The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-02
UNDER THE GROUND
Where and How the Life Blood of tn
State Is Produced.
COPPER IS KING NOWADAYS
Brief Mention of the Many Mines
In This Section -Leasers Re-
ceiving encouragement and
Are Doing Effective Work.

Butte, June 1.-The FIVE months
which closed with yesterday have
shown an activity in mining circles in
this city that is regarded by many old
mining men as unparalleled in this
camp. While naturally scarcely any
thing has been done in the line of sill
| Yer, copper properties have been work
ed as never before. The big companies
have been working on a mammoth
scale during all this time and in addl-
| ton there is vast amount of leasing
| going on. With so much activity going
| on in. the innumerable mines in and
| around Butte, the city is bound to be
| most prosperous.
| From the Anaconda mines there are
at present being shipped to Anaconda
l2O cars of ore each day, each car con-
tanning about 80 tons, making the total
$500 tons per day or 10000 tons per
month. The Mountain Con. is at pres
ept the largest producer, turning out
about 1000 ions of ore per day. At
Camp Creek all is activity on the sur
face with preparations for the devel-
opment OF that new camp. All of the
Anaconda properties in this section are
being worked as fully as possible.
The Boston g. Montana company is
shipping from here steadily between
$1,000 and $4,000 tons of ore per month.
ne LGOHdTQ is the largest DfOuucer,
followed by the Mountain View and the
Pennsylvania. Between 500 and 600
men are employed in Butte. A director
of the Boston & Montana company
said recently: THE Boston & Montana
mine is producing at the present time
at the rate of a little more than 5000, 900
pounds of copper per month, which at
the present price of copper earns about
Sc per share. The directors of the mine
have no desire to increase this pro-
duction with the present price of cop
per, but should copper go to liz or IL
cents we might increase production to
5000, 900 pounds. The property is in the
best shape l have ever known IL. The
management has been able to over
come all difficulties and has been able
to produce copper cheaper than ever
before. There is enough copper in sight
In the mine to-day to last six years
without undertaking further explora-
ton work. OF course, / cannot say
what the next dividend will be on the
stock, but there may be a surprise in
store for stockholders"
Between 700 and 500 men are en-
ployed, all told. on the Butte & Boston
properties, the output being about as
usual An official of the company says:
by July l the floating debt of the
Butte q Boston will probably be paid
of, leaving only the bonded debt on
the property. The cost of production
from this mine has been greatly re-
duced of late. Large quantities of iron
have for some years been showing in
Butte &, Boston ore. which has made
it necessary for the ores to go through
two processes in smelling, but of late
the iron has been gradually diminish
ing and this has caused the cost of pro-
duction to diminish. Experiments are
now being made whereby we may be
able to treat the ore by one process
only, and this would make consider
able saving"
1t is expected that the new Carson
sampling works will be completed and
ready for business in about 10 days. \
The leasers pretty generally are hang
ing on to their ore now, at least where
they are able to do so. the idea having
seized the leasers that better terms
can be obtained on treating ore after
the new sampling works are running.
No intimation has been given as to
what the prices will be. but the leasers
are expecting a reduction consequent
upon the entrance of a new competitor
in the field for custom ore. There are
rumors that the Moulton and Alice,
which are running on custom ore, may
close in consequence of the leasers
holding back their ore for the new
sampling works.
The Buffalo. which has been worked
successfully by Miles Finlen and Tom
Miles on lease for a year past, will be
shut down on Monday. This will throw
about 60 men out of work.
Henry Trerena has started to pros
pect on the East Belle of Butte and
claims he has struck what is known as
the Mcintyre ledge. If he has he has
an old country stake in sight
Aldermen Vivion and Schatzlein are
leasing on the Mountain Chief and are
down about 30 feet already.
Sands & Johns and the Cullom Broth |
ers have moved the hosting engine, |
and mining supplies from the |
Missoula mine and are putting them i'm
on the Flag mine east of the Lexing- |
ton. where they have obtained lease. |
Mike Dalton and John Sweeney are |
leasing the West Bower. north of Wal |
kerville They are sinking to the 200.
Pat Colligan, who has been leasing |
on the Moulton, made a shipment of 80 |
ounce ore last week to the Moulton |
mill.
John Collins &. Co. have leased the |
East Margaret Ann from Denis DIis-
coll and Pat O'Donnell for a period of |
one year dating from May l.
Pat Gillespie was in town on Satur- |
day with samples of asbestos from his |
claims, 25 miles north of Red Lodge. |
He has had some of 1t tried in New |
York and it makes first-class material. |
is in town trying to get capt.
tai to work the properties.
Dumareau Brothers are producing on /
an average about 80 to 40 tons of 90 |
ounce ore per month from the Pay
master mine in West Walkerville.
John Purcell and Miles Mcdonald |
are making better than wages leasing
dumps on and around the Boston
mine.
Archie Mcintyre will put two shifts
10 work sinking on the East Belle OF |
Butte this week. He has a whim al
ready in place.
Charles Beley has gone to Browns
yulch to work on his claim. He will be
gone a month or six weeks.
Mr.. Kelly has force of men at
work on the Miners Union, east of the
Cora mine. He is sinking to the 200.
Mr.. Kelly is confident of getting some
hing big There are rumors that
some OF the big companies will buy
he claims on that belt.
Charley Mcguire and his brother are
working a lease on the Glcngarry.
north of walkerville. They ship three