Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-05-18
Mining Itema.

1t is stated that placer mining on Ra-
pid and Castle creeks will be carried on
quite extensively this summer.
A car load Of assorted split mica was
shipped last week from the New York
mica mine to the Sills- Eddy Mica com
pany of New York
John Collins and T. l. Wheeler have
commenced sinking shaft on the Gold
Fish property on Laughing water. An
other shift will be put on next week.
Quite little excitement was OCCASION
ed early in the week oyer reported
new gold strike said have been made
near J. A. Reynolds ranch, about two
miles southwest of town. The strike
was made by Ben Runyon, A. Trimble,
and ]. S. Putnam. The vein rs ssid to
be twenty feet wide and, shows consider.
able free gold.
Col. James A. George, Of Deadwood,
was in the city yesterday. The Col.
came to meet Messrs. Webb & Cham
bers, who are returning from their
Pennsylvania homes to Hill City, where
they will open the new mining bureau.
They are new ready for business, and
are prepared to make all kinds of anaty-
tical assays. Go and see or correspond
with them.
Frank w. Bower, president, and Dave
Ellis, Supt. of the University Mining
company, arrived in the city Monday
and drove out to the company's proper
ty near Junction. 1t is said that the
ore body of the University mine con-
tinues to grow larger as depth is attain
ell, and the values are holding up to
what they were when the ore was first
encountered.
From Keystone comes the report that
the Elizabeth Mining company, formerly
the Big Hit company, has placed an or
der with the Gates Iron Works for 40
stamp mill and lot of concentrating
machinery. This is the ground upon
which an expensive mill known as
Peck's Patented Process was erected a
few years ago. There are large quanti-
ties of ore in sight, and Of grade that
will pay profit if economically mined
and milled.
THE CLARA BELLE MINE.
A new shoot of ore has been opened
up on the Clara Belle, which is a close
rival of the shoot from which the rich
ore was mined which has kept the little
mill running so steadily, and has furnish
ed the rich specimsnswhich Mr.. Frank
Hebert. the principal owner, has been
giving away so lavishly. to, our town peo-
pie. This new shootlofioreis above the
one which has beentworked, ,and drift
is being run to see what tits like. 1t is
quite large and although the gold is not
so coarse it seems equally as rich, being
speckled all over and through with
small particles Of the "filthy lucre," |"
"the fools wisdom" "the wise mans
treasure" "the rich mans PRIDE" and
"the poor mans friend" gold. The new
working shaft is progressing downward.
and will in its descent cut both shoots,
but is not expected to strike either OF
them for 100 feet yet. Meantime the
ore will be hoisted from the old shaft
which has attained depth of 127 feet.
The present development would justify
the erection of mill at least 40 stamps
capacity. but we understand that 1t rs
the design of the owners to sell stock
enough only to erect mill of20 stamps,
and equip it with Willy concentrators
for the saving of the silvanits, and bis
muth telluride which Is so abundant in
the ore in addition to the free gold. OF
course the silvanite which is half gold
and the otter. concentrates will not
yield less than one thousand dollars per
ton, will not amalgamate, but must al
first be sent away for treatment, either
by smelling or (what is better stilD by
chlorinatiou. 1t will probably be found
profitable in time to erect plant at the
mine to treat these concentrates.
We learn that the stock is on sale a,
the new firm of "Kimble & Shankland,