Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
SOME NEW WORK SOON
TO BE INAUGURATED

in the Gladiator group OF mines, stat
ing that the possibility of work be-
ing started Oh that property on an
extensive scale very soon were ex-
rellent. and that the property would
receive q thorough development. II
is known some very rich ore has been
taken from the property and that
there is within its side lines veins
which will pay to develop. 1t Is To-
Gated on Deadwood and Poorman
gulches, In the center OF one OF the
richest sections of the Hills, and Is
really one property that "adjoins the
famous Homestake."
For the past two weeks an exper-
fenced miner and prospector has had
charge OF few men who have been
thoroughly prospecting and sampling
the ground. and they have been do
ing work in this line on Ave strong
vertical veins which are exposed by
groupings on the surface. Work OF
samplIng these ore bodies in most
comprehensive manner has been go
ing on during that time, and II Is ex-
pected that Il win be completed in
"a few days. Hundreds of samples
have already been taken, and these
win be forwarded to different assay
pie can be had when returns are
made. At least one of the veins. all
of which are freemilling, carry good
gold values, and while the people
who are interested are not making
any strong claims. it is known that
some OF the ore which has been sent
out will assay HI y. The work OF
sampling is not being confined TO the
ore which is exposed In the workings
that sre on the ground, but is being
done on every exposed part of the
ore bodies, so when II is completed II
will be most comprehensive test of
the worth of the material which the
company can make available for
milling purposes.
In the past there had been much
work done on the ground and some
OF its ore bodies opened up with tun-
nels and shafts, but the samples
which will be taken from them will
be listed separately, for pretty fair
knowledge of the ore in these parti.
cular places Is had by the owners.
Mining men who are familiar with
the property declare that they can
not understand why it's resources
have been allowed 10 remain for so
many years undeveloped. when with
little careful management they
might have been made profitable 10
those who are interested in the prop.
erty. Several of them have at times
endeavored to obtain leases on por-
tions OF the ground, and II is known
tnat not later than the first of the
present year certain parties in Lead
endeavoied 10 secure an option on
the ground. and failing in that Of
tered flattering proposals for lease
of portion of II, and at that time IL
was whispered that these parties
knew where some very rich ore was
to be had for the mining of 1t. 1t is
now said that this ore has been un-
covered by the sampling that has
been done. There Is ons ore shoot
from which rock has been taken
that win assay, no matter how often
II In sampled, never less than IS
ton gold and as high as $50. some
samples running up as high as s240,
and that Is one OF the reasons why
people who know the ground wonder
why II has not been worked for the
gold that Is In II instead of having
been allowed to remain nrproduc-
tive.
The people who are now Interested
in the property are all h"s ness men,
and connected with them are others
whose knowledge of mining and con-
ditions In the Hills is not eXcelled BY
any. SO II il pretty certain that when
the new work Is started, which VIII
not now be long delayed. 1t will be
started right and con iucted IN the
proper manner. When operations
are resumed on the property there
will be plenty OF money To continue
them, and ii will not he spared In
giving the ground the proper devc
lopment TO place ii among the lead
ing producers of the west. These
people are satisfied that they have
a good thing. and knowing that they
will not be expecting 10 make money
without spending some.
II will be remembered thai there
was mentioned IN the Pioneer-Tinlt
department of mines some time ago
hat four companies were preparing |
10 start work on their properties be-
FORE the first OF the year. and that |
he operations would be on large
scale on all OF them, and that at the
lime the names of the properties.
Ior good reasons. were not given.
rhe Gladiator was one of the proper
ies included in the statement. and
now word comes that money has
'een received in the city for starting
work. on another of these properties
md so soon as few preliminaries
an be attended to this work will be
nder way and the facts given to the