Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
Mining Items.

T.. G.. Johnson Of the Rocco Colo
Mining Co. let the contract this week Il
the Stoyer Bros 10 do the 1898 assess
ment work on the eompany's property
in Bear Gulch at Orevi!le. Work will
commence next week.
The Mckinley and Fremont group oi
claims in the Blacktail gulch in the
Northern Hills, owned by Oscar Elliott
and others, was sold on Tuesday to the
d. c. Boley syndiea,e of Chicago. The
consideration is reported asibeing up.
ward of $4,000.
Articles of incorporation have recently
been filed at Pierre for the Monte Cristo
Mining and Milling company of Colo
RADIO, with headquarters at Deadwood
and capital of S3,000.O00. Incorpora-
tors, NJ. L. Day, j.. NJ. Leahy, NJ. H.
Dohn X. Wilson ansgFred NJ. Brown.
THE vIGILAST GROUP.
The above group, consisting Of four
claims, and owned by the Gold Coin
Company, recently incorporated, and
upon which the work of development
is now in progress, is located about
seven miles west Of this city, near the
south fork Of French creek. The vein
now being explored upon which con-
tract has been let for the sinking of a
shaft SKI feet in the clear and 100 feet
deep, is about forty feet vide. The ore
is quarts and minsralzed quartzits,
bearing, as shown by repeated sample
tests, IS 90 in gold, 5 ounces in silver
and per cent of copper which has not
yet been definitely determined The
west wall of the vein is a black slate
formation of fine grain, the east wall
being quartzite Ample water for the
purpose of the reduction of the ore is
found near by, where the company are
in possession Of water right. Timber
is also found in close proximity TO the
property in sufficient quantity to meet
all demands in this direction The
shaft being sunk npon the property has
already reached depth Of about 80 feet,
and the owners are we'll pleased with
the appearance Of the vein at this depth
The officers Of the company are as fol-
lows:
President, DR.. A. P Bushnan, of Fort
Wayne, Indiana.
Vice president, A. II. Smith. of Custer
Secretary and treasurer, l. Rhine
smith, of Fort Wayne.
Superintendent and general manager.
F. w. Bush, Of Denver
The main office of the company is in
Custer, with branch office in Fort
Wayne.
make a Very thorough examination Of
the property before erecting plant for
ore reduction, and it is confidently
anticipated that the thorough develop
ment Of the property will warrant the
establishment of a plant commensurate
with the magnitude of the ore body.
The further development of this promiS-
ing mining proposition will be watched
with much interest by the people Of
Custer generally and the claim owners
in that locality particularly.
MAMMOTH MINING ENTERPRISE.
The Fitzpatrick brothers, Collins and
Dacy are reported as having under
consideration a mining enterprise Of
exceptional magnitude and importance.
AS reported the owners Of claims adj
joining the Dacy property at Ragged
Top have had offers from these parties
TO take bonds on their ground tor one
years time, and it is proposed to run a
tnnnel from a point in Spearfsh canyon
mile distant from The Dacy shaft, into
the centre OF the district. The tunnel
will tap the formation at the depth Of
about 1000 feet. 1t is stated that the
company has set aside 100000 for this
purpose. This enterprise, In the event
of its materializing, will definitely
settle the thus far undermined Ragged
Top mining problem.
PROBABLE DEAL.
Mr.. KnutzeE of the d. & d. smelter,
who has been in town for several days
purchasing machinery for his company
has received instructions, SO We are in
formed, to purchase the tin mill, ifit
can be bought at reasonable figure
and satisfactory rates for transporting
ore can be obtained from the b. & NJ
railroad company. The Orc Fino mine
which belongs to the d. & d. people has
concentrating ofe, aud as this tin mil! !:
suitable for the treatment of this kline
of ore and the ID. g. ID. smelter company
are in need Of concentrating plant, i
is very probable that the contsmplateC
purchase of the tin mill will be consum
mated.-Hill City News.