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Newspaper

Daily Inter Mountain

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1900

Page

8

8bc value English breakfast tea per pound

A fragment lists prices for English breakfast tea and Gunpowder Tea with odd OCR remnants. The readable items reference per pound pricing and a small shop context in unclear OCR.

Bonded Majestic group to build mill near Pony

Fay Harrington and Butte capitalists bonded the Majestic mines near Pony and began development. Adjacent to the Boss Tweed and Clipper groups, a major strike at those properties led to a $500,000 bond to a Spokane syndicate. A tunnel is being driven toward the lode. prospects include timber and water abundance. Cummings, McDougall & Co claim a rich strike at Little Tycoon, with ore reportedly up to 60 percent copper. The Par nel mine shaft at Parnell broke, laying off miners until a replacement engine is fitted.

Fay Harrington Butte Majestic Pony Boss Tweed and Clipper Group Spokane

Highland Boy Smelter Visited by Burrage Party

The Burrage party of Boston spent the day at the Highland Boy smelter, exhaustively inquired into as part of an upcoming enlargement plan. The plant, among the most modern of Burrage’s approved smelters, features labor-saving devices and likely will see orders for material upon Burrage’s return east to report to shareholders.

Burrage Boston Highland Boy Salt Lake Tribune East

Fergus County Mines Show Optimism On New Year and Spotted Horse

A Lewistown Eagle report from Fergus county notes the New Year mine employs 17 men and a recently bought road to the mine. a 70 ton daily mill will soon run at full capacity with an ore drier on order. Superintendent Purmort backs the project, ore in sight, and a mill is expected. Spotted Horse is preparing for a long-run mill under manager Arthur Bird. H Sutter is driving a tunnel to drain a coal mine low down, coal quality good, awaiting proper drainage. Purmort and his New Year surveyor visited Whisky Gulch Sunday, property looking better than expected, with more development and a mill planned.

Lewistown Spotted Horse Arthur Bird H. Sutter Purmort Whisky Gulch

Park County Mines Suit Seeks 13602.29 From Bear Gulch

Park County district court action by George O. Freeman as assignee to H. Bush of the Bush Consolidated Mining and Investment company seeks 13 602 29 from Bear Gulch Mining for money advanced for machinery wages and mine purchases. H J Miller represents the plaintiff. A new Chimney Rock mining district is noted with Constant ine filing locations for a mill site near Chimney Rock and other claims in Trail Creek country.

Livingston Enterprise George O. Freeman H. Bush Bush Consolidated Mining and Investment Company Jardine H. J. Miller Park County Chimney Rock Baal Constantine Trail Creek Constantine Lion

Tanner’s Mines in City Bonded to Montreal Syndicate

A. W. Tanner, owner of the Pole Creek placer mines, was in Madison Tuesday. The mines are bonded to a Montreal capitalists syndicate and operated on an extensive scale. Tanner secured many large and valuable garnets while working the claim and looks for further prospects.

Madisonian A. W. Tanner Pole Creek Montreal Tanner

Prospecting Boom Near Red Bluff Promises Rich Rewards

An active season around Red Bluff is anticipated with more men employed than ever and many prospectors trekking into the hills seeking valuable finds. The forecast suggests strong mining activity, increased labor, and heightened effort to locate new deposits.

Red Bluff

Copper Market Faces Cautious Demand At 16 Cents

The leading lake copper producer is said ready for business at 16c while buyers have not fully replenished supplies. Prices have trended against consumers for months, with the market closing steady at 16c for lake copper. Large manufacturers are careful, preferring inside figures and rejecting any price above 16.5c. Export outflow near 12,000 tons since spring acts as a safety valve, though imports total about 3,700 tons this month. A Calumet sale at 17c included a price guarantee offering rebates if new purchases occur at 6c.

Butte and Boston Stock Movements Spark Inactivity Rumors

Boston News Bureau reports Standard Oil group holds over 11 000 of Boston and over 200 000 shares outstanding. Large stake explains stock inactivity for Both Boston and Amalgamated. Rumors of a Butte and Boston and Boston and Montana consolidation denied by negotiators.

Boston News Bureau Standard Oil Party U & Boston Stork Boston & Montana Butte & Boston

Kalispell Visit Details Mining Move in Libby Area

W. J. Beager, vice president and manager of American Kootenai Mining, tours properties about 40 miles from Libby. A 10 stamp mill and plant to save all values, handling 30 tons daily, has been purchased and is on site. A sawmill linked to the mine will be installed. Water power will operate the mill, ready by July 1. A 2500 foot steel rope tramway will convey ore to the mill with eight buckets each carrying 1000 pounds, gravity driven and equipped with an automatic dump.

