Snowshoe mine yields progress in Libby district mining
Libby correspondent reports the Snowshoe mine operates with full force, concentrator running, ore hauled to Libby and shipped to Great Falls. Main tunnel advances 2,000 feet with 900 more to reach water and air improvements, while No. 4 tunnel yields shipping ore. Other notes cover West Fisher mill activity, Molly Gibson and Moccasin prospects, Buzz Saw tunnel work, and Yukon district outlook with machinery improving efficiency and new policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby
Snowshoe
Great Falls
No. 1
London
West Fisher
J. Z Clark
West Fisher Mining Company
Brick & Brannagan
Reliance
George Blackwell
Coeur A’ Alenes
Murphy
American Koolenal Mining Company
Weet Fisher
Brick & Brannigan
Kalispell
Cincinnati
Molly Gibson
J. A. Graham
Graham
Buzz Law
W. A. Hillis
Missoula
Larsen &Reenough
North Drift
Larsen & Greenough
United States & British Columbia Mining Company
Torsen & Greenough
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Canada
Bonanza Creek
Dawson
Ottawa
Engineering and Mining Journal
Montana Quarries Output 1899 Report Highlights
Production of brick fell in 1899 while sandstone, granite, and limestone output rose. The Montana Geological Survey notes shortages in building brick and fire brick, mentions paving bricks and marble, lists principal quarries and firms, and discusses data collection challenges and the state’s building stone resources. The report covers 1898 and 1899 figures for building stone, lime, and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Billings
Columbus
Montana Sandstone Company
Capitol
Helena
Great Falls
Cascade County
Neihart
Beaudette Bros
Anacon
Fred D. Smith
Montana Geological Survey
Seuss
Cscevsccse
Peale
United States Geological Survey
Madison County
Flithead
Antelope Creek
Jefferson
Potsdam
New York State
Laramie
Ohio
Three Forks
Atlas Sheet
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
Scotland
Montana
Homestake
Clinton
Anaconda
Miessburg
Kessler Brick and Sewer Pine Works
Switzer Brick and Terra Cotta Company
Creat Falls
Anaconda Copper Company
Standard Brick Company of
Anaconda Copper Company Brick Department
Greece
T. Kain & Sons
William Allbricht
Logging Creek
E. M. Locke & Co
James Welch
Roberts & Jones
Rocky Mountains
Feiliston
R. R
Incves
Great Northern Railroad
Elliston
Lime Company
Eliston
Cascade Lime
Allbright
Ed Olcott
Red Lodge
Flathead County
Spo
Trim Great Falls
Kibby
Whitehall
New Wilfley Turbine Engine Moves at Lower Concentrator
The Wilfley table upgrades near completion at the lower concentrator with 36 new jigs nearly finished in the west end. A new Frick engine, 500 hp with a large center wheel, drives the system from a hilltop building, while upper Wilfley tables and a new tank house rise to expand capacity and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frick Company
Wilfey
Wilfley
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Flathead District
the Klondike
Industrial Statistics
Mesenos Sasacenne
Cee Akeon
Commonwealth
Russia
Charles H. Lane
West
Granite Street
Butte, Mont
Mining Enginere
James 8. B. Hollinshead
Dennessy
Baker & Potter
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
U. & Dep
Silver Bow
P. O
Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
OF Butte
Montana Electric Co
East Broadway
Nished
Hamilton, Mont
Arizona
Aluminum Streets
Batte
Birch
Front Streets
BIG Blackfoot Milling Company
Bonner, Mont
Butte, Anaconda
Duplex Corliss
Ingersoll
Pohle
Ingersoll-Sergeant
New York
French Gulch Dredging Co
French Gulch Dredging Company
H. R. Whitehill
W. R. Allen
Bee'y
S. Main St
Pennsylvania Lode
Tin
Silver Bow County
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Co
C. S. Batternan
Wester Kon Works
Butte, Montane
Ano Atels
B. Rombauer
Carney & Hand
E. Broadway
McDermott Hotel
Bue
P. O. Bosim
McClure Bros
North Main Street
Oseseyer
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