Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-27
Mining Items.

Mining Items.
Work was resumed on the London
minnie May) on Wednesday last with
| five men.
1t is reported that the Tycoon COM
pany has resumed work on the Lucky
Boy mine in the keystone mining dis
trict.
DR.. Rate brought in some fine ore
from the Ivanhoe mine few days ago.
1t is well sprinkled with free gold, and
the sample weighing about 90 lbs will be
sert to the st. Louis fair.
At the annual meeting of the May
Mining company, held in this city last
Saturday evening directors and officers
were elected as follows: Directors-T.
w. Delicate, l.. f. Carr, G. E. Carr, f.
A. Gira, M. A. Willis, F.. L. Dunn, j. A.
Foustner. Officers-T. w. Delicate,
president and treasurer; G. Z. Carr,
vice president; L. E. Carr, Snpt,; T. L.
Dunn, secretary; NJ. A. Willis, manager.
| John Foster, who has for some time
been working in the Clara Belle mine,
was in town the forepart of the week.
Johnnie reports that work is progressing
in the drift from the bottom of the shaft
where they have an excellent vein Of
ore about six feet thick. Samples of this
ore sent to Rapid City for assay run Sl9j
per ton in gold A large amount of ore
is now on the dump ready for milling in
the spring. Frank Hebert is in charge
Tom Carroll has made a new strike in
the London and Dakota group. The
shaft is about 20 feet vertical and has
passed through the vein in which they
started. The new strike is in the bot
tom of the shaft where they have struck
a new vein and have penetrated it about
six feet. This new vein which has come
into the shaft on its dip is about 8 feet in
width and has the appearance of being
an excellent ore. 1t contains about $500
per ton in gold, about 10 OF. silver and
is very rich in lead.
We hear that the Golden Slipper mine
belonging to the Empire State Mining
company, is about to be reorganized. We
also hear that it will receive a new 20
stamp mill, with cyanide annex and
do business on scale commensurate
with the capacity and merits of the mine.
This, if true, is good news as the ore has
steadily improved with depth and we
have been told by one who worked in
the mine that the ore stopped out from
the 400 foot level free milled $4,000 per
ton. This is the record so far as we
know.
A ledge of very rich ore is reported to
have recently been found by the Sun
beam Mining company in Friday gulch
near Hill City. This company has for
several months been drifting on the
400 foot level, following the course oi
the vein. The ore has widened out SUD.
de My and presents good face. The
shaft was sunk almost the entire dist
ance of 400 feet on the ore, the greater
portion of which carried free gold to the
naked eye. The Company has a steam
hoist equipment and ten stamp mill
on the ground.
Parties up from the vicinity of Fair.
burn bring reports of rich strike oi
copper ore at the bottom of the West
over shaft, which has now attained g
depth Of 10 feet. If this be true we
congratulate Mr.. Westover who has
shown such commendable courage and
persistence in sinking to such depth
without anything to remunerate him fol-
the time, money and muscle expended
The property is situated near the mouth
of French creek canyon, about Is miles
east from Custer, and near to the South.
ern Queen mine. The Southern Queen
enjoys the distinction thus far Of being
the only mine from which copper ore
has ever been shipped out of the Hills
to smelter which yielded profit.
| THE OHIO GROUP OF MINES.
A short time ago we had occasion to
visit the Ohio group Of mines belonging
| to our fellow townsmen ]. Z. and Chas