Show MONTANA butte intermountain inter mountain butte has been selected as the site for a custom reduction plant paying especial attention to the treatment of zinc ores and a construction of which will doubtless entail the expenditure of thousands of dollars and ultimately give employment to a large number of men A li plumb expert mining and metallurgical engineer in the employ of the american can zinc lead smelting smelling Sm elting company of boston is in the city and will remain here all summer to investigate as to the ore supply which could be depended upon for the operation of a reduction plant such as planned butte copper age within four months the british butte mining company will be operating a large specially built gold dredge upon its properties at rocker about four miles west of butte during the past week colonel behora general manager of the british butte properties awarded the contract for the big dredge to the risdon iron works of san francisco the deal being made through J G graham agent for the san francisco company with offices in this city it is understood that the dredge properly installed will cost about and will be ready for operation about october first of this year dillon tribune A k mee meeting tint of the stockholders of the argenta dillon mining company was held in the office of johnson boone last saturday evening to consider the mat matter ter of sinking another one hundred feet on the great eastern mine owned by the company at argenta it is stated that arrangements have been made with the silver fissure mining company to treat all the ore that may be taken from the great eastern for some time to come the ore will be treated at the polaris smelter it is expected that as soon as the work of sinking another feet is completed the company will begin sloping out ore all indications point toward the great eastern becoming one of the best properties in southern montana butte copper age E elkhorn mont new furnaces are being installed at the elkhorn mill and preparations are in progress at the mine for larger and better operations eions of the famous old property the mine was recently and is now in excellent condition and the indications are thattie that the longmaid brothers who purchased the property about two years ago at a bargain price will be richly rewarded for their venture developed to a depth of 2300 feet with upwards of fifteen miles of drifts crosscuts cross cuts and tunnels the old elkhorn mine has produced an enormous amount of silver ore in its time it is said to have been one of the richest silver mines in the west and some very beautiful specimens of native silver have been found in its veins it also contains good lead and zinc ores |