Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-07-29
Republican Ticket.
For Judges Of Supreme Court
DIGHTON CORSON.
H. FULLER.
DICK HANEY.
Mining Town Of Custer.

matter OF curiosity tDan business, an0
they endeavored to see all there was in
that region. Mr.. Baker says mining
man cannot escape astonishment at
what there is to see within radius of a
few miles of Custer. He visited all OF
the principal properties, and it was a
revelation to him. He went out to the
Grand Junction, an old property, that
was worked twenty years ago or more,
and he gives it his unqualified endorse
ment. q. g. Crary, j. 9. Spencer, and
others are working the ground, and are
sinking the old shaft, intending to run
it to the 100 foot level, from where they
will crosscut. They have the footwall,
standing out clearly and conspicuously,
and they are in a fine body of pyritic
ore, that is an excellent concentrating
proposition. They are not paying any
attention to the small stringers Of free
gold ore that appear near the surface,
notwithstanding that they have some
alluring specimen pockets. The Grand
junction was worked during the seven
ties, and it was always conceded to be a
rich property, but the oxidization left
and below that point il was found to be
out of the question to save the values of
the ore by amalgamation. The ore was
always really of a concentrating charac-
ter and the concentrates constituted as
high per cent Of the value as the free
gold. When it was found that the gold
was not amenable to quicksilver work
was stopped, and the old mine has lain
idle ever since, until within the last
few months. Mr.. Baker says the hang
ing wall has never been found, and he
is of the opinion that the ledge will be
found immense in its extent, after it
gets down.
"The mines we saw have always been
dubbed in shameful way" said Mr..
Baker yesterday, in speaking of what he
had witnessed, "and the people there
have never been able to do anything
with them But they have profted by
the twenty odd years ofexperience they
haye had, in more ways than one. They
have learned what development means
to mining property, and they are no
longer trying to induce moneyed men
to come in and look at some empty,
meaningless holes in the ground. They
have purpose in their work now, and
as exemplified in the improvement un-
der way at the Grand Junction, they
are putting their properties in shape SO
that in the event of the visitation of
men who have capital with which to
buy, they will have something tangible
to lay before them know how / feel
when some prospector tells me he has
fine and makes me take a
hard walk to reach it, only TO find that
he has an irregular hole in the earth,
and believe every mining man is Of
the same opinion about such matters.
The people around Custer are working
along regular lines now, and they are
going to profit by it,"
Mr.. Baker saw the Atlantic, the Old
Bill. and the Kleemann properties while
in the neighboi hood of Custer, and he
says work is under way on all of them.
They all have good concentrating ore,
and the owners are opening up. They
all lie near Custer, and are owned large
ly by Custer parties.
One of the most important as well as
one Of the richest discoveries ever .lade
around there is the Wild Rose, owned
by NJ. S. Daily and two partners, two
and half miles east of Custer. 1t Is
free milling aud concentrating ore, and
the owners have stripped it for dis
tance of 100 feet. 1t is Il vertical ledge,
and is from two to three feet wide.
The deepest point at which it has been
opened up it is three feet and one inch
vide. Mr.. Baker went along the entire
eugth of the ledge, with a hammer and
knocked off small pieces for sampling,
and made eight different pan tests upon
these samples. In each pan he obtain.
I'd good string Of colors, and found
arge amount of concentrates. Mr.. DAILY
and associates are pleasant gentlemen to
meet; and they treat their visitors with
the utmost consideration. They do not
keep guard at the works, but in direct
contrast to this, they endeavor to show
everyone what they have. One party
who visited the ledge took out large
quantity of samples for assaying, and OBJ
aimed en- average of $50 toI., free mill
ng, in addition to the concentrates,
which were fully as rich, If not richer
han the free gold in ton Of ore. AS
says as high as $3.50 ton have been
obtained from the ore. Mr.. DAILY in
formed Mr. Baker that he and his CO.
owners had received numerous offers
for their interests, and they could sell
out for cash at any time for good figures,
but they had every confidence in the
permanency of their discovery, and
we're not afraid to let 1t stand upon its
merits with bond of six months or
year. The ledge goes into the ground
ieviating but little from the true ver-
.ical, and 1t has a regular and solid for
nation. On the surface occasional
pockets are found where the ore has
to some extent, and some fire
specimens are to be taken out. but the
owners PIN their faith to the general
value of the ore, rather
han to the phenomenally rich streaks.
Pioneer-Times.
We take pleasure in copying the above
report, for this reason more than any
,ther. That we are glad to find such
prominent citizens of Deadwood, as we'll
IS representative mining men Of the
northern Hills generally, who are hon
est enough. and daring enough, to brave
public opinion at home, by speaking the
truth and doing justice by our district.
Surely it mus. be that the fates are re
lenting, and We may accept it as cheer
ing omen, when the merits of our mines
are recognized, and acknowledged
BY Deadwood men of experience and
ability.
President Mckinley has appointed
Elihu Root of New York as secretary OF
war, to succeed General r. A. Alger re-
signed. The appointment of Mr.. Root
is everywhere commanded. He is a
lawyer of recognized ability, and has
for a number of years been prominent
figure in politics.
Col. K. G. Ingersoll died at his home
in New York on the 2lst.