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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1903
Page
19
A vintage Lutey Bros advertisement promotes low prices at a demonstration counter. It lists choice rib roast beef at 10 cents per pound, best pot roast, shoulder steaks, shoulder mutton chops, rib mutton chops, prime corned beef, salt spare ribs, brisket and rib boil, and hamburg steak deals with quantity pricing.
Weather halts grading for the Foundation for the New Smelter on the east side of Butte City. When conditions ease, Watseca Company's new mill activity resumes, started last Thursday. Ore strike reported in the Zenith area amid the disruption.
Bad weather slowed grading for Pittsburg and Montana Copper’s Alice smelter project in Butte. Once storms pass, grading and foundation work will accelerate to receive machinery. Shaft No 2 reaches 1000 feet. No 3 is being sunk. Crosscut between shafts to aid ventilation and ore transfer. Nearby surface shows rich copper-silver veins. company plans to strike ore near shaft 3 and along Mullins Forbis area, with own plant improving profits.
Montana Gold Mining company elected officers and directors in Butte for a one year term. Officers: President Carl J. Smith Vice President Arthur V. Corry Secretary John W. Haggerty Treasurer Frank H. Billing Directors: Smith Corry Haines Eckhardt Mayne. The Sunday mine in Granite county has yielded about 52000 since operations began four years ago. The latest Helena assay check for 5809.52 covered 20 days’ run with Huntington mill. The mill is idle now but will restart when new stoping ground is opened, and ore is shipped to the Colorado smelter.
A telephone message reported a large body of good grade gold and silver ore struck at the Zenith Mining Company property about four miles from Pony in Madison county, received in Butte.
The Watseca Mining Company began operating a new ore mill at Rochester last Thursday with a 150 ton daily capacity, aiming to run at about 140 tons daily. The firm plans to crush its own and custom rock ore, reducing transport costs and increasing profits for lower grade deposits.
A savings offer cuts 20 cents per yard or reduces prices from $2.00 to $3.00 for any room you need to cover. This promotion highlights affordable covering options and draws attention to dramatic price reductions for home remodeling projects.
A message from Pony by P A Gamer a longtime Butte stock broker praises the Zenith mine in Butte and notes ore assays from 7 to about 20 dollars per ton with an 80 foot wide body. The Zenith company is a Butte concern held largely by local men. Investors who visited the property would be reimbursed for expenses to inspect the ore body and facilities.
May 17 Basin district reports indicate the Suckeye mine will restart operations soon after snow clearance. Contractors Louis Sponheim and August Freeburg are tied to the project, with a 100d ore body found as D. Kirby confirms tunneling progress. The High Ore mine is bonded to Eastern interests and Grey Eagle ships ore to East Helena. multiple teams haul ore to the railroad.
Joseph Riley and James Higgins of this city are developing the Way-Up mine on Goat Mountain between Libby creek headwaters and the West Fisher district in Flathead county. They plan a 450 foot tunnel, drive air through galvanized piping with a water powered fan, and expect five months of tunneling. C. Thompson manages the work with three shifts. The gold bearing sulphide ore runs as high as 40 dollars per ton, with the vein 14 to 16 feet wide. If paying ore is found, plans include a plant to treat the output. The vein shows strong ore in lower workings and owners anticipate a large producer if results match expectations.
Reports from the Big Hole district note 5000 tons of 8 percent copper ore on a dump and a nine foot wide vein at 300 feet. John A. Farrell takes charge of Bozeman Corundum property at Salesville. operations to resume. Pierson and Winter finish clean-up on Meaderville dumps, net about 800 for waste rock containing copper and silver. W H Nichols bonds Last Chance placer claims on Trout Creek for about 30000. Surprised mine foreman Thomas Colbert reports a two to five foot wide ore vein grading 10 to 12 dollars per ton at Surprise. Mayflower, now yielding about 1500000 in gold to W A Clark, is noted as owned by R G Fair and Charles Prue. William Hanbroer and associates visit New Boston Mining near Corbin. Hogshead pays tunnel workers at Highland Mary. plans for Cherry Creek Nevada prospecting in summer.
On May 16 Northern Pacific placed on sale weekend excursion rates for several towns including Twin Bridges Alder Pipestone Whitehall Lime Spur Pere Lodge Bonita and others. Rates vary by destination with some trains on sale Saturdays returning Mondays and a Sunday special excursion to commence when weather permits.
Ticket listing for weekend round trips from Butte including Boulder Basin and Alhambra options with prices. Details show good Saturday night return policy and ticket office at 41 North Main Street. Royalties include René Reins and W. R. Meech as CP&T.
The Oregon Short Line offers round trip tickets to Denver for 32 dollars for the Western Federation of Miners meeting on May 25. Tickets go on sale May 21 and are valid for return until June 21. Ticket office is 105 North Main Street in Butte Montana. H O Wilson, General Agent.
Diamond lodge No 5 Select Knights and Ladies announce the funeral of Brother James O'Donnell at 2 PM Monday from his home No 26 Waukesha Avenue. Lodge members to assemble at Elks Hall at 1 PM for procession. By order of Sadie E Lodge, President. An advertisement for Orton Bros piano and organ sales at 219 Main Street, Butte.
Frank E. Richards Lee Mantle Post master Irvin and John Stephenson report a rich ore strike at the Alice mine near the Powell and Lewis counties line. Ore values run from 10 to 400 dollars per ton, averaging 20 to 25, with some assays at 400. The mine four miles from Bald Butte has yielded steady dividends as development by Richards Mantle Irvin Stephenson and others continues. The ore is free milling and the group expects to recover their investments and profit.
A carload of high-grade copper ore shipped from the Indian Queen mine on Birch creek Beaverhead county last week. The Queen, a well known producer, is owned mainly by Butte men. George Turcott and B. Co. Former hold four claims on Miner creek showing good progress through winter work. Three shafts and a 309 foot tunnel expose the vein with about 300 tons of ore on the dump valued around 25 dollars per ton in copper and silver. Frank Carrier bought G W Hart’s interest in the Gola Coin mine in the upper Big Hole river district. ore samples assayed show 26 dollars in gold and 9 percent copper. The vein is six feet wide with a 120 foot tunnel. D W Wadams has given Helena men a 60 day option on the Saginaw.
Water Works Dillon Montana invites sealed proposals from bidders for furnishing material and constructing a water works system. Bids due by 2 p m June 1, 1903. Plans and specs available at city clerk's office Dillon or at Doremus and Kelsey civil engineers East Lake City Utah. Right to reject any or all bids reserved.
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