Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-24
Mining Items,

Placer miners have commenced sluic-
ing on Castle creek, where abundant
water and rich golden gravel insures
profitable results from the operations of
tho present season.
The Deadwood Pioneer says the
cyanide works of that place will be en-.
larged to 100 tons capacity, and become
a custom plant. 1t will be ready for
operation by the last of May.
IL. j. Orr, T. |. Wheeler and +. p.
Thompson left early in the week for
Oreville, having been engaged by E. G..
Johnson to work for the Rocco Mining
company, whose property is located
near that place.
The deal which has been pending be-
tween Doyle & Mutt ana Chicago parties
involving the sale of valuable Ragged
Top mining property. owned by the
former, is said to have been consum-
ated, the consideration being $4,000
w. w. Challis and Bob Ralston,
brace Of veteran prospectors, came in
from Keystone early in the week on
their way to the lime belt west of this
place, for brief prospecting tour.
Frank Hickman joined them here, and
accompanied them on their tour.
l.. r. Graves went down to the st.
Elmo mine yesterday to give directions
for the spring work. Two men haye
been lowering the shaft all winter and
are down 93 feet now. The vein
maintains uniform size as it goes into
the ground, and the ore still holds its
value. The mill will be started before
many weeks.-Pioneer
The Black Hills Exploration, Devel-
opment and Gold Mining company, of
Edgemont, recently filed its articles of
incorporation in the office Of the secre
tary of state at Pierre, with capital of
$l,000,00O. The incorporators are
Warren V. Philbrick, president; George
A. Dickson, Rolandes p Reem Of Edge
mont, where the headquarters of the
| company Is located.
The Chronicle is informed that
Colonel Morgan, well known English
mining expert, recently arrived at Hill
City, and is engaged in the inspection
of the Harvey Peal tin property. This
is evidence of the fact that the company
has not entirely forgotten their hold.
ings in the Hills, as has been the gen.
eral impression here for the past several
years; and we ought to be thankful foI
that.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state az Pierre or
the 18th of April, for the Gibson Gold
Mining company, with headquarters a,
Deadwood, and capital stock Of 81 .250,
600; incorporators, Annie b. Gibson
Birdie L. Gibson, and William l.. Nc
Laughlin of Deadwood. This property
is located on City creek, portion of i,
being within the corporate limits of this
city.-Times.
F. w. Shaw, who has been for several
months engaged in mining operations
at Four Mile, returned on Tuesday from,
Chicago and Aurora, Illinois, where he
has been for the past two weeks on
mining business. Mr.. Shaw is interest.
ed in the Island mine at Four Mile
from which car of ore was recently
shipped to Aurora for reduction, and
his mission to that place was to look
after its treatment. He expresses himself
as being well satisfied with the proceeds
of the shipment, and on Thursday
started up the mill for further expert
mental tests.
Parties up from Rockford report, says
the Deadwood Times, say that 80 stamps
ofthe Apex mill have been unlatched and
are dropping on ore from the mine from
which the mill takes its name. The orc
Ia said to average $50 per ton. Year,
20 when the mine was first opened i
Jas known as the Standby. Although
onsidered an excellent property, it wai