
good chutes of ore. The Golden Reward
Consolidated has made in the deal one
Of the best buys of the year, and its
management is to be congratulated on
their forsightedne IS. Review.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
practice WITH scrupulous exactness !

practice with scrupulous exactness 4
humber Of hideOus customs and cere-
monies which have been handed down
from his fathers, and OF the origin or
reason Of which he knows nothing.
Outlines kind and even affectionate to
those of his children who have been
permitted to live, he still practices,
without any reason except that his
father did so before, the most cruel and
revolving mutilations upon the young
men and maidens Of his tribe. A
scientist recently returned from this
desert thus describes the native: I'm
returning from the Horn expedition my
only companion was semi-civilized
niclnamed Slim Jem. He was quite
nude, and rode my second horse. He
was the most tactiturn native I ever
met; and only once, when our food ran
short, and suggested to him that he
should tighten his girdle SO as to en-
gender a feeling of rcpletion, did I
rouse him to sense Of repartee, and
he exclaimed: Me big one hungry On
our first arrival at Crown point on the
river Finke, invited him to the camp
at dinner time to get something to eat.
I didn't tell him not to dress for din
ner. because I knew he wouldn't. He
was sort of king in his own country,
and had brought his queen with him.
He was dressed in coat Of black
grease plus bone through his nose.
She was also dressed in a coat of black
grease. plus the crown jewels, consist
ing Of dogs tooth necklace. They
were not announced; it was quite I'M
necessary; knew when they were ap-
preaching. They came with a fair
wind. could tell when they were be-
tween me and the camels. We dined
early, and I think they enjoyed their
dinner"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02

east coast of Bressay, and is known
for the popularity of the formation,
but also for a strange and dangerous
custom which prevails there. The Moss
is called an island, and it answers to
the definition, since it is certainly an
extremely solid body Of land'' and the
bleak northern sea foams completely
around it. But it looks more like a
huge black "stand-pipe," for it is a
cylindrical column 160 feet high, its flat
top having an area not much larger
than an ordinary village dooryard. A
child could almost throw stone across
it. 1t is said that more than 200 years
ago reckless bird hunter, tempted
by the eggs of the numberless sea gulls
which whitened the top Of this giant
column, and further Influenced by the
promise of COW, actually succeeded
in scaling the almost perpendicular wall
Of rock and establishing a sort Of rope
bridge between the island and the
mainland When he had driven his
stakes and secured the ropes, his
friends entreated him to be the first to
try the new device. But whether he
had shrewd suspicious as to it's safety,
or whether he was prompted by mere
bravado, certain 1t is that he refused,
and chose rather to return by the. same
perilous track by which he had come.
But as he was slowly and painfully
toiling down from the dizzy height,
his foot slipped, he lost his hold, and
tben-there was no one to claim the
promised COW, but the sea claimed one
more victim. Nevertheless, tbs fruit
OF his bold endeavor remained, and it
is still there to substantiate the story,
for the bridge of rope between Bres-
say and the Moss is still maintained.
The thrifty northern farmer, whose
means of existence in these bleak isles
are not calculated to excite envy, saw
that there was a bit of good pasture on
this summit; so he made a kind of
wooden chair or cradle just large
enough to hold man and sheep; and
in this primitive way he still trans
ports his flock, one at time. over to
this little browsing place.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.

DIES MONIES, April :.--Patcnts have
been allowed bnt not vet issued as
follows: 10 s. L. Hill, Of Moulton,
Iowa, for an ingenious cylinder press
in which the cylinder is rotated as Il
reciprocating bed carries form
through under the cylinder to print
upon the paper on the form and the
bed and form thereon returned to re-
ceive ink and paper while the cylinder
remains stationary. The intermittent
rotary motion of the cylinder and the
rcciprocating motion of the bed occur
while the press is operated by the COLI
tinuous rotary motion of single
crank to which power is supplied by
hand. 10 Mrs. l.. +. Young, of Red
Oak. Iowa. for Il water bag adapted to
enclose ice or water and close it water
tight SO it can be handled or carried
about without leaking. 10 c. E. Bcch-
tel, of Des Moines, for n manifold aut-
ogra phic register. Inventors in other
states can have our services upon the
same terms as llawkeyes.
Taos. q. AND J. RALrh ORwIs,
Solicitors OF Patents
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
PRODUCT or GENIUS.

