Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-02-23
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feet. 1t takes about 1850 feet to reach
the copper ledge in the Strater claim
which leaves three hundred feet yet to
run. 1t is estimated that this work can
be put through by the middle of May,
provided that the rock does not get any
harder than 1t is at present.-Hill City
News.
George Black has sold the old Joe
Dollar gold mining property east OF Hill
City to Chicago parties. He has been
holding this property since 1880. The
sale was consumated through the instru
mentality of DR.. Rothermel, the wizard
of the mine, who located ledge that
gave good returns. Mr.. Black decided a
third interest in the fround to the doc
tor, and the latter came iA for share
of the proceeds.
The Gopher Mining company of Min
neapolis has commenced sinking its
shaft deeper, at the Gopher mine, north
of Hill City. 1t is now about fifty feet
deep and it is the plan to sink it to the
5OO-foot level by midsummer. The shaft
is following down remarkably rich
ledge of free milling gold ore. The COM
pany has purchased two Tremain stamp
mills, which are to be erected at the
mine this spring.
The report sent to the eastern press
from this place that the Clara Belle
mine on Sunday gulch, owned by Frank
Hebert, had been sold to Captain Marsh
of Omaha for a consideration of$300, 900,
is not true. Captain Marsh had work.
ing lease on the St. Elmo mine, which
adioins the Clara Belle on the east, but
he isInow being sued by the owners for
possession. Captain Marsh had an op.
portunity at one time to buy the Clara
Belle mine for a small amount, but he
did not do it. We understand that the
price Of the mine, as offered to eastern
parties, runs into three figures. Judg-
ing from present indications the mine
promises to become one of the largest
and richest producers in the Black Hills.
The Denver News publishes the fol.
lowing from Deadwood regarding the
country east of Custer: Eastern capi-
talists are giving their attention to the
great deposits Of iron Gre in the south.
ern Hills. A company called the Iron
Mountain Mining company was organ
lied last summer by Samuel Scott Of
Custer. 1t was proposed to ship 1000
tons Of the ore per month to the smelt-
ing works at Denver. 1t was then i'm
possible to get teams enough to haul
this amount to the Burlington station
At Iron mountain, twelve miles north
east Of Custer, is the largest vein of iron
ore known to exist in the world. 1t is
from 900 to 1000 feet wide and can be
traced for ten miles north and south
Iron Mountain is about 1000 feet high
and it is in reality mountain of iron."
INCREASE THE OUTPUT.
The Homestake company now has all
the force turned on at the mammoth
pumping station at the head water of
Spearfish river. There are two pumps,
each with a capacity Of elevating over a
high mountain $500 gallons of water a
minute. The increased quantity of
water makes it possible to increase tte
output of bullion from the tnihes more
than one.third. The Caledonia mill, at
Terrayille, has been started up and as
soon as the new hosting plant for the
DeSmet mine, at Central City, can be
installed that old mine and mill will be
started up after an idleness Of over fif.
teen years. At the big l ,200-ton cyanide
plant all the machinery has been in
stalled and few days more will see the
plant in operation. This plant is ex.
pected to save $4,000 a month to the
company by extracting the gold from
the tailings which have been going
down the creek ftt good many years
as waste:
BOULDER COPPER MIXING co.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for the
Boulder Copper Mining company at
Custer, with capital of 100000; in.
corporators, w. A. Nelson. f A. Dick.
son, F A. Towner, H. G. Butterfeld
Louis Knowles, ". ". Francis. T. v
Garlock, Ed. l.. Grantham. The com
pany held a meeting in this city last
Wednesday and perfected an crganiza
tion by electing the following officers:
President-W. A. Nelson.
Vice Pres.-H. G. Butterfeld.
Trcasurer-F. A. Tower.
Secretary-Louis Knowles.
The company's property is situated
about twelve miles northwest of Custer
near Spring creek, and consists of eight
lode claims and placer location, in al
$50 acres. The property joins the Cop
per Butte Mining cotnpany's ground Oh
the east, and the ore is said to be simi
liar in character. carrying both copper
and gold. Buildings will be put up al
once. and the company expects tc
thoroughly deYelop the property by the
sinking of shafts, etc:j as soon as the
weather will permit.
| TIE REINBoLD COMPANY.
The Black Hills Mining Review Of thu
18th says: The Reinbold Company, o
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