Show MONTANA the amalgamated metals mines company recently acquired the king and queen group of properties at keystone near superior I 1 shipments have been resumed from the queen of the hills group of claims at neihart the property being operated by burr leyson and associates net proceeds of mines tax in the butte district for the fiscal year ending june 30 1926 amounted to an increase of over 1925 and over 1924 crystal coppers surface plant at the goldsmith mine butte is now entirely repaired and operations are in full swing it was burned to the ground and some of the shift timbers also destroyed last spring crystal is still operating its original mine at basin the anaconda copper mining company has presented to six men each and a letters of commendation for their brave action in taking out burning powder from the magazine on the 2800 level of the mountain consolidated mine butte on the morning of august presentation was made by chauncey L berrien superintendent of mines and recipients were M gavigan assistant foreman james jaines H murphy shift boss john W decheck Ro thomas D kilgallon james preston and jerry D murphy miners |