Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-21
ACTIVITIES AT THE
NEW GOLDEN WEST

NEW GOLDEN WEST
Operations at the New Golden
West. despite the hardness or the
rock through which the workings are
being sent, has made wonderful
progress since work was started
early in the spring, and the result
has been more than pleasing to the
management, which has not spared
expense In making working eondi-
tions such that the highest efficiency
In every department has been main
tanned.
The main tunnel, which was start
ed when General Manager Williams
took charge of operations, has now
reached a distance of 500 feet from
the portal, and its construction has
been the very best for the facilitat-
ing OF operations. This tunnel has
penetrated the big ledge for a dis
aance of 110 feet, and has not as yet
reached the footwall, which is sup
posed to be at least another one
hundred feet distant. The ore thru
which this tunnel has been driven
is Of excellent grade, but the ricn
part OF the ledge. as demonstrated
by the holes which had been bored
with core drills before the tunnel
has been started, has not been reach
cd. Several months ago quite num-
down on various parts OF the ledge
and from the cores taken out assays
Of excellent average value were re-
seived. while some OF them proved
TO be very rich and 1t is the intcn-
tion to cut this section of the ledge
from which the rich ores had been
taken that the present tunnel is be
Ing driven, as well as to give de-
velopment to the ore body.
At point about fifty feet from
where the tunnel has entered the
ledge a station has been cut and
the work OF making a raise to the
surface has been started, and 1t is
expected that this work will take
several weeks to complete as the ma
terial in which II is being made is
very hard. This work, however, will
not interfer with the driving Of the
tunnel. which is expected to get into
the very rich streak in short time.
Together with this work the plan of
blocking out the ore body will be
pressed. 80 when the mine has re-
seived the development that has been
In contemplation, 1t will be In shape
to give the largest kind of a milling
plant all OF the ore It can handle.
To facilitate operations In the de-
velopment OF the property. one OF the
best air compressor plants has been
Installed and all OF the drills that can
be used to advantage may be operat-
ed by II, and II will also furnish pow
or for other purposes. In the other
departments the mechanical aids to
labor are excellent and nothing has
been overlooked which will aid IN
the progress OF the work. In fact.
the property Is the best equipped In
this respect of any in the southern
Hills. and all OF the departments are
under the supervision OF men of large
experience and the work goes for
ward without unnecessary waste OF
energy.
At the present time the company
has q force of men employed in ad-
dition to that in the mines, caring for
its water supply. Trenches have been
dug. intakes installed and the other
work necessary to safeguard the sup
ply during the cold weather of win
ter Is underway. Pipes are being
laid. covered and connected up with
the different establishments on the
ground. and with the houses in the
camp. which would indicate that the
company is expecting to continue op-
erations until It has completed the
development OF its ground and has
placed 1t in condition which will
warrant carrying out the plans for
the treatment pant which II will
erect
Everything at the property is In
splendid shape, and the management
is pleased, not only with the progress
that has been made, but with the
showings from the operations so far
conducted, which has assured IL OF
an ore body. the average value of
which is greater than the most free
milling propositions In the west, and
supply of It that is practically in
exhaustible. The New Golden West
promises to be one OF the biggest
mines In the west, and those who
have visited 1t and those who have
worked In the property are confident
that its shareholders are /. going to
have one of the best Investments that
could have been entered into. One
or the best Indications OF its worth
Is the fact that the men employed
on II are enthusiastic over it's out
look for the future.
General Manager Williams. who
is now in the east, is expected to ar
rive in the Hills shortly. and when
he comes 1t is believed he will bring
with him plans for milling plant.