Show MONTANA lewiston argus W 0 kruse the well known kendall man was in the city last week on business connected with his important operations on the divide between plum and dog creeks at that point mr kruse and his associates have a valuable group of 10 claims and they are sending in a tunnel which is to extend feet and will cut the ledge at considerable depth this lead is not less than 40 feet in width and the surface showing is a most encouraging one the owners have not been saying much about their property but all indications lead them to believe they have a good thing in this group butte evening news the rumor that the butte central boston had taken over the boyer claim which has been going the rounds for some time appears to be without foundation A leading official of the butte central boston copper corporation is authority for the statement that the company has not only not purchased the boyer claim but that it does not contemplate doing so as no matter how rich the ore bodies if any in the property are the area of the claim which is about about the size of a city lot is too small for a company of such magnitude as the butte central boston to take hold of particularly when the ground stands isolated from the rest of the companas comp anys holdings it is said that negotiations for the ground have been pending for some time between the owner and interests friendly to the butte central boston company the closing of an option by these interests was reported which was the basis for the story that the big boston company had taken the property over helena record in round numbers the yield of montana precious metal mines in 1905 was as against the preceding year a gain of or sixteen per cent think of it A production in gold silver copper and lead of for every man woman and child in the state estimating the population at or an increase during the year for each resident of the commonwealth of 30 the figures represent such a vast output as to be almost beyond comprehension and yet they show the winnings from mother earth of only one class of products and in this manner tle the greatness of montana is truly emphasized the production of coal oils sandstone marble and other like articles is another story as well as the agricultural horticultural and livestock industries the outlook for the future of the precious mineral industry is most forcefully pointed out in the report of mr tatem naturally chief attention directs to the butte field where it is shown that richer values have come with greater depth while never before in the history of that community has the development been so varied or fruitful |