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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1876
Page
3
Local notes say the foundation is finished and bricklayers began laying bricks for the new furnace and ongoing work on an amalgamating unit. Completion is anticipated within weeks, promising increased capacity and expected prosperity for the mill. Ore from Mount Moriah bar is being processed, reported as ready to sample at a significant yield.
The Hazards Company guided by W. S. Colvin of New York plans building several magazines near mining camps to store powder for future mining expansion. A seven inch dirt floor and shingles will keep the structure dry and safe with guarded entry and powder storage prepared by Foster & Ray of Butte as local agents.
Mr Walker of Vraule Daly gman & Co San Francisco visits Butte for the sixth time amid growing trade and hopes for a leading coastal camp. R L Kenyon Deer Lodge firm head travels home after several days here. Henry Wilkinson of Juzetnan Ties ill with a severe cold. Charley Blum of Deer Lodge hopes to establish a Butte business. Dr Chas Musighrod examines mining interests and stacks up Hecla mine plans. Gormley Vipond Butte pioneer progresses on Big Hole project. Rowdebush Young of Butte plan a five stamp mill for their ores. Nathan Cohen & Co San Francisco keying firm interests. Mountain Lead lease to Cameron and St Rhea for one year with extension option.
Reports from Butte detail Latham selling his Ohio mine share to Henry C. Keith while Dr. Gleason plans a new drug store in Butte after stocking Helena and the States. Messrs Werobs and Leopald Marks transfer half interest in Credit fode to new owners as Wetzel opens a general store on School Mall street. Joaquin Abascal visits town and praises the wealth of nearby leads, and local lawyers Porter and Warren obtain abstracts of wlgata lodes. Mining activity increases with new discoveries northeast of town prompting trespass concerns as Dr. Musighrod plans work near Deer Ledge with continued hopes of rich returns.
Treasurer Weston faces a funds crisis over two Montana bonds worth 50000 and 70000 issued under a Funding Act. An express company in New York seeks extra charges after delivering the bonds to Kounte Bros, threatening legal action. With no money to pay fees, Weston considers substituting new bonds and suing for damages to resolve the dispute.
The article recalls Colorado to Montana stampedes with mixed fortunes. many struck riches while others lost all. Montana’s mines including Park, Hattie Harvey, Alex Scott, Mountain, Stewart, La Plata, Ohio, Acquisition, Banker face future gains as new ore bodies develop at the Texter and Dexter mills. Silver, lead and copper prices and ore grades are reported for Salt Lake City markets, with ore yields around 180 oz per ton and significant refinery outputs.
Fragmentary OCR shows bride and groom names and a wedding note with several personal names and a date, but details are incomplete and hard to interpret.
Deer Lodge merchants and Virginia City advertisers pool efforts to capture regional trade. Listings show Angstrone & Jonson, Greenhood, Asburger, Taney Co, Lune Bankers, and others offering clothing, hardware, dry goods, furniture, stoves, and furniture, with low prices and cash deals. The column notes Deer Lodge’s growing supply from Denton and rail routes, forecasting strong spring sales and cross-camp commerce.
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