Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-06-10
Mining Items.


the deep as fast as two shifts can push 1t.
Orders have been received by Mr.. A.
I. Feay to start the work on the North
Star mine and will start up imme-
diately.
The ore from the Bullion mine is now
being treated in the custom mill at Key
stone. The mill started up Monday and
is running steadily.
We were shown some remarkably fine
ore taken from the bottom of the shaft
in the Duchess mine. The vein has
widened 10 feet and assays $500 per
ton.
The Holy Terror Mining Company are
experimenting with the electro cyanide
process, with view of erecting pla t.
for the purpose of treating the concen-
trates from the two mills which are
pounding awsy steadily.
Work on the Lizzie mine is being
pushed with full force. The miners are
at present engaged running a cross cut
from the bottom Of the shaft, (2S5 feet
in depth) to cut the vein which they ex-
pect to strike in about l5 feet.
G. L. Greisen brought in last, week a
piece of float rock which he picked up,
while wandering few miles west from
town. This rock, although not large, is
said to be literally covered with free
gold. Mr.. G. is reticent as to where
he found it, but is going out to hunt the
vein.
A new strike of free gold, is reported
to have been found in the Empire mine,
owned by VIM. Tarrant and L. Rogers.
1t was found in the main shaft. by TAX
ing out portion of the timber by which
it had been concealed. Those who have
seen it claim that it is about feet wide,
and very rich.
Mr.. NJ. Z. Pinney, n mining man Of
some note in the Hills, has taken bond
on the Golden Slipper mine near Hill
City. The terms of the bond are not
stated, but Mr.. Pinney will continue to
develop the mine, and we may conf
dently expect soon to receive further
report, that this promising property has
taken its place among the foremost GOLD
producers of this "the richest one hun.
dred miles square on EARTH"
Mr.. II. Reinbold, informs US that he
has closed a contract with the receiver of
the Harvey Peak Mining Company, to
take out 400 tons Of Spodumene from
the Eta mine nenr Keystone. This
mineral is quite rare all over the world
but is found in abundance in this mine
where it is associated with casiterite.
(oxide Of TIM. Its principal value how
ever is for the large amount Of litheum
which il contains, mineral which is
used in the arts, which is scarce and
commands high price.
Mr.. Lee Carr, one Of the discoveries
of the May mine, (the new strike on
Lightning creek came in from the camp
on Monday last, and gave this Office a
pleasant call. From him we learn that
everything at the mine is progressing
smoothly, and the boys are working,
stripping the vein. which shows all along
for over 100 feet, from to 10 inches in
width. In addition to this, several shall
low pits haye been sunk, which discloses
the fact that the vein widens rapidly
with depth attained, showing in the
deepest place width of feet. with the
| same character Of ore, with here and
there some coarse particles Of gold stick.
ing in the quartz An average of the
vein was taken in one place. which gave
an assay return of$l, 10000 in gold to the
ton. There will be no attempt to open
the mine Systematically, or with force,
until the return of Mr.. Sidey from the
east, which is expected in a few days.