The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

TotAis z.n4 AD.uD tzH. 90
fThe is9S valuation was calculated at II
cents per pound. the others a, Il eents)
This copper ore II quite pregnant with
other precious metals. last years output
having contained 3i.itA.0a In silver and
I'll .ssi 80 gold. total of 81. 77s, s62. This
'swtnd-fafi In termed by-peodue;: that
r., II the ore were extracted solely for the
gold ard silver IL contains. the operation
would prove Improbable. whereas. other
wise II proves a handsome source of profit
10 the mine owners.
Before the Rcthschllds purchased q con-
trolling interest in the Anaconda Com
pany their experts pronounced. after a
snost rigid examination. the mines of
Butte "a be practically inexhaustibse, and
this years production. II n believed. viii
eclipse them alt the Anaconda Company
alone having done development work until
a.ao.sso tons are In sight
The number Of miners employed I'm the
wines here last year averaged ahoat sep
daily. whose pay was at the rate of 81 80
for ten shffts~the regulation union scale.
Thus. they receive emoluments aggrega,-
Ing nearly three-uuarters of a MILTON dol
lars per month. which. II In believed am.
ply instsfes Busfe's claim 81 being THE
worlds largest mining camp"
The rStio between those employed under
ground and those engaged In refining the
s.x. that r. to say. while there are sn
men engaged In producing the rough ere.
the services of I. 80 are required In SIS
treatment ~ the various smeiters to say
nothing III the vast number employed In
preparing timber, ccai and coke for uss
In the mines.
About 100 tens Of metallic copper per
month is produced In a novel manner a,
ore Of the .shsir' miues by means al what
ia s*.xss assss Ia
Gated Just below the mine As the water
pumped from the mine is highiy tnnpreg-
mated with sulnhide Of copper this sa,n-
ton Is led into large number 81 watts
sfiled with all sorts ~ scrap Irnn and tin
cans. 4 chemical action ensses that pre-
cipa.stcs the copper. and it's place in the
soluble salt is takes by the iron.
An average reached by Assayer Rraden,
CT the United States assay enscs in Hell
eas shows the net cest ~ mining the
COPPER ore 20 have been ST per ton:
the mex cost Of treatment sara psr ron.
a total Of $50 The sverasp yield was
81 - per ton trsfuaing geld ard silver.
or a profit ~ IS 81 an zach ton produced
The principal sneltesS Of the trust are
located AZ Anaconda. Great Fats and
butte. The people % Annsana are not
disposed ta look upan ere trust NTH ksna-
ly eyes. Especially IS shls true at tsroas
Falls and Hsat,e. as IL j. TIE usual policy
Of large corporations re cancsasrase thssr
work in every possible manner. Hence, IL
would De hat natural fer tire annals anssge<i
company 80 snselt all ns ores AT Ana.
ecaas. where assssos; uaismsses capacity
exists ard which place has direct sasn-
uumiesttan with the Butte nsgass by means
af its owm railroad. rather than pay trans
sa0rtasaon charges thereon eisAs tines the
distance 10 Anaconda II II aisss believed
shat sas trust VII sssostsy CLOSE gfewn tAe
parress and Colorado saeiisrs, heated IN
this city.
Another iisaxresahie feature IL the
iSts.sysng classes - the company store sss-
TEN now IN vogue with thn AnaeanssAs
company ard as Marcus Daily sasnxar-
stei that plan. he. - president az the ns~
company, would be loAth 10 extsad IL 10