Show MONTANA A lewiston dispatch says the kendall mining company has paid a dividend of two cents a share or it was the companas comp anys seventy first and was the second recently paid A dividend of an equal amount having been distributed on september the total of dividends paid by the company to date is the capitalization of the company is it owns and operates the kendall mine at kendall which never has been shout down since its mill went into operation many years ago A dispatch from helena says the monthly report of the united states assay office shows that gold to the amount of was handled during october of this amount came from montana fergus as usual led all montana counties in the production of hie yellow metal white madison was second the metal was received from the various counties as follows broadwater choteau deer lodge fergus granite jefferson lewis and dark clark madison missoula 1279 1 park powell ravalli ll silver bow libby news J Y a mining expert from st louis mo after remaining in this vicinity for ten days has left for the east expecting to return in about three weeks with a party of capitalists who will personally investigate some mining propositions here while here mr examined sev severah al silver lead prospects and some placer ground he was looking for a dredging proposition A an and spent several days in examining and testing ground on libby creek mr also represents men who are seeking a location for a smelter and who are now operating a plant in wyoming for ali ulrch ch they wish to find a new location he expressed himself as being entirely satisfied with conditions here but was especially enthusiastic over the dredge proposition butte intermountain it looks as if the raven copper mining company has taken on a new lease of life and that in a few months it will be once more in the producing class george A packard the new general manager a mining man of experience confirms the statement made in eastern papers to the effect that a working agreement has been entered into between the anaconda company and the raven as to the reopening of the old claim asked as to the report of a very rich strike of ore on the 1300 foot level of the raven mr packard declined to make any statement but it is learned from undoubted authority that the strike is a rich one there is a question however as to the extent and quantity of the ore samples of which assay 10 per cent copper the raven shaft is down now to a depth of 1530 feet the inclined shaft being equal to a depth of about 1300 feet work at the present time is being carried on on the 1100 1300 and 1500 levels in reference to the opening of the claim haft which has been for years dr packard is not prepared to say when che actual work of opening the shaft will be commenced but he thought very soon the however has never been worked from the upper levels although large quantities of ore were extracted it is said by the raven company a few years ago at the time it was using the buffalo shaft the ore being taken from 1200 and 1500 levels the is rich in silver on the upper levels |