Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
Mining Items.

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BIG STRIKE on THE REDDY.
A prodgious strike was made yester' {
Hay on the Reddy mine, adjoining the :
,ity of Lead on the northwest and be '
longing to B. f. Salmon. The mine is
being worked under lease TO Van
Blondin and Dean of this city, and they
have encountered face Of ore ten feet
wide. two feet thick, and averaging $500 (
in gold to the ton. Other assays taken
from the face run much higher, one
over $4,000 TO the ton. 1t Is
The best strike ever made on the ground,
owing to the extent of the ore. IL was
found in the drift that the lessees have
been running from the main tunnel,
and was reached in following the |
smaller shoot that they have been work
sng. A large amount of the ore has
been sacked up for shipment.-Lead
Call.
RAPID AND CASTLE CREEK PLACERs.
The mining outlook is very encour-
aging for the placer miners of Rapid and
Castle creeks, says the Rapid Journal
II has been known ever since the earli-
est settlement of the Hills that the beds
of these two creeks were rich in placer
gold. and, using Judge II. \. Maguire's
language in his address before Boston
audience, "there is enough gold on the
bed of Rapid creek to pay off the ma
tional debt" The problem has been
solved. In handling the water on the
bed rock, Mr.. Pitts. of Kansas City, and
a company he represents, has recently
put in a plant with a hoist together
yfs.sss |. s,nruish pump. which handles al
ing driit on pay gravel. J. Kern ha
also run an incline tunnel and encoun,
cred good gravel on the Elsie place
that pays three dollars per car load
The outlook is most encouraging, and a
soon as capital is employed to work tn,
piacers OF Rapid and Castle creeks in ,
systematic way there will be an inn
mense amount of gold extracted from
the beds of these two creeks.
SPOKANE NINE.
referring to the above mine. located
In Custer county, about l6 miles north.
east OF this city, the Rapid Journal in a
recent issue says: "Of late there has
been considerable interest taken in the
spokane mine, on Little Squaw creek.
There have been a number of gentle.
men OF capital that tave visited this
property with view of taking hold of
II and shipping the ore TO smelters for
treatment. Recently there was an
examination made by the owners of the
mine with view of placing the prop
erty at once in working condition. On
having the mine cleared of water It was
found that the timbers bad decayed N
such an extent that it would become
necessary to replace them with new
ones, which will necessitate en- OUTLAY
OF about three hundred dollars II was
decided to have this work done at once.
The prospects are that within a short
time extensive development work will
be done on this valuable property. and
place it in the list of ore shippers and
bullion producers of the southern Hills
This mine is without doubt the best
lead mine that has been discovered in
the Black Hills, and with the advancing
price OF lead in the country, the ore |
VIII yield its owners handsome reyen. |
ue. The ore taken from this vein runs
through sixty per cent in lead. twenty
ounces ofsilver and four dollars in gold
to the ton."
LATEST STAMPEDE.
The Deadwood Pioneer-Times saws
The latest stampede and mining ex-
element is over in the Elk Creek dis
trict, near Runkels sawmill. Is miles
of Deadwood On Tuesday a
woodchopper discovered an outcrop-
ping OF black colored material. which
ne had an idea might carry metal value
II was assayed by fire tests and sampI-
"a by panning and was found to carry
loout 500 per ton in gold The stuff
8 mystery. 1t resembles quartz, ex
'epting that it is black and decomposed.
The discoverer located number of .
'iaims covering the blowout and We'd.
lesday there was perfect stampede Of !
ne workingmen at Runkel's saw mill
md nearly all the woodchoppsrs and
armers in that neighborhood we're ont
ocating claims.
RAGGED TOP.
The Desdwood Pioneer Times. in al
ecent issue. referring to the present
latus of that camp. says: There are
ist as many men working there today
there ever were; there is Just as
'uch ore being taken out and shipped
nd it is as high grade AZ that which
rst made Ragged Top famous. High
rade ore is being shipped frora the
lister. from the Ragged Top companys
round on which Mr. Swain has lease,
nd ffom the Bslmorai ON which Mr..
'all has worried steadily. The ore
hich 10 being shipped from the Bal
oral TO the ID. q ID. smelter gives
'erage net returns Of over 500 and a
eat deal Of il will run between three 4,
= Soos hundred dollars. The Chicago