Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-06-25
Mining Items.

/ SupI. w. ~. Mllluhul, VI We .luttr6tdtc
mine, reports the work progressing
steadily in the new shaft which is now
down about 20 feet He is finding good
ore in the vein which he reports is Is
feet in width, Recent assays made by
our local assayer, Mr.. j. K. Pitcher, run
as follows; sample no. / run $l2s.20 !;
sample no. run Sl03.00; sample no. 8
run Sl4940. How is this for small veins
of low grade ore.
A car load of machinery is expected
to arrive to day or to morrow for the
Empire group Of claims on Spring creek,
of which Harry Francis is manager. 1t
consists Of hoist, air compressor, pump,
boiler, etc. As soon as the machinery
can be taben to the mine and installed,
operations will be resumed on the prop
erty. 1t is the intention of Mr.. Francis
to sink the shaft 100 feet deeper and
then cross cut the vein.
DR.. d. f. Deyeresur, president of the
Mile High Mining company, left Thurs
day evening for his home in Iowa after
| spending several weeks here looking
after the company's interest. He was
accompanied by Frank Mclaughlin and
Edward c. Horsch We understand
that directors meeting is to be held at
Fort Dodge, Iowa, next week when ar
rangements will be made to at once in
stall hoist, air compressor, and pump
on the Mile High property.
A big mining corporation it is report.
ed has been planned wherein 1t has
been announced that all the big mining
companies in the United States will be
amalgated. 1t is stated that the new
combine will have a capitalization of ST.
500 100000, and will be able to control the
mineral output OF the United States
The Standard Oil company is the head
and front of the aggregation, and it is
said that they have been planning with
this end in view for the last ten years.
The adjourned annual meeting oi
stockholders of the Clara Belle Mining
company was held last Wednesday al
the law Office of B. r. Wood. The fol.
lowing board of directors were elected
Frank Hehert, Charles Hebert, A. vii.
cox. NJ. ]. Bailey and e. o. Bartlett
Immediately after the meeting of the
stockholders the directors met and elect.
ed the following officers: Frank Hebert
president; F. A. Gira, vice president
Charles Hebert, treasurer Laura NJ.
Hsbert, secretary.
Mr.. W. W. Olds says that the work OF
installing the cyanide mill at the Ru-
berta mine is progressing steadily.
The stormy weather has delayed the
work some and he has had to change
his plan and grade to some extent to
make room for the teaching and settling
tanks which require great deal Of floor
room. He intends to have complete
plant when it is finished and one
that will treat the ores of the district. A
thing by the way which has never been
accomplished in Custer county up to
date.
THE LITTLE WONDER DRILL.
Quite number of mining men went
out to the Sunbeam mine yesterday to
witness demonstration of the Hsrdscog
Little Wonder Drill. The name is very
appropriate, as the machine is wonder,
in the rapidity of work done, and the
ease in which the machine is moved
around and operated. The machine
drilled number OF holes, one three and
one-half feet being drilled in fifteen
minutes, in fairly hard rock. The oper-
ator on this machine has an easy Job
compared with the old time air drill.
Another hole being drilled in quartzite
six inches in two minutes other holes
were drilled at various angles, quite i'm
possible with any other drill. The in
PRODUCTION of this drill will materially
help mining operations in the Black
Hills, where power drill is required,
on account Of cost for installing and op.
Grating the plant. The gentlemen pre-
sent at the demonstration expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
machine, and complimented Mr.. Frank
Smith, the representative of the COM
pany, who is introducing 1t in the Hills.
Hill City News.