Show MONTANA january production of the smelter of the east butte copper mining company of butte was pounds of copper compared with pounds in december in november and 1691 in october oscar rolin rohn of butte is general manager for the company an eastern authority gives the figures of the january zinc production of the butte superior mining company of butte as pounds with ounces silver ore mined amounted to tons and concentrates cen produced to tons recovery was 94 per cent the metal production compares with pounds of zinc and ounces of silver in december this is a jackling property under the management of james L bruce production of copper by the anaconda copper mining company during january totaled pounds an increase of pounds over december and the heaviest output of any month since may of last year the months production was at the rate of pounds per annum the smelter output of the company last year was pounds compared with in 1916 john D ryan of new york is president of the company the wilson mining smelting smelling Sm elting company owning fourteen promising claims about two miles from saltese maltese Sal tese is pushing development work on its ground the company has good showings near the surface and a crosscut tunnel is now being run to open the vein at greater depth it is believed that the wilson vein is identical with that of the st lawrence nearby william burke of saltese maltese controls the company G W dougherty of wallace idaho is secretary late advices advises from the property of the north butte mining company at butte are to the effect that the company will again be hoisting at capacity through its granite mountain shaft by the end of the month since september this shaft has been concreted from the level to the surface it is the only concrete shaft in the district the disastrous fire of last june followed by strike conditions reduced the companas comp anys profits last year to about from over in 1916 north butte dividends in 1917 totaled a share or N B brady of butte is general manager |