Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-12-10
Mining Items.

Contracts have been let on the High
land Chief Co.'S ground in Spruce gulch.
two miles east of Deadwood. The FL
one of the most promising
locations in the gronp will be sunk to a
depth of 100 feet. Work will also be
commenced in the Old Champion,
which also belongs to the company.
The hosting works on the Lizzie mine
2 miles east from town is now complete.
The upraise from the shaft, which was
sunk from the tunnel is also finished.
They are now about ready to resume the
sinking Of the main shaft. which we
understand, the company propose to do
without undue delay.
The November dividend Of the Home
stake company was paid in New York
on the 25th amounting to $62 800 repre-.
senting 80 cents per share. This makes
the total amount of dividends now paid
$7,ll8,750, more than half it's capitalized
value. The ighland last month also
paid a dividend Of 20 cents, amounting
to $4,000 and making a total amount
paid of 1874, us.
1.-THE Slogo" is the name Of a mine Of
recent discovery. We were shown some
of the ore, and it has the appearance of
good grade gold ore. The vein is a
blueish quartz, and about 4 feet in
width. 1t is vertical and full of a fine
grained arsenical pyrite, which prom
Uses well. The mine belongs to III. c.
Mastick and Jerry Clark, who are at
work on it, and promise TO report
further on.
WABASH INING co.
This property is situated on the
Dansby hill which separates the waters
of French creek on the north and Light
ming creek on the south. There are six
claims in the group. The principle part
of the work thus far having been done
on the Duchess lode. 1t is now defn-
itely announced hat the company have
let a contract to sink a shaft to the
depth Of 800 feet on this vein. The
corporation is capitalized at 100000,
with $4,000 in the treasury. The
treasury stock has all been sold to Mil
waukee people, and the work was COM
menced on the 2Sth ult. Mr.. Sidey is
the general manager for the company,
with Dan Smith as superintendent, and
Tom Carroll secretary.
This group of veins is located in a
very promising mineral belt and the ore
thus far taken out is comparatively
high grade. The company propose to
ship a carload to the smelter for test at
every so feet. Each carload will be
sampled and tested not only by fire
assay but by chemical analysis also.
This method of testing the ores Of this
district has been found necessary, as
most all of the veins Of ore in this dis
trict contain tellurium and other vola-
tile substances in combination with the
gold which is the chief value, but it is
necessary to ascertain the other consti-
tuents of the rock in order to treat it
intelligently and proitably. If this
method is pursued with care, we shall
have great faith in the outcome Of this
mine, and shall look to see il become
one Of the chief producers of the preci-
Gus metals in the southern Hills. But
on the other hand, if their tests should
go no farther than trials by what is
known as the ''commo FIRE assay" We
shall despair Of its ever attaining to
that point which this community, as
well as the owners, so much desire to
see attained, success.
KEYSTONE OPERATIONS
The first payment was made on the
first of this month by r. Nj. Maloney
upon the mining property he recently
purchased in the Southern Hills lying
near the Keystone ground, and consist
ing of the N. Pope, Egyptian No. /
Egyptian No. 2, J. ID Fraction, Far West
and the Gold Wedge. Mr.. Maloney has
had a good force Of men at work ever
since he closed the deal for the ground
and has paid out $400 for labor in add
ton to what he has paid on the pur
chase price. j, p. Horgan, who was il
charge Of some mining ground for Mr.
Maloney in the Cripple Creek country
is in charge of the work, and has been
carefully prospecting and samplinl
ground. Ore has been found that assay
as high as $50 per ton free milling, anC
it is now the intention to sink a shat
on the property, working on the out
cropping of the vein. This ground il
said to be on the lead that has made tn,
Holy Terror and Keystone famous, anC
mining men say it has everything tc
recommend it.-Pioneer-Times.
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