Show BREEZY BITS FROM BUTTE special correspondence to mining review for the last four days we have been in butte and have been busy every day in knocking about the mines both in the offices and underground among other properties visited we spent considerable time at the davis daly group where the engineering force is concentrating concentration its work towards preparing for the litigation with the anaconda copper mining company plaintiff the contention being that the system of veins comprising the davis daly property known as the colorado mine is is an offshoot off shoot of the main anaconda vein the davis daly people hold of course that their workings b are on a distinct and separate system of veins known in in the district as the blue vein system which is younger b than that of the anaconda both sides are of course spending large sums of money in preparation for the suit which comes to trial early this fall we saw some of the elaborate mine models which are to be used then I 1 and which are now bein being b constructed if the anaconda company wins the suit the entire holding of the davis daly company will become the property of the former we called at the office of the hawkesworth drill co and had a lengthy talk with R S alley president of the company the company was organized a year ago this last may alay under the laws of delaware plans for the plant are complete at this time the necessary machinery and other equipment is now in process of manufacturing production at aluie the rate of 1500 shanks and bits each eight hour shift will commence early this fall the plant will be located in the vicinity of philadelphia penn the bit is protected by nine different patents in nineteen nations representing se an outlay for patent rights b attorney fees etc of for many months p past ast the bit has been tested in m every conceivable way in the mines of the anaconda company and it is claimed that complete satisfaction has resulted as to the superiority and practical worth of the bit about the only new interesting b developments in the butte district is the recent activity in in prospecting and in opening up some of the old shallow workings on the west edge ge of the district some rich silver deposits were mined there in the very early days of the camp and it is believed I 1 by y many that a new area will be found in this part of the district fi strict and that its development will impart new life to the butte atte district considerable interest is centered about the recent rich ch strike made in the property of the butte west side abines ines company on the minnie jane lode claim the main sh aft ft is is now down to the foot level and drifts are being driven ven both east and west from this shaft on the main vein there are seven distinct veins in the holdings and cross cuts u s to the fhe other veins are to be commenced at once in ha eo no 2 shaft at the 80 foot level drifting disclosed a 16 anc width of ore assaying a ton in gold the gold occurs s included in which is associated with side other mines which are being developed on the west are the e midwest butte the nettie and the orphan u 1 both anaconda properties and the silver butte es corporation a the butte blutte western mining company has opened up ore tunnel level of the thep body in the sulphide zone on the forest 1 rose mine F rom om present indications this dis cover avery the sho should uld develop into one of the most important in in addan history y of the mine the ore has been followed for in cpr fi f 01 innately Inia ely tely feet and the breast of the drift is is still e ore width of four the ore body has a maximum feet and nearly all of it is high grade ore an assay of alis ore shows 46 copper 1190 iron zinc 86 lead and 85 oz silver to the ton considerable work is being done on the road leading to the mine and as soon as it as is P completed and the finances of the company will permit the construction of a mill will begin |