Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-02

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copper property there. The Emma has
an unusually large vein. even for Butte.
i is we'll in the copper district. and very
rich silver and gold ore appears near
the surface. In most of the mines of
Butte it is necessary to go through the
silver and gold layer before getting to
the copper in paying quantities. With
sufficient depth, you should find copper
mine. Yours very eruly,
j. c. ADAMS, NJ. e.
Letter from Mr.. Dennis Kennedy. one
of the leading practical mining men of
Butte:
Hon. Lee Mantle, President. The Butte
Mining & Development Company
Dear Sir: Having been foreman of
the Anaconda Copper mine for the past
six years. I am naturally informed re-
garding copper properties in Butte.
have carefully examined the Emma
claim and consider it the best partially
developed mining property in Butte. At
the bottom of the shaft al present, there
are two streaks of silver and gold ore.
The Emma is in the copper belt and has
al immense lead. which contains some
copper, even at the present depth of the
shaft With a deeper exploration l am
confident a large copper mine will be
opened up. Yours truly.
DENNIS KENNEDY,
Letter from Mr. A. J. Schumacher, for
fifteen years chief metallurgist of the
Parrot Silver & Copper Co., of Butte.
Mr.. Schumacher, is graduate of Fret
burg and is one of the best-posted min
ing men in Montana.
Butte, Mont. Jan. %, 1901.
Hon. Lee Mantle. President Butte
Mining & Development company
Dear Sir: Having seen and observed
the features of mineral bearing lodes
and their development during the last
twenty years in the Butte district and
knowing the great extent, prominent
character and thorough naturalization
of the Black Chief lode running through
your Emma mine. which. in size and
prominence of characteristics of a min
eral-bearng vein is second to none in
the district permits the expectation that
tn" work which you propose to do there
OH. @. sinking to a depth to reach the
primal condition of the vein material,
then. systematically drifting and cross
cutting. will show up one of the most
valuable properties yet found.
This opinion, l believe to be shared
by most miners hereabouts, and your
effort will be watched with interest gem
orally. Yours truly,
A. j. SCHUMACHER
Letter from Mr.. Jas. A. Talbot, mill
liCnaire. mine owner old-timer and vice
pre- sident of the First National bank.
Butte:
Butte, Mont. Jan. &c, 1901
Hon. Lee Mantle. President Butte
Mining & Development company, city,
Dear Sir: At your request to advise
YOU about the Emma claim, | submit the
following: l came to Butte in the spring
of 1873, and am familiar with every step
in the advancement of mining here.
sank the first shaft that was put down
in Butte in the quest of copper. 1t was
the old Parrot shaft. l took 81, 500, 600
out Of the Stevens, an adjoining claim
to the Emma. In partnership with the
late Judge Andrew j. Davis, l sold to
the Butte 4 Boston Consolidated Mining
company all of the mines they are Oper-
atlng today. l would select the Emma
claim as the best place in Butte to look
Tor a new copper mine. 1t Is very
large lead, and is in the copper section.
l treated ore from the surface workings
oi the Emma years ago. and my recol-
lection is that it ran $35. 90 a ton, With
a shaft sunk to the depth of 500 or 700
feet you should find mine Yours very
truly, j. A. TAIROrr
Letter from Mr.. George w. Irwin. post
master of Butte. and president of th,.
Amy and Silversmith Consolidated Min
ing Co., Butte.
Butte, Mont. Jan IS, 1901
Hon. Lee Mantle, President Butte Min
ing Development company, city.
Dear Sir: I have been familiar with
the Emma and contiguous claims for
twenty years. l know it's large outcrop
and its great promise for valuable