Show MONTANA after several weeks spent in thoroughly overhauling the mill at the lukens hazel mine eight miles south of libby all alterations and improvements have been completed and the mill began operating recently the work was under the supervision of R S handy mill superintendent for the bunker hill sullivan mine of the coeur calenes dA lenes and george graham mill foreman for the same company for some time a crew has been at work in the mine getting out ore and a night shift has been placed on duty 4 operations will be resumed by the scratch gravel mining alining company in the near future after a shutdown of several years according to announcement made recently by john F davies president of the company the property is located in the scratch gravel hills within a few miles ol oi helena and has produced in gold negotiations are under way for the purchase of acres adjoining the property said mr davies recently in fact these negotiations are virtually completed we will probably not I 1 the mine but prospect the surface where the values seem to lie and from where most of the payi paying ng 1 ore has been taken new officers of the company are mr davies president D J fitzgerald vice president colonel W E abercrombie treasurer and T B miller of helena secretary these officers together with frank R crowe of spokane form the board of directors |