Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-22
Mining Items.

There are, at this writing, more min.
ing enterprises being inaugurated and
contemplated in this vicinity than at
any former period during the past sew
eral years, and it is earnestly and con-
fidently expected that the long period
of lethargy which has prevailed in the
local mining field, will soen give place
to degree of mining activity such as
has not hitherto been experienced in
the history of the Custer district.
Messrs. Gregory and Baker of Dead
wood, are contemplating extensive ex-
periments in the treatment of telluride
ores of the Black Hills, and in compli-
ance with their request Messrs. Ods
and Layton of this place will forward to
them 100 ponnds of assorted samples of
this class of ores from their mines in
this vicinity for them TO experiment
upon. This class Of ore is quite abun-
dant in this district, much Of which
carries exceptionally high values, and
the determination Of cheap and practi-
cal method for its reduction is greatly
to be desired.
The Pioneer-Times says: A 100000
contract for mining machinery was
awarded the Fraser & Chalmers COM
pany Of Chicago by Captain Thomas
Main of the Alaska Treadwell group OF
mines, calling for 52O stamps, com.
pressors, engines, etc. When $40 stamps
are in operation the Alaska Treadwell
company will have $50 stamps, the
largest number on a single ledge in the
world. The Homestake Mining com.
Dany of Lead. has been working 700
stamps on the ores from its mines for a
number of year and when the Highland
mill is enlarged and the DeSmet mill
put in operation again the Homestake
will exceed the Treadwell
EMANCIPATOR ARhSTRA.
a mining man in this city named
Fred Hills has machine called the
"emancipator arastra," says q late Colo
RADIO Springs special, which will treat
gold ore in large quantities including
mining and milling. for considerably
less than 81 per ton. Mr.. Thomas Edi-
son has proposed TO so reduce the cost
of treating gold ore as to make it pos
sible for $l.25 values to be handled
with profit. But this machine, Mr..
Hills says, makes 81 ore a profitmaker.
The machine is comparatively small,
and the principle Pt extracting the gold
is an old one. Says Mr.. Hills: "Thc
arastra is centuries old. but as it was not
constructed on scientific lines the work
was necessarily slow. The emancipa-
tor, by taking out the center and in
creasing the diameter, forms a speedy
and practical way Of reducing ore" Mr..
Hills argues that Mr.. Edison's gigantic
machinery will not begin to accomplish
what the emanCipator arrastra has al
ready done. The vast amount of low
grade ores which have been passed bv
unnoticed in the Cripple Creek district
will doubtless soon be marketed, and
thereby great impetus be added to the
mining industry in this state, as well as
in other mining localities.
NEW GOLD MINING COMPANY.
An Aberdeen special of the 18th inst
says: The Cleopatra Gold Mining COM
pany has been organized by gentlemen
from the Hills and Brown, Beadle and
other counties. j NJ. lawson of this
city was elected president; Frank Nc
Laughlin. of Deadwood, vice president,
and Il. B. Hughes. of Huron, the retir-
ing surveyor general Of the state; secre-
tary, treasurer and general manager.
These, with Oscar Kicker, of Huron, and
ii. r. Bartlett, Of Groton, constitute
board Of directors. The capital is $780,
coo. The company was organized for
the development Of the Cleopatra group
of mines in the Ida Gray mining dis
trict Of the Hills. A good grade of ore
is being shipped to the smelters, and
the prospects are deemed very bright
for increased richness as the develop
ments go forward.