Outsiders Invest Heavily in Butte Copper Mines
The Butte district sees strong outsider capital from Pittsburg and Minnesota backing major developments. Reins Copper, Pittsburg & Montana, and key figures like John H. Galey push expansion including adding shaft depth to 1,200 feet, new hoisting gear, and a $10,000 monthly development outlay. Simultaneously ore yields and firm mine activity keep output high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Amalgamated Company
Washoe
Great Falls
Parrot
Pittsburg
Minnesota
Boston
New York
Pittsburg & Montana Company
Reins
John H. Galey
Reins Company
Galey
W. J A. Clark
Ralph Baggaley
Pittsburg Company
Baggaley
Mr. Galey
J. M. Guffey
Macdonald and Gillies Meet in City Mining Summit
Malcom L. Macdonald formerly of Butte and Donald B. Gillies an old Butte man now running Nevada mines arrived last Wednesday to attend a meeting of four Nevada mine owning companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcom L. Macdonald
Butte
Donald B. Gillies
Nevada
Minnie Healey Mine Begins Deepening Shaft
Sinking was begun in the Minnie Healey mine last week to add at least 200 feet to the opening. Hypocka and Guardian Copper companies expect expanded territory. ore output slows during sinking but the Minnesota property is valued at about 35 million dollars for 4.19 acres, with full-claim value around 175 million if expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Healey
Hypocka and Guardian Copper Companies
F. A. Heinze
Heinze
Boston & Montana Company
Belmont
Anaconda
Adequate but Slow Narrator Performs Daily Tasks
A thorough but slow assistant completes required work with accuracy and reliability. It maintains steady progress, delivering correct results though response times lag behind expectations.
Locating Claims Up North In Butte District Draws Prospects
Prospectors push to locate claims in the extreme north end of the Butte district west of the Great Northern line and east of the city. Last week several claims were staked by local men and more are planned this week as demand shifts toward copper belt areas. Surface shows are strong, with several large mineralized leads crossing the section though pay material remains uncertain.
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Tonopah
Gillies
Nevada
Montana
Beatty
Bullfrog
Butte
Butte District
Great Northern Railroad
Copper
Mike Carroll
Duggan
Dublin Gulch
Baggaley Receives Three Patents for Smelting Devices
Ralph Bley, manager of Pittsburg & Montana Company property in this city, has secured three patents on smelting plant devices, boosting his total patents to more than 150 since arriving in Butte. The patents cover distributing molten slag in blast furnaces, a copper pouring spoon and splash shield, a casting apparatus, and molten material feeding in blast furnaces. Most patents will aid the Pitts Mont smelter operations.
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Ralph Bley
Pittsburg & Montana Company
Butte
Washington
Mr. Baggaley
Pittsmont
Pittsburg Company
Butte and Basin mining claims report rich ore finds
The Butte and Basin company, chiefly Butte and Basin men, reports gold and silver bearing ore seven miles east of Basin. Ore values near 200 ounces silver and 40 dollars gold. Morning Star in the Amazon district bonded to Amazon-Butte Mining. shaft to 125 feet, tunnel 450 feet, with ore at junction. W R Evans of Link cyanide plant is company president. Lease taken on the Dewey claim near Morning Star. crosscutting for vein. Snodgrass and Johnson report ore on Evening Star. Montana Revenue company employs 48 men at Richmond flat near Norris, paying about eight dollars daily under Ed Williams. Bozeman group of claims in Pony may sell to eastern buyers. ownership includes John McKitterick. shipments valued around 45000 dollars with more ore in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macdonald
Bullfrog
Goldfield
Gillies
Montana-Tonopah Company
Tonopah
Shoshone Company
Thornton
Butte & Basin Company
Butte and Basin
Basin
Butte
James O. Hodgens
R. H. Shaeffer
James Willoughby
R. B. Nuckolls
John P. Reins
Morning Star
Samuel Myhre
Amazon District
Amazon- Butte Mining Company
W. R. Evans
Messrs
Hart & Stevens
Dewey
Snodgrass & Johnson
Evening Star
Madison County
Montana Revenue Company
Ed Williams
Richmond Flat
Norris
Pony
Bozeman Group
Bozeman Group of Claims To Eastern Men
Mineral Hill
Bozeman
Nevada
East Bozeman
Daisy
Golden Gate
Pony Men
John McKitterick
Copper market holds steady as producers lock in ahead
A Boston copper interest reports copper demand remains strong with steady sales and no boom. American consumption matches expectations while European and Asian demand stays robust. Producers have sold output up to September, with some firms declining to pre sell production.
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Boston
Salvadore Mine Display Near Centerville Attracts Attention
Notes of the Mines reports Joe Stettheimer exhibiting ore specimens from the Salvadore mine west of Centerville showing leaf silver. 1904 Montana coal production reached 1,359,409 tons. the current year is expected to surpass that amount as the Montana Ore Purchasing com continues activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Stettheimer
Centerville
Montana
Com
Mining dividends and appointments across Montana and region
The text reports a $4 per share dividend totaling $324,000 paid on the 15th, United Copper’s preferred share dividend of $3 per share totaling $150,007, and Amalgamated’s forthcoming distribution of $1.53 million. It notes appointments including John V. Bohn as Mammoth Mining superintendent and leadership changes at Green Campbell, Conrey Placer, Gold Reef, and related firms, plus a June 23 dividend date for Calumet & Hecla and a stock-capital reduction proposal for Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pany
United Copper
Amalgamated
John V. Bohn
Butte
Mammoth Mining and Power Company
Mammoth
Madison County
Basset C. Leyson
Silver Bow County
Green Campbell Company
Silver Star
Mr. Leyson
Moulton
Walkerville
Mayflower
W. A. Clark
Charles Kammerer
Anaconda Company
Calumet & Hecla
Free Day for Children at Columbia Gardens on Saturday
Manager J R Wharton announces free use of the gardens for children under 12 next Saturday from 9 a m to 6 p m. The event promises swinging, romping and games with a dozen new swings installed in the grove and near the hothouses, ready for use.
