Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-12
Mining Items.
THE DACY DEEP SHAFT.

IHE Dh'1 DEhf SHAFT
The Fitzpatrick Brothers are still at
work upon their plan to sink deep
shaft ut Ragged Top, and present indi
cations are that their plans are about
to be crowned with success. One ofthe
brothers was in this city this week, and
was settling the preliminaries with sew.
eral property holders in that section.
Their plaL at present is TO bond the
ground, and then to go ahead with the
work of sinking. They expect TO con-
time their old shaft at the camp which
was sunk to depth Of $50 feet two
years ago, and they calculate that they
will reach the ore level at the depth of
900 feet altogether, or at the depth of
$50 feet below where they are at pres
ent. If they strike the ore as they ex-
pect to, they will take the property at a
good figure and if they do not find the
ore, they alone will be the losers. Near
ly every ore interested in the camp has
taken the scheme favorably, and all of
the best ground is included in the bond.
The details have been virtually settled
upon, and it only remains to draw up
and sign articles with a few who have
not yet been seen, but who announce
their willingness to come in on the pro-
position.-Pioneer-Times.
BIG MINING DEAL CLOSED.
Frank Lockhart yesterday closed
big mining deal transferring some Of
the best mining property in the south
ern Hills to r. NJ. Maloney. Of Dead
wood. The property transferred was
the Egyptian Nos. and 2, the N. Pope,
the J. ID. K. Fraction, the Gold Link
Fraction. and the West Star Fraction.
This mining property lies between the
Holy Terror and the Bismarck mines,
and is in one of the best locations in
the entire Black Hills. Frank Lock
hart short time ago took Il bond on
in securing Mr.. Maloney to make an
investment in the southern Hills mines.
and as he is the first northern Hills
man who is to become largely interest
ed in the miues in this locality, it shows
that they are at last becoming convinc-
ed that there is good opportunity for
investment in the richest portion of the
Black Hills. Mr.. Maloney goes to Key
stone today, and will place Jerry Hor-
gan, who had charge of Maloney's mines
in Colorado, in charge Of the newly ac.
qured property, and will at once place
force Of men at work developing them.
The consideration was large one, and
the deed for all these claims will be to-
day placed in escrow in the First Natl
onal Bank in this city.-Journal.
A COMPLETE SHELTER.
The burning OF the ID. & D. Smelter
last spring was by no means a bad
thing. The new plant is the most COM
plete in the world, and much more
economical than the old one. The COM
fort of the boys who operate it has been
greatly enhanced and they are as proud
of the plant as tie owners. They are
interested iu the work and their shifts
do not seem long. The "low-topped''
furnace broke the record Friday night.
The boys put through III charges dur
ing the night shift and are proud OF the
performance They have become SO
expert with the furnaces that they can
do almost anything with them. They
run stream of molten metal as large as
mans leg or bank the fires for twelve
or tventy-four hours and start them up
again without hitch. They are a light
and companionable lot of boys and it is
no wonder that DR.. Carpenter in pri-
vate conversation always refers so affec.
rionately to my boys" He swears by
them. and well he may. The first thing
that impresses one who enters the plant
is that the men who operate it know
that it is the most complete of its kind
md they do not attempt to conceal their
pride Of the fact.-Pioneer-Times.