Improvements at the large Butte mines push shaft upgrades
The Leonard copper mine begins a new three compartment shaft to 800 feet on the Boston & Montana property east of town. Minnie Healey shaft deepens toward 1300 feet with oak guides. engines remain a bottleneck for rapid ore lifting. Berlin and Amalgamated firms expand shafts and new engines to enhance output while Clark mines lead district production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Leonard
Boston & Montana Company
Wilson
Clark
Minnie Healey
Mines in the Parrot addition yield rich copper ore
Mines in the Parrot addition report strong copper and silver output led by the Cambers of Amalgamated. The Gopher worked by Butte & Boston yields medium grade ore while the Belmont and Nora properties produce variably. Multiple small shafts, bins full of ore, and active leases mark a busy mining district near Anaconda and the Geyman plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrot Addition
Cambers
Amalgamated
Gopher
Butte & Boston
Anaconda
Belmont
F. A. Heinze
Boston
Pennsylvania
Pete Stevens
Glengarry
Heinze
Yankee Boy
Larson
Charles L. Geyman
Geyman
Anaconda Company
Butte & Roston
Kaneshaft
Butte
Smelter Fumes Discussed and Economic Hurdles Highlighted
A New York Engineering and Mining Journal editorial examines a Powell county Montana suit against Anaconda Copper Mining to stop its large reduction works. It notes the health and agricultural impact of sulphur emissions, mentions compensation to farmers, and discusses potential industrial uses and future invention as partial solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Engineering and Mining Journal
District Court
Powell County
Montana
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda
Butte
Tennessee Copper Company
Mountain Copper Company
Keswick
California
San Francisco
le Blanc
King announces electric drills for Barnes King mines in Montana
W I L L Try Electric Power Ke King owner of Barnes King mines in Fergus county says a Denver order for a motor and three drills marks a shift from compressed air to electricity. He notes pilots in Colorado mines show promise and plans to expand if successful while reporting 225 tons daily at Barnes King and 350 at Kendall, plus 100 tons from Little Rockies property. The Alder Gulch Mining Co operates the properties and cyanide processing yields over 90 percent value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. W. King
Barnes-King
Fergus County
Butte
Denver
Colorado
Kendall
Little Rockies
Alder Gulch Mining Company
Ben Phillips
Tom Marlow
Pete Larson
Tanks Increase Output to 150 Tons Daily
They are installing tanks for 50 tons more in the Little Rockies and treat it as we do. The new capacity will bring output to 150 tons per day. The property is turning out all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
New Machinery at Montana Zinc Plant Boosts Dry Processing
Montana Zinc company installs new machinery to dry concentrates before electric separators. The upgrade aims to improve ore processing and help the plant operate smoothly for zinciferous ore production in Montana. The project faced delays but is expected to run faultlessly in a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Zinc Company
Montana
Directors Elected At Shareholders Meeting
Out of 229,850 shares 173,885 were represented. John D. Ryan received 116,079 votes, D. Gay Stivers 54,286, C. F. Kelley 284, A. J. Campbell 1,351, O. L. Dillenbeck 280, Harry A. Gallwey 1,555, and R. A. Carmochan 50 for Calvin O. Geer of New York. Directors elected: John D. Ryan, Richard D. Willard, Ed G. Storey, A. W. Bemis, Sidney Chase, Charles Do. Burrage, Charles H. Dickey. John D. Ryan presided over the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Ryan
D. Gay Stivers
C. F. Kelley
A. J. Campbell
O. L. Dillenbeck
Harry A. Gallwey
R. A. Carnochan
Calvin O. Geer
New York
Richard D. Willard
Ed G. Storey
A. W. Bemis
Sidney Chase
Charles Do. Burrage
Charles H. Dickey
Royal Geologists Inspect Beaverhead Graphite Deposits
O H Howarth of the Royal Geological Society of London and B E Peto of a London crucible firm visited Beaverhead county graphite deposits last week to evaluate extraction prospects. They learned of the site from Crystal Graphite Company samples shown at the St Louis exposition. Peto previously inspected Alabama deposits and may purchase or lease the Beaverhead ground after further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Howarth
Royal Geological Society of London
B. E. Peto
London Crucible
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
Crystal Graphite Company
Howarth
Mr. Peto
Montana
Peto
Alabama
Montreal
Axcanyon
Ceylon
Prospecting activity grows in Jefferson county Montana
Fr C Berendes L Q Skelton C R Stranahan B Barteau and Mr Tindall of Boulder have leased and bonded on the Peacock claim in Jefferson county with a 15000 dollar bond to develop it. Dr O B Whitford of Butte works the adjacent State mine in the Bigfoot district 12 miles southwest of Boulder.
