Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-06-07
Mining items.

Mining items.
The annual meeting of the University
Gold Mining and Milling company will
he held at the Office of the company, in
Deadwood, June 18th.
1t is stated that a hoist and air con
pressor are soon to be installed by the
Saginaw Mining company on their
ground seven miles north west from Gus.
ter.
Rich ore has lately been discovered
somewhere east Of Custer. 1t is said that
the ledge is between seven and eight
feet wide. The specimens exhibited in
town early in the week, and said to be
from the new find, are literally covered
with free gold.
Work on the Aspen group of claims
under bond to Otto Grdntz, is progress.
ing nicely. The vein was recently san.
pied, eighteen samples having been taken
from the various openings along the
course Of the vein, the average assay re-
turn from which went as high rs SOS to
the ton. The shipments which are now
being prepared for are in the nature of
test on a big scale, and 100 tons Of the
ore will be sent to Denyer for treatment
which, should the average of richness
hold up will be the cause ofthe company
erecting a large treatment plant Of its
own upon the ground.
d. I. AND ID. C. MINING co.
AT the annual stockholders meeting
Of the Black Hills and Duluth Copper
Mining company, held at the Office OF
w. i. Benedict in this city Last Tuesday
evening, the following directors and Off
Gers were elected for the ensuing year.
Directors-F. A. Towner, +. A.. Dick
son, W. A. Nelson, NJ. ]. Bailey, F. c.
MacDutree, K. W. Calkins, S. G. Lum-
mis-, w. L. Benedict, Fl. e. Hemann.
After the annual meeting the board OF
directors met and elected the following
officers:
President-F. A. Towner.
Vice president-W. A. Nelson.
Secretary-M. j. Bailey.
Treasurer-S. G.. Lumnis.
The company is the owner Of a num-
Der Of claims on Spring creek, about nine
miles northwest from Custer. Arrange
ments are being made to put in a dia-
mond drill to thoroughly prospect their
ground.
THE BLACK HILLS REDUCTION PLANTS.
We are indebted to the Lead Call for
a list Of the different milling and smelt-
ing plants in the Black Hills, with the
/ capacity of each and the total tonnage
This list has been supplemented to some
extent by the Mining Review, and we
copy for the benefit of our readers the
entire list as a matter Of information and
for q ready reference.
Tonnage.
Homestake Mining Company, 900
stamps".... .....".""."."..... $500
Glover Leaf Mining company 60
stamps ......".."... ....."...." FAC
Holy Terror Mining company, 20
........ 81
Tykoon Mining Co., 10 stamps. Al
North Star and other Southern
Hills mills""...... .....""..".... ION
National smelter."..."........... 5OC
Golden Reward smelter."..-...... 30(
Golden Reward cyanide mill...... 30(
Wasp No. 2 cyanide mill .....".. ION
Horseshoe Mining company, cya-
hide minimum. .............. lUt
Spearfish cyanide mill..."........ 30(
Deadwood Standard cyanide"..... 20(
Portland cyanide."."."."...."... 81
Dakota cyanide ......""".."".... lU
Imperial cyanide................" 25(
Highland Chief cyanide..."...... 81
Electro-cyanide at Mystic""..." 6;
Alder Creek cyanide ......... ....... 6;
Empire State, 5 stamps""."".".... q
Rossiter cyanide.."."."..". "". 81