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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
INDIAN SCHOOL is
FILLED TO CAPACITY

RAPID CITY, Oct. 1.-THE gov
ernment Indian school, which open
ed on the first of October, has an
enrolment Of 263, which is larger
than any enrolment in the history
of the institution. There are num-
Der of applications for admission on
file and it is likely the superintend-
ent will be able to admit ten or
twelve additional students. The fact
that there is such a demand for ad-
mission to the school, has led the
government to entertain plans for
the enlargement of the school in or
der to meet the requirements Of this
popular demand. The new gymnas-
Iium will be completed by spring. The
foundation 96x98 is completed, and
work on the building will be carried
on as rapidly as possible. The stu
dents are anxious to have the gym
nasium as they know that 1t will add
to the interest of their school work
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
NINE SUPERINTENDENT
SHOT PRAIRIE CHICKENS

Deputy State Game Warden Au-
gust Peterson yesterday placed under
arrest Paul Mccullough, superin
tendent of the Ray Gold Mining COM
pany of Rockford, on a charge OF hav-
ing shot prairie chickens out Of sea-
son. The state law provides that no
birds of this class shall be killed un-
til the 1911 season opens. McCol-
Tough was brought to Deadwood and
fined $40 and costs by Judge Ack-
erman.
AS side issue in the affair, war
rant was later issued for the arrest
of Mccullough, charging him with
having used abusive language to the
game warden. 1t appears that he
objected to the interference of the
officer and when he was about to be
arrested, expressed himself In Ian
guage which is not permissible, un-
der the terms of the statute. He has
not yet had a hearing on the second
charge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
EXPECTS TO BE OPERATING
BEFORE FIRST OF YEAR

A. II. Oleson, who returned Thurs
day from an extended stay in New
York, during which he was engaged
in financing the Homestake South
Extension Mining company, an
Dounces that his efforts have been
successful and that II present ar
rangements arc carried out, work on
the property will be resumed before
the first of next year. He expects
that a representative Of the party
of capitalists who ave become inter-
ested In the company, will be here
shortly to examine the ground and
the prosecution of development work
will Immediately follow.
The Homestake South Extension
company adjoins the Homestake
mine on the south and includes the
ground formerly owned by the late
John Skelly. 1t Is in fact, almost
entirely surrounded by Homestake
holdings and is regarded as one Of
the most valuable pieces Of mining
ground in this district. 1t has been
developed to considerable extent,
but the necessity for deep mining,
which will be productive Of unques-
tionable results. has required the ac-
QUESTION Of additional capital.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
$50, 6,518, ,24s.4O IS OUTPUT
IN THIRTEEN YEARS

OURAY, Colo, Oct. 13.-Accord-
ing to the official reports of the state
bureau of mines, Ouray county pro-
duced in the last thirteen years
1897 to 1909, inclusive-in gold, sill
yer, lead, copper and zinc, the grand
total Of $36,516,24S.40.
Last year, 1909, witnessed the big
gest output in gold in the whole his
tory Of the county, the production
for the year being $3,011,33S.14.
The largest production Of the pre-
cious metals for any one year in the
county's history was in 1899, when
the totals all reached $3,484,314.51.
The output for last year-1909-was
the second largest in the county's his
tory. The totals reached $3,401 =
S01.01.
In the last thirteen years ouray
county produced in gold, $23,675,-
4ss.39; in silver, $s,556,101.35; in
lead, s2,s90,078.7s; in copper, ST.
3S3,790.26; in zinc, $1O,s42.62.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
ANNUAL MEETING OF
OIL COMPANY NOV. IL

The annual meeting Of the Roch-
ford Wyoming OIL company will be
held at Rockford on Nov. IL, at
which time officers will be elected
and some important business will
come up for consideration. 1t is ex-
pected that on that date it will be
definitely announced when the sink
ing of the proposed deep well on the
company's property at Rocky Ford,
Wyo., will commence, IL 1t has not
been started by that time.
The capital, which is being raised
by the sale Of stock at greatly re-
duced rate, for that purpose is reach
ing the figure where the officers will
feel warranted in beginning work
and the necessary amount may be
on hand before the date Of the an
nual meeting. The secretary has
sent out blank proxies to the stock
holders, asking those who cannot
be present at the meeting, to author
ize Secretary r. B. Deffenbaugh or
President Smith Wiley to vote their
stock for them and the officers re-
quest that these proxies be prompt
ly signed and returned to the former
at Rockford, 8. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
GUIDE BOARDS
IN THE DESERT

