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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
BELLE FOURCHE AND
NORTHWESTERN SURVEY

Work on the Belle Fourche &
Northwestern survey is still going
on and while definite route between
Belle Fourche and the Powder river
has not been decided upon, still it IS
pretty sure that one Of two routes
which have Eeen looked over by the
pathfinder" of the survey squad
will be decided upon. Concerning
the survey the Alzada Fairplay says;
"The Belle Fourche & Northwest
ern surveyors are now on the Little
Missouri river. Some of the railroad
officials informed us that another
survey will be made from Middle
creek to the Little Missouri river be-
fore the final location of the road
is made. The survey now runs thru
some rough county and whereby i
they come straight from Belle
Fourche to Alzada they miss all OF
the Hills and will have an almost
water level grade"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
SIZES CERTAIN VICTORY
FOR JOHN G. BARTINE

The other day in Aberdeen Con-
gresham George M. Young of North
Dakota, who has just returned from
a speaking campaign through the
northern part of the third congress-
ional district of South Dakota in the
interests of Hughes and Bartine gave
out the following interview on con-
ditions as he found them in the part
of the district he visited:
take it from me-" said Young
"John G. Bartine will be the next
congressman from the Third district.
"His reputation extends beyond
the boundaries of his state. He is
known in North Dakota and other
northwestern states because of his
courageous fight against lawlessness
and for putting big gang OF morse
thieves behind the bars.
al was talking about Dartine with
Mr. Coleman of Lennon last week.
he declared that the horse rustlers
tried to intimidate Bartine, threat
anea his life and burned his house,
office and law library. All he had lett
of this worlds goods was tent and
a rifle. but he had an iron
vim and a splendid courage. These
o,alities coupled with unusual abb
litv enabled him to put every horse
thief behind the prison bads.
"Bartine is not the best LOOKING
man in his district, in face, some
would call him homely, but he mas
stout heart, a puritan conscience
a crusaders enthusiasm, and per-
sonalitv which endears him TO his
friends There is a something about
him which commands the loyalty OF
friends and the respect OF enemies
Perhaps this explains why man u
Perkins county whom he had sem
to prison told Bartine last week tha'
ewould vote for him for congress
"The nation needs men OF the
Bartine type in congress. There are
thieves in the nation who should DC
run down, such as those who are try
ing to grab up all of the water power
OF the country.
"The Third district of South pa-
kota can perform great service to
the nation by the election of John
n partine TO congress"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
ON SILVER.

In the Mines and Mining page OF
the Deadwood Daily Pioneer Times
edition OF the 5th inst, in its faith
full eagsrness to impart to its many
readers all kinds of news, there ap
peared reproduction of an article
previously published by the Salt
Lake Mining Review, of Utah, on the
white metal.
with no intention of offending the
mentioned Review, in its opinion re,
lative to the second precious metal
and although the Black Hills o.
South Dakota do not figure, as yet
prominently in the production Of
silver, still it is apparent that the
silver interests are behind such dis
seminations of a positive CD opin-
ion relative to silver, through the
medium of prominent Reviews, such
as the Salt Lake Mining Review Of
Utah. It is not forgotten, that many
uterances and broadcast publications
had been made, in 1896 and in 1906
In regard thereto.
The very mention, made, OF tha'
imaginary ratio of sixteen to one, BY
the mentioned Review denotes the
political revival with the silver in
terests behind. of that bugaboo, II
an effort to resuscltate an untenant
ed dead issue, now buried for six
teen odd years. While it is neces
sary that every industry deserves t
be encouraged and protected, ans
the silver industry is equally class
ed for such encouragement and sucf
protection, yet, exagerations of th'
kind for its promotion, are utterly
Unnecessary.
! The supply and demand of al
commodities, including silver, coun
principally as to their prices, bu
when the silver commodity is wish
ed 10 represent, when coined, it'
capacity OF purchasing all otheI
commodities by its being classed al
greatly needed metal to the gold
no honest fnancier could reasonabl!
agree with the silver interests, mol
how TO the political views or ideas
now prominently circulated amoni
the legal voters of the land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14

