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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
PLACER EXCITEMENT
AT CRESSON, b. G.


CRESSON, B. c., Oct. 6.--Great
excitecent has been aroused In the
Cresson district by the discovery OF
rich placer gold deposits In the bed
of the Goat river. Ira Beam, an old
time prospector and gold miner, who
has passed through some Of the
greatest gold rushes in western Am
erica, including the stampede to Ne
vada, is the lucky discoverer Of these
claims. About year ago Beam was
observed panning gold dust on sec
tions of the Goat river, but 1t was
thought to be only another instance
of a prospector's madness. Sudden
ly he appeared In town with some
fine specimens of coarse gold and
the news leaked out that he had To-
Gated two claims just above the can
yon In the Goat river. A rush at
onsce occurfed to the vicinity of
the finds. Messrs. Stocks and jack
son and ]. Mcfarland were the first
wise ones, and they have taken three
claims close to the ones filed on by
the original locator. Up to the pres
ent time eighteen claims in all have
been staked.
A few days ago work at Erickson
was entirely suspended while the
adult population hastened out to Sc
cure claims. Traces Of the precious
metal have been found fifty to six
ty feet in the banks of the stream,
and in the bed of the river gold is
believed to be present in paying
quantities, as the paintings give bet
ter results right down to the water.
A meeting Of the claim holders will
be held for the purpose Of forming
a syndicate to carry out the neces-
sary fuming and tunneling to en-
able the gold to be taken from the
bed of the stream down to bed rock,
which is about ten to fifteen feet
below the water mark. The syndi-
cote will be known as the indiana
group ami all the owners of the
various claims being local men, 1t Is
believed the n cney necessary to ex-
plot the properties can be easily
raised here. The river at the pres
ent time is very low and conditions
are very favorable for prospecting.
The water will allow of the claims
being mcrKed fuzzy sever month"; Of
the year. 1t is stated that the claims
are such that they can be worked
with a low capital outlay and the
present indications are that large
quantity of the precious metal can
be profitably taken from these loca-
tions. The claim owners are anxi-
GUS to avoid anything in the nature
of stampede from the outside and
It is difficult to get the facts as to
the real value Of the find. With
the organization Of the syndicate we
shall be able to furnish full partic-
ulars regarding these important dis
coveries.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
Will Use Lignite.

The Northwestern has issued a
bulletin stating their freight engines
on the Black Hills division will be
equipped with CRATES suitable for the
burning of Ignite. The passenger
engines will use oil but many Of
the freight engines will be fitted
with the Ignite burning equipment.
The Northwestern can get the very
best Ignite coal near Lander at Hud-
son and also near Casper at the Big
Muddy mines. The Ignite coal is
excellent steam coal. The only OBJ
lection to 1t is the fact that the en-
gines throw such great quantities of
sparks when using Ignite, but this
can be obviated to certain extent,
byt the use Of spark arresters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
RICH FREE GOLD ORE
FIND IN NEVADA

ELY, New, Oct. 6.-Fred Bor-
ebert one of the old-time miners OF
Cherry creek, was in few days ago
from his camp at Cocomongo, ten
miles south of Cherry creek, bring
iag with him many specimens G.
quartz laterally plastered over with
gold. No assays were made of the
specimens, but 1t is believed they
will run from $4,000 to $4,000 a
ton. Mr.. Borchert also had with him
about twenty ounces of dust, which
he had secured by pounding up $50
pounds Of rock and panning it out.
The rich streak of quartz is from
1--WE to six inches in width, of which
from one to two inches contain the
high-grade ore, but the whole will
average into the hundreds of dollars.
The vein matter between the walls
will average about three feet and
is all of relatively high grade. Mr..
Borchert and his partner. R. A.
Nuckols have been busy for some
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
sAsYEa,s sUGGHsrED FOR

