Pittsmont Smelter to Start Up This Week in Butte
The Pittsmont smelter near Butte, owned by Pittsburg & Montana Copper, is to be started this week after pumps were upgraded to handle mine water. The plant will process copper and carry incidental silver and gold, with ore loads including veins rich in copper and silver. management plans deeper shafts and new testing to improve drainage and output.
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Butte
Pittsmont
Pittsburg & Montana Copper Company
Garnet District Booms With High Grade Ore Mines
Dr Peter Mussigbrod of Warm Springs reports Garnet district flourishing with 40 lessees working and ore shipments. Ritchey, owner of Nancy Hanks and Tiger mines, shipped a carload yielding 20000 last month and expects two more loads worth over 40000. Ore prices range from 30 to 500 per ton.
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Garnet
Peter Mussigbrod
Warm Springs
Butte
Samuel I. Ritchey
Nancy Hanks
Tiger Mines
Ritchey
Washoe
Mr. Ritchey
East Helena
Woman Heads the American Gold Fields Mine Venture
Miss Sallie Kirk, president of the American Gold Fields company and New York educational bureau member, directs operations from afar. Frank C. Lavigne, manager, travels to Twin Bridges area for supplies as hydraulic work begins and a 4,000 foot ditch is dug for water. The Goodrich gulch placer mine plans to start washing once weather allows and a 15 man crew is assembled. Kirk, a noted stock speculator, plans a Montana visit to inspect other mining property and increases the companys stake in the region.
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Frank C. Lavigne
American Gold Fields Company
Twin Bridges
Madison County
Goodrich Gulch
Miss Kirk
New York Stock Exchange
West
Montana
Prices Rise Sharply for Undeveloped Butte Mining Claims
The Butte district sees rapid price increases in undeveloped mining claims as investors bond about 25 such properties in six months. Buyers report bondholders seek more as owners hike values, with some claims jumping 100 to 150 percent in half a year. One claim formerly offered at 50,000 now fetches around 150,000 despite little or no work done.
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Butte
The
Standard
Surface vein hints at valuable mineral claim market in Butte
The fragment notes surface scratching reveals a mineral vein of unknown value and suggests many mining claims, priced high, may stay with present owners. It warns a bonding craze in Butte will fade once holders secure favorable terms, implying tactics may shift toward reasonable figures.
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Butte
Salvadore claim near Missoula advances vein intersecting crosscut
The Salvadore claim owned by Joseph Stettheimer and partners near Missoula west of Centerville is being developed with a 60 foot shaft and a northward crosscut to intersect a vein traversing the northern part of the claim. Some ore from other veins has been sent to reduction works. while not high grade it yields silver and gold, and Stettheimer hopes a larger, better quality shoot lies farther north.
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Baggaley
No. 2
Salvadore
Joseph Stettheimer
Missoula Guich
Centerville
Stettheimer
Butte District
Large Hannah vein eyed near Anaconda in Butte talk
Jack Dalcle visited Butte last Thursday and spoke of the Hannah property near the Southern Cross 20 miles east of Anaconda. He described a 60 foot wide ore vein yielding about five and a half dollars in gold per ton. The property, owned by several residents including Anaconda locals, is fairly well developed. Butte miners believe a vein of this size could boost state gold production. They favor installing a good crusher and cyanide process to recover more value.
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Jack Dalcle
Butte
Hannah
Southern Cross
Anaconda
Ducie
Wales and Bard Secure Claims in White Pine Nevada
Harry Wales and D. C. Bard from Butte Mont have gained temporary control of several mining claims in the White Pine district Nevada and secured options for 30 days. They spent three weeks in the Robinson district examining and presenting themselves as prospectors while former executives of major mining firms, Wales as head assayer for Boston and Montana and Bard as assistant geologist for the Anaconda Company.
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White Pine News
Ely
Nev
Harry
Wales
Butte
D. C. Bard
White Pine
Nevada
Robinson
Boston & Montana Company
Bard
Anaconda Company
Much Copper Being Saved on Silver Bow Creek Drifts
Copper catching on Silver Bow creek proves lucrative with about a dozen devices in use. Huddleston & Co. near the Northern Pacific depot likely lead in shipments, having sent several tons of concentrates last month and preparing another. Copper is taken from water free of tailings, entering a tower via electric pump and leaving nearly clear after contact with iron and tin cans.
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Silver Bow Creek
Huddleston & Co
Northern Pacific
Cleaning Up the Smelters at Butte & Boston and Trenton
The Butte Boston and Trenton firms are cleaning their smelters and shipping the cleanup to the Washoe plant. A large crew is at work, with several weeks needed to finish. Colorado plant furnaces are being torn down and moved, copper-rich material is reprocessed, and boilers from the Butte Boston head to Mountain View mine to boost steam power.
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Butte & Boston
Trenton
Colorado
Washoe
Mountain View
Galena Mine Is a Good One
The Pony Sentinel reports Galena mine near Pony in Madison county owned by Garnet Gold Mining. Work is fairly started and pushed fast with the west drift at about 180 feet facing a 34 foot ore shoot. Vein pay ore runs from 3 to 4 dollars per ton with stoping in the east drift at about 140 feet and eight foot vein width. Thirty tons of concentrates shipped last week averaging 43 dollars per ton in gold silver and lead. Mill crushing 50 tons of ore.
