Show MONTANA charles hageman of helena owner of the golden west property in the scratch gravel district reports that he has made a find of ore on the ground carrying 40 ounces silver and 22 per cent copper giving a value of 93 a ton the new strike is practically on the surface lucian eaves superintendent for the independence gold copper mining company has bought out his partners interests in the property which is located near deer lodge he is sinking on the ledge and is taking out some good ore which is improving as depth is attained he expects to have a regular shipper soon the annual report of the butte superior copper company operating at butte under the management man gement of james L bruce for the year 1915 oi of shows a not net income for 1914 as against of a share on the this is at the rate shares outstanding as compared with on the shares of the previous year following a report on the fortune group at virginia city by walter S duprey as sayer and john E bowen of that place the ground has been leased to a butte syndicate and operations will commence at once extensive development work has been done on the property in the past and about 1100 tons of high grade ore has been shipped the values are in gold silver and lead the crystal copper company recently incorporated to operate a group of claims in jefferson county near basin will be managed by walter H weed a well known engineer and copper geologist the property is about thirty miles east of butte and has been operated in a small way for awen ty five years it is reported that the new company will expend on the ground during the present year the intermountain mine located at iron afountain Atoun tain near superior is now operating at nearly full capacity manager oscar has had a force of men repairing the old workings and both the and levels in which good ore shoots have been opened are now in condition for active mining the mine is to be to the level the new ton mill built last summer is ready for operation at any time |