Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-09
Mining Items.
A LUCKY STRIKE.

Ii. B. Swain, who secured a nine
months lease on the Warren, Albany
and RensalIer of the A. ]. Smith ground,
near Preston, made lucky hit yester-
day. The lease dated from yesterday,
although the lessee began work last
| Wednesday in shaft that Rosster and
Musselman commenced to sink but
| abandoned for the reason that they did
not strike anything near the surface.
Mr.. Swain cleaned out the shaft and
continued it to II depth Of twenty-three
feet, when he struck a solid body Of ore
four feet wide which assays from $50 to
Sl06. The strike was made about sixty
feet from the workings on the Little
Bud, from which Sharp took out S25 600
Pioneer Times
THE ELDoRADo MINE.
This property Is situated three miles
east of Hill City, and is owned by the
Smith Bros. From recent accounts Of
this mine, the boys have encountered
largo quantities Of ore Of great richness
A shaft has been sunk about 90 feet on
the lsdge and drifting from that level
along the trend of the vein the ore
bro& en- into is OF such a valuable char
acter that about two feet of the ledge is
being sacked before being hoisted to
the surface. We are told at the present
width of the ledge material, which Is
now exposed in the breast Of the drift,
is four feet between walls, and should
this property prove Of equal value on
deeper levels, it certainly mast take its
place among the choice mines Of the
Hills.-Review.
LIZZIE GROUP.
Work on the Lizzie group situated
about mile and half east of tins city
is being prosecuted with undated vigor.
station has been excavated at the end
of the tunnel, and two shifts are en-
ployed sinking on the vein which is
producing some ex 'elent ore. This is
stored in the ore bins ready for treat.
ment when the smelter is erected. The
ore is ofa silicious character, highly i'm
pregnated with iron. The vein is
enclosed with walls Of quarzite and is
fully 10 feet in width. A streak abont
feet wide has come in on the hanging
wall which is quite rich in copper of the
green carbonate variety. This mine is
in the hands of enterprisirg men and
bids fair to become one Of the most
profitable producers in the Hills.
KEYSTONE.
John Bafth, of Milwaukee, is invest
ing large amount of money in the
development of mining property along
the course of the keystone belt, both
north and south of Keystone. The
mining operations are under the man
| agement Of John q. Mates. One of the
groups of claims is the Bismarck, one
mile and half north of town. There
is a tunnel 270 feet long, which cross
cuts solid body of ore forty-three feet
wide at depth of $50 feet from the
surface, which produces by mill test S.
per ton gold. The ore is hauled by
teams to ten stamp mill on Battle
creek, in Keystone. The mine has also
been supplying a car load week Of con-
centrates valued at $50 ton to the ID. <
| ID. smelter. Mr.. Barth has also bond
on the Big Hit group of eight claims
one mile south of Keystone There is
200. foot shaft, with 400 feet Of cross
cuts and drifts on the 100 and 200 foot
levels This large body of ore will yield
an average Of $S per ton free milling
These two mines, taken with the Holy
Terror and Keystone, will give large
output of gold for the season.-Miner.