Show MONTANA butte copper age the inauguration of the british butter gold dredge which takes place today on the companas comp anys placer ground at rocker four miles west of butter marks an important epoch in the history of placer mining in montana for the past year pans have been under way for the ultimate operation of british dutte butte ground by means of dredging plants butte copper age directors of the north butte copper company met this week and declared a quarterly dividend of 1 a share net profits of north butte operations have been running at the rate of 6 per share a year for some time past affairs at the mines of the company in butte are in excellent shape and it is believed that the profits could be increased if the company so desired and would carry on operations with that end in view butte copper age kendall mont superintendent perin charles W goodale of the B M company from butte recently requested an examination of the abbey property by superintendent george mcgee of the barnes king mr mcgee sampled this property and although he has made no statement regarding the results it is understood from satisfactory values this sampling and examination were made for some outside men who have an option on shares of abbey stock libby news the howard gulch placer company has just been formed and have taken over the property recently owned by the howards whiteside and and others the first payment of 2000 being made in spokane kane last monday and the new company formally organized the property consists of 40 acres of fine placer gravel and is situated at the head of libby creek on howard lake up to this time the operations have not been very extensive but considerable gold has been taken out it is the purpose of the new company to install hydraulic I 1 equipment throughout and to build new ditches flukes flumes etc |