Show MONTANA advices advises from virginia city state that extensive development to commence in the spring is planned for the idaho montana asbestos property located near cliff lake about forty miles southeast of that place the deposit is said to be extensive and to embrace practically an entire mountain advices advises from butte state that the boston montana development company of that city is pushing construction of its new railroad into the elkhorn district and that the line should be in operation by the first of the year erection of a ton mill at the property has commenced and the company plans to commence ore shipment as soon as the railroad reaches the mine the man argement claims to have about tons of ore blocked out running from 2 to 3 per cent copper with values in silver arrangements are under way for sinking the shaft on the butte main range property of the tuolumne copper mining company at butte from the level to a depth of 1200 feet the company has been shipping about tons a day from this mine averaging better than 5 per cent copper with values in silver and gold but this tonnage is now being increased by enlargement of bin space A new strike was reported last month on the level said to show fifteen feet of ore running 10 per cent copper P A gow is manager it is announced that the main ore shoot has been opened in the lower tunnel at the st lawrence mine near saltese maltese Sal tese under development by henry M lancaster and eastern associates this is at a point feet under the upper workings the strike has been expected for some time but is regarded as important as proving the downward extension of the rich ore shoot from which a big tonnage was taken above the workings will be connected and shipments should commence soon the company has just completed a new road which it plans to keep open all winter the recent meeting of stockholders of the intermountain copper mining company held at spokane elected edward evans president R J mackintosh vice president fred daeufer secretary treasurer james neilson and james F callahan additional directors the company is operating the old amador property located near iron mountain little information is given the press regarding the property but it is understood der stood that regular shipments are being made and that development has placed it in position t to 0 maintain steady production E G gnaedinger is in charge |