a newly designed hanger for shade
rollers is made Of metal, in sections,
slidably connected with each other, 80
that the holder will take any length OF
roller and the curtain can be held out
ward from the wall any desired dis
lance. G.
The combination Of q curtain pole
and bracket recently patented by ball
to which two rods are fastened at right
angles, the shorter rod ending IN a
wall bracket and the longer one run
ming to the other side Of tho winesow to
hold tho curtain.
A new medicine timer consists Of a
metal frame to clasp a tumbler or neck
OF bottle and an upright portion,
holding a number of dials which can
be set at any desired time, also indi-
eating the size OF dose aud lapse OF
time between doses.
To keep a coat from wrinkling and
getting out OF shape new hanger Is
made of two spring wires crossed X
shaped, two upright wire bows connect
Ing the ends Of tho springs, the shout
ders Of the coat resting on the bows to
keep them In shape.
A current water wheel recently pa
tented is composed Of two floats fast
ened together and holding horizontal
shaft, to which V-shaped buckets are
attached in spiral lines, portion OF
the buckets being always in position
to receive the water.
An apparatus to operate torpedocs
for the blowing up Of ships recently
patented consists of trolley line run
ming on the river or ocean bed, on
which torpedo Is fastened, sliding
along on the wire until 1t strikes the
bottom Of the vessel.
For use in catching mail bags a new
device has lever running down on the
side of the car truck to engage block
which Is only in position when a mail
pouch is hung on the dischargins
arms, the lever throwing the catcher
Into position on the car.
To prevent extravagant use of gas by
turning it on full force a new tip Is
followed out on the under side to a
hold ball and spring, thermostat
being placed just inside the tip to raise
the ball and decrease the gas pressure
as the burner becomes heated.
The use Of pneumatic pressure to run
a bicycle has recently been patented,
the pedals being mounted on levers to
compress the air, which Is stored in
two drums surrounding the back axle
and runs through pipes to two air mo-
tors attached to the hub of the rear
wheel
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
GRAINS OF GOLD.

As the shadow Of cloud-masses on a
plain SO passes the life Of man. In the
midst of life death surrounds us.
The Pale Hunter pursues all that
breathes-kings and beggars, strong
and weak, are alike to him pride.-E.
W. Weber.
He only is advancing In life whose
heart is getting softer, whose blood
warmer, whose brain quicker, whose
spirit is entering into living peace.
And tie men who have this life IN
them are the true lords and kings OF
the earth-they and they only.-Rus-
kin.
The mastery OF self Is the. end Of
truo living, and this mastery is shown,
not In the negative attitude, by the
things we do not do, but by that men,
tai power that compels the mind to the
positive attitude-the forcing OF the
mind to do that against which 1t re-
hais Hamilton w. Mabie.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
SOLID SHOTS.
Love 10 . disease, and marriage n
generally its best anti-toxin.

Love 10 . disease, and marriage n
generally its best anti-toxin.
n Somehow the wittiest girl isn't tho
one 9 man picks out to marry.
A man never knows surely that he Is
In love TIL he thinks that she isn't.
Give until you feel 1t. and you viii
feel more like giving than you did be-
fore.
The world Is full Of blind Simpsons,
who spend their lives grinding In .
mill.
It ia hard to believe that there Is
death in the sin that wears mask Of
gold.
The most honest man in the world
will lie about what he pays for his cl-
CARS.
Some men would rather win dollar
on a wager than earn Ave at honest
labor.
Some men are in the best OF spirits
only when the best OF spirits are In
them.
II the devil had to wear tho same old
coat every day, he would never leave
the pit.
When doctors disagree 1t helps to
swell the population of one or the 9TH
or places.
The man who is too poor to lend his
friends money, will never have many
enemies.-The Southwest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
Watch-Testing ut Kew.

