Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-17
Mining Items.

James Schaffer and Sam Yerkes are
taking out good pay from their placer
CLAIM on Tenderfoot, making as high as
$40 a day to the man. Garfield and
Wilhelm are also at work on Tenderfoot
below the Grand Junction, and although
they have just got their ground opened
up they are taking out good wages
Review.
Oscar Klein has leased the old Day
diamond drill from the First National
Bank of Rapid and is putting it up for
work on Spring creek at the foot of the
Blue Lead Mountain, to prospect with.
He will drill several holes to a depth
ranging from 500 to 1000 feet, with the
hope of acquiring some knowledge as to
whether there is a deposit of copper ore
or of some other precious metal in the
Blue. Geo. Balm will be in charge Of
the work. Business men of Hill City as
well as Rapid have donated small sums
Of money to prosecute the work.
News.
The old 2-stamp mill which has in the
past done such good service in develop
ing the st. Elmo, is soon to be replaced
by a new mill Of 10 stamps. The old
mill has answered every purpose in de-
veloping and prospecting the mine, but
the property is now in such condition
that the need of a larger plant has be-
come imperative. The ore body con-
tinues strong and rich and prospects
well. With the putting in of the new
plant other and needed improvements
will be made. and an increase in the
force Of miners will also be made. The
st. Elmo, like the Sunnyside, is one of
the good things of the Southern Hills
Review.
CASTLE CREEK.
Jake Winter and John Howell who
have spent the past six months pros
pecting on Upper Castle creek are en-
thusiastic oyer their prospects. They
have uncovered q large body of ore,
from which they have invariably re-
ceived good returns from samples assay
ed, some of which run as high as $500.
The ore is mostly ola refractory silicious
nature, though some of it yields a small
prospect in free gold. They will return
in a few days and continue the work
j. NJ. BALDWIN and Drs. Rate and Smith
are interested with them.-Miner.
MALoSEY HAS SOLD OUT.
The famous Orphan Bell property at
Cripple Creek was sold a few days since
for $3.50, 900. The sale would have been
put through several days ago, but salts.
factory arrangements could not be made
before Saturday with Mr.. r. NJ.
Maloney, who is working a very profit
able lease on the ground and which tho
new purchasers were anxious to operate.
Finally he accepted an offer Of $75. 600
for the surrender Of his lease, which
has yet eight months to- run. The pur-
chasers are said to be large stockholders
in the Calumet Hscla cooper mine. The
entire sum will be paid within sixty
days. r. M. Malonsy was not anxious
to surrender his lease even for the bonus
of $4,000, as he is now breaking ore
estimated to be worth $1,000 per day.
He first entered the shoot about three
months ago. after sinking q shaft 800
feet in q crosscut lis feet east. When
ore fias found the lease had cost him
in Development over $35, 900, but there
is no question that its shipments since
that time have Melted more than the
amount originally expended. So far
this month he has broken and shipped
ore estimated to be worth $4,000. The
Orphan Bell group contains thirty.four
acres, situated on the north slope Of
Bull hill, lying between the Victor and
Isabella mine on Bull hill. Until the
strike was made in the Maloney shaft
the ground wa considered BY lessses
and mining men as not worth more
than 100000 .-Pionser.T Times.