Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-06
Mining ItAma.

Ihe central Black Hills copper CON-
pany, who were expecting to have every
thing in readiness to start up their plant
for continuous run by this time, find
that their last car load of machinery did
not contain pump. They will in con-
sequence be delayed for a few days long
er waiting for that very necessary piece
of machinery.
The last payment on the Chilcoot
group of mines became due on the first
of June and we presume it was paid.
The recipients are Alex Madill, Frank
Lockhart, and Tom Blair. We under
stand that it is the intention of the new
company to push the work on their very
promising group Of mines and put it on
list of the producers of the precious
metal.
The Crown mica mine which was de-
layed from work during last week start
ed up on Monday with full crew, and
it is hoped that no more break downs OF
machinery will occur, and the shipments
of mica 90 on without further interrup-
ton. The mine produces we are told
two car loads month Of good merchant
able mica, the last car load having been
sent forward last Saturday.
Some big deals in mining property is
daily being made in the northern Hills.
The fastest which has been reported ia
the sale of the 1lth Hour group control
led by Mr.. John Madill, the Magnet
group controlled by Lowell A. Mason,
the Dewey group owned by c. J. Swan
storm and James Nelson, with other
claims owned by Geo. G. sigler, making
altogether l,l80 acres of mineral ground.
The property is located on the north
side of the Spearfih river in the vicinity
of Iron creek. The new purchasers are
a syndicate of eastern capitalists who
will 60 to work Immediately to further
develope the ground. The ore is said to
average $ll.70 per ton in gold. The
price paid is $3.50, 100000.
The Broken Chain group of mines
located about eight miles west from Gus
ter and consisting of six full claims is
fast coming to the front and promises to
become one of our best producers of
gold. This property joins the celebrated
Boss mine on the north and has been
opened along the main vein for dist
ance Of several hundred feet. 1t has been
developed by three tunnels and several
open cuts and shafts. These shafts are
respectively 80 feet and 40 feet in depth
and all the openings disclose the vein
which is a pure quartz and about three
feet in width on an average. This prop
erty has created quite an interest among
mining men who have examined it, on
account Of the rich prospects which it
yields in free milling gold by the pan
and mortar test. The vein is vertical,
in the micacious slate and is attractive
to those who are welded to the free
milling process, but to those who are
familiar with the character of most of
our very richest ore the free milling
quality cuts but small figure. And
1t is so in the ore from this mine, and
while the yellow gold is always attract.
i've it is to the tellurides they must look
for it's greatest riches. This property is
owned by John Bebington and Charles
Holmes and is at present under bond to
Mr.. J. N. Wright who is developing the
ground quite thoroughly.
THE CHICAGO MINES.
This group of claims five in number
are situated about 31s miles west from