Butte Current Notes Briefs and Local Notices
Local notes report piano rentals from Orton Bros and sales at Shermans. Residents visiting cities include Mrs. John Andrews in Helena and J. W. Kemper in Helena, with others in Missoula Salt Lake and Great Falls. Health ads cite Dr Heine and Mayer. travel and entertainment items note Frank Healey with Over Niagara Falls and library offerings at P O News Stand. Northern Pacific advertises an electric lighted sleeper leaving Butte daily at 1 55 am.
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Orton Bros
Sherman's
John Andrews
Helena
J. W. Kemper
Miles Finlen
Salt Lake
C. K. Wells
W. T. Elterman and Son
Missoula
Mayer
Next
Hanson
Mark Henley
Yelowstone Park
Walter Lewis
S. S. Walker
Frank W. Healey
Rowland & Clifford
Niagara Falls
Butte
May Bretherton
George Bretherton
Mamie Young
C. P. Connolly
C. W. Currah
J. Hosking
Holy Land
Josephine Laird
Clara H. Brown
Susie Arnold
Alhambra Springs
P. O. News
West Park Street
John H. Miles
Pony
Northern Pacific
United
Passing of a Figure in the Advertising World
Notices of deaths and funerals crowd a page with details from Chicago and local towns. Aunt Jemima, real name Moody, famed for cornmeal demonstrations at the Paris Exposition, recently died in Chicago. Funeral and service details follow for various individuals including Daniel Danuser James McArtine Amelia Turcotte and Mrs Nedved with church and burial locations and times listed.
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Chicago
Jemima
Moody
United States
United States Commissioner of Agriculture
Pacific
Watseca affairs adjusted as Hand reviews company property
General Manager C. H. Hand returns from the East and inspects Watseca property, assuring employees that conditions will be normal within a week. He reports no unrest among Heinze’s men and says operations continue as usual.
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Watseca
C. H. Hand
Heinze
Con
Interest in Madison County Quartz Increas ing
Carlton H Hand, Watseca Mining general manager, returned from the East and announced the company will settle its affairs within a week after an attachment by F A Heinze. The mine and mill run, one mill only in operation, with a vein opened at the 600 foot level and ore supplies ample for continued work.
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Carlton H. Hand
Watseca Mining Company
Butte
Rochester
F. A. Heinze
East
Mr. Hand
The
Standard
Heinze
McCune
Peru
State Savings Bank
Kearsarge
Apex
East Pacific
Ite
Massachusetts
C. E. Damours
Quartz Mines of Madison
Virginia City Montana Aug 29 reports the old placer district becoming a quartz mining area. Citizens of the historic town awaken to new prospecting and development possibilities as the district shifts toward hard rock mining.
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Virginia City
Mont
Cripple Creek
Montana
Parrot No. 6 Producing ore near Dublin gulch
Jerry Clifford former sheriff candidate on the Democratic ticket leases Parrot No. 6 and mines ore near the Dublin gulch entrance. The vein continues from the Parrot mine where several million dollars in copper and silver have been taken in the last 25 years. Width of No. 6 vein is large enough to assure good returns for the lessee.
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Alder Gulch
Placers
Gulch
Bill Fairweather
Jerry Clifford
Silver Bow County
Dublin Gulch
No. 6
Old Glory mine near Centerville shows progress under Leggat
J Benton Leggat of Butte continues developing the Old Glory in Centerville with about $10,000 spent so far. The shaft has reached 700 feet and is being sunk to 800 with high hopes of hitting a copper silver pay streak. This is Leggat's third attempt over ten years, after earlier efforts in 1887 and 1897 ended when pay zones dwindled and operations paused.
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J. Benton Leggat
Butte
Centerville
Colorado Company
Leggat
Mine Owner Pursues Copper Vein Victory in Belt
In the heart of the copper belt Mr. Leggat operates the mine continuously and aims to prove the genuineness of his promises. He holds an interest in the property and hopes to strike the large vein of ore he believes lies beneath.
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Mer
Leggat
Big Bonanza Strike Boosts Rochester Camp Confidence
Paul Manuel from the Rochester mining district reports a major ore strike on the Big Bonanza claim. He describes a gold bearing reef a mile north of Watseca, 100 to 150 feet wide, with pay ore previously unseen. The discovery, on land owned by Albertson, Kerial, and Morehouse, could restore local faith as development continues.
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Paul Manuel
Rochester
Madison County
Butte
Henry Albertson
George Kerial
the Morehouse
Watseca
Mines of the Pony District
The Garnet Gold Mining company near Pony plans a third tunnel and offers 6 percent first mortgage gold bonds to fund completion. The venture includes a 20 stamp mill costing about 53,000, surface works valued at 50,000, and over 5,000 feet of development with reported ore returns around 150,000. The Strawberry mill processes ore from Old Joe, cranking two tons daily, with 30 tons ready for shipment. Norwegian Mining ships 16 tons to a smelter, while Galena mine reportedly closes.
