Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-06-18
Mining Items.

A rich discovery of free milling gold
ore is reported as having been made by
VIM. Petit and John Byers between
Friday and Marshall gulches, near Hill
City.
A Tecoma dispatch Of recent date to
the Inter. Ocean says Robert Floor
mann, the veteran prospector, has re-
turned to Whatcom from the Mount
Baker mining district bringing 100
pounds of surface samples Of ore from
the newly discovered ledge which he
traced several thousand feet. Three
assays of the samples yield 81 100, 81, 400
and s., 200 to the ton. The news reviy-
ed the excitement Of last year regarding
the Mount Baker country and scores of
Whatcom citizens are starting for the
gold fields.
The Holy Terror Mining company of
Keystone have contracted with the
Gates Iron Works, Chicago, for twenty
additional stamps. which will be added
to the Keystone mill, making altogether
fifty stamps to be operated by this COM
pany, with capacity of 200 ton Of ore
per day. With only ten stamps the
Holy Terror company have managed to
sink shaft more than 600 feet In depth,
besides doing an immense amount of
dead work, putting in hoist, good for
1900 feet, and at the same time paying
the regular dividend of $4,000 per
month, and also adding to the large
surplus in the treasury. With forty
additional stamps the company may
advance from second to first place in
the output Of gold mines of the Black
Hills.
CHILKooT CAMP.
The new camp called Chilkoot, nine
miles east Of Custer, is attracting the
attention of the local prospectors and
miners of the southern Hills. On the
original Chilkoot claim owned by
Challis and Madill, the pay ore has
been traced along the surface for a
distance of 1000 feet. Assays show the
ore to contain an average Of moro than
$4,000 per ton, while in many places
along the vein ore is found assaying
from $4,000 to as high as $4,000 per
ton. The ore is reddish white quartz
carrying free gold, sylyanite, altaite,
tellurium and bismu.h AS far as de-
termined, about one-fourth of the gold
contained in the ore is free, the balance
refractory. The latest find in the camp
was made on Friday last by Fay and
Mckay Of Keystone. The ore is said to
be much richer than that found in any
of the other locations. The district
carrying the rich ore is known to be
about ono mile in width by nearly three
miles in length. From Harney Peak to
the limestone, distance Of nine miles,
and from Battle creek south to Pringle,
distance of twenty-five miles, is dis
trict containing about two hundred
square miles, and having veins Of the
same character Of quartz as the Chill
koot camp. This entire district 10 as
yet unprospscted.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR
| DEAL.
| p. L. Gibbs yesterday through F. l.,
Lansan of Minneapolis perfected sale
Of the well-known Glenwood Sunset
group of mining claims in Ruby Basin,
consisting of thirteen claims and con-
tanning ninety-fivs acres. The property
was owned by P L. Gibbs and Charles
Waite. This mining ground is not de
veloped but is surrounded by the well
known Golden Reward, Horseshoe and
Dsadwood and Delaware companies
mines, all large producers and the richest
silicious mines in the Black Hills. The
property was bought by Minneapolis
syndicate Of which Mr.. Frederick w.
Johnson is the manager. This gentle
man is here and will commence develop.
ment work Immediately. This is the
third group of mines sold by these par
ties in two years. The former property
adjoins the group sold yesterday, and
was bought by the Golden Reward com.
pany. The price was the largest ever
paid in this country for group OF
silicious mines, being 100000 for this
group. We are glad to note the advent
of new corporation in this country,
especially this one, as we learn that they
possess abundant means. We wish
them most successful future. Wedon't
wish the public to forget, however, that
there Is plenty more good mining prop
erty which only awaits Development
Pioneer Times.