fisEs hNIiNG CAvE-lNs
Incident 10 the recent cavern OF
Gola street in Lead, OWING TO the
giving way OF the root OF q stope,
several nunared feet below the sur
face, there mas been considerable
oisc cussion among mining men Oh
metnoas which might be pursued to
prevent repetiIions OF the occurance.
Although Homestake officials have
given no intimation OF what plans
they may nave in contemplation Tor
ilsuring the safety OF the ground
oseriylng their mine, 1t Is generally
understood the subject 10 being dis
cussed and that this discussion will
result in the adoption OF some meth
oa that will be sure to bring about
the desired result.
An old-time mining man, talking
on the subject yesterday, suggested
thAt the Homestake company might
ruisue the same method for guard
Ing against the caying in OF the sur
tace that is employed in protecting
tho abandoned Slopes on lower lev
els. For some years past, the COM
pany has been filing in these sopes
with waste rock, by running an up
raise from the roof of the stope to
the level above. 1t was suggested
that In the slopes. whose roofs ap-
proach the surface, upraises may be
run and the filling in readily accom-
this would not entirely do away
with the settling Of the earth, 1t
would prevent cavern of any con-
siderable size and would materially
retard settling.
Another method was suggested,
but 1t was regarded as probably not
feasible on account Of its expense. 1t
provided that when Slopes have been
worked out and are about to be
abandoned. the timbers be removed
before there is probability OF a
movement in the ground and false
work Of plank and timber be con-
structed, in the form of an arch,
reaching from the floor to within a
few feet Of the roof of the stope and
running the entire length Of the
stope. The space between the false
work and the sides and roof Of the
stope is then filled In with concrete
which, when It SETS. would form a
protection that would make the cav
ing of the ground above a practical
impossibility. Neither water nor fire
could make any impression on such
a system Of protection and II the
cost would not be beyond all reason,
It is regarded as the surest method
Of preventing such occurrences as
the Homestake company Is now con-
tending with.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
UNDER SERIOUS CHARGE

Hot Springs Times-Herald: Ed.
Hazeltine, county commissioner of
Custer county, had his preliminary
hearing last Friday before Justice
Osmotherly upon the charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretense
and was bound over to the circuit
court for trial. His bond was fixed
at $1,000, which he has thus far
been unable to give and therefore
remains In the county Jail.
The complainant Is the Peoples
National bank, where Hazeltine made
a loan and gave a chattel mortgage
on cattle which cannot be found, and
1t is said there is no record of the
brand described in the mortgage CIV
en- by Hazeltine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
CONDUCTING EXAMINATIONS
OF MINING PROPERTIES

The three mining experts who ar
rived from Chihuahua, Mexico, last
week to conduct examinations of the
Columbus and Hidden Fortune mine
properties, in the interests Of capt.
talists who are considering a prop
osition to undertake the develop
ment Of the ground, have been stead
lily at work and have finished the
surface examination of the Colum-
bus. They are now engaged in go
ing over the Hidden Fortune and
will probably have the work con-
cluded in a few days.
Whether or not they will unwa-
ter the Columbus shaft, has not yet
been announced and is understood
to depend upon the report they make
after completing the surface investi-
cations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
FIVE-FOOT VEIN
OF $1,000 ORE
(GoldGeld News.)

(Gold1eld NeWS.)
AlLhough there is no official con-
hrmation of the development, a re-
port seeming to bear the stamp of
authenticity, comes from the Cler-
mont workings of the qoldfield Con-
solidated Mines company that a lat
eral run from the 1,000-foot sta
ton of the Clermont shaft has en-
countered, in virgin ground to the
south, a massive granite formation,
and that in the latte and granite
contact is a five-foot quartz vein
containing values in gold averaging
about $1,000 per ton. There Is no
seeming reason why this report
should have been made were there
not truth back of it, and 1t Is really
the best news that has come from
the Consolidated workings, in the
way of new development, for long
time. The figures seem incredible,
and yet some other seemingly in
credible reports from Goldfield mines
have been backed by actual figures.
That no phenomenally rich ore
like, for instance, the ore taken
from one Of the big veins on the
750-foot level Of the Clermont, had
been developed in those workings at
1000 feet depth has long been a
to local mining MEN,
as while there are two deeper shafts
in the district-the Grizzly Bear
900 feet to the south Of the Cler-
mont, which is 1900 feet deep and
the Goldfeld Annex, 450 feet to the
east, 1,035 feet deep-the Clermont
is the only place where very exten-
sive lateral work has been done at
a depth as great at 1000 feet. Fail
ure to find deposits of the phenom-
enally high grade ore that has made
the Consolidated and Florence mines
famous, at 1000 feet depth, has
given rise to conjectures that the
Goldfield mines would bottom" at
about or less than 1000 feet depth,
thus bearing out the predictions Of
certain experts" who, in the early
days Of the district, predicted that
the ore deposits were but shallow
deposits and that the vein systems
lid not Ego down" This latest de-
velopment in the Clermont gives the
lie to such rumors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
THE SILENT PARTNER
AND THE DARK HORSE