IN THE DESERT
Wherever there is gold or rumor of
gold, whether in the frozen Arctic
regions or in the parched and burn
ing deserts, prospectors are sure "
go. This daredevil spirit that lures
men on to practically certain death
in the hope of winning a golden for
tune is never quiet. 1t pushes ahead
and beckons the prospector on until
strength fails him and then leaves
him alone and hopeless to his fate.
The lure OF the California deserts,
the resting place of the bones OF
many an inquisitive gold seeker, has
long continued to tempt the prospec-
tor. Death Valley has continued to
collect its toll until the state Of Cali
fornia has taken steps to protect, In
a measure, those who would venture
into these internal regions. The legis-
lature of that state recently appro-
priated the sum Of $4,000 for guide
posts for the safe guidance Of trav-
elers, so that they may be able to
find water holes from which to re-
plenish their exhausted supplies Of
water.
The assistance of the state in safe
guarding travellers Is an important
step which will undoubtedly do much
toward rendering prospecting In
these mysterious and fascinating re-
gions safer. The foundation of the
general belief of the existence Of rich
gold d-bearing rocks, said to be the
source of the mysterious Death VAL
ley Scotty's wealth, may soon be dem
onstrated to be real or imaginary, as
soon as prospecting can be carried on
with a reasonable degree of safety.
The responsibility Of erecting the
guide posts Is placed with the au-
thorities. The work Of placing them
has already been begun. This course
of leaving the work to the counties
has been criticised by some, as, ap-
parently, the most important places
have not geen given first attention.
Referring to this, the San Francisco
Chronicle states: "It would have
been wiser to have had the whole
outlay for guide posts put in charge
of the state engineer, with instruc-
tions to go ahead. The
desert is constantly being secuted by
prospectors. and the lure Of gold may
always be counted on to make them
take chances with their lives. Ev-
cry year men wander away from
trails which the shifting sands have
obliterated, and this is the end Of
them. They lose their bearings, they
walk in circles. they die miserably.
Yet a water hole may be c'ose at
hand, which, II it had sign, would
save them" Mining World.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
ALL READY TO START
AT HIDDEN TREASURE

superintendent Adolph Holstein OF
the Hidden Treasure Mining COM
pany, whose property is located UP
Deadwood gulch above Central, an
nounces that all repairs and improve
ments have been put in and the
plant is now ready to start at mo-
ments notice. There has been some
delay in the arrival of orders from
the officers Of the company to re-
sumo development operations, but II
is expected that they Will have the af-
fairs of the company in shape in the
very near future to go ahead with
the work.
A new ten thousand gallon water
tank has been erected up the hill
above the hoist and now has three
feet of water in It. It will be used
to cool the water jacket of the gaso-
line engine and for general purposes
about the plant. A compressed air
pump has been installed and housed
below the hoist on Deadwood creek
and has been tried out. It Is found
to work most satisfactorily The
big fifty-horse power gasoline en-
gine has been repaired and is in
shape to start up at any time. Ev-
erything else about the hoist is in
ship-shape and ready to continue the
sinking of the main shaft below the
200 level, to which point 1t has al
ready been sunk on the ore vein.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
OIL MEN FLOCKING
TO LOST HILLS DISTRICT

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. IA
Fired by the striking of light gravity
oil at a depth of 500 feet in the Lost
Hills range, south of Bakersfield,
hundreds of oil men are flocking into
the new district, and the scenes re-
semble those enacted last spring
when the rush to the Elk and Buena
Vista hills was in full swing. Hun
dreds of Kern county men have eth
er gone to the new field or sent COM
petent representatives, and one man
reports $50 teams on the road to the
district when he was on his return
trip. The lands were located in
most instances before the withdrawal
orders went into effect, and the vari-
Gus companies will be in no danger
of losing their titles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
UNWATERING OF HIDDEN
FORTUNE HAS STARTED

