| Show MONTANA several cars of ore have been shipped bythe leasers leaders of the gray E eagle agle mine located in the comet district near boulder the property is owned by the montana consolidated copper company pour four feet of ore of which one and a half feet averages better than ounces of silver has been opened up on the foot level in the silver belt claim of the neihart silver mines near Ne neihart lhart the crystal mine in the cataract district near basin is showing renewed activity shipping about three cars of high grade ore per month the mine is under the management of al C may of basin the marvel martin mining company has been incorporated by a group of twin bridges residents to take over the old tidal wave mine a lead silver producer located between georgia and dry georgia gulches the school of mines at butte has made arrangements to give a series of evening lectures on geology and a number of the younger mining men of the big copper camp have availed themselves of the opportunity for further study As a result of a referendum vote of the unions affiliated with the metal trades in butte anaconda and great falls it has been decided to end the strike in the mines and smelters shelters sm elters which has been in ext existence stence for the past two months it is thought that the colorado shaft of the davis daly mine in butte will be sunk another feet to the 2800 root foot level as a means of handling the water below the 2500 foot level at which point halt half a dozen high grade fissures are in evidence A vein of very high grade ore has been encountered in the legal tender mine near clancy according to boulder reports the new find comes in a drift on the foot level and is in virgin ground declared to be the same lead that shows on the surface some rich silver deposits are being uncovered in the old lump gulch district near clancy several of the old mines are being worked and some good ore is being shipped A carload shipment from the properties of the amalgamated silver mines company sent to the washoe sampler at butte showed values of ounces of silver A new montana incorporation is the lump gulch silver mines company of which R A mccray R A john meagher R M hawkins and L H of helena are the incorporators the company which is incorporated for 1000 will operate in the lump gulch district ilear near clancy september production of butte superior amounted to pounds of zinc in concentrates ounces of silver lead concentrates amounted to tons with tons of silver lead concentrates recovered the above figures compare with an august production of pounds of zinc the other ores being about the same another of the old time camps to come to the front in the last few months is highland city this old camp which was worked for gold in the middle and which is located about seventeen miles due south of butte is undergoing a revival of deep mining the I highland consolidated mining company is driving a 2000 foot tunnel to intercept a number of veins veinis at the to foot levels after many unsuccessful attempts to secure railroad facilities for the old camp at cooke city it has been definitely announced that permission has been granted by secretary of the interior lane to the united states chrome company holders of the old republic mine for the construction of a motor road from gardner to the old mining camp the cost of the new road which will have a road bed of fifteen feet is estimated at the road is to be so constructed that it may be used later for an electric line right of way permission for which will be asked for at the next regular session of congress |
