Show SAYS MINES WILL P PAY Y WITH COPPER CHEAP John Gillie Guile Contends That Butte Is Not So Far FaI Behind Butte Mont Feb IG 16 IGI It I If there Is any truth In rumors that the Amalgamated Amalgamated Amalga Amalga- mated muted mines will resume operations by I ray May 1 I there is no Information of It in Butte Dute John Gillie acting acting- manager of Amalgamated says that so far as officials In the tile West est know there thero Is no change c In the situation though they would woud not be surprised if Ir operations were resumed by May Iny 1 I as that Is three months off oft Mines l In Arizona A arc are pro pre pr to Utah Consolidated has has' tons o 0 of ore to tho the Garfield r dally daily beginning February 16 Mr Gillie Gil- Gil lie says If other ot producers can make mone money at aL present copper prices the Butte companies can and hey did l m make ke money early In the nineties when copper copper cop cop- per was much lower than now and continued continued con con- to run through 1891 when copper copper cop cop- per was vms cents ts In In those days said Mr MiS Gillie Guile cents for copper was considered a good price Of or course the cost of or production production production tion has Increased somewhat due to increased cost of supplies and labor but the difference Is not so 0 great that money could bo be made with copper at 10 cents or less and cannot be made now with copper COlmer at cents Of or course us to earl carl early resumption It probably probably probably proba proba- bly depends on the tile condition of metal surplus but our Information Is that It Is practically absorbed James S S. Nelll r the tho well known kno mining min main linG lug ing en engineer who Is In Butte making an examination of the Pittsburg and Montana company compan docs does not ot tal take e much stock in the talk about a big increase In copper production during the next few years and at a low cost of or pro pro- He lie says sn'S he ho has haH satisfied himself himself him him- self that copper cannot bo be produced nn anywhere at less than present average e cost and that production will not be increased nearly so much as ns Is generally generally generally gen gen- supposed while consumption under under un un- un- un der den normal conditions will take tale up UI all that old and new mines can produce |