The big Cameron pump was start
ed up yesterday at the Hidden For
tune mine and is raising the water
from the 300-foot shaft, which Is
expected to be pumped out in ten
days or two weeks. There has been
some talk of putting in a skip to
hasten the unwatering job, but this
will probably not be necessary, as
during this dry season the shaft is
not making much water and the
pump is expected to accomplish the
work in a satisfactorily short time.
There is large amount Of under
ground workings, including drifts,
cross-cuts and Slopes, but even at
that. it is thought the pump can
turn the trick within two weeks.
It is the intention, after the mine
is unwatered and the sampling OF
the ore bodies has been attended to,
to keep 1t dry until the as
say returns have been received, SO
that in case 1t is decided to proceed
Immediately with the development of
the property, things will be in shape
to go ahead. When the sampling OF
the Hidden Fortune has been attend
ed to, 1t is the intention to carry out
a similar line of work in the under
ground workings of the Columbus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
AUDITOR GETTING OUT
REGISTRATION LISTS

County Auditor Gustafson and his
assistants are up against plenty OF
work these days getting out the regis
tration lists which, according to law.
must be in the hands Of the registra-
ton boards by Tuesday, October 1s.
The registration boards in the coun-
ty districts are composed Of the same
men who acted as judges Of election
last year in their respective districts.
Registration day is Tuesday. Novem-
bor I.
The notices of the appointment OF
the new judges o. election, made by
the county commissioners at their
recent meeting, have been placed In
the hands Of the sheriff and will be
served Immediately.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
MINES AND MINING

200 levels. DR.. A. T. Ross, the COM
pany chemist. has done something
in the way of sampling the
exposed ore and the results have
been more than satisfactory.
They have encountered eighteen
inches of galena ore, which assays
$50 per ton in silver and lead and
on each side of this streak is three
feet of jasper ore that contains ex-
cellent values. This makes vein
with a width Of seven and a half
feet, which will average about $40
per ton In silver, gold and lead.
From the general appearance OF the
workings, the large bodies Of jasper
ore which were sampled on the 200
level and found to contain values
that make them splendid milling
propositions, will be found on the
$50 level, as strong and substantial
as above, which furnishes another
evidence that the Iron Hill ground
is again to become a great producer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
NEW LEASE is
STARTED AT GOLDFIELD

GOLDFIELD, Nevada, Oct. 12-
Financed and operated by Goldfeld
men, a new lease has been started
on the Blue Bell ground, 200 feet to
the east of the Wheeler shaft on the
Spearhead, and it is to be known as
the McGlynn lease, according to word
just received here from Goldtield.
There is an old shaft about rs feet
deep on this property, and for some
time to come sinking operations will
be the order.
Since the Wheeler lease on the
Spearhead opened ore, this is the sec
ond lease to be started in that ter
ritory, and it is said that a number
of operators have been going over
the ground east of the Red Top hold
ings of the estate with a view to
other leasing operations. Favorable
reports have been received with ref
erence to the Kewanas, Blue Bell,
Merger and Lone Star grounds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22

counties lying west Of the Missouri
river, but proviso was made that
any of these counties might put the
law into effect at majority vote
at a general or special election, pro-
viding a petition, signed by major
ity of those who voted for governor
at the last preceding general cleo
ton, petitioned to have the ques-
tion placed on the ballot There were
$3.50 cast for governor in 1908, con-
sequently, the petition required q
631 signers. It did not get this
number, having but 215 signatures.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
TO REDUCE GRADE
OF SPEARFISH HILL

OF SPEARFISH HILL
At the special meeting of the city
council Thursday evening it was de-
cided that the city enter into a con-
tract with Thomas Bolger for the
construction of a new road on Spear
fish hill. This matter has been un-
der consideration for a long time
past and has received the careful
consideration of City Engineer Frank
s. Peck, who has outlined plan OF
work that will greatly reduce the
grade of the hill road and in other
ways make it much more servicable
both for teams and automobiles.
Bolger's bid, which was accented,
was 65 cents per cubic yard, and
it is estimated that the entire job
will cost the city about $4,000.
The plan is to start the road from
the point where it now strikes the
rise of spearfsh hill and carry 1t
around on the outside, to the east
of the present road, so that it will
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
OPENING TUNGSTEN
In NEVADA MINES

