Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-07-25
MINES AND MINING.

Coi. Oeorge, OF Deadwood, mas inter
ested Pittsburg syndicate with him
and Is getting ready to open up some
untried placer ground near Rockerville.
He is getting in some machinery of a
kind that is said to have been very
successful in North Carolina.
Jack Foran went down to Pringle on
Monday last to look after his mining
interests in that section and took some
samples which he will send to some
capitalists in the east who may assist
him in developing the mine. He has
held this property a good many years
and has shaft down about go feet
which discloses vein about seven feet
wide. The ore is copper pyrite and
runs we'll in gold. 1t is very promis-
ing location and needs only develop
ment to make it pay.
The Golden Slipper near Hill City has
opened new gold bearing vein of ore,
within close proximity and running par
allel with the old vein which has yield
ed literally and faithfully for the Black
Hills. The vein matter of the new en-
counter runs about $50 per ton, and the
resumption of active mining operations
are promised in the near future The
old vein gives up ore that runs into the
hundreds, and it is expected that devel-
opments will find the ore of the late en-
counter increasing considerable from
what it is at present.
1t is reported that the stockholders of
the Keystone, Holy Terror and Main
stay mines have consolidated their in
terests and that work on the mines will
be started in a short time. 1t is further
reported that fifteen members represent
ing the different companies would be in
Keystone in a few days. They will
meet to arrange the details and plans
for the new work and make estimates of
the cost, etc. This will be for Keystone
"a consummation deyoutedly to be wish
ed" and in fact source of rejoicing to
all parts of the southern Hills. Supt.
Griffith of the Bismarck mine promoted
the consolidation DEAL
The report is there is a movement to
revive the linton tin mines and late
investigation shows that the ore on a
grand average yields sixty pounds of
tin to the ton. That is SIS per
ton, what better do you want than that.
The tin mines around Custer, Hill City
and Keystone have always been suppos-
ed to run richer in tin than the linton
mines. What is the matter with min
ng for tin in the southern Hills? Has
he Harvey Peak Tin Mining company
killed us off forever? The foolish and
'piteful litigation of the stockholders Of
hat company New York and London)
have kept US out of our own for the last
wenty years. Will it last forever?
Reports come from Mystic that the
Mariposa Mining company have at last
struck the rich vertical they have been
into the hillside for and there
8 great rejoicing in that vicinity. The
unnel which encounters the rich vein
s in little over l,l00 feet and taps the
vein at depth of 500 feet. This vein
vas opened on the surface about three
,ears ago, at which time an air COM
,ressor and power drills were installed
md tunnel started in its direction fir ON
he level of Slate creek. Large bodies
If average grade ore are opened up in
various places about the PROPERTY and
he Mariposa gives promise Of becoming
,ne of the leading producers of the
Times.