Show MONTANA MINING NEWS ITEMS A group of california and new york capitalists some of whom have been prominent in the mining business for many years recently were in butte to inspect properties south of the holdings of the ardsley butte mines corporation at a meeting of the montana society of engineers 6 held at the butte chamber of commerce on october ath the principal address was given by professor C L wilson of the montana school of mines professor wilson tilson compared european education with that of american institutions tut ions the vermont marble company has taken over a group of claims about four and one half miles northwest of radersburg burg broadwater county situated on the main road between radersburg burg and helena the company is mining milling a beautiful grade of marble which takes a very high polish the grade is of two kinds one fein being a dark gray and z variegated with yellow and the other a light yellowish base marble shot through with dark yellow this marble is being Z shipped to the east and to the west coast dan daniel iel L lewis of new york has taken a bond and lease on the independence group of claims located about thirteen miles south of deer lodge the property has been developed on a small scale and over thirty cars of ore shipped this ore runs from 15 to 20 per ton in gold chicago interests who have operated mining properties in conjunction with the late theodore vail president of the american telephone telegraph company are negotiating for the black hawk and olive branch chains stua situated ted northwest of the ardsley butte property in the southwest portion of the butte camp the basin cataract mining company which has taken 0 or cr the properties formerly owned by the jib consolidated M ning aning company at basin has successfully completed its financing program and expects to start operations at the 1 property within a short time robert S lamborn of san francisco 1 alcisco rehabilitation manager 6 henry W V turner mana managing 6 01 ing director and superintendent will soon arri arrive veat at basin to start operations mr turner is a consulting engineer and formerly was vas associated with herbert hoover at the grey eagle 6 property of the basin montana tunnel company situated east of basin jefferson county twenty five men are now employed and a transformer has been set by the montana power company the two tunnels at the grey eale eagle ea t le claim of the company are progressing rapidly the 0 old ld tunnel has been cleaned out for a distance of over feet and is approaching a large body of ore in the situated about feet from the portal of this tunnel in the new nel situated north of the old one an ore body has been opened about twenty five file feet below the surface the ore body consists of six feet of quartz of which three feet assays essays seven per cent lead kad three per cent zinc forty three and one half ounces silver and 10 gold per ton |