Show MONTANA P 1 I smith and associates of dillon are shipping graphite from a property owned by them near that place A small force of men is at work and preparations are under way for further development stockholders of the butte alex scott tt copper company property at butte will will receive about 1050 per share from the treasury when the affairs of the company are finally wound up in april C J stona was superintendent of the property the northwestern mines compa company ny which recently acquired the royal basin mine near maxville has started operations at the property mine equipment includes include 3 a ton concentrator and it is estimated that tons of 2 per cent copper ore is in sight N T johnson is directing operations the first half of the new electrolytic re finery of the anaconda copper mining company at great falls built at a cost of about went into commission early in the month the other half is expected to be in operation by the first week in april james ogrady is the great falls manager for the anaconda company president C E morby of the jewell mining milling company states that work is to be resumed on the companas comp anys property near eddy as soon as weather conditions permit new machinery has been ordered and is now on the way mr morby says that lead silver ore assaying around has been opened in the old workings mrs M L brain of minneapolis minnesota principal owner of the chromium gold property at de borgia states that work will be resumed there immediately the mine has been closed for several weeks the ground is being developed with a glory hole by feet the values running about a ton in gold A modern mill is on the property fifteen men are employed on the prop erty of the summit development company near virginia city under the superintend ten dency of A H jones the company is developing ve loping the shatter shafter and bartlett groups under lease and for two years has been blocking out milling ore A plant is to ba constructed this year there is a foot foo shaft and about feet of drifts on the property |