Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-15
Mining Items.

lC is ClalmeQ tDat the cripple creek
gold mines will produce S4,000,000 more
this year than they did last. Increased
production is likely to be the story from
all the gold fields.
Mr.. Eyerly has sold his spodumene
mine to Gordon Richardson, of New
York for $4,000. We understand that
A: M. Lane and A. S. Reebe, who have
been working at the mine will be re-
tanned, and that A. M. Lane will have
charge of it.-Keystone Miner
F. c. N. Graydon, manager of the
Chicago Mica Mining company, on
Thursday put force of six men on the
DAILY (better known as the McMaken),
mica mine three miles northwest of
Custer. He expects to have ten men
working before the end of the coming
week. or as soon as that many can be
worked to advantage.
From Supt. Holly We learn that the
North Star Mining company has decided
to further develop their property by
sinking the present shaft 200 feet deeper.
The shaft is now down 500 feet, and a
cross-cut has been run 10 feet to the
ledge. The ledge on this level is be-
tween three and four feet wide, and
assay returns ncr the ore ars said ~
be entirely satisfactory to the company.
At present two shifts are drifting on the
ledge.
The Copper Butte Mining company,
whose property is situated on Spring
creek IL miles northwest Of this place, is
at present doing development work in a
trench ten feet deep, by which it is ex-
pected to determine the actual extent
and value of the ledge. The ore is a
copper pyrites that looks very rich, and
the ledge is said to be 100 feet wide
Three or four cabins have been built on
the property; and other improvements
are being made.
Down at Maloney's famous Blue Lead
copper mines, in the Southern Hills, 9
syndicate of Chicago men were inspect
ing this property Monday. One OF these
stated to reporter on the Burlington
train that the fortunate owner of thu
Blue Lead had 10000 tons ofore stacked
up on the surface, and every ton con
tains twenty five per cent of copper
My informant stated that he made tes
of the ore from the Blue Lead, and tha
fully one quarter Of the ore in test oozet
out in motion copper. The Chicago peo
pie were more than pleased with the in
spection of the Maloney properties, AM
are convinced of their richness AM
worth.-Mining Review.
THE GRAND JUNCTION MINE.
Mr.. ID. G. Baker, the chief promoter il
the Grand Junction deal, has been il
Custer for about week. Last Monday
he was joined by party from Dead
wood who is interested in the property
The expert who halls from Chicag
spent four days at the mine and mus
have given it thorough examination
He departed for the east Wednesda
morning and it is presumed that mucI
will depend upon his sreport. The Gram
Junction is considered by all of the oil
time miners Of the Southern Black Hill
as possessing all the elements of a grea
mine. With the exception of the cele
brated Homestake at Lead City II ere
no other mine in the Hills that present
body of ore of such magnitude o
where the naturalization is on such
, grand scale. A great deal of interest il
felt and manifested in this communit
oyer the outcome Of this deal.
THE MARBLE COMPANY.
The Black Hills Porcelain Clay an
Marble Company are getting ready
selection of their colored and fancy maj
BILE. 20x20x6 inches of eight differen
kinds, also mica, lithograph stone, ony,
6 and enough kaolin clay to make statu
. ary, which is to represent the Sout
, Dakota Black Hills resources at th
: Peoria, Illinois, exhibition. The maj
bic ledge has now been stripped owe
200 feet and shaft 80 feet has bee
: sunk at one side, all in the finest grad
, of marble. 1t is reported that Generf
t Man ager Earnshaw will leave for Chi,
5 ago shortly to purchase complete lin
of machinery for channeling and saw
2 ing the marble. The marble in thi
: quarry lies in layers. which is differer
than that of the Vermont or Georgi
, quarries. 1t can be broken loose at ONT
I quarter the cost of other marbles on al
( count of these layers. The main lede
is one and quarter miles in length