There has been matchmaking at Gov
entry as long as there has been watch
trade in England, which is for the last
200 years or thereabouts. There used
to be three centers Of the English trade,
these being Liverpool, Coventry and
London. Now there are practically but
two, Coventry and Birmingham. The
test of great discoveries in other tlirec-
tons while they were really seeking to
solve the problem Of the Niger. The
only result of these Investigations was
a fresh crop of erroneous theories. One
of them conjectured that the Niger
reached the Atlantic, and each one had
an opinion Of his own. All these spec
ulations were duly recorded on the
maps, and the photographic delineation
of the Niger from 1891 to 1882 is somc-
thing wonderful to contemplate. 1t
would seem to be simple matter to
keep to the river, when once it was
reached, and follow it to its destina-
ton; but that was the very thing the
explorers were unable to do. But it
was the German geographer Reichard,
in his library at home, who solved
the Niger riddle, some fifteen years be-
fore the Lander brothers in 1882 proved
his assertion true. Everybody knew
of the numerous little rivers employing
into the Gulf of Benin and they were
supposed to be independent streams of
small importance. But Reichard said
that the long stretch of coast where
these streams reached the ocean was
the sea front of great delta, and that
tile Oil rivers were nothing but the
of the mighty Niger. That
was true, and we know now that the
Niger delta is the largest in Africa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
Correspondent Killed.

HAVANA, March Sic. Il. Crosby,
the correspondent of the Chicago
Record. reached Havana on January
30. He took the field on February 10,
going through Camajuai villas. On
the 9Th of March he reached the camp
Of General Gomez, and the same day
was killed at Juan Criolli. near Arroyo
Blanco. An engagement was in
progress, and Crosby received a bullet
IN the forehead. Death was instan-
tancous. His clothing, watch and
money are now in the possession of
General Gomez, who gave the body an
honora bic burial.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02

permanent habitation and usually
camps where night or fatigue overtakes
him. He can travel from point to point
for hundreds of miles through the path
less bush with unerring precision, and
can track an animal over rocks and
stones, where an Europena eye would
be unable to distinguish mark. He
is keen observer, and knows the hab-
its and changes of form of every varie-
ty of animal or vegetable life in his
country. Religious belief he has none,
but is excessively superstitious, living
in constant dread of an evil Spirit
which is supposed to Turk round his
camp at night. He has no gratitude
except that of the anticipatory order.
and Is as treachernus as Judas. He
has no traditions, and yet continues to
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
Consul General Lee Relieved.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Gcn. Fitz
hugh Lee, consul general at Havana.
has been notified that his services will
not be needed after April Is. The no.
tice from the state department comes
nominally in the form of leave of a b.
sence beginning at that date, but it is
understood both by him and the de.
partment that his successor will be on
the ground at that time. Gen. Lee
expects to come back ito this country
at once.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
IOWA GOLD NINE CORN.

IOWA GOLD MIME CORN.
Fire dried. high test, big yielder
and low freights from La Crosse. II
you order at once we will sell it to
you at
l bu. with bag, 90c.; 2 bu.. $1.65; s
bu., $500; 10 bu.. $3.50. ,.
Is your pasture poor?
Then SOW Salzer's Renovat1ng Glover
Grass Mixture ut once on the poor
spots. Price, Is lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs.,
$1,000.
American Wonder Potato-yIeldlng
1000 bu. per acre in 1owa-we sell at
SITS bbl.; 8 bbls., $500. Get your
neighbors to order with you.
Cut this notice out and send It to
The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse.
Wis, with your order to-day. Big farm
seed catalogue. &c. postage. wn.