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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1906
Page
11
Montana Music Co presents special offerings from a piano sale that closed on day 1. They accepted ex change for new pianos and offered many slightly used instruments after thorough repairs at low prices.
Patsy Clark of Spokane and other Butte men plan to form a company to develop nine copper interests in the district. Ore strikes, wage increases, and a 10 day stoppage cut output by about 100 tons daily, leaving over 300 workers idle. Mines like Cantera, Gallatin, Lexington, and others faced curtailments while operations resume and shipments await.
Cleveland & Montana Mintog company plans to resume mining near Lesteguleh southeast of the pie farm. Superintendent B McKengie returns with orders to continue. a 50 foot tunnel in hard granite will be extended to 600 feet total. The firm has bought a drill compressor and aims to finish by Wednesday. claim near Leslie Gulen remains tied to past filings and disputed ownership.
The Pittsburg and Montana Copper Company shows leadership shifts as Talpi Baggaley becomes general manager and William M. Kirkpatrick steps back from duties awaiting a successor. Oscar Rohm has arrived and is in duties, while Baggaley and Kirkpatrick face uncertain futures amid possible further changes.
The Butte and Ely company, largely composed of Butte men and linked to Western Exploration, has begun development on its Nevada claims. Harry S. Wales reports shaft work started by Wales and D. C. Bard despite freezing weather, with five offices and leadership including F. G. Matchey and directors Melcher, Moore, Pelton, Carrett, and Matcom. Benton Gereat travels east to promote the venture.
A newly equipped mine east of Bel Mont is prosecuting development in its upper levels with a 650 foot shaft. No deeper work is planned now due to a sand ore showing on the upper levels. Most ore mined comes from between 300 feet and the surface, averaging copper content around 20 to 39 percent with a concentration grade present.
Notes report that plans for forming a mining company in Butte advance as owner options are secured on several claims south of the city. A list includes Honanza Pawnee Enna Nellie Millionaire Macy Ann Montana Central Black Placer and others. Travonia Star West Emma lease ties and ongoing negotiations involve W A Clark and the Wrentert Mining Company.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate payments tied to Ut. Tele and an ongoing process of scouring options. The text mentions a number of those in the West are included and references several weeks of work and progress, with unclear specifics.
The Toledo Mining Company, successor to Bismarck Nugret Gulch, probes nearby Sheridan with a diamond drill as California capitalists study Washington War placer deposits for a possible dredge operation. Manny figures note several crews at work, including Lehigh testing ore and Charley Simpson resuming Mat property operations. Prospectors report gold, silver, and lead in local veins while George Dicker tunnels Rochegrer shaft for ore and water.
John J. Nagle conceives a safer fuse igniter for mining and helps organize the Safety Misc Igniter Company with partners Charles Lynch, June Nirk, Herman Strauburger, and Malcolm Gillis. The device, usable underwater, promises time and fuse savings, with patent secured after Nagle's near-fatal shaft accident.
Reports indicate a four foot wide copper vein about fifty feet deep in the Protector claim near Columbia Gardens. F A Heinze sunk 300 feet without sizable ore. latest work shows a promising strike. Nearby claims Birdie Mountain Lion Lone Pine Josephine are adjacent and have yielded ore depths up to about 250 feet with ongoing development on Josephine and Birdie.
W Brazenall will head the Square Death Mining company operation at the Winter placer on Basin Creek one mile from Basin Ia. A dredge with its machinery has arrived from Freven pulen two miles from Anaconda where it previously operated. The venture aims to start soon with the dredge and gear in place under Brazenall's management.
Del and preparations foreshadow a move to haul equipment about 12 miles from Bast. Mr Brazenall and associates own the Winter property and several claims. The hydraulic method has yielded ge results and will be expanded under Brazenall who brings dredge operations and experience from Australia to the new enterprise. The venture aims to boost local employment and payroll as operations begin in this region.
The Boston News Bureau reports upcoming consolidations of copper properties with four major groupings likely. Lead entity Coram syndicate, promoted by Joseph A. Coren, would include Daane Daly estate claims in Butte and other properties in California and Montana with significant capital. Other consolidations involve International Copper, Boston Consolidated Copper Mines, Tah Copper, United States Mining, and a United States Smelting and Refining outfit with 75 million capital, plus Lewisohn Exploration at 9.0 million. Rumors mention Tennessee Copper and Nevada Consolidated.
The Trelna Copper company shaft reaches 1,020 feet with 45 to be sunk 30 feet deeper before crosscuts. A station is cut at 1,000 feet and large pumping installations are in place to handle water. The current flow amounts to only a few gallons.
The North Butte and Leoni mines prepare for new engines, received in Butte, with first units to North Butte. Buildings finished, engines similar to West Steward and Original mines, will reach 80 feet depth capacity. Work proceeds rapidly, with priority to water and shaft sealing, aiming for full operation soon.
The Raven and East Butte mines advanced toward extracting copper from deep veins. Preparations include sinking a shaft to several hundred feet, with production to begin after lower levels and conveying systems are prepared. The company plans to ship ore to a smelter as development continues.
Jane Nelli, consulting engineer from San Francisco, arrived last Thursday to arrange works as two more compartments are planned. The company has opened offices in the Lewt ohn block and will oversee the contemplated expansion in the coming days.
The Mily Theater presented a Sunday show featuring Emmmonds Emerson Emmonds comedy pair, Adela Partis Ontf with Flora Althorp on the revolving globe, and Tsuda the Japareee artist with hand balancing. Emily Nica ng sang new songs, plus Dollie Cole and Cora Stormis performed. The acts were praised for refinement, clever humor, and dazzling production values.
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