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J. R. Wharton
Columbia Gardens
Upper Grove
California Excursion Fares From Butte Short Line
May 30 to June 2 the Short Line sells excursion tickets to California with round trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles at listed fares via different routes. Additional dates through June and many dates in July to September offer round trips and one way tickets to San Francisco and Los Angeles with specific prices. Tickets are valid three months with stopovers both directions. Reserve berths at 105 North Main Street Butte Montana. H. C. Wilson, D F & P A.
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California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Og- Meer
Nee Angeles
Port- SN Psi
Portland
City Ticket Office
North Main Street
Butte
Mont
H. C. Wilson
Memorial Day Meeting for Modern Woodmen and Guests
The Modern Woodmen of America and visiting neighbors are urged to meet at the K of P hall on Tuesday May 30 at 3 o clock in the morning to take part in the Memorial day parade and attend cemetery ceremonies decorating graves of deceased Woodmen by order of the committee.
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K. of P. Hall
Memorial Day parade meeting for aerie No 11 FCE
All members of aerie No 11 FCE are asked to assemble at Miners Union hall on Tuesday May 30 at 9:00 AM to participate in the Memorial Day parade. Peter Sanger is Worthy President and P L Miller is Worthy Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerie No. 11
Miners’ Union Hall
Peter Sanger
P. L. Miller
Olive Branch lodge I O O F meeting for Memorial day parade
All members of Olive Branch lodge No 23 I O O F Walkerville and visiting brothers are requested to meet at their hall Tuesday morning May 30 at 8 30 to attend Memorial day parade. J B Medlin secretary.
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Olive Branch Lodge
Walkerville
J. 8. Medlin
Hamilton News Items Special Correspondence Highlights Local Court Proceedings
Local option cases wrapped up with no venue changes. Milton Hammond’s case to be heard May 31 before Justice Sedgwick. Ravalli hotel opens with improvements likely to draw more summer visitors. Marriage license issued to Ray Howard and Hazel Russell of Stevensville. Hospitalization for Mrs. Forbes Buchanan of Darby. Various local residents receive appointments, trips, or attend events including Missoula visits and Kalispell convention plans. The Hamilton senior class nears graduation as 1908’s five graduates expand to more each year.
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Standard
Hamilton
Milton Hammond
Ray Howard
Hazel Russel
Stevensville
Forbes Buchanan
Darby
Sisters’ Hospital
Missoula
Miles Romney
F. R. Traford
H. C. Tuttle
Helena
Montana
Tuttle
Grantsdale
Frank Burns
Hamilton High School
P. J. Shannon
E. Erickson
Erickson and Lagerquist
Frank Cook
Dolly Price
Mary Clark
M. M. Williams
Layton Sipple
George Fowler
Victor
James Shoemaker
Henry H. Swain
Dillon
Burkhart
Darwin J. Chadwick
Great Falls
Mr. Chadwick
Bitter Root
White Moose Ranch
Lake Como
Miss Hyde
S. Towers
Portland
J. L. Jamison
Bozeman
Sweat House case ends with water rights ruling
The Sweat House case, George Corscaden versus George A. Fowler et al, concluded last night before Judge Webster. Corscaden receives 15 inches of water and Fowler 4, to be diverted from Bear Creek.
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Nancy M. Paynne
Judge Webster
Corvallis
George Taylor
Charles Daily
Iron Mountain
Mr. Daily
Mary Bullock
Frank
Hamilton
Anaconda
Miss Mahar
Miss Johnson
W. W. McCracken
Butte
Miss Retta
Michigan
David Bishop
Frank Bean
Darby
George Corscaden
George A. Fowler
Webster
Corscaden
Fowler
Bear Creek
Martyrs At The Steak In A City Boarding House
A Burges Johnson verse notes hungry boarders pressing toward dinner in a crowded city boarding house. The poem contrasts hunger with pride as diners rush to eat, describing emaciated figures and a common craving for meat and bread amid cramped surroundings.
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Burges Johnson
Success Magazine
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Parrot—Reins Company
Shoshone
Ingersoll Sergeant Drill CO
Cortlandt ST
Schilling
Jefferson and
Madison
Time Enterprise
Hennessy
Modern Woodmen of America
Butte, Anaconda
Great 7
A. P
Overland
Northern Pacific
Durant
Oregon
Silver Bow
Oe Bp.m
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Pullman
Salt Lake
Denver
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
ST. Louis
Colorado
Arizona
Mexico
Portoland
Pacific Coast
Butte Mont
H. O. Wilson, D. F
P. A
Cartleigh
North Coast
Urlington Eiand Agyris
Alder
Ea. m
Whitehall
My Aston
N. Ae
Bute
H. Merriman
Main and
Park
Minneapolis
Pau
Nala Street
Flathead
Selish
Northern Pacific Railway
Kalispell
Nea
Ne Oh
Ravalli
Hodge & Weightenan
Spell
Alte
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