Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-24

las UccH mau6 In the DettOm OF the
main shaft in the Keystone mine. The
streak is about 2 feet thick and exceeds
in richness anything ever before found
iii the mine. Col. Morgan has left for
the east to confer with the represent
atiyes of the English syndicate in this
country.
The miners at -Four Mile are develop
ing their claims with very encouraging
prospects. The fvs-stamp mill is closed
down for the psesent, and as Mr..
Francis informs US, will not start up
again until they get their concentrators
in pla,e. The ore is rich, but some
thing beside the free milling process is
required to save the gold. eve told
you So"
THE UNION HILL.
This group of mines, located near the
old town Of Galena, il 10 confidently ex.
pected will soon take its place among
the large producers OF the Hills. The
excavation for the big hosting works
and also for the l20 stamp, mill is being
pushed vigorously. ]. s. Cradle il
general manager for the company, Bar
Harris, superintendent of the mine, and
Robert Lilly has charge Of lhe construc.
ton of the mill.
NEW STRIKE IN COPPER.
The Lutte May group, situated on
north French creek, about ten miles in
a northwest direction from Custer City.
The group consists of six claims, dis
covered and located by o. b. Barnhsrt
and G. S. Johnston. The specimens
brought to this office for examination
were for the most part composed Of
quartz, quartzose slate, and thickly
spinkled with pyrite of copper and
copper glance. They present an ex
cellent showing for a copper vein of
rare excellence, which, on account of its
magnitude, bids fair to produce in the
near future steady output of the metal
which is largely in request, and coming
daily more and more in demand. The
new discovery is just west Of and in
close proximity to one of the best gold
belts in this section, I'VE refer to what
is known as the Penobscot district, and
will, in our judgment, carry fair per
cent of the precious metal, although no
test has as yet been made for gold. The
owners inform us that they are going
right at work on the property. We
shall await further developments with
a great deal Of interest.
THE PIERCE DEAL.
Mr. John Pierce, Of Sioux City, who
holds deeds in escrow to some 50 min
ing claims lying west of the Homestake,
has filed for record a document, setting
forth that he holds such deeds in es-
crow, and intends to trse them up and
pay the money on or before expiration
of the time, which, as he states is Sept.
1897. The conclusion of the document
reads as follows:
Wherefore, notice is hereby given TO
the divers owners of each Of the afore-
said mining claims as each of their
interests appears of record in the Office
Of the register of deeds and their heirs
or assigns. or any purchaser or pur-
chasers under or through each or any
of them Of and for any of the aforesaid
mining lodes, that the said John Pierce
intends to fulfill the terms and consider
ations of each of the escrow agreements
made by and between him and the
owners Of the property on or before the
st of September, 1897. And that any
and all of the successors, heirs or as
signee, or purchasers Of any of the
aforesaid claims are hereby notified that
said John Pierce will hold each and all
parties TO the terms and conditions of
the escrow agreements.
Dated. July l6, 1897.
JOHN PIERCE.
b. Jas. P. Wilson, his attorney in
fact
This is new procedure TO US, and we
can not see why it should be necessary
to give warning to any one in the pre-
misses, as the deeds are presumed to be
complete.