Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
Mining Items,

James A. Clark, of Keystone, Supt. of
the Golden Return Mining Company of
that place, spent Sunday and Monday
in this city. Mr.. Clark infornea us that
the company has lately done consider
able development work on some of
their claims, notably on the Holy Smoke
and Volcan. Shafts on these two claims
have been sunk to depth of about S5
feet on each, which disclose large
body of ore that assays from 800 to
$2400 per ton. Arrangements are
now being made for the erection of
a steam hoist and air compress
sor on the Volcsn claim. While
here Mr.. Clark purchased three
heavy draught horses, two from Jas.
Clark and one from Mr.. c. G. Crary,
which will be used in hauling machin-
cry that is soon to be erected on some
of the mines which Mr.. c. has in his
charge.
TIP TOP MINING co.
/ had occasion TO visit an entirely new
mining district last week, about ten
miles cast of Hill City, says the special
Hill City correspondent of he Black
Hills Mining Review, where the Tip
Top Mining Company is developing
their property. | was surprised to find
good force Of men at work opening up
an ore body that does not lack in guam
tity, and l was assured by Mr. Needham
that the quality is all that ca be desir
ed. Mr.. Needham, being the heaviest
stockholder, has decided 10 remain on
the ground and push mat targ as rapidly
as circumstances viii pc mIt. lie aao
informed your correspondent that tho
company intends to bnild 10-stamp
mill at once and equip it with the most
modern machinery, and they have plac-
ed sawmill on the ground to get out
lumber for that anG other improvements
they haye planned.
PLACER MINING ON CASTLE CREEK
w. K. Hymer, who is placer mining
on Castle creek near Mystic, was in
Deadwood yesterday on business. The
enterprise is just beginning to realize
some money for his company now, and
he is feeling very much encouraged ov.
er the prospects Of making it pay, after
spending something like $4,000 in get
ting it started. He is working in the
gravel along the course of the creek,
and is operating three large centrifugal
pumps. Each pump has 50-horse
power boiler and engine, and with these
he keeps all the water out of the gravel
for large area, while his men are drift
ing and taking it out to be sluiced. 4
shaft is sunk for each pump, the pumps
are started, and kept going, keeping the
water back. Each pump is capable Of
handling tremendous volume of water,
as they have each l0-inch suction and
an S-inch discharge The gravel contains
considerable gold and in some places poe
kets are found that are very rich
Pioneer. Times.
THE SPOKANE NINE.
In speaking Of the Crown Hill Min
ing Company's properties, the Black
Hills Mining Review, in its issue Of the
9Th inst, has the following mention OF
the Spokane mine, located about fifteen
miles east Of this city, and recently pur-
chased by that company:
Great things are expected from the
Spokane mine, in Custer county. Thus
far the development work done has
greatly surprised the management. The
shaft is now down 100 feet. II has been
retimbered and is now one Of the finest
shafts in the district. A drift has been
run east on this level 40 feet, which dis.