pany Is building line from its main
feed line to the plant of the Two
Johns near the railroad tracks at
Crown Hill. This line will be com
pleted in few days, when the
wires shall have been strung they
will be connected UP with the fifty
horse power motor which has been
installed in the plant and electricity
will hereafter be employed to oper-
ate the cars on the tramway. At
the present time the Two Johns is
hauling about thirty tons of ore
daily for delivery to the Trojan mill
ing plant. where It is being treated,
and after the new installation has
been in working order it is expected
that this amount will be increased
materially. Since starting the tram
way in operation and the doing away
with team haulage, the work which
has been done upon the property
has been very profitable to those en-
gagged in il. and the tramway has
made available many hundreds tons
of ore which are on the dumps which
would not have paid to have hauled
to the railroad by team for shipment
but which can now be handled at a
good profit, and these dumps will
probably all be hauled to the rail
road now and sent to milling plant
for treatment The Two Johns in the
past under the most unfavorable OF
shipping condition, proved to be one
of the most PORTABLE properties in
the Ragged Top district, and nov
that the problem of haulage has been
solved II should do even better than
in the past, for there are thousands
of tons of ore Of excellent grade in
the property that have as yet been
untouched, but which has been
blocked out and which is ready tC
be mined. The property is being
worked under the direction of Frank
Heron.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
TO UNLOCK OUR GREAT
WEALTH OF MINERALS

To cooperate with the other ROCKY
Mountain s;ates and the America
Mining Congress in a campaign TO
have the federal government reopen
the mineral resources of the country
for development, a mining bureau
will be organized by the Denver
civic and Commercial association.
About 200 members of the associa
ton are actively interested in min
ing. and in making plans for the as
sociation mining bureau was in
cluded in the general scheme Up
to the present time, however, the
bureau has not been organized.
In a recent letter from the secre-
tary of the American Mining Con
gress, the governor was requested I
appoint a special delegate from this
state to attend the meeting of tn
association, to be held in Novemoel
in Chicago. Similar requests have
been made of all other governors OF
Rocky Mountain states. Fred Car
roll, state mining commissioner has
been requested to recommend suit
able delegates to this congress an
to take up the matter with the local
civic association.
Western mining men are praetlcai-
lv unanimous in stating that the
policy of the government in with
drawing from entry or development
large areas of land containing ricf
mineral deposits has seriously re-
tarded the development of the min
ing states. "In aid of legislation
the government in 1906 first with
drew many acres of mineral ianr
from entry. Under President Tar
this action was legalized and the
policy has been enforced by succeed
ing presidents.-M Mining Record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
UTILIZING HIS AUTO
AS A MINING HOIST

Herman Wunderlich, superinten-
dent of the Arrowhead Mining COM
pany, says Salt Lake paper, Is US
ing an automobile to facilitate min
ing operations in little different
way than probably ever before en-
ployed In this nineteenth century of
ingenuity and marvellous invention.
An automobile hoist is the result.
The Arrowhead is controlled by Salt
Lake people an dis located 29 miles
west of Lund station on the Salt
Lake route.
Between shifts, Mr. Wunderlich
plies his little Dodge car on the road
between the mine and the railroad,
making the round trip of SIS miles in
two hours or so. But when the mine
is working is when he uses his head
as the boy says. Many automobiles
in the past fey years have been jack
ed IN, the rim removed and a beIr
transmission put on with excellent
power results. But Mr.. Wunderlieh
cuts out all these "frills" and en-
ploys simpler method of obtain
ing the same results. He makes a
whim of his machine.
He simply hooks the cable to the
rear axel of his faithful little Dodge
and when the signal to raise the
bucket is given. he grasps the lever
turns on the gasoline and moves
steadily ahead to point which indi
Gates that the bucket has reached
the surface. 1t then hangs dangling
from the gailows frame A backward
movement gives the necessary slack
in the rope, the bucket is dumped,
and continuing backing the auto low
ers the bucket to the awaiting min
ers at the bottom of the shaft.
The process is working out beauti-
fully. The raise is 60 feet and the
buckets weight 500 to 500 pounds
loaded. Probably $4,000 pounds of
ore has been raised In this manner
in the past month. during which time
the Dodge has been performing this
extra service without making a
whimper or asking for time and q
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
Mines ano Mining

