Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Mining Items.

H.. b. Swain, late of this place, now
fairly in the swim at Ragged Top, is said
40 have made another rich strike in that
booming gold camp. The strike, as re-
ported, was made in the Mento, a claim
being operated by him under a lease,
where a three foot vertical vein was en-
countered. from which samples of the
ore assayed over $500 per ton.
MIR. G. w. r. Pettibone went down to
the Demereau Mountain mines the fore
part of the week. He was accompanied
by Messrs. F. NJ. Darlington and C. w.
Robbins. Their visit at this time was
to inspect the ore bodies exposed in the
progress of the tunnel which is being
run into the mountain, and also to
measure up and pay for the work up to
the close Of the year. Work will be
resumed. at the beginning Of the new
year and pushed continuously until the
600 feet of tunnel now under contract is
completed. On their return from the
mines Mr.. Pettibone went to Deadwood.
Mr.. Darlington returned to his home at
Alliance, and Mr. Robbins to his camp
at the Southern Queen.
Spearfish canyon, long considered to
be a non mineral region is rapidly COM
ing to the front as a rich mineral sec.
ton of the Black Hills, extending for
miles east and west of the creek. AT
and in the vicinity Of Maurice station
or the b. & NJ. railway the owners of
claims are now shipping ore which car
ries from $40 to $50 gold per ton. This
ore is found on, the surface in the shape
Of boulders of which there are many
hundred tons in sight. A mile west
from Maurice station, Mayor Harlow of
Spearfisli, and associates have a valuable
group of claims on which the same
grade and character of boulders are
found in abundance which assay from
$40 to $50 gold per ton.-Times.
The Juniper people were agreeably
surprised at the result Of the test run of
ninety tons of ore at the Custom mill
last week. A large part of the ore mill
ed was known 10 be of small value, as
in sinking the shaft the ore chute was
left to the south, and the battery plates
during the run did not look promising.
When the cleanup was made however
it was found that nearly all the value,
nearly 500 was in the battery, the gold
being too coarse to pass through the
screen readily. Anothe ore chute was
opened at the mine last week which dis
closed three feet in width of very rich
ore which can be readily reached from
the bottom Of the shaft. The owners
and lessees are feeling confident that
the Juniper will rival in wealth the
Holly Terror or Golden slipper
Miner.
The Spearfish Register of the Goth
ult. says: THE prospectors of Spear,
fish as we'll as many of the business
men, were thrown into considerable
excitement over the rich rock of o. l.
Franklin found near Spearish Peak
which assayed S2l0 per ton gold. Early
Wednesday morning between 4 and !
O'CLOCK a amber of parties were on
their way to the hill and were stalking
off ground long before old "Sol" made
his appearance above the eastern hori,
zon. Before moor about twenty had
left for the scene of the excitement and
all located ground before they returned
1t has never been thought that the
mineral belt extended down the canyon
to or within two or three miles of this
point, but Mr.. Franklin's discovery has
completely exploded that theory and
proves more than eve that gold is jusI
where You find it,"