End IL the week sermonette, by
Rev. G. w. Fogg, pastor of the Bap-
tist church:
The politician and the business
man are much alike in many re-
spects. Notably so is this true when
it comes to the time of making a
forward movement. Often in busi-
ness there is the silent partner, who
is unknown to the public and is by
reason of this able to give informa-
tion that will be taken as unpre-
JUDGED. And in politics there is the
dark horse" that enters the race at
a late time, and he usually proves
a winner. Both are forces behind
the scenes that have to be reckoned
with in the business and political
world. 1t is quite possible that the
dark horse" politician may be a
far better statesman than the man
who runs in the open. His real in
terests may be with the people more
than with himself. And the silent
partner may be, and often is, the
best man in the business firm. 1t
usually happens that both are more
powerful than the man in the open.
John Dietz and his little family at
Cameron Dam for the past seven
years have been more powerful than
have been the whole lumber COM
pany and the government of Wis
consin combined, Notwithstanding
the genius and wealth Of such of
her sons as become senators. The
reason is that Dietz is not SO far
wrong and is not to be found in
the open. And he is a force that
has to be reckoned with.
How afraid we are of the unseen
force. We are ever alert for new
developments, and in battle for the
man in ambush. They are men who
are determined that their way shall
vim. We do not admire the smile,
yet 1t Is true that this Is Just what
the great unseen Force is in human
life. He is determined that His way
shall win. All methods are His legal
methods, though they may not be
the normal methods. II not accord
ing to normal laws, His works seem
to be carried out by laws we can
not understand, or at least do not
recognize as the normal way that
things are done.
How often things do not go as
We expect. Business and politics
take an unexpected turn. A bright
youth is taken from the world at a
most unexpected and seemingly un-
wise time. A child is removed from
the home. A dark design In busi-
ness is mysteriously frustrated. A
large trust scandal is revealed. A
cruel monarch meets death.
A corrupt one is dethroned by the
/ eople. Men and monarchs plan one
enc thing In history. Fate DEGREES
It otherwise. How strange 1t all
seems. What does 1t mean? Surely
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
BIG COPPER PROSPECT
NEAR CARSON CITY

CARSON CITY. New, Oct. S.-A
few miles south OF this city there
has been quietly worked what looks
like one of the biggest copper de-
posits in the entire west. The
ground is situated ON the main range
back of Jacks valley, and is known
as the Greedy French ground. Sew
eral years ago couple Of Basque
sheep herders uncovered ledge
there showing heavy copper sui
phides and considerable gold and
silver values. They staked the
ground, and figuring that 1t belong
ed to Greedy French, took him into
the combination, thus saving litiga-
ton and difficulties that generally
arise from such discoveries.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
NEW DISCOVERY ON
THE KEIMER GROUND

II. II. Keimer has been conduct
ing a course of development work
on his mining ground, located in
Whistler gulch south OF Deadwood,
and has lately opened up new vein,
which shows indications of being a
permanent proposition. The ledge
was encountered in a tunnel, which
is now well in the ore, but has not
crosscut it as yet.
The material is said to average Sc
per ton in gold, across the face,
which has thus lar been exposed
and is of very uniform quality.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