half pay. The gasoline bill is said to
DC matter of insignihcance.
The Arrowhead shipped another
arIoad of ore a few days ago, and it
10 at the local smelters. 1t is esti-
mated that 1t will average $23 q
ION. samples showing 26 to 80 per
cent lead and some silver. Some Gt
,he spar and tale mined from lower
levels thrown over the dump for
months has been found to carry COM
mercial values in lead, and is now
being saved.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
BURKHOLDER PREDICTS
VICTORY FOR G. o. p.

Sioux Falls, ). d.. Oct. 9.-With
eacl dav tnat raeses the republicans
of South Dakota are becoming more
confident that they will carry South
Dakota for Judge Hughes for presi-
dent and elect all their nominees for
state an dother positions. They al
so claim they will elect big ma
jority of the members of the state
legislature.
While it is conceded that a few
weeks ago sentiment for President
Wilson was strong in the state, re-
publicans who have recently taken
occasion to sound sentiment in this
respect throughout the state report
that recently there has been pro-
nounced subsistence in the Wilson
wave in South Dakota, and that re-
publicans generally are lining up
in support of Judge Hughes for
president.
The republicans also claim that
Judge Hughes will secure many
democratic votes in South Dakota,
and in support of this cite the re-
cent declaration of G. o. Bailey. a
lifelong democratic attorney of Sioux
Falls, that he will vote for Judge
Hughes for president and accept a
place as president of Judge Hughes
for President club. Judge Bailey
has been prominent in the affairs of
the democratic party of South Dako-
to during the entire period of state
hood.
South Dakota for Protection.
Some republicans of South Da-
kota who were inclined to support
President Wilson on the claim of the
democrats that he had kept the Uni
ted States out of war, have recently
been studying the probable effect on
the United States of democratic
free trade after the close of the Eu-
ropean war, and it is said they have
come to the conclusion that unless
the republican policy of protection
is in effect when the war ends the
United States will be flooded with
cheap European goods and that
prices in this country, including
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
INSTALLING ELECTRIC
POWER AT TWO JOHNS

Some time ago tramway was in
stalled from the Two Johns mine to
the railroad tracks near Crown Hill,
a distance or about 1000 feet. When
first placed in operation the cars,
which are hauled UP to the summit
of the tramway by steel cable, and
which descend by gravity, had been
moved by gasoline engine. This
method of operation has proved to
be pretty expensive. so the people
who are operating the mine have
concluded to make a change in the
motive power. and TO that end the
Consolidated Power and Light COM
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14