W. J. Beager American Kootenai Mining Kalispell Libby

New B. M. Concentrator Under Rapid Construction

Work on the B. and M. concentrator building advances with roofing nearing completion and carpenters starting flooring. Delays persist as lumber supply to the Great Falls works remains limited, causing some lay-offs among workers.

B. & M. Works Great Falls

Lake Shore Mining plans 20 stamp mill at Wisconsin Creek

E L Shafner of Cleveland formerly with the Gold Coin property near Anaconda examined the Lake Shore Mining company near Sheridan. He stated the company would erect a 20 stamp mill at the mine in the spring. The properties lie on Wisconsin Creek.

E. L. Shafner Cleveland Ohio Anaconda Lake Shore Mining Company Sheridan

Montana Ore Purchasing Company Declares Regular Dividend

The trustees of the Montana Ore Purchasing Company declare a regular dividend of 1 per share totaling 90000 dollars. Payment date is February 15 with books closed February 6 and reopening February 15.

Montana Ore Purchasing Company

Ruby Tent No 6 Knights of Maccabees Hail Banner Growth

The Ruby Tent No 6 Knights of Maccabees shows off a new banner from the Supreme Tent to celebrate larger Delial membership in the state. Ruby Tent vows to keep it in Butte for over a year and work harder to recruit new members.

Knighta of Maccabeen Knights of Ruby Tent Butte

Liver Hating Johnson Dies At National Soldiers Home

John J. Johnston known for peculiar liver eating dies January 22 at Santa Monica National Soldiers Home after coming from Montana in 1862. Born in New Jersey 76 years ago, he served in the Union Army, later under General Miles in Indian campaigns. News notes Montana labor ads and wintering geese context appear around his obituary.

Johnson John J. Johnston National Soldiers Santa Monica Cal Montana Johnston New Jersey Aldergulch Miles

Wife of a Druggist Sues for a Divorce

Helen Kupfer sues J H Kupfer a druggist at 323 South Main for divorce alleging a marriage in Philadelphia on February 21 1897 a son about eighteen months old and marital abuse including long periods of silence. She cites joint savings and business assets valuing property at 1000 in Noyes and Upton addition 2500 in the drug store and 250 in household goods with the business earning 500 monthly. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Helen.

J. H. Kupfer South Main Street Helen Noyes & Upton

Legal notice on alimony and custody order involving Kupfer

In a court filing HL Powell seeks a decree of diveres and temporary alimony of 20 a week, declares herself half owner of property, and appoints a revolver to handle drug business. An affidavit supports the complaint, and Clancy issues an order restraining removal of the boy and encumbrance of property. Kupfer must show cause next Saturday why alimony and counsel fees should not be paid. Rowing machines for rent by mouth offered by National Undertaking Company, 47 East Quarts.

HL Powell Clancy Kupfer

Bailey Estate Petition for Probate of James Bailey Will

William Bailey petitions the district court to probate James Bailey's will, naming Sophia Bailey as sole beneficiary. The estate totals $3,709,560 with real property in West Agate Street and Warren & Kingsbury addition, a share in the Oxford market, and cash. William Bailey seeks administration as no executor is named. heirs include brothers John, Charles, Harry, Thomas Bailey, and sisters Louisa and Emily Keast, with residences in Silverton, Cornwall, London, and this city.

Wiliam Bailey James Bailey West Agate Street Warren & Kingsbury Addition Oxford Market West Park Street Sophia Bailey Mr. Bailey Mary Buddle Clara A. Paul Delensed North Main Street John Bailey Silverton Cal Charles Bailey Cornwall England Louisa Bailey Emily Keast Harry Bailey London Thomas Bailey

Jones Names Clash With Tagal Village Chiefs

Major Samuel B. Jones, now Boston quartermaster, recounts a Filipino native who adopted the American surname Jones. The man’s relatives struggled to pronounce the written name, realizing no two read it the same, as the tale highlights linguistic quirks under colonial era name adoption.

Samuel B. Jones Boston Philippines Luzon Agramonte Jones Tom

Northern Pacific Operates Sleeping Cars Anaconda to St Paul and St Louis

The Northern Pacific runs the only Pullman Standard sleeping cars from Anaconda to St Paul and St Louis with two sleepers on the night train from Anaconda and Butte. One travels via Billings and Burlington to St Louis, the other from Butte to St Paul. A $2600 reward is offered for information leading to the detection and conviction of trespassers removing ores under ground workings of the Michael Devitt lode claim within Montana courts.

Northern Pacific Anaconda St. Paul St. Louis Butte Billings Burlington St. Louia Michael Devitt E Butte Boston Consolidated Mining Company Batterman

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