Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-11-13
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said to have been in excess of any other
month in its history.
The Noble Grand, a gold claim situat-
ed in Two Bit mining district, and
owned by Hiram Sanders, G. G. Fargo
and Judge Romans, was recently sold to
local and eastern parties for $4,000.
The purchasers will soon inaugurate
extensive operations upon the property,
which is regarded as being one Of the
most promising in the region.
NEW MILL
Superintendent p. II Bertschy, Of
the Drummer group, located six miles
vest of this city, and sold some time
ago to Milwaukee company, was in
the city on Thursday, and reported
that the grading for a new ten-stamp
mill. had. !. been commenced on that
promising property, the machinery
being already on the ground. 1t 10 the
Intention of the company to put in a
cyanide plant later on, until which
time the ore wfll be treated by ANAL
gamation, and the pulp saved for
further treatment by the cyanide pro-
cess when the plant is established.
The working shaft has been sunk
upon the mine to a depth of 60 feet
and shows a well nefned and massive
ore body of excellent quality which it
is believed will return a fair margin of
profit in IFS operation. Mr. A. L. Kern,
OF Milwaukee, one of the principal
members Of the company, has Just re-
turned home, alter having made
thorough examination of the property,
with which he expresses himself as
being very highly pleased. He was ac-
eompanied on bis return to Milwaukee
by Leon Bertschy, a brother OF Super
intendent Bertschy, who will make his
home in that city.
A sMELrER FOR ROCKFORD.
The Lead Call says: Joseph Kocer,
who used TO be one of the Indian agency
clerks at Pine Ridge, but who is run
ming herd at that place, was in Lead
yesterday in company with Z. a. Ed
holm of Deadwood. The two gentle
men are quite heavily interested in
mining property in the vicinity of
Rockford, near Castle creek, and are
quite enthusiastic over the outlook for
that section. Mr.. Edholm is in with a
company of Chicago men, who are put
ting up a 40 ton smelter OIL their ground.
The machinery has begun to arrive for
the plant already.
THE EDGENoNT SHELTER.
L. G. Eddie, superintendent of con-
struction on the new smelter, which is
being erected by the Union hili com
pany at Eagemont, Was an arrival in the
4 eS,s y~~tasss@v ena t.ft. for hosass ,a.s.
afternoon. Mr.. Eddie says that work il
progressing nicely ia the big 200 tor
smelter, and il will be put into opera
ton at the earliest possible time. The
officials Of the company are desirou,
that it shall be completed by January
lst, but Mr. Eddie doubts whether thi;
will be possible. Still the WORK is be
ing carried on with this date in view fol
the completion of the vast enterprise
and large force OF men is engaged in
the work Independent, s.
THE WACO GROUP SOLD.
Charley Cumming came in from Sun
day gulch, about eight miles north Of
this place. and reports the recent sale ol
the Waco group Of ten gold claims ad.
joining the st. Elmo property owned by
him. Mr.. Cummings recently returned
from Omaha, where the deal was closed
with w. f. Sawyer. prominent
capitalist of Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Ar
tangements have been made to proceed
at once with the development of the
property, Mr.. Cummings having charge
Of same. The property shows unmis-
taxable merit, and there are good and
sufficient reasons upon which to base a
lively hope for the abundant success oi
the enterprise.
RICH HAwKEYE oEE.
David Hunter, one of the officials OF
the Hawkeye company, had an assay
made upon four samples of ore taken
from the T. f. Lee mine this morning.
The assay was made upon ore discov.
cred only recently and averaged S5i45O
Joy & Mosher's official report on each
sample was as follows: Number one
s4S; two, SIC; three. sl.9S6; four. s6S
The recent discovery in the r f. lee
mine means great deal, 1t will result
in the Hawkeys company Immediately
beginning the erection Of large new
hoist and other important improve
ments. The r. 4. Lee mine will be
developed extensively and, it is the
belief that a large body of exception.
ally rich ore 10 contained in it, the
work will be pushed without regard tc
expense. The several verticals which
have just been opened are believed te
be feeders to an immense body of ore
which the management ofthe company
intend to discover without fail.-lnds.
pendent.
RAGGED TOP DISTRICT.
II. B. Swain was down from the Rag
ged Top country yes erday, and reports
the camp looking first class. He ID
operating the Ragged Top Mining com.
psny's ground under lease and is
working several men, taking out ore.
He shipped one car to the d. = d,
smelter few days ago and has another
ready for shipment. The ore isa good
grade proposition and will make him q
fair profit.
| II. H. Wall. who is working lease on
the Balmoral. Nos. , and claims. ID
taking out nice ore from q shaft about
IS feet deep.
| The Smith ground is looking FIRST class
and high grade ore IS being taken out
and shipped.
! TIE camp ID looking ~ wsli - can Be
expected. There ID lots Of work being
done and considerable ore being ship.
ped. The output Of the camp beins
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