farm products, will be demoralized.
II is said that In fear of this result
should the democrats be retained in
power at Washington, and free
trade policy prevail, those republi-
cans who have been tempted to vote
for the reelection OF President VIII
son will cast their ballots for Judge
Hughes and return to the protec-
tive policy in national affairs.
Claim Victory for State Ticket.
If the claims of the republicans
are borne out by the returns of the
election on Nov. 7, they will make
clean sweep in South Dakota and
elect all their nominees. Peter Nor
beck, nominee for governor. has re-
Gently been visiting the voters OF
different sections OF the state, and
| from reports which have been re-
ceived here he is gaining in strength
every day, and many republicans
/ confidently expect he will be elect
ed to the Office of governor by the
| largest plurality given a candidate
in recent years in South Dakota.
The fact that Mr.. Norbeck was
born in South Dakota and has lived
! here all his life. and always has had
a reputation for sterling integrity in
private and public affairs is said 10
! be proving a great source Of strength
| to him in his present campaign for
election TO the highest office in the
state
The republicans further say that
the remainder of the nominees on
their ticket are men who have prov
ed their worth before the people of
South Dakota. and that their cleo
ton will mean that South Dakota
will continue to be governed in
businesslike manner and continue
to prosper and develop.
Bartine Said TO BE Gaining.
John G. Bartine, of Lyman county
republican nominee for congress in
the Third district, who has had a
hard fight because Of the popularity
of his democratic opponent, Cong
ressman Candy, is reported to be
making great gains in the district as
the result of swing around the
circle" which he now is making in
the district Republicans who re-
turned within the past few days from
western South Dakota, bring the in
formation that Mr.. Bartine's election
now is conceded by many of the
democrats OF the district and that
the republicans believe his majority
over Congressman Candy will not be
under 1000
Judge Mccoy for Supreme Bench
Friends of Judge ]. H. Mccoy OF
Aberdeen, who is a candidate for re
election to the state supreme court.
of which he now is an honored mem
Der, urge all voters who wish TO
vote for the reelection of Judge Nc
Coy TO not fail to find and mark his
name, which will appear on the non
partisan judicial ballot, and which
will be separate from the regular
ballot furnished voters or election
day. Judge Mccoy has been on the
circuit and supreme court bench for
period of sixteen years and is one
of the most distinguished iurists of
the state or northwest. II is said
his experience as a jurist is mater
tally aiding him in his candidacy for
reelection to the supreme bench Of
the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
EayORS A PROTECTIVE
TARIFF FOR THE FARMER

Fort Worth. Texas, Oca. In
memorial to congress. issued today
entitled. "The American Farmer ana
His Government" II. N. Pope, presi-
dent OF the Association of state
Farmers Union Presidents. favors
protection on all agricultural pro-
ducts.
He declares that no county can
thrive half protected and half free;
insists that there is no such thing as
a hyphenated tariff and asks that
cotton be protected by IL cent
minimum loan from the government.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
CONTINUING SINKING ON
THE HIDDEN TREASURE


One of the mining properties o.
the northern Hills that has been
under development for a number OF
years and on which the showing ha
been such ais TO encourage the eX-
penditure of considerable money, is
the Hidden Treasure, located on the
great phonolite belt which cuts
Deadwood gulch. There has been
a great deal of surface work done on
this property, which has uncovered
an extensive body of ore carrying
better than fair values, and which
would pay for treatment in a plant
on the ground, or firm which select
ed ore could be taken which would
return good profits from shipments
TO outside treatment plants. The
work that has been done on this
property has demonstrated the fact
that il is one Of the good proposi-
tions of the northern Hills, and it j.
safe to predict that it will not be
long ere 1t is In the producing class.
While the development on the sur
face has proved that the ore body j
extensive and of commercial grade,
il has been the object of the manage
ment TO explore and open up the ore
body at depth, and to this end work
has been in progress in the main
working shaft for some time and
is being lowered to the 300-foot
level. When that level has been
reached a station will be cut and
drifting along the course of the vein
started and the ore body at that
level blocked out and made aeces-
sible for hosting. The main shaft
has now reached a depth of 285
feet, and in its progress downward
has entered the vein and the work
ings are still in it. This vein has
proved to carry ore which will as
say from "a to $40 ton and which
can be treated in any OF the millinS
plants in the northern Hills. Short
ly after leaving the 200-foot level the
ore began to carry copper, and
the present depth a small per cent
OF the red metal is to be found In
all of the ore, while some OF thc
specimens are rich With II. This
taken as a good sign by mining men,
who are of the opinion that the ore
values will be found to be better on
the 300-foot than nearer the sur
face. At the present time a small
force of men is working In two
shifts in the shaft. which will soon
reach the 300-foot, when the drift
will be started after the station has
been cut. President Corcorane Of
the company and Secretary Andrew
are here from the east and viii re-
main for several days consultinr
with the general manager of the
property Banks Stewart, as to thu
future work, and 1t is certain that
operations will be continued during
the coming winter and probably witt
larger force than is at present
employed. The company Is well
equipped to work at depth. there be-
ing a good hoist on the shaft, COM
pressor plant machine and black
smith shops and boarding house anc
other buildings for the accommoda-
ton of the men and for convenience
in work. The COZ 'pany, 1t is known
is planning for number OF improve
ments at the property, and they will
probably be installed this fall. Min
ing men who are familiar with II
consider it an excellent proposition
and one that will soon be produc-
ingand profitable enterprise.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
WHY?
The following vagrant verse is in
circulation in the camps on the bor-
der without known authority:

The following vagrant verse is in
circulation in the camps on the bor-
der without known authority:
There were two soldiers talking, as
they broiled in Texas sun,
And one was posted there to stay,
And one was soon to march away.
To put aside his gun.
H.
There were two soldiers talking, and
they chinned for quite a while.
The one who had to stay behind
Was satisfied, he did not mind,
He knew that all was well.
Go back to your college, pal," he
said
Go back to the Football Team"
Go and perform your duty, PAL"
and he spoke with eye aRleam.
"Your Alma Mater calls you, and to
win for them you'll try,
For am only a family man, and
you a College Guy.
~.
"Go back. forget this army life. go
back to the Campus Shade,
And I'll patrol this border land. I
guess Pm not afraid.
MY wife and kiddias call me. but to
quit l shall not try,
For am only family man, and you
College Guy.
"I left a right good job up north.
they said they'd take me back.
I'd like to earn little pile before
the work gets slack.
I do not want my kids to starve. !
think I'd rather die,
But am only family man, and you
a College Guy.
Although the young ones need me,
Uncle Sammy needs me. too,
II understand It's different when a
football team needs you.
So stack your gun and muster out,
and wear Rah-Rah Tie,
For I am only family man, and you
a College Guy"
VII.
There were two soldiers talking. and
they parted then as friends.
The one to make his luck strike,
The other back to drill and hike,
And there the story ends.
VIII.
And oft I've sat and wondered, at
the whereof and the why
or Uncle Sans most wondrous
plan
For one Is only family man.
The other College Guy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14
OMAHA HAS A FIRE
WHICH COSTS $3.50. 900

Omaha. Oct. 2.-Fire in the Morris
company plant gutted the structure.
The loss will he s750.000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-27
THERE'S NOTHING EXCITING
IN THE LIFE OF AN &C
TRESS, SAYS PAULA

AFTER Miss Daytons success,
life soon settled down into aver
age monotony." continued Paula.
sometimes. Margie. ! think mo-
notonv Is one Of the greatest OF
trmpters We are always fighting
or running away from II. Every
woman who is married and has no
work outside Of her home Is al
ways talking OF the deadly monot-
ony of nor lie She seems TO
think she is the only woman on
earth who cannot get away from
the humdrum OF existence.
Il know I should have the same
idea il ! had not tried many, many
ways OF earning my living. and
found that in every walk OF life
there are great stretches of monot-
ony interspersed and broken by
sorrow. joy, love, hate. turmoil
we poor mortals never learn
that the human mind could not
stand any one OF these without the
long stretches Of monotony. where
rot only ones physical self but
ones mind and spirit lie fallow.
Most girls think the stage is
one Ions rcyel. consisting OF late
suppors. t'rtations. applause and
admiration 1t is nothing Of the
kind No woman ever reached
success behind the footllghts with
out the hardest kind OF work.
You see. Margie, we forget,
when we soc the results of any art,
that after the beautiful idea has
been norr II must be brought to
maturity. and that means nothing
but the most atGuous. grinding la
Dor.
And here q Tho difference be.
tween art and business The bust
ness man may leave tho details to
some one else. but no one can
write the story or act the part
paint the picture or compose the
music. except tho artist who con