ELY, Nevada, Oct. 12.-With three
groups of tungsten mines, located In
White Pine county, Nevada, and 9TH
er holdings, the United States Tung-
stem company has been organized by
Oscar T. Turner, president OF the
Ely Central Copper company and pro-
moter of the Tonopah Mining COM
pany, with the object in view of OBJ
tanning a monopoly on the supply
Of tungsten In this county.
According to advices just received,
articles of incorporation We're pre-
pared in Philadelphia few days ago.
The company is organized under the
laws of Delaware and is capitalized
for $1,000,000. A number OF east
ern capitalists who have been identi-
fed with Mr.. Turner in other mining
deals, are said to be associated with
him In this transaction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
25O LEVEL OF IRON
HILL SHAFT UNWATERED

The water in the shaft of the Iron
Hill mine at Carbonate camp, which
is being opened up by the Black
Hills Development and Financial cor
porahon, has been lowered below
the 250-foot level and exploration
work is now in progress at that
depth. 1t has been found that on
that level there are more than 400
feet of drifts and cross-cuts, which
have apparently been run in search
OF high grade silver bearing ore and
at some points have opened up
sheets of rich material.
There has not as yet been time
to make a thorough examination OF
these workings, but from what in
vestigation has thus far been accom-
plished, 1t appears that the ore con-
ditions will be found even better on
this level than on the 100, 100 or
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
BELLE FoURoHE 20;
DEADWOOD H. 8. o

In their first foot ball game Of the
season, the Deadwood High school
team went down to defeat yesterday
before the heavier Belle Fourche
High school eleven by score OF 29
to 0. The fact that Coach Graham
had been able to give the Deadwood
boys but four workouts before the
game, showed plainly in the result
yesterday, and the coming games are
expected to bring out the latent class
which a number Of the players show
ed. The Deadwood boys played the
;ame for all there was in them, but
the greater experience and the ad-
ditional ten pounds to the man in
favor of their opponents, told against
them. Belle Fourche played them
off their feet from the jump and
scored two touch downs in the first
ten minutes of play.
Deadwood showed some good ma
terial, but it needs development and
plenty of hard work. There are on
ly two experienced players on the
team, the others being the rawest
kind of recruits. Coach Graham
will make some changes in the line
up, and expects to show much bet
er form before the next game.
The Lead High school foot ball
team defeated the Spearfish Normals
at Lead yesterday, by a score Of 13
to 0.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
Orson Il. Folden Dead.

Orson B. Folden, a veteran Of the
Civil war and a resident of Lead
since 1877, died at 1:10 o'clock this
morning, at the home of Robert
Frazer in Lead, aged sixty-seven
years. He had been suffering for the
past six months with tumor Of the
liver and his death was consequent
ly not unexpected. He fought
through the entire Civil War under
Generals Sherman and Thomas and
was in most of the principal engage
ments.
Short funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at the Frazer home
and the remains will be taken that
evening on the Northwestern to Cen
eva, Neb., where the interment will
be made. He leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Hattie Heiday Of Geneva, Neb.,
two brothers and two sisters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22

climb, the hill at a gradual grade and
not abruptly as at present. This
will give an average grade of six
per cent, from the bottom to the top,
whereas at present there are points
on the hill where the grade is twen-
ty per cent. The new road will be
twenty-four feet wide and conse-
quently, will afford ample room for
two teams or two automobiles to
pass each other at any point along
the route. The contractor will start
'on the job as soon as he can get his
gra ling outfit to the site of the i'm
|provement and can secure the neces-
sary teams for the work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
GETTING READY TO PUMP
OUT HIDDEN FORTUNE SHAFT


