Show MONTANA manager R C carpenter of the vermillion silver lead mining company reports that the new mill now under construction at the companas comp anys property near trout creek is progressing rapidly and that it should be in operation within a few weeks the company owns a valuable water right which will supply all the power necessary drifting operations on the 2500 level of the colorado shaft of the davis daly copper company at butte have uncovered an ore body said to be seven feet wide and rich in copper this is the northwest extension of a vein from which the anaconda company has secured some of its richest ores william L creden is general manager for the company A foot of mixed copper glance and iron pyrites has been opened on the level of the butte mine at butte according to al frank who is in charge there tile the occurrence appears to be a fissure in the granite and lies easterly from the copper oxide zone mr frank stated that he has hopes of permanency of the showing because of the sulphide character of the ore in the emma property at butte operated by the anaconda copper mining company but belonging to the butte copper zinc company five faces of ore ranging from five to ten feet in width are under development about 1000 tons of zinc ore are shipped monthly from the mine and active development of its or pink manganese deposits is now under way these carry up to 40 per cent manganese tile the beaverhead alberta oil gas company recently struck oil in its property located near dillon and great activity has resulted in that section six companies are preparing to commence drilling at once tile the oil was found at 1740 feet and is a high grade paraffin base crude with a gravity of 38 degrees baume the company has been working under difficulties for several years and has earned the success which is now attained |