Of meetings, Oct. IL, 13 and IA.
The women of America have been
working many years for the ballot
giving their best in the way of time,
work and money to this great cause.
They have fromed mighty organ
ization which reaches out into ev-
cry state and every town in the re-
motest parts of the country. With
an untiring effort this great body Of
women moves onward in the march
Of progress.
1t is a worldwide movement and
not confined to our country alone.
Victory is inevitable. 1t is only q
question of how soon.
How soon in this state depends
on your voters at the November cleo
ton this fall. Show little of that
generosity our forefathers did when
they bestowed the ballot upon the
negroes OF the south, who not so
much as asked for it. At that time,
being very ignorant, they did not
know what to do with the ballot af-
ter - was given them.
Could not those great and wise
forefathers Of our foresee that in
Withholding the vote from women
they were making Of their wives,
mothers, sisters and generations yet
unborn of American womanhood,
slaves to laws made by every low
degenerate who cares not even II he
votes beyond the price for which he
is able to barter that vote?
We will not think too harshly of
those honored ancestors. In those
days 1: this country woman had no
individuality Of her own. She could
own no property and in fact, was
not allowed an education until, by
her own persistent and continuous
efforts she gained an entrance into
the schools and colleges which had
all been barred against her, but
where she now takes foremost
place.
All the old arguments against
woman suffrage have been driven to
the wall in the light of actual prac-
tice in the countries and states
where women now have equal suff'
rage with men. The only argument
we have heard that looks anything
like a sound reason is this: That
women should be denied the ballot
because they can not climb tele'
graph poles. What we do not un
derstand is why they still allow fat
men to vote.
Vote "Yes," to the amendment
this fall. The following is a copy
of the amendment as 1t will ap
pear on the short ballot:
Chapter 1873.
Sec. 10. Any woman having the
qualifications enumerated in Sec. 1
of Article 7, in the Constitution o.
the state of South Dakota as to age
residence and citizenship, shall b,
deemed a qualified elector of thi
state and shall have all the rights
powers and privileges Of qualified
elector thereof, as fully as IL sh'
were a male person.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

The county commissioners who,
with County Auditor Gustafson, went
by automobile from Whitewood FRI
day over the roads in that section,
found the highways in excellent con-
dition generally. The new road from
Whitewood to Spearfish, was found
particularly in good shape and Is get
ting all the travel between the two
points. 1t is also being used to q
great extent for travel between
Whitewood and Deadwood, although
It is a fifth of a mile longer than the
old road.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
VOTES FOR WOMEN
(By Eta Proctor.)

Street meetings, banners flying,
suffrage colors, white and gold. The
campaign Is on in earnest in South
Dakota.
There are several meetings billed
for Deadwood and Lead within the
next few weeks. Among the speak
ers one should not miss is DR..
Aylesworth, lecturer and organizer
for the National American Woman
Suffrage association, formerly presi-
dent Of Drake university, and presi-
dent of Colorado Agricultural col
lege. He will speak from an auto
mobile under the auspices Of the
Lead Equal Suffrage club in a series
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
NEW ASBESTOS FIND
NEAR NELSON. B. c.

NELSON, B. c., Oct &c. o.
Wodren of Poplar Creek in the Lar
deau country, has brought in some
especially fine samples of pure as
bestos. 1t was from this property
that specimens won a diploma at the
recent fair in Vancouver, and the
Asbestos group, is incidentally, the
only asbestos mine in Canada with
the exception of some properties in
Quebec.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
ROUND MOUNTAIN DIVIDEND

DENVER, Colo. Oct. THE Round
Mountain Mining company has post
ed another quarterly dividend Of 4
cents a share. The disbursement will
amount to $34,661. This will be the
tenth consecutive quarterly Accent
dividend paid, bringing the total to
$32S,404.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

