Show MONTANA the conrey placer mining company operating at ruby under the management of charles kammerer has been forced to close down for the winter by the freezing up of dredge no 3 an option has been taken on the giant mine in bear gulch near twin bridges by glenn and john pritchett it is a cyanide proposition and is well equipped for this process of treatment F A todd has commenced placer operations on a small island in the yellowstone river at livingston he has spent considerable money on flumes blumes and other improvements and has already realized good returns from his venture william walker of sheridan states that a carload of ore has been shipped from the betsy baker property of which he is superintendent perin to a butte smelter as a test there is a big development of low grade ore at the property A mill is planned the east butte copper mining company butte under the management of oscar rolin rohn has paid the last of its indebtedness A total of has been paid in the past six years from earnings without resorting to assessments or other means of raising money the anaconda copper company anaconda edward P mathewson manager has been carrying on extensive development at the porphyry dike a low grade gold property in the rimini district this ground at one time belonged to F A heinze and J B breen from whom the anaconda company secured it the davis daly copper company butte william frazier superintendent reports important in developments on the 2500 level of tile the colorado mine A body showing twelve feet of high grade copper has been drifted on a distance of feet and gives indications of being one of the biggest ever opened in the district |