Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-04-21
Mining Items.

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A force of men were put to work this
week on the Newark mine situated
about eight miles west of town.
Two more car loads Of machinery ar
rived Tuesday for the North Star Min.
ing Company. Eight men are now en-
ployed putting up the foundation and
buildings for the air compressor and
hoist.
Another rich streak of native copper
has been encountered this week in the
winze Of the Vigilante mine. The winzs
is now down forty feet, and number
of rich stringers carrying native copper
are reported to be coming in from the
east.
On Monday Of this week Ed. N. Davis
Herman Reinbold and Peter See sold to
Mr.. B. r. Noble for the Black Hills
Porcelain & Marble Company a mica
mine situated about ten miles southeast
of Custer. The consideration we did
not learn, but understand that it was
part cash and the balance in stock.
Another rich gold strike is reported
near the Carr ranch, about three miles
west of town. The vein is said to
be about fourteen inches thick, and pan
tests show it to run way up in the hum
dreds. Mr.. ]. G. Carr, one of the owners
of the May mine that created such ex-
element last summer, is the discovsrer
of the new find.
Ike Downing returned Wednesday
from Keystone. He reports everything
moving along nicely in that promising
mining camp. Both the Holy Terror
and Keystone mills are running full
capacity, the former on ore from the
Terror and the latter from the Keystone
mines. The Bismarck people are put
ting in new air compressor, and it is
expected that the mill will start up in
the near future for continuous opera
ton.
CHICAGO MICA MINING co.
w. G. Edgar, president, and II. S.
4 AhSSObg oCSiOtulJ anu Va viz
Chicago Mica Mining Company, were
arrivals on the morning of the 10Th, and
in the afternoon drove out to their pro-
perty about mile and half east of
town. To a CHRONICLE reporter they
stated that the company has placed an
order with the firm of Raymond Bros.
for mica grinding mill of about ten ton
capacity per day, which will be erected
at 25S-62 Kenzie street, Chicago, Ill. A
force of men has been put to work at the
mine, and regular shipments of mica
will be made within a short time. The
company expects to ship from three to
five car loads per month.
| IRON MOUNTAIN MINING co.
The Iron Mountain Gold Mining Com.
plny was organized on the 14th at Gus.
ter. The capital stock is $500,000 divid-
ed into $500,000 shares of $l.00 each.
The names of the directors are J. l..
Logan, Cincinnati, Ohio; w. w. Hinton,
Covington, KY, and Samuel Scott OF
Custer, s. D.
The object of the company is mining,
milling and reduction of ores in the
Black BILLS and elsewhere. The com.
pany has secured Iron Mountain lying
on the county line between Custer and
Pennington counties, twelve miles
northeast of this place. from which sew.
eral carloads of ore will. be shipped this
week to Omaha and Denyer, there to be
used as fux by the smelters in the
treatment Of gold and silver ores. A
more extended notice Of the company
and its doings will be made in future
issues.
MARBLE AND KAoLIN COMPANY.
B. R. Noble, president of the Black
Hills Porcelain, Clay and Marble com
pany, left Saturday evening for New
York and other eastern points in the in
terest of the company. He expects te
return to Custer in about three weeks
During his absence Mr.. Noble will make
arrangements for a complete quarryine
plant costing in the neighborhood o.
$4,000. A force of men are now al
work at the marble and kaolin clsy, anG
it is expected that the marble will bs
put on the market within 30 days. A
contract has been let for building a mile
Of new wagon road, and also for putting
up three log cabins near the clay anC
marble lodges. Mr.. Noble anticipates {
great demand for the company's mar
BILE. He is certainly in a position Il
know, for he has been to a great many
of the eastern cities with samples O
marble and everywhere he has found {
ready market for all the company car
produce. This company will be win
ner from the start. Custer business
men have already commenced to reap
financial benefit from the company
purchases.