Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27

of ore on the lime belt, about IL miles
south of this city, which, in appearance,
is identical with the higher grade ores
of Ragged Top. A test made upon the
ore found upon the suface showed a
value Of Sl4 so per ton, which encourag-
ed further development, and in sinking
a few feet the vein was encountered
upon which no test has yet been made,
J Work is being continued, and all signs
seem to indicate that the claim, when
developed, will prove TO be a valuable
one.
BIC HIT.
Henry and Elmer AFFORD, Jas. Tenn
pier and "Billy" Won Ramon have
taken a contract to drive fifty feet OF
crorsscut and drift from the bottom OF
the shaft on the Big Hit mine. They
are all first class miners and will hurry
the work. They began work on Tues
day. This contract is supposed to finish
the preliminary work Of the option OF
the Milwaukee parties, when the mine
Will be ready for another visit and final
report of their expert, and the Miner
has no doubt that it will be its privilege
before another moon shall have waxed
to record the closing of n Of the most
important mining deals ever made in
the southern Hilis.-Miner.
RICH JAGGED TOP DISCOVERY.
Another rich discovery was made at
Ragged Top yesterday and it is one of
the best yet made in that range of rich
mines. The diamond drill on the Green
b. Raum, in Calamity gulch. near Bal
moral was the mean of locating an ex
tremely rich fat formation, five feet
thick. This formation was struck at a
depth of 28i feet and the assay reports
are said to show that the rock is very
rich. 1t is expected by those posted on
the question that this is only the first
formation and that another will be found
at greater depth. The intention of the
company is to put the drill to a depth
Of 900 feet in order to discover what
there is in thu. part of the earth. The
outcome Of the drilling is awaited with
interest by many people interested in
the claims Of hat section. The discov-
cry Of this rich strike yesterday has
created quite an excitement in the
Ragged Top district and demonstrates
thoroughly that it is q good place in
which to invest money in mines for the
returns are sure to come.-Deadwood
Journal.
Il WORTH HAvING
When a rich strike is made in Cripple
Creek there is a great splurge made oyer
it, but when We read of a Black Hills
mine shipping ore that nets its owners
up in hundreds a ton, not much thought
is given it. The Harrison mine, on the
Lead divide, is a high grade proposition
worth having. 1t has produced a large
amount of very rich ore and has made
its wne wealthy. The last lot Of a rs
ton shipment of ore from the Harrison
to the ID. & ID. smclter was sen down
yesterday and the returns show the net
product to be over $4,000, or about
1915 per ton. We understand that the
owners have been about two weeks
taking out this ore and that they have
at least that amount of ore in sight that
car be taken out in a week and will
yield another $4,000. This is a mine
worth having.-Times.
COLL GALORE
The Deadwood Journal reports an
other fabulously rich strike in the Kill
patrick acy shaft at Ragged Top at the
depth Of POO feet. The ore, Of which
there is said to be a large body, runs up
into the thousands, and it is deemed
probable that the much talked of fat
formation that is supposed to lie under
Ragged Top has been encountered. The
owners of the property, and the people
at large are feeling exceedingly jubilant
over the greatly improved outlook for
the future of the camp.
ANOTHER RICH COL STRIKE.
The Deadwood Journal of last Thurs
day has the following in relation to an
other rich strike at Ragged Top: "The
starner brothers Of Ragged Top are the
observed of all observers They have
several prospect holes around the coun-
try referred to, but there is one hole
that is attracting wide attention, and
the boys, who have worked long and
faithfully, are entitled to all the glory
and prosperity that is entitled to any
man. They sunk a new shaft last week
and at the depth of fifteen feet struck a
vein Of ore that run 500 to the ton.
In going down the fifteen feet a light
vein of paying ore was encountered, but
since striking the vein here referred to
the boys stopped and are putting in
drifts in order to determine the exact
scope of their find. 1t is said that the
discovery is one of the greatest sver
recorded in the Hills and the old pros
pectors say it is the greatest of the
decade. The boys are working hard in
order to determine as soon as possible
the full extent ar their find and will
give up the entire particulars when il is
possible so to do"
II ST. Inc
The little steam stamp mill at the ST..
Elmo mine, on Sunday gulch, near Hill
City, has been idle during the winter, as
the fume is not prepared for cold
weather and the water has been frozen.
Sinking has been going on steadily ON
the ore, and the shaft is nearly 100 feet
deep, the last few feet being practically
perpendicular and with ore on ali sides.
This mine Is among the marvels of the
Hills. It was located in the carly days
by Mr.. Kimble, a Custer man, and
others, and in 1892 was sold to L. r.
Graves and partners. 1t was q losing
inyestmens, and kept adding to the loss
of it's from year to year as i'm
provements were put on 1t, until 1895,
when the little sampler was put up.
This mill could make but little headway,
and was running less than three months;
yet improvements for the property to
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