Monument Mine Progress Reports Favorable Copper Riches
A letter from Monument mine superintendent Keppler reports continued progress in the Bloody Dick district. The shaft is being timbered, ore improves with depth, and copper content runs high with significant gold and silver values. A blast furnace near the mine is proposed to streamline ore processing and boost regional development.
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Keppler
Monument
Bloody Dick
Monument Lode
Montment
Thomas
Waffieman
Beaverhead County
Rich three foot silver ore strike at Oregon mine
Vic Grace reports Frank Price made a remarkable find in the Oregon mine near the Delmonico. A 90 foot tunnel reveals a three foot thick body of ore worth about 150 ounces of silver per ton with samples indicating potential of 5,000 ounces per ton. The deposit lies in porphyry and may prove permanent with further development in the Blue Wing district Montana.
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Vic Grace
Blue Wing
Oregon
Frank Price
Alwys
Delmonico
Price
Montana
Sheep Creek Mines Look Good Says P M Sweeney
P M Sweeney, a well known miner and prospector, visited Dillon reporting Sheep Creek claims look promising. He is working in a 70 foot tunnel with an exceptional drift face. He recently found a promising graphite vein over 30 feet wide and sent samples to Dixo Graphite works for value, noting some foreign matter mixed in.
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P.M. Sweeney
Sheep Creek
Dillon Friday
Sweeney
Dixo Graphite Works
Car Load of Ore Ready for Shipment from Midnight Mine
George Knapp of Argenta reports that he and a partner leasing the Midnight mine have a car load of shipping ore ready. The mine, now the deepest in the Argenta district at 315 feet, shows a strong ore shoot and promising sinking results. Dry workings yield ore valued at about 50 dollars per ton in gold silver and lead.
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George Knapp
Argenta
Final Payment of Seventh Dividend at First National
Receiver KE Wilson announces the final dividend distribution for the First National Bank. About 2 800 checks totaling nearly $100 000 are ready, with thousands more unclaimed at First National and Merchants' National banks. Depositors must claim within sixty days or checks return to the comptroller in Washington. Duplicates may be obtained for lost certificates of deposit.
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First National Bank
KE. T. Wilson
Wilson
First
First National
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington
Heaviest dressed steer tops Southern Montana beef record
Lee W. Lewis of Montgomery Butchering, Anaconda, visited the county seat and reported cattle purchases from Centennial valley. A standout steer weighed 1,007 pounds dressed after arrival, marking a new local heavy beef record in Southern Montana.
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Lee W. Lewis
Montgomery Butchering Company
Anaconda
Centennial Valley
Montana
Normal School Name Change and New Dormitory Bill
Senator Murray introduces legislation to rename the Normal School and to provide an additional dormitory under Representative Woodworths bill. The measures aim to expand facilities and redefine institutional identity within the state education system.
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Murray
Wvoodworth
Montana Senate Bill Proposes State Normal School at Dillon
A Montana Senate bill introduced by Murray seeks to amend sections of the political code to establish a State Normal College within two miles of Dillon Beaverhead County. It outlines an executive five member board, faculty appointments, bonds for officers, and confers bachelor and master of pedagogy degrees upon completion of prescribed programs.
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Montana
State of
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Montana State Normal College
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Montana Dillon Dormitory Appropriation Act
A bill appropriates thirty thousand dollars to the State Normal School at Dillon Montana for a dormitory addition and furnishing. Fifteen thousand dollars is allotted for the fiscal year 1903 and fifteen thousand for the following period.
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State Normal School
Dillon
Montana
Legislative Assembly
State of
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Blue - Wing
Dixon Company
Sheep Creek Mines
Steer
Normal School
Senate
Woodworth
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