Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-09-07
TIN.


There seems to be quite a revival ii
the tin interests in the Black Hills o
late. and it is high time that it shonlt
be SO. There is no doubt that the til
mines will pay, and there has neve
been any misgiving on the part of th'
miners Of the Hills who are familiar will
the rise and progress of the tin industry
Especially is this the case with the til
mines of the southern Hills which be
long to the Harney range, and are situat
ed in the southern part Of Pennington
and the northern portion Of Custe
counties. Within the last thirty day
there have been three different compa
nies organized to work some of the mum
erous mines OF this locality, and we are
pleased to note that they are all good
strong companies. who are starting in {
manner which would indicate that they
mean busih ess and have the capita
adequate to make success Of the un
dertaking.
Mr.. L. c. johnson Of Hill City hal
organized company on the "Gertie.
This is property which formerly be
longed to the old Harvey Peak Tin com
pany. We understand that he has &C
quired title to l57 acres, which means 9
group of eight claims, some OF which
have been reckoned among the very
best that were owned by the old com
pany. We all understand what hat
kept this property in the shade for the
last ten years, simply the litigation be.
tween the stockholders in New York
against the stockholders Of London.
However. that is too long story to be
told at this time, but suffice it to say that
the best experts of the world, the oldest
and most experienced tin miners OF
Cornwall, were sent here to examine
this property. Jackson, Thomas, Vim
cent, all of them without an exception
gave favorable report, and said that
these tin mines would pay, and this too
when the price OF tin was only half OF
what it is quoted on the market today.
Prof. R. o. Hall is another gentleman
who has lately taken bond on the Sallie
Cavanaugh group. located at Oreyille.
He also represents strong company,
and the property he has secured is one
of the very best in the whole belt. The
property was never incorporated in the
Harney Peak holdings. for the reason
that the owners knew what it was
worth, and the Harvey Peak company
would not pay the price. 1t was from
this group Of tin mines that the ore was
taken which took the premium over all
the tin ores which were on exhibition
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893.
Now comes Mr.. Elmer j. Miller, who
has been shrewd enough to obtain an
option on the Century" and the "Tin
King" tin mines. We are not so ia.
miliar " ith the merits Of the Century
but we have known the Tin King
from the first day of its discovery
and we know that it is and has
always been Justly celebrated asone ot
the richest tin mines Of the whole south
ern Black Hills. Mr.. Miller is collector
of customs at Columbus, Ohio, and il
one Of the heaviest stockholders in the
Black Hills Marble and Porcelain com
pany, which company had now by the
magnitude Of it's Investments and opera
tions gained the distinction Of being
the biggest spoke in Clusters mining
wheel.
The mines in and around Oreville are
in many respects exceptionally wei
situated, from the fact that they arr
located in a sort Of basin with higf
mountains all around, which gives then
the advantage of the power OF gravity
the cheapest and best power minin,
company can possess, as all the ore from
mine to mill, everything works dowr
hill. This, with the fact that they are
located on Spring creek, which gives as
surance of plenty of water the yeal
round, with an abundance of good pine
timber growing on the claims and in th'
adjacent country, together with the fac
that the B. & NJ. Railroad crosses at this
point, make Oreville a point of excep
tional advantage in point of facilities fol-
cheap mining and milling which are sci
dom found together. tits perhaps need
less to add that we are glad to see these
properties changing hands, and passing
into the possession of men who under
stand and appreciate the value of these
mines, and above all men who know
what to do with them when they ge
them.