A letter OF recommendation from
Dr. >. J. Ross OF Denver, says: II
regard the system or treatment far
III advance Oh all others Ior recover
ing values at nominal cost, which
Is an important feature in treating
low grade ores. 1 take pleasure in
recommending the method. 1t
should receive serious consideration
by every man who is interested in
mining"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
OPENING UP AN
kLEVEN.FOOT LEDGE


Work has again been resumed on
the gold prospect which John H..
obrien recently opened up on the
ground OF the Custer Peak Mining
company, at a point near the south
east corner OF the property. The
smart has been put down nfty-tye
Ieet and the vein has been crosscut,
showing a width OIL eleven feet, be-
tween walls, at that depth.
1t Is quartz ore which prospects
freely in the pan and Is said TO con-
tam excellent values. 1t is the in
tentIon TO continue the shaft down
ana cross cut again at several points
as the VEN shows a tendency to wild
en- as depth is gained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

500 pounds less than for July. Or
the entire output about 22,OU0,OOU
pounds have come from the Anacon-
da-North Butte-Butte Coalition COM
Dination and the balance from the
Independent properties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

1t is the same old song, brother.
That you have often read;
Come when you can't stay long.
brother,
For / must work for bread.
Come in the morn or eve, brother
/ hope this won't Offend
He who knows when to leave,
brother,
/ count my truest friend.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
BUTTEs OUTPUT OF
COPPER DECREASES

Boston, Mass, Oct. THE out
put of the Butte copper properties
for the current month will, it is esti-
mated, aggregate approximately 49,
900 900 pounds, or 1,762,000 pounds
less than for August, and 1,303,-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
MINES AND MINING

time past "high-grading' their
property. as they lacked means for
its development, hence were COM
PEELED to take out the richest of the
ore.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

A warrant is out for the arrest OF
a man said to have passed worth
less check on George Butler the
Deadwood jeweler.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-South Da-
kota, fair Sunday and Monday; cool
er Monday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15
MRS. T. O. BEAL
PASSES AWAY

! count my truest friend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-10

wANTED-Boarders at No. z Church street.
Room and board at moderate prices Rooms
heated by hot air furnace Best dinner in the
city for Csc. Charles Patch. iSStf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-10
NOTICE.

Assessment for watering streets,
To whom it may concern;
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing streets and portions of streets
in the City of Barre, VT, have been
watered during the present season in
accordance with the provisions of Act
255 of the Acts Of the General Assem-
/ bly, of 1906.
Namely
Ayers street, from South Main street
TO easterly line of property OF Mrs. Y,
&. Ayers;
South Main street, from Prospect
street southerly to Quarry street;
/ North Main street, from Prospect
street northerly TO Wiley street bridge
Depot Square, from Main street to
the NJ. & W. r. r. tracks;
/ Maple Avenue, from Main street to
Brook street;
Cottage street;
! Seminary street, northerly end from
North Main street to Maple avenue.
Seminary street, southerly end from
/ North Main street to Summer street.
Granite street, to the siding to Boil
ster's plant;
! West street, from Main street to
Summer street;
Merchant street. from Main to Sum.
mer street
Pearl street, from Main to Summer
street;
| Central street;
Eastern avenue, from Elm street to
Mrs. Jones' easterly line;
Keith avenue;
Summer street,
Elm street, from Washington street
to Eastern avenue;
Averill street;
Park street, from Averiil to Academy
street;
Church street;
Jefferson street;
Washington street, from North Main
street to Charles street;
Liberty street, from Washington to
Hill street and Hill street from Liber
ty street to Washington street;
Academy street, from Washington to
Park street,
Prospect street, from Main street to
the bridge;
Brook street, from Main street to
Maple avenue;
The street commissioners will meet
at the City Council Chamber in the City
Hall in the said Barre on the 18th day
of November, 1910, at 100 o'clock in the
afternoon, then and there to determine
upon and make such assessment, said
assessment viii be due on November is,
1910, and payable within fifteen days
thereafter at the Office of the City Treas
urer. L. H. Thurston,
James Even,
James Brown.
Street Commissioners in and for the
City of Barre, vt.