Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-09
Mining Items.
The May Syndicate has declared an
other Irish dividend.

Mining Items.
The May Syndicate has declared an
other Irish dividend.
II is reported that p. NJ. Maloney has
closed deal with Chicago parties for
the Blue Lead copper mine near 6heri
dan.
Immense deposits OF fire clay are
reported among the recent discoveries
in Rockford district. A plant for their
manufacture is being arranged for to be
put in at an early day.
Whenever or wherever in the United
States, local mining regulations or State
mining law conflict in any way with
United States Statutes, the latter over
ride all else. In mining matters the
federal law is supreme.
The st. Elmo Mining company held
its annual meeting in Deadwood on the
4th., and elected the following board of
directors: D. M. Gillette, Mrs. r. II.
Graves, George V. Ayres, J. G. McDon-
aid and Ira u. Putnam. The board
organized by electing Mr.. Gillette presi-
dent; Mrs. Graves, treasurer, and Mr..
Ayres, secretary.
Twenty-eight men are now employed
by the Black Hills Porcelain Clay &
Marble Company in their quarries and
Baoin workings. Mr.. Noble, the presi-
dent Of the company, left for the east
Saturday, but will be back about the
first of July, and viii then remain the
greater part of the summer looking after
the company's interests here.
Rumor has it that Colorado parties
are negotiating for the Old Charlie and
Salmon mines. The Old Charlie is
located at Four Mile and is owned by
W. w. Olds Of this place, and I. ]. V.
Lewis of New York. The Salmon mine
is situated about three miles north OF
town, and is owned by ]. E. Pitcher, ].
A. Collins and others. some Of the
richest ore in the Black Hills has been
found on this location.
The Black Hills Mining Review says
the Copper Butte Mining Company OF
Custer, is to be reorganized as soon as
possible and the work of developing the
mine, nine miles north of the town, will
commence. This is the company which
was organized by the late Col. NJ
H. Day who died at Rapid City. He
was the president of the company, and
the vice president died "a hours after.
wards, at his eastern home. 1t is
stated that the company has raised
$4,000 in money which will be used for
developing the ground. Work is Ia
commence within 80 days. The shaft is
to be sunk 500 feet on vertical ledge ol
copper ore.
The demand for mica prospects con.
tinues unabated. Prospectors are scour
ing the country In all directions. All
of the old locations have been relocate j
and new ones have been found. Sew.
eral deals are now on for some Of the
best producing mines in Custer county,
and quite a number Of small deals are
on the tapis. Companies are being or.
ganized here and elsewhere to buy and
work mines and to buy the products oi
other mines. Already the farmer and
prospector are seen on the streets with
wagon loads of mica for sale where for.
merly he marketed potatoes, hay, but
ter, eggs and such. The available sup.
ply of mica in the United States does
not near equal the present demand, and
unless many new producers are opened
up in the near future, the price of good
mica for electrical purposes is likely to
60 skyward. Custer County bids fair to
soon become the largest producer oi
mica in the world. The former sources
of supply have been worked until it ID
now Improbable and impracticable to
work longer without expensive machin
cry, or the deposits have been exhaust.
ed entirely. Here we haye a number
Of mines which will pay to work
besides, probably many others which
will soon be found.