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Pony Sentinel
Pony
Madison County
Galena
Garnet Gold Mining Company
the Sentinel
Miner’s Claims High Ore Value in East Drift
Per day 85 to 95 percent of the mineral value is saved. A high grade streak of ore several inches wide runs in the east drift of the mine, but it is not separated from the second class in the mining process. Material between walls is sent to bins and crushed in the mill.
Old Missoula mine cave halts work at Centerville claim
A major cave collapsed in the Missoula claim upper workings forcing a halt to mining until new openings are made. A surface hole about 30 feet deep marks the cave extent while the site, in Centerville's northwest, has not operated recently. The last ore shipped was silver and gold. rumors say the operator, who held a lease, cleared around 50000 dollars from a shoot before stopping.
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Missoula
Centerville
Short Line Announces Summer Excursion To San Francisco And Los Angeles
The Short Line offers round trip tickets to San Francisco at 51.60 and to Los Angeles at 56.90 with travel via Ogden or Portland on many July dates and throughout August and September. One way to Los Angeles via Portland is 61.00. Tickets valid three months with stopovers both directions. See 105 North Main, Butte for reservations. H. O. Wilson, D. F. and P. A.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ogden
Portland
Salt Lake
Columbia River
Idaho
Boise
Payette
Short Line
North Main Street
Butte, Mont
H. O. Wilson, D. F
P. A
Eloquent Tribute to Hay in St John’s Church Sermon
Rev S C Blackiston delivered a brief eloquent tribute to former Secretary of State John Hay at St John’s Episcopal Church last evening. He praised Hay’s lifelong devotion to duty from Lincoln’s era, noted his nonpolitical stance on seeking office, and credited him with guiding peace efforts between Russia and Japan. Hay was revered at home and abroad for justice and integrity in public and private life.
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Paul
S. C. Blackiston
John Hay
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Dr. Blackiston
Mr. Hay
Dr Crain Claims Cure for All Diseases in Quick Treatment
Dr Crain of Pennsylvania block asserts no chronic curable disease remains incurable and can be cured by simple treatment. The statement emphasizes universal healing through his method.
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Crain
Pennsylvania
Block
Huie Pock
China
One Thousand Miles in Eighteen Hours Pennsylvanian train debut
Traveling passenger agent George L A Thomson promotes the eighteen hour Pennsylvania Special running between Chicago and New York as the world’s fastest long distance train. He cites business efficiency, on board amenities, and rapid schedule details while rail officials outline planning, testing, and deployment.
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George L. A. Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad
City
Butte
Thomson
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Board of Trade
Pullman
Indiana
New Jersey
Short Line announces Salt Lake excursion July 15
The Short Line will run two popular trips to Utah on July 15. First train departs Butte at 2 45 a m with sleeping cars ready after 9 30 p m and arrives Salt Lake at 7 30 p m. Second train leaves 5 p m arriving at 8 30 a m. Berths should be reserved at 105 North Main street, Butte.
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Short Line
Utah
Butte
Salt Lake
Short Line City
North Main Street
Mont
H. O. Wilson
D. F
P. A
De Forest Montgomery Buried With Honors
De Forest Montgomery died at St James hospital from an accidental gunshot wound. He was buried with honors at Mt Moriah after a service at J H Gules 614 Nevada Ave. Episcopal burial service was led by Rev H C Blackston. More than 100 Butchers union members led the funeral procession, with floral tributes from the union and Hammond Packing Co. J H Montgomery of Heyburn Idaho attended.
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de Forest Montgomery
St. James’ Hospital
J. H. Gules
Nevada Avenue
8. C. Blackiston
Episcopal Church
Mt. Moriah
Butchers’ Union
Hammond Packing Company
Montgomery
J. H. Montgomery
Heyburn
Idaho
Mayer's Watch Sale Promises Great July Discounts
The notice promotes a July sale at Mayer's 22 West Park street with cheap watches including $1.50 watches at 95c and a $4.50 Elgin or Waltham dustproof workingman's watch. It also mentions the Butte Blacksmiths and Helpers union meeting at No 3 East Broadway on July 1 at 8 pm, with President J W Chancellor noted. It adds a telephones advertisement about savings for small users and the manager’s contact at 52 East Broadway.
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Mayer’s
West Park Street
Mayer
Earth
Butte Blacksmiths and Helpers’ Union
I. B. B. and
East Broadway
Hight & Fairfield’s
J. W. Chancellor
Orton Bros. Piano and Organ Ad in Butte
All double stamped whiskey Daly's. If you want the best value for your money in a piano or an organ, call on Orton Bros., 219 N. Main street, Butte.
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Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Butte
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Schilling
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Cortlandt ST
Sherman’s Piano House
East Park ‘Street
Joe Stettheimer
Jack Dacie
White Pine District
Will
Boston
Galena Mine
Dublin Stout
Daly
Hay
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Youldens
Main Street
Youlden
Puyallup
Boss
MR. Thomson
Telephone
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Daly's
West Park
Butte Leader
Best
Angel
White Rock
Apollinaris Sa
Wees
BBC
Bethesda
Aueeus
Eastern
BANKS
F St
N. W
Washington, D.C
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Bow National Bank
Cc. R. Leonard
T. R. Hinds
Fayette Harrington
Glenn B. Harrington
John B. MacGinnias
Et A
First National Bank of Butte
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbott
B. Weirick
J. 8. Dutton
Daly Bank and Trust Company of
Butte Capital
John C. Lalor
Charles F. Booth
WN Neorne
KEL
Eaets
Mitt
Cook Medical CO
Curtis St
Denver
Colo
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