The mining engineers who have
been engaged in making surface
examination OF the Columbus and
Hidden Fortune properties have COM
pleted that part Of their work and
are now ready to investigate condi-
tions below the surface. The first
move in that direction was made yes
terday, when they started prepara-
tions for unwatering the Hidden For
tune shaft. which was sunk to q
depth of 800 feet, when the mine
was in operation several years ago.
The bottom Of this shaft is zoo feet
below the floor of the Bingham tun-
mel. The pumps were gotten in read
mess yesterday and it is expected
that the unwatering will begin before
the end of the present week.
The surface examination OF the Co
lumbus has been made and when the
Hidden Fortune work has been fin
ished, the experts will turn their at
tention to getting the water out OF
the Columbus shaft, which is down
about 500 feet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
DISTRICT MEETING
INTERESTING EVENT

Spearfishe Caravan: The district
meeting of the Rebekah lodges Of the
Black Hills district, held in this city
Monday afternoon, was in every way
marked success.
The business of the convention
proper, with the exception OF the
election of officers, was held in the
afternoon, and the evening session
devoted to social intercourse, the
entertainment of visiting delegates,
election Of officers, initiating a class
of seven into the local lodge, ban
quet, good of the order, etc.
1t Is a matter Of no little pride
that the degree staff Of Aurora lodge
has attained a degree of perfection
unequalled by any sister lodge in
this district and possibly in South
Dakota. Because of this fact the
work of the staff last night ELECTED
much praise from the visitors and
was especially impressive to the MEM
bers of the class, of which the writ
er was so fortunate as to be a mem
ber. 1t may be said with truth that
not an error was made.
The following officers were elect
ed or appointed:
Elective.
President-Mrs. Corie D. Henton,
Spearfish.
Warden-Mrs. Bertrand, Dead
wood.
/ Marshal-Miss Atlanta Fuller,
Lead.
Appointive.
Conductor-Mrs. Stilker, Sturgis.
Chaplain-Mrs. Wilmarth, Central
City.
Secretary-Mrs. H. o. Anderson,
lSturgis.
Inside Guard-Miss Katherine
Bruce, Rapid City.
Outside Guard-Mrs. White, Terry.
Sturgis was accepted as the next
meeting place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
EXPECT TO CONTINUE
WORK EARLY NEXT YEAR

The resumption Of development
work on the ground of the North
Homestake Mining company ground
at Maitland, is expected to occur ear
ly next year. Alexander Maitland,
president of the company, will be
here sometime in January, according
to his present plans, and will come
prepared to order operations to be
taken up.
In the meantime preparations are
being made for the proposed resump-
tion and the property is being kept
IL shape to start up On short notice.
4 cavern recently occurred back OF
The mill. which IL recr:ling a con-
Siderable amount cf work 10 get the
ground properly caught up.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
WIRE SCREEN BARRED
FRANK ASKENS' EXT

At Friday evenings council meet.
ing in Lead, Alderman Morthland
presented some facts relative to the
death of Frank Askins in the Woods
resort Friday morning, that made
his colleagues sit up and take no
tice.
Mr.. Morthland was one of the first
to respond to the call Of fire. He
made his way up the back stairs
and commenced a search of the Sec
ond floor for persons who might
have been in the rooms unable to
help themselves. He looked in Sew
eral rooms finally coming to the one
in the southeast corner where he
found Askins lying across the bed
with his head against the screen.
An attempt to punch out the stout
material with his fist proved una
vaidable, and Mr.. Morthland dashed
down the stairs and finding an axe
returned. He smashed out the
screen and with the assistance of
others, carried the man down stairs.
In the opinion Of the Fourth ward
alderman and others, Askins groped
his way around the smoke-filled
room, and into the hall. Finding
the door to the rear porch locked, he
apparently tried to escape by means
Of the window, but was prevented
from doing so because the screen
nailed on tight, offered too great q
barrier to overcome. The man then
sank insensible and death soon fol-
lowed.
Marks on the hands, face and neck
bear out the supposition outlined
above.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
NEW HOUSE ON
BULLOCK RANCH

Belle Fourche Bee: United States
Marshal Seth Bullock has been in
Belle Fourche the past week super
intending the erection of new
house on his ranch east Of town. The
log cabin that stood on the ranch
since it was put there by Mr.. Bull
lack in 1876, has been torn down
to make room for the new structure.
This log cabin is one Of the last
Of the old land marks of this part
OF the country. 1t was one of the
first houses erected on the Belle
I'ourche river.