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Fr. C. Berendes
L. Q. Skelton
C. R. Stranahan
B. Barteau
Mr. Tindall
Boulder
Peacock
Jefferson County
Morrow
Pittsburg & Montana Company
Butte
O. B. Whitford
Bigfoot
Montana
Charles Lavaroni
Jip
Basin
East Helena
Basin Creek
Winthrop Raymond
Sheridan
Bullfrog
Nevada
Shoshone-Montgomery
Raymond
Montgomery
A Balloonist's Sensations in Across Europe Flight
An excerpt from Henry de La Vaulx's Across Europe in a Balloon describes a night ascent to 6,200 feet, dense fog, moon halos, and a dawn crossing over rivers and mountains. Castillon rests in the car of the Centaure as ballast is used and rivalry with another balloon is observed from the sky over Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Comte Henry de la Vaulx
Success Magazine
Castillon
Maurice Mallet
Saxony
Thuringia
St. Louis
New Officers Elected at Reins Copper Stockholders Meet
The Reins Copper company set aside its former personnel at a stockholders meeting in the city last Tuesday. Pittsburg financiers take over governing duties for the coming year with J M Guffey elected president and W F Johnson as secretary treasurer. The new board includes Pittsburg and Butte men, giving Pittsburg a narrow majority. The mine is being developed with 400 feet more shafting planned and a conversion to a three compartment shaft. Stockholders in Parrot Mining also met last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated
Colusa-Parrot
Mountain View
Pittsburg Company
Reins Copper Company
Pittsburg
John P. Reins
Judge Stapleton
T. M. Hodgens
W. W. McDowell
J. M. Guffey
W. F. Johnson
Glenn L. Thompson
Messrs. Reins
Thompson
Mr. Guffey
Asa P. Childs
William de Armit
Henry J. Miller
F. J. Weixel
E. W. Marland
George W. Stapleton
E. D. Leavitt
Guy W. Stapleton
Butte
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
B. F. White
Dillon
Hiram Knowles
Missoula
A. H. Barret
Robert B. Smith
J. P. Reiis
Weather Prophet Deserves Credit For Prediction Flaws
The Weather man does not manufacture sun or rain. he forecasts what is heading toward us. If a storm changes course unexpectedly, it is not his fault and should be understood as part of his warning role.
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The
New York Herald
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Boston & Montana
Butte District
United Copper
Butte Reduction
Washoe
Berlin
Buay
C. A. Shoemaker
Reiis Copper Company
Meaderville
Parrot
Still
Engineering and Mining Journal
Light Mining Service
Homestake Mining Co
Lead
S. Dakota
Ingersoll Sergeant Drill CO
Cortlandt ST
Santa Ana
J. G. Woods, Hennessy
Dept
P.O
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Grand Central Hotel
Main Street
Helena
T. J. Fowlie
Dorsey, Proprietress
Schilling
Barnes-King Mines
Pany
Parroyg
Parrot Mining Company
Chicago
Jaques Mfg. CO
Mohmn
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
St. Joseph
Pueblo
Omaha
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
Burlington
H. F. Ruger
East Broadway
Butte, Mont
A.c.m.co.hardware House
State Medical Institute
Main and Broadway
Clark's Bank
Overland
Tive Anaconda
Arrive Butte
Paci
Os Bem
Oregon
Silver Bow
St. Paul
Sir
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North Coast Limited
Twin City Daptons
Twin City Express
Burlington Express
UW Twin City Express
Norris Pony Local
Alder
Pony
Norris
Whitehall
Sappington
Nog
W. H. Merriman
Corner Main and
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Tone
Chicago Rail
Kew
Es Butte
Minneapolis
St Ul
Éalley
Erica Escce
GANY
City
North Maina Street
J._G. NASH, Cc. P
T. A
Salt Lake
Portland
Overland Limited
North Main Street
Butte Mont
H. C. Wilson
D. F
P. A
Selish
Northern Pacific Railway
Kalispell
Lake
Ravalli
Hodge & Weightman
Kalispell, Mont
Dr. Perrin Medical Co
Myer
Vinta
Regal Guaranthe
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