Copper Stocks Quiet as Butte Mines Keep Steady Drilling
Copper shares show modest moves while Butte mines press on with steady development and deeper drilling. Parrot stock rallies then slips, Boston and Montana fall slightly, Utah Copper shows gains before retreating. New suits arise in Boulder over First Shot lease and bond, with Samuel Erickson claiming $118.40 loaned and secured by a deed and profits note amid bank dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nctive
Duncan
Lyons
District Court
Boulder
Leas
Messrs
Sherlock and
Lyon
Burgess
Helena
Samuel Erickson
Hyatt & Dolew
Bank of Townsend
API
Bearing Copers and Copper Stock Opinions
The United States Investor calls copper market optimism a false start likening it to a boy climbing a masthead and needing to jump to the deck. It notes initial copper stock predictions for Butte Montana and Calumet were wildly too high and doubled later. The Investor accuses Lawson of steering sales of copper stocks he avoids and says Parrot is being kept cheap to subsidize dividends on the worthless Butte & Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Butte
Montana
Calumet
Pony and Land Creek Mining News From Pony Country
John R. Evans will oversee ground work at Golden Sunlight mines with about a dozen men. Sard Creek and McVey lead activity. Whippoorwill also productive. A tunnel for Dr. Grigg advances this winter. N J Nelson returned from Butte and may join leased mine work. Despite early 1899 bad months, locals expect a busier season and larger output. Snow heavy, ore hauling delayed but stockpiled for spring. Garnet Mining and Clipper report solid mill runs. Pony mine operated by Morris and Field continues work.
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Whitehall Zephyr
John R. Evans
Golden Sunlight
Sard Creek
Ups
McVey
Whippoorwill
Charles MeVeys
Grigg
N. J. Nelson
Butte
Sand Creek
Pony
Pony Country
Garnet Mining Company
Morris and Field
Beef Straight district prospects boost Butte mining camp
Reeves firm visits Beef Straight in Jefferson county and reports a bonanza in the White Quail claim owned by Buzetti Rodent and Evans now leased to Retyes Rogers and Tyndall. Romerio & Co ships fine galena from Bircheim, $40 per ton. Redland and Red Quartz near Judge Delmoe show gold and silver, need a mill. Deep snow persists but prospectors push ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reeves
Reeves, Rogers and Tyndall
Butte
Jefferson County
A. Buzetti
A. Rodent
W. E. Evans
Messrs. Retyes
Rogers and Tyndall
Ed Romerio
Lead Trust and the Silver Lead Mines Debate
Denver Mining Reporter warns that lead trust trading and price maneuvers harm producers. It urges silver lead ore owners to co operate and smelt ores themselves to reclaim value, build local industry, and defend livelihoods through cooperative ownership of necessary utilities.
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Denver
Alj
Metal Exchange
New York
Lead Trust
Europe
Ernest
Republican City Convention Calls for Nominations in Butte
Official notice from Butte Montana calling the Republican city convention for March 18 1899 at 17 o clock noon to nominate for mayor city treasurer police magistrate and one alderman per ward. Ward caucuses on Monday and primaries today with designated primary sites and officers including A McMillan chairman and A L N yoonie secretary.
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Butte
City Treasy
Aldman
J. A. Cannon & Co
Lee Davenport
West Granite
East Broadway
West Broadway
Mercury and
Arizona Streets
St. James
Johnston
Bute
Mont
A. M'Millan
ALN
Yoonie
Uth Montana
Old Man Wins as Spectators Laugh Through Trial
Archibald Smith sues John C. Conn for money from 1896, in Deer Lodge valley. The old plaintiff caused interruptions with his talk, while jurors found for Smith at noon for 150 dollars plus costs. Mary McDonald wins 60 damages against Jesse Knox in another ejectment case in Judge Lindsay's court. Michael Shea released from custody. another youth linked to Moran's Centerville burglary case cited as a witness.
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Archibald Smith
John C. Conn
Conn
Deer Lodge
J. H. Duffy
Kohl
Koll
Smith
Mary McDonald
Jesse C. Knox
Lindsay
Michael Shea
Justice Nichols
Shea
Moran
Centerville
Mickey" Driscoll
Court notes and divorces across city legal actions
Preliminary hearing ends in Shea discharge while Kittie Wes sues for divorce from Scott Nague on non support and seeks child custody. Other cases include Todd and Mayo versus Stockand Bradley with a $19.50 costs judgment, estate of Wm J McNamara final accounts and administrator discharge, Joseph A Boyer seeks mining ground lease in Leggat Poster's addition, two year lease to Bailey Clement Walker, recent marriage licenses issued to Shugrove Sullivan Lundren Johnson Young Barnett Bernier Dunbar, and Judge Clancy's tomorrow docket with several motions and cases including Heinze versus Butte and Boston Mining Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittie
Wes
Scott Nague
H. C. Todd
L. Mayo
Pen James
J. J. Stockand
Lydian Bradley
Clancy
Wm. J McNamara
John P. Forbis
District Court
W. M. Connole
Joseph Connole
John McNamara
Catherine Sullivan
Joseph A. Boyer
Leggat & Poster
Alfred Boyer
R. L. Bailey
D. H. Clement
Frank Walker
John J. Shugrove
Annie Sullivan
John P. Lundren
Ingrid C. Johnson
Edward Young
Etta Barnett
William Bernier
Mary L. Harrington
Benjamin M. Dunbar
Helen LB. Fox
Beaverhead County
Charles H. Churchill
Emeline Jeanette Barr
Butte Shoe Sale Sparks Unprecedented Prices at Tassel's
At 25 West Park, Tassel's offers a $1 shoe sale not seen before in Butte. Nearby, Thompson Paint & Wall Paper Co. advertises a vast stock of wall paper at 325 South Main Street with a 32 telephone line.
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Butte Tassel
West Park
Thompson Paint & Wall Paper Company
South Main Street
Brownfield-Canty Carpet CO
West Park Street
Butte
Also Mentioned on This Page
Real Fire Sale
Zoe
Goldwater
N. Main St
Om Brick
King’s Brickyard
Empire
Parrot
Butte Conner
Butte District
Parrot “Bears
Boston Stock Exchange
Boston
Utah
Manhattan
Butte, Mont
Beef Straight District
THE
Dr. Wix
Pels
W. Park
Thomas ‘Coombs
W. McC
White
Clinton Sloan
Fred Radue
Cyr Pauwellyn
Samuel Mulville
the Pacific Mutual Insurance Company of California
F. Augustus Heinze Et al
Butte and Boston Mining Company
Bronowsche
Leo Hagenburger Deutscher
Tel
Wix
Syeter Oy
Lutey Bros Cash Grocery
W. Park St
Wn Nairn
Nairn’s
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