Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-19
MINING Llama.

Mining Items.
The Keystone Miner says the money
to pay off all Indebtedness against the
Bellevue mining properties has been
placed in the bank, and that work on
the property is to be resumed in a shor,
time.
Manager Ramsey OF the Sunnyside
Mining company, nea Hill City, has
purchased a large Dean station pump OF
the Harvey Peak company, to be used
in %disposing of the water encountered
in the mine while sinking the shaft to
the $50 foot level, where the mine will
be cross cut, and drifting resumed.
Col Thompson, manager OF the St
Elmo mine, who has been, for some
time. taking medical treatment at Hot
Springs, has recovered from his illness
and on Monday returned to the mine
The mill il about ready for operation
and will probably be started up today
4 force OF men are now engaged In
taking out ore.
UNION HILL.
Slavery Bradley, receiver OF the Union
l'ill company, arrived In Deadwood {
few days ago from Philadelphia to re
main indefinitely, looking after Tho
company's property at Galena, and put
ting matters in shape 80 hat the stock
holders and officers can decide upon tn,
proper course TO pursue in the future
To Il pioneer-Iimes reporter Mr.. Brad
ley said: The stockholders NATURAL,
feel blue but believe they have som,
promising property aud may soon con
sent To resuming operations. Mr.. Brad
ley is endeSvoring to make arrange
ments to pay off all the claims agains
the company aud particularly those 0
the miners and for other labor.
WILL REBUILD.
DR.. Carpenter states to the DeadwooC
Pioneer.Iimes, that the ID. & .. smelter
recently destroyed by fire. will be re
built as soon as possible, better thar
before in every particular. He turtle.
informs that paper that he has mad,
arrangements with the Omaha anC
Kansas City smelters TO take about 800
tons Of silicious ores each, and that h,
will protect the interests of the shipper
to the greatest possible extent. Unde
this orrnuuamap tho cast nc tran,mAp
will be substantially the same as the n
and d., the transportation charges beinI
offset by a reduction in treatment tolls
He hopes 10y this plan to help the min,
owners through the difficulty until tn,
plant is rebuilt, which will probably b,
upward of four months. The docto
states also that inside Of 80 days he vii
be buying ores at the smelter site, an,
storing them, and in this way the min
ers may be enabled to operate thei
properties without cessation or any los
whatever. This is a very broad, liberia
and em~ihcntly fair spirit on his par
aud will no doubt be appreciated.
II HARDIN COMPANIES.
President W. l.. Rothermel, Secretary
Harry Benedict and General Manage
JAS. ID. Hardin arrived yesterday from
Chicago. They were accompanied b,
Charles $. Hardin, who went to Chicag,
on important business connected Will
the Hardin Standard company. TIL
party. after dinner, drove over 10 Twr
Bit and spent the afternoon inspecting
operations, returning in the evening
Manager Hardin informs US that worl
is progressing nicely everywhere an,
that tue indications are highly salts
factory. In the Great Eastern shaft, h
says, the miners are Just getting through
the porphyry cap which overlies tn
ore zone and the material taken on
0 shows ore Of a highly oxidyze'
character. The Hardin i
prosecuting work On the north and cas-
drifts and finds the same characte,
value and extent of ore in the mort
drift. The Chicago and Two Bit shat
is go feet deep, still in sandrock TIL
Great Northern is in mineralized shale
and looks good. The Hardin Standar
hoist will soon be started, Regardin
the new smelter proposition, Mr.. IIardi
informs US that plans and specification
are being made and will be adopte
between the goth inst. and the LIST c
April and that the plant will have fy
large upright furnaces, with n capacit
Of treating 800 tons OF orc per day, an
after the general plan of the d. and /
smelier, using the same process. ii
expects the plant Will be ready fo
operations by three months from tn
commencement Of work.-fioneel
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