Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-03
Mining Items.


andsr & Marsh mill at Four Mile has
been placed in position, and the plant
was started up Thurs day on ore from
the Empire and Baker miues.
Frank Hebert was over from the st.
Elmo mine Monday after supplies. Mr..
H. stated that the shaft on the Clara
Belle mine is now down about sixty.
seven feet, and it is believed that the
vein will soon be reached.
The amount of copper produced in
the United States last year estimating
the output Of December wss 264 900 tons.
This amount includes the copper in sui
phate, and shows an increase over the
production of 1898 by about 1915 per
cent.
Supt. Bush and George Tinsmau were
in from the Vigilante mine Thursday.
From Mr.. Bush We learn that the wlnze
in the diff is now down ten feet, and
the vein is widening as depth is attain
ed, it now being about two feet wide at
tho bottom. The ore is a black quartz,
showing considerable native copper and
copper glance. Mr.. Bush is now engag-
ed cutting station in the drift to bet.
ter facilitate the work of sinking the
winze.
NEW PROCESS OF TREATMENT.
An experimental plant for the treat
ment Of low grade ores is being moved
from Chicago to the Black Hills. 1t
has been operated in Chicago for the
past year and experiments have been
made with ores of different localities
with most satisfactory results. The
process is some kind of improved cya.
hiding and was found to be peculiarly
adapted to the low grade ores of the
Black Hills which can be treated for
less than sixty cents ton. The ma
chinery was being loaded in Chicago
last week and will probably be ship
ped this week. A one hundred ton
plant will be erected here for the treat
ment of custom ores.-Pio oneer-Times.
THE MINES OF KEYSTONE.
A deal is on hand involving the In
gram custom stamp mill and certain
piece of mining property in that re.
gion.
The Bullion property has been se-
cured by syndicate lately and it is an.
nounced that extensive preparations are
being planned.
The Holy Terror-Keystone Mining
company is contemplating the addition
of twenty-five stamps in the near fi-
ture, FIVE to be added to the Holy Ter
ror mill, and twenty to the Keystone.
Both mills are running at present, and
are having all they can handle. The
Holy Terror has ten stamps and the
Keystone twenty. The ore is all be-
ing hoisted from the Holy Terror shaft.
The Egyptian group Of mining claims
adjoining the Holy Terror-Keystone
property, has been secured by man
named Hodge, on bond and lease, and
he is getting ready to sink shaft to the
depth of 400 feet on the ground. There
are four claims in this group, the Egyp.
tians one, two and three, and the N.
Pope, and they were held at one time
by R. NJ. Maloney, of this city, under a
bond. He allowed his bond to expire.
The Big Hit mine has adjusted mat
ters on the Bismarck mine, at Keystone,
and is preparing to resume work i'm
mediately. 1t is the intention at pres
ent to erect a sixty stamp mill on the
property. A 200-ton concentrator was
built last year, and the company is now
planning to move 1T to make room for
the mill. Work was suspended on the
property several months ago, owing to
legal complications arising. This has
all been Strengthened out now, and q
payment was made on the property of
the Big Hit company Tuesday of this
week at Rapid City. There are four
claims in the Bismarck group, and they
were purchased by the Bit Hit company
Of Fred Sierth and August Engle. There
is large amount of ore on the property,
and 1t will undoubtedly become good
payer eyentually- y-Pioneer-Times