Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-12-26
Mining Items.

T. l. Wheeler is doing the annual rep
resentation work on his claims, a6oin-
ing the Old Bill, popular gold claim of
established value a few miles north of
this place. Tom is feeling jubilant over
his bright prospects of reaching the gol-
den goal, and as his ores compare favor
ably, and are of similar character to the
Old Bill ores, we can but conclude that
his fond hopes are fairly justified.
d. w. Courtney is doing the annual
representation work on the Dividend
claim, located four miles north of this
place and owned by Alb. Wilcox of this
city. The claim is well located, being on
what is known as the old Salmon belt,
famous for its rich surface prospects, and
as the yellow metal has already been
discovered on the property, the hope
may be INDUCED that the significant ap-
pellation given it may not prove to be a
misnomer.
Frank Mcmahon and Geo. Rlack are
doing the annual work on the Omega,
located three miles southeast of town
and owned by Custer parties. This is
one of the old time locations which like
many others in the district has not been
developed to an extent that would fully
determine it's merits, but from present
indications, it would not be at all sur
ioir ot in hn frilI nI
hence it should find place in the eong-
ated list of the future gold producers tri
butary to the Pioneer city of the Hills.
S. E. Ainslie has been engaged for the
past two weeks doing the assessment on
the Leroy group of gold claims four
miles west of this city, and reports a
most favorable outlook for the future de-
velopment of that highly promising
property into permanent producer. 1t
is expected that the company owning
the property, which is composed of Min
neapolis and Denver parties, will, in the
not distant future, inaugurate extensive
operations on the property, which as
demonstrated by the most thorough tests
is not surpassed in the richness of its
ores by any claim in the district.
J. A. Collins, one of the owners of the
White Cloud group of gold claims, ad
joining the Gold Fish group, located on
Laughing water creek, four miles north
Of this place, reports the recent discov.
cry of high grade ore on the l. o. u, one
of the claims of the White Cloud group
But little work has been done upon the
claim as yet, and, as a consequence its
real value cannot be fully determined
but as a test made upon the ore gave q
return of $3.50 per ton, it is fair to sup
pose he will not fail to develope it a,
once and thereby, perchance, cause the
full blooming of another bonanza bud
upon the ever capricious and uncertain
tree of human hope.
Frank Hebert is doing the annual
work on his tin claims, the Tin City and
Tin Queen, both of which were in good
repute in the days when tin was on top
and even now after all the years of weary
waiting for revival of the tin industry
there are many claim owners like Frank
whose faith in the final outcome remains
unshaken. Nor is this fact a matter tc
excite wonder, when the further fact is
considered that so much Of the ore en-
countered in that region carries Sd high
per cent of the mineral that it would
be classed as phenomenal in any other
tin country on earth. We admire Franks
pluck and earnestly hope that he may
yet reap the success he so manifestly de-
serves.
THE CLARA BELLE.
Charlie Hebert came in Monday fol
supplies for the Clara Belle mine and re-
ports continued operations on the prop
erty. The main shaft has been sunk tc
a depth Of 225 feet, at which depth the