Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-19
Mining Items.

BLOW prog IL Delng maze at present.
Two shifts are employed.
In our last issue we mentioned the
fact of the striking of the vein in the
drift in the North Star mine, and the ore
is ofan excellent grade. This week they
struck another vein of like character,
only 2 feet deeper in. it is about IS
inches in width. 1t is probably spur
from the main vein. Good progress is
being made with the work of develop
nent, and everything working smooth
ly.
Another very rich strike of gold has
been made on the copper property of
the Black Hills Copper Company, six
miles west of Rockford. says the Black
Hills Mining Review. Samples of ore
brought to Deadwood for assay, gave
gold values from $ll.00 to S2560, silver
81 ounces and from to per cent cop.
per. The ore came from FIVE foot ver-
tical of white quartz which is clearly
defined and carries uniformly the above
values.
Jack Chilson has completed the haul
ing OF ore from the Old Bill mine to
the new concentrating mill at Four
Mile for the first experimental run,
and is now employing his teams haul
ing ore from the Duchess mine in
Dansby. This ore will be the next
which is run through, and as the little
mill is working nicely, we will soon
know what the merits are Of those
promising mines as concentrating pro.
position.
The latest report in mining circles is
that the Hartman Belmont Fish-Mor-
gan syndicate, principal owners OF the
Golden Reward and D. & d. smelter
will absorb the Kildonan and the entire
Homestake interests, including the rail-
road and water works. 1t is said that
Weber, former superintendent of the
DeSmet, now superintendent of the
Consolidated Rands mines of South
Africa, will be general manager of the
consolidated oncern.-Pioneer-Times.
The work on the Lizzie mine is pro.
crossing in two drifts in different direc.
| tions from the bottom Of the shaft which
is 270 feet in depth. One ofthese drifts
is in 20 feet, and going through vein
of unknown thickness of quartz and
quartzite, difused with iron pyrite yield
ing fairly well in gold. The other drift
has attained depth of 90 feet where a
different vein has been struck. The
ore from this vein is Of the brown silici-
Gus character, liver colored and cellular.
A patent is being obtained on the group
which consists of fifteen claims, each
300 10y 1900 feet.
Rich gold strikes in Custer mining
district is still the order of the day, and
each week adds one or more to the list.
The latest is found by Mr.. j. Brownlee
in claim which he calls the young
Bill" The vein is feet in width
which gives assay returns of $25.00 per
ton, while four inch streak which has
been struck in the vein, is uncommonly
rich in free gold. The vein on an aver
aye is concentrating proposition, and
bids fair to come to the front among
the best. The property is owned by
Mr.. Brownlee and the S. M. Bootl es-
tate, and is situated about miles north
west from Custer.
The new concentrator at Four Mile is
now running steadily with results which
fully meet the expectations of it's pro-
moter, Mr. L. B. Parker, who has put in
Willy table to test the ores of some
of the mines of our district, with the
purpose if found satisfactory of erect
ing larger plant Mr. p. is a mining
man of many years of experience in
Colorado, knows good prospect when
he sees it, goes about his business in a
quiet but energetic manner, asks few
questions and they to the point. He
does not meet with surprises at every
turn, but like an old swimmer knows
what to 40 when he gets into the wa
ter 1t is to such men we may look to
do us good.
Papers have been signed, providing
for the transfer Of large number of
copper prospects in Pennington and
Custer counties. The prospective pur-
chasers are eastern parties Of abundant
means who will soon inaue devel
opment work with large force of men.
Several shafts will be put down from
800 to 500 feet which will demonstrate the
fact whether we have copper mines in
paying quantities in the Black Hills or
not. The consideration to be paid for
the properties is considerable more than
100000. 1t has never been claimed
that there were copper mines in the
Black Hills, but 1t is claimed that there
are number OF large veins which show
good copper ore on the surface, and as
far down as they have ever been pros
pected.
RECORD OF HoMEsTAKE MINE.
The Homestake mine, located in the
Black Hills, has paid dividends contin-
uously, and up to date has mined ap
proximately 100000 tons Of ore,
valued at more than SS0, 100000. The
Homestake and associate mines lift
from the mines every "a hours, and
every day in the year, and crush in their
stamp mills about 5000 tons of ore, OF
an aggregate for the year of 1.l6500C
tons of rock from which is recovered
$3.50 per ton, which gives an annua;
production of $5,495, 400. According to