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Garnet Gold Mining Company
Pony
Old Joe
Butte
Local Mining Venture Among Minneapolis Men Faces Doubt
Owned by the Hennepin company and composed of Minneapolis men, the venture was touted as a paying mining enterprise of the district but now faces uncertainty about its profitability and viability.
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The
Hennepin Company
Minneapolis
First Wild Bill Mine Shipment Reveals Rich Copper Ore
Wild Bill mine lessees W. J. Naughten and M. L. Holland, under lease from Amalgamated, sent 120 tons of copper-silver ore to the Butte & Boston smelter last week. After retimbering the shaft at a cost of about 10 000 dollars, the large ore vein appears near the 400 foot depth, with potential for a rich zone at 600 to 700 feet.
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W. J. Naughten
M. L. Holland
Wild Bill
Amalgamated Company
Butte & Boston
Drifting Work Advances as Company Prepares Yield
The work of drifting has been raised to the surface, the company has a large area of stoping ground ready to yield its precious values, and will soon get back the money it has spent in development work.
Boosting United Copper in 1903 output and new ore strike
Boston News Bureau reports United Copper and F A Heinze expanding activity in Butte. Output for six months 12.6 million pounds, projected 30 million for the year. Basin plant capacity rising to 1600 tons daily by Sept. 1. October production forecast at 4 million pounds. Rarus mine shows new 15 foot copper glance, 60 percent copper, with 200 feet deeper 14th level. Minnie Healey mine runs 1000 tons daily employing 400. Officials anticipate selling all copper at 13 and a half cents with steady markets.
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Boston News Bureau
F. A. Heinze
United Copper Company
Heinge
Butte
Rarus
Minnie Healey
Heinze
Potosi Company At Work on Gold Mining Project
R Graves visited the Potosi Gold Mining property on Gold Creek to inspect recent tunnel cleaning and rail replacement. The company plans to extend the tunnel after clearing cave-ins and notes gold bearing ore with two to three veins, one much larger than the original subset. Graves is a principal stockholder and official in the firm.
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R. Graves
Potosi Gold Mining Company
Gold Creek
Graves
Handlin Finishes Work at Champion Mine Near Rochester
P B Handlin completed his contract at the Champion mine near Rochester returning to Butte. He sunk 200 feet and drove 600 feet of levels from the bottom with work at the 100 foot mark. The Rochester Gold Mining Co owns the Champion with J F Brice among eastern officials. The mine hosts a two foot ore vein yielding 30 to 40 dollars in gold per ton and extraction and shipment will start immediately.
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P. B. Handlin
Champion
Rochester
Butte
Rochester Gold Mining Company
J. F. Brice
Brice
Ohio
Orton Bros Offer Best Value on Planes and Organs
Orton Bros located at 219 North Main Street Butte advertises the best value for airplanes and organs. The notice urges customers to call for competitive pricing and quality selection.
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Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Butte
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Butte News
East Broadway
Telephone
Butte, Mont
M. H. Luther
Great Falls
Howard Welsh
Utte
Daniel Danuser
Montana Undertaking Company
Mountain View Church
James McArtine
Thomas Mooney
Hornet Street
Amelia Turcotte
Sherman & Reed
Undertaking Chapel
St. Peerai'e Church
Venius Nedved
Quartz Street
Episcopal Church
Broadway
Idaho Street
Alameda
George F. Weeks
Quartz Mines OF
Madison
Kent
Liebig’s
Peel Eayyoine
Matt
Havana
la Reina Fortuna
Lary
Bill McClay
James A. Murray
Melrose
Mines OF the Pony District
Garnet Company
Galena
Ingersoll
Cortlandt St
New York
OME
Pipastone Springs
C. R. Burket
Cigr
BANKS
Kang
Brownfield-Canty Carpet Co
West Park
West Galena St
Messrs
Naughten
Holland
Boston Smelter
United Copper
Boston
Pany A
London
Potosi Company
Handlin
Rochester Gold Mining
Munson
F. Aug. Heinze
A. B. Clements
Aly Bank
John Db. Ryan
John R. Toole
Co. C. Swinborne
R. A. Kunkel
Charlies R
T. R. Hin
John MacGinnis
Fayette Harrington
First National Bank
Capital
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbott
E. B. Weirick
J. Dutton
Corner Main and Park
John A. Creighton
G. W. Stapleton
T. Hodgens
Europe
Omaha
A. H. Barret
E. D. Leavitt
8. V. Kemper
T. M. Hodgens
J. O. Hodgens
Boure
W. A. M. Dia
the Cook Medical CO
Curtis ST
Denver, Colo
A. Augeendre
Paris
Newsae Drug Co
Ers
W. Park St
Boston Cafe
South Main St
East Park Street
G. VY. H. Suaver
John C. Schapps
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