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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1876
Page
3
The new works at Quartz Hill advance ore processing with copper sulphate substitutes. Local mines Leggat Bro Spurr Collisis Dewey Brubecker Mansfield Co. rush ore for reduction. The camp reports high ore abundance and strong profits, bringing renewed mining momentum and optimism for miners and mill operators.
The article discusses mining machinery for ore processing and assaying in Utah and nearby territories, praising Fraser Chalmers Co and other U S manufacturers for the Prue Warning Machine and related leaching and washing systems. It cites ore production, metal yields, and contracts across Colorado, Nevada, and adjacent regions, noting shipments to South America and Mexico and reference to copper tin silver iron and arsenical ores.
The community discusses church services and public notices while merchants, mills, and the railway project advance. Builders report mills near completion, engines in place, and shipments of ore moving toward Baltimore as winter approaches. A sermon by Rev Shippen draws a large, attentive crowd despite extended length.
A distorted OCR message notes hesitation over a mill starting with a full supply of men in place and emphasizes continuing supply lines despite unclear terms. The fragment hints at labor readiness and production timing but lacks concrete dates or locations.
The mill, described as using a 60 horsepower engine and Purvine patent pans, is nearly complete with two settlers and ample manpower. Contractors must file final contracts by month end, or the mill will start January 2. Father DeKyckere of Deer Lodge has visited town and held services in the schoolhouse, noting a shift from Catholic church services.
Fragmentary notes describe a race event between Thompson and Philips won by the former by a small margin. References to pay trains, a Friday event, and various stakes changing hands appear amid scattered lines about a camp called Rawacaboo and figures like Alder Murphy and Henry.
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