Show MONTANA it is reported that a body of ore of good grade has been opened on the 1500 level of the Pitts mont workings of the east butte copper alining company at butte the uncovering of ore at this point is regarded as of special significance in showing the extension of the butte ore zone the prop erty is under tile the management of oscar ra hohn hn julius and edward sutter and dart bart noble have commenced the shipment of copper ore from their property near hilger it is stated that they have a twelve foot body of shipping ore and that the first shipment ran in the neighborhood of 75 a ton they expect to send out several carloads of ore monthly this is noteworthy as it is the first shipment of copper ore ever made from fergus county manager oscar of the intermountain Mi jiing company states that forty men are now employed at the property of the company located near iron mountain the mill is running full time and turning out a carload of concentrates every three days the company is making arrangements to secure electric power immediately which will prevent shutting down during the cold weather of the winter as was necessary last year mining operations commenced last week on the 2600 level of the property of the tuolumne copper aiming company at butte shipments have been at the rate ot or about sixty tons daily in the past and this has been increased increase to seventy five tons by the completion of the raise between the 2600 and 2400 levels work has also been started on the which is to be sunk below the 2600 the work is under the of paul gow the property of the butte duluth mining company at butte has been leased to alfred frank of salt lake and associates for a period of five years by the terms terms of the lease work must start at once and be continued regularly and the mill must be enlarged from the present capacity of tons a day to tons within six months mr frankis frank is at tile the head of the company which made a success of leasing the ohio copper at bingham utah and pointed the way for the operations which are to be conducted by the reorganized company there |