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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
10
London reports a surge in Anaconda purchases tied to Tanganyika copper mines and other Union Miniere properties. US interests back a broad expansion, possibly toward Congo, to counter rivals in Chile and Bolivia. Output shows rising Tanganyika hopes as European refineries absorb copper for war needs.
Former Montana lieutenant governor Ik Alton, president of Heston & Montana Development Company, says copper prices will stay strong for at least five years with no drop below 20 cents a pound. He envisions copper powering wartime and peacetime needs, including power from coal mine sites and wide copper usage in wire and other products.
In New York at the Anderson galleries a sixteenth century Oushak palace rug led the Persian antiquities sale by Mirza Raffy fetching $4,200. A bath without water and a thick fuse entwined with wires described as a novelty appear in the catalog. A Tube experiment reportedly warms the body as perspiration increases during the process.
The Anaconda Copper company leads a zinc ore electrolytic reduction push in the Coeur d Alene district. Plans include a 23 ton daily plant at Anaconda and a 200 ton daily facility at Great Falls, with tests showing recovery of complex ores like Douglas. Cheap electric power is essential, spurring potential new plants along the Northwest corridor to cut freight costs and unlock western zinc output.
Astrological reading for June 5 1916 predicts favorable publicity and travel by water, with possible contracts but cautious financing. It foresees wartime arrivals in the U.S., potential shipwreck anxiety, and political disappointment for some, plus optimistic notes on Canadian prosperity and new women's groups.
Report notes sustained copper showings at the Sunshine Mine, highlighting principal owner figures and ongoing exploration prospects.
John Catlin, christened by soldiers in Albany Oregon, was found as a three year old among the Snake Indians in 1852 after his parents were killed. He served 26 years in the army, then returned to Albany where he has served as a police official since.
An Eastern authority explains a recent stock slump for North Butte as tied to large stock liquidations and new ore discoveries. The Carlisle claim vein cut reveals three feet of 10 cent copper and an 18 inch vein nearby, suggesting undeveloped North Butte ground extends beyond the Snow Ball vein. Production near 2,000,000 pounds monthly with rising wages, potential higher dividend estimates, and continued development to unlock undeveloped territory while keeping payouts conservative. Verdun history note follows about English tourists in France during wartime, their exile and social life, including English clubs and churches.
The new Oregon election law requires proof of citizenship preventing 73 year old veteran William Dor Ward from voting. Ward, a lifelong pres presidential election participant since Lincoln, was born in Finland and came to the United States as a boy but cannot locate his father’s naturalization papers.
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