Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12
Mining Items.

consisting of engine, hoist, pump, etc.
arrived Thursday, and is being taken to
the mine northwest of town.
The Black Hills Mining Review of the
7th inst. notes the departure from Dead
wood of Mr.. David Ellis, general super
intendent Of the University Company,
For Oreville, seven miles northwest OF
Custer, to resume charge of the Univcr-
sity Company's ground. This company
recently acquired additional mining
ground on Spring creek, which affords
an excellent water right. The CHRoN-
IcLE will have more to say Of this COM
pary in the near future.
Announcement has been made that
the Crown Hill Mining company will re-
sumo mining operations at the Spokane
mine this month. The company has re-
Gently undergone reorganization and
is now able. financially, to carry out the
original plan. The 50-.Un concentrating
plant at the Spokane mine Is to be en-
larged to 100 tons Immediately and the
shaft is to be sunk to the 500 foot level.
F. c. N. Graydon, Supt. of the Chic
ago Mica company, shipped car load
of mica Wednesday from the Crown
mica mine two miles northwest from
Custer, to the company's works at VAL
paraiso, Indiana. He expects to ship
another car to the same place in few
days. Late development in this mine
disclosed the fact that the vein Is Is feet
wide, between two well defined walls,
and is producing some ofthe finest mica
ever found in the Black Hills. Sheets
of mica are being taken out 80 large that
they cannot be put in gunnysacks,
which is considered remarkable for
Black Hills mica. Mr.. Graydon says
the mine will be producer for years to
come.
The Cuyahoga Mining Company has
recently had a survey made of their
mining property situate upon the east
slope of Iron Mountain, in Custer coun.
ty. The company has very promising
mining proposition on their holdings Of
sixteen lode claims. At present tun-
mel is being run from the southeast base
of the mountain on the Hard Times lode
in a northwesterly direction which will
cut several large gold bearing veins at
greater depth, ard is apparently very
economical manner by which to develop
a greater portion of the claims. A hun
dred and fifty feet of the above tunnel
is completed. A shaft fifty five feet deep
on the Boulder lode near the east boun-
dary and belonging to the same COM
pany will be sunk to greater depth
and the vein thoroughly developed and
prospected by system of drifts.-News
If the co. owners or owners in min
ing claim neglect or refuse to put up or
do their share of the annual work nec-
essary to hold the claim, he or they in
terested who want to hold it should first
do the required assessment work, then
give the delinquent legal notice by per-
sonal notice in writing or by publica-
ton. If in the former way after ninety
days the delinquent fails to pay his share
his interest becomes the property OF
him or them who have done the requit-
ed work; if by the latter way, the delin-
quent has ninety days after the last date
of publication. advertising out" de-
linquent co-owner is never a pleasant
job, and everything done should be in
strict accord with all legal requirements
including filing of certificate of annual
expenditure with the county recorder
In case of subsequent demonstration Of
value there is often likelihood Of con.
tested title, and in such case the holder
of the claim should be fortified by legal
proof of his rights.-Mining and Scien'
| tific Press.