Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-08-15
Mining Items.
Il. Y. GARLoCH.

w. II. Buffum and E. ID. Chase arrived
from New York on the 7th. They
we're accompanied by Mr.. E. NJ. Barnes
whose headquarters are at Cleveland,
Ohio. They all went out to the consoli.
dated Central Black Hills Copper camp.
Arrangements are now all complete for a
run and it is presumed that the mill will
start up in a few days. The outlook is
very promising at the mine and it is be-
lieved that when once started the bust
ness will be continuous and profitable.
MI. John Collins while prospecting in
the limestone range during the week
found some excellent samples of copper
carbonate and copper glance. He has
not yet had time to hunt for the vein
but thinks he can find it without much
trouble. There was plenty of float on
the side OF the mountain. He showed
US some of the samples he picked upand
they are very fine high grade copper.
John says that it was on a tributary of
Hells Canyon, and a pretty rough coun-
try, but he is going out in a few days to
see il he Ear uncover the vein.
THE RUBERTA
Mr.. w. w. Odds drove in from Four
| Mile Tuesday, and in response to our
interrogation he said that be was busy
sinking the main shaft on the Ruberta
group. This group consists of IA claims
all of which show good veins of quartz
carrying gold both in the free state and
combined with tellurium in some of its
different forms. The shaft on the Ru-
berta proper is a two compartment shalt,
we'll timbered and has attained the depth
of 175 feet and the vein has increased
from two feet until it is now over four
feet in width. The ore in the vein still
retains its high grade character, only the
free gold and telluride is more uniform
ly diffused through the quartz, while the
assays run up into the thousands Of dol.
lars per ton. Mr.. Olds now has his mine
fairly we'll developed, and has ore enough
in sight to justify the erection Of a mill
of good capacity, and proper process to
treat that character of ore, with the full
assurance of a profitable and continuous
run. The mine is making a good deal OF
water, sufficient i'm fact to furnish all that
is required to supply a fair sized plant
at the mine, when the facilities for cheap
reduction will be excellent. Mr.. Christ
Burkhart, Mr.. VIM. H. Evers and Mr.,
Henry G. Hemann, contractors and mer-
chants from Cleveland, Ohio, were out
to examine the property a few days ago.
and were very much pleased with what
they saw. They returned east taking a
fair sample of the different ores with
them which they will have fairly tested
by competent chemists.
These gentlemen are also interested in
the C~uyahoga group of mines at Iron
Mountain, where they have done a large
amount of work and have a very com
plete hosting plant, air compressor,
drills and are well equipped for deer
work. 1t is presumed that this test will
have much to- do with the question OF
which property they will select to re.
ceive their most vigorous and immediate
attention. Of course the ground which
from its output promises the best and
readiest return in profits, will reasonably
command their earliest attention. These
are all good men with ample means who
stand we'll in their own community, and
we welcome them to our camp.