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Show Butte Juno Output. James A. Pollock & Co., bankers and brokero. C West Second Soutlustrect, furnish fur-nish tho following, received over their private wire yesterday afternoon: Boston Bureau says: Butte. Mont., wires- The June copper production of tho Butte district will be little moro than 13,-000,000 13,-000,000 pounds. Operations for the month average less than 50 per cent of normal account of the Interruption on account flood damage to railroad and wreck of j portion of the Boston and Montana smelter smelt-er at Great Falls. None of tho mines averaged av-eraged more than '-'0 days during the month, and some have been closed almost tho entire month. It will be some time ye! before the Great Falls smelter is again In repair and ready for operation. In addition to flood damage, gas In Anaconda Ana-conda and St, Lawrenco minus has compelled com-pelled tho suspension of operations after resumption for a few days following the flood tleup, and the Parrot mine Is also closed on account of the accident to tho shaft and hoist. The month of June has produced remarkable combinations of mining disasters and mishaps. |