The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-08

lbio INV WOutu HlN hu HuNNNHbg W PfaS
tlcally I?S.0O 0 coo pounds. making the
1919 production S55. 900. 900 pounds; and In
view Of an assured OUTPUT OF SSO'SIG,CSo
ance OF only Is, 0O0, 900 pounds for the total
production OF the new, mines nov being
ne iSia produCtion OF the Lake Superior
ripper mines will reach, II II does not exceed
S7S,OOO 900 pounds.
MONTANA.
duced in September about 20. asa. $40 pounds
Of copper. against Sl.OS7 .OS4 in August. The
shorter mon III and the occurrence OF LABOR
e TIE fact that four Of the mines1-the Minnie
dated and Clear Grit-have been closed for
four weeks for repairs These four mines
The Boston and Montana company's output
OF copper for the month amounted TO 7.2ge.0O0
pOSSn ss.t that q ,s the c6 An% %ssSs;.i is Gs ;oS &c., Byte pate
$500. 900: Red Metal. s.SsC. 500; Original
Montana. lO2. 900; miscellaneous. i.OS0.OOO.
The different mining companies Produced ore
during the month as follows: Boston and
Butte and Boston. Is. 800; washoe, $500:
Parrot. Il.le0; Trenton, 1890; North Butte,
Pittsburg and Montana. 1910, miscellaneous,
5000. Total. 319.5SO tons.
va TOE '' Smsfss@ste Of . SnS aeS Msssl h sTe
avn ls 2t%ae Of pro prop sTtfs and and ore bodies in he
the Amslsamated and r. <. Heinze. the pre-
decessor in interest o., the Red Metal COM
Ss%psn Ths for !a he Butte Tetce co a. i fos S SDsTs.ins
has secured All immense AMOUNT OF mineral
territory as a result Of tne compromise
more than threeiold.s COMPARED with the
by t the AmalSSm sted.' In getting the Sipper
mine. one Of the properties that had for
property alone almost. as much as all the
operated properties Of heinze were worth
litigation been conceded to be an Immensely
. .nS ISftSws. t Of + the lies I TSsta e. mime shs p'1 FSs
point in dispute between the Amalgamated
and Heinze was whether the Nipper mine
owned the apex of the vein on which Helm re
was mining, the A~maiRamated claiming "
did not. and therefore had no extra lateral
rights and could not mine beyond the side
tn contrary view |: evidently held II the
conceded the right TO mine on the so-called
Nlpper or Blue vein on its dip beyond
the south side line of the Nipper claim and
under the Oden. Kanuck. Adventure, Micaw-
Der and one of the Parrot claims. all prop
critics Of the Parrot company, and also
under the western portion OF the Never Sweat
mining. claim owned by the Anaconda COM
pany. It's limits are, however, confined TO
the underground territory described. and
] from that point the vein VIII neTeH Tier De-
long to the Parrot. company. which also
obtains possession OF some rich ore deDoeits
as a result of the settlement. The Red Metal
also Is given q five thirty-sixths interest in
the Nipper claim. which the Anaconda rom
pany had owned. and II now owns the Nipper
absolutely Heinze used to consider the
Butte district and said 1t was cam Bile Of
producing 200 tons Of ore daily. The Red
Metal will now proceed to operate the Nipper
on a large scare. Through an arrangement
In anticipation Of the settlement. the Parrot
omnqny has for some inn been mining
end hosting the ore through the Parrot
shaft.
many the Red Metal comnanv decided 10
the Anaconda several lots in the Fast BUTTE
section Of Butte upon which is situated the
shaft Of tho Belmont mine. = former HPinEs
property. The Anaconda intends 10 enlarge
the shaft and sink II 10 a depth Of several
thousand fect. and make II the main working
shaft for the Anaconda minAs the southprly
workings on the big Anaconda vein heing
near the Belmont shaft The Red Metal
has been transferred to the Boston and Mon
tsna company. snd the latter in turn made
a number Of imDortant concessions in settling
the controversies over the ore bodies NJ the
Minnie HAalv. Pennsylva mia. Gambetta,
Piccolo and Colusa mines. The ore bodies
certain planes and levels OF The underground
workings. to which the operations Of esch
cumuanv will hereafter he confined. The
settlement releases immense ore bodies which
for years bad been tied IN by Injunction,
and TnP he0 AlfENl CVIlINfNN IltTPbN e
Hnires untold values in mineral territory.
The settlement between the Rcd Metal and
Butte and Boston COMPANIES, releases 70
mine, while The Snohomish and TramwBy
mines. in which both COMPANIES own interests.
will be operated Jointly by the companies.
each sharing in the profits and expend!tureS
in proportion 70 the interest owned in the
since the Red Metal Company came into
poss ession Of the He.nze properties an i'm
mense amount Of work has been. done in re-
hnstily. as the time approached for turning
them over to the new company. and were
The work tho new comDan has orened new
ore bodies in the Minnie Healey. Rarus and
Cora mines: and With me Nipper IN com
position to mine from 1000 TO 5000 tons Of
orc daily. It's production can be made double
that Of the North Bntte and second only
to that Of the Anaconda in point Of tonnage.
It IL understood that the Red Metal VIII
also soon begin ToTS 2 n Nice SToup q,
the time It. purchased the Hcinze mines;
Big copper deposits were recently discovered
the Red Metal peoplo know thar Il; will Ne only
a matter Of depth until the Alice mines develop
The Fast Putte Mining Company has cut
two large veins IN =, ~, ,hhc 200, f OOt GTossGrt;
on the south. The veins are two Of those
foot levels and tho surface At the 900 they
are larger and richer. which appears 20 indi-
cate permanency at greater depth. The
croSscut will be continued north and south
through the entire width Of the COmpany's
original ground and twenty or more veins
will be cut. The vein cut on the north of
the shaft ia about eight feet wide and carrier
four feet Of first class ore and the remainder
of the width good concentrating ore. The
hrst class Rms about \ TO 10 per cent. copper.
The vein cut south OF the shaft Ia larger
and much OF the ore runs "a high rs 10 per
cent. copper. The COMPANY will begin mining
on its own account within a few weeks.
The Pittsburg and Montana cOmpanv IL
hosting about 1875 tons Of ore daily and OF
the richest copper ore vet taken out Of the
Pittamont ground. the average for August
having been = per cent. copper. The mines
are opencd - n depth Of I 200 feet. but IL Ia
evident that the best ore bodies lie deeper
and a win2e il being sunk from the 1909
level. The company Is also engaged IN
running a crosscut north. through the length
Of the comnany's ground. Three drifts are
alsO being run along some OF the veins. The
Pitt sburg and Montana company Ia likely
10 begin rpInOdelling its smelter soon and
resume ~tLelting its own ore. II has been
estimated that the smelter can he rebuilt
and made into a modern plant with the ex-
penditure OF en- additional 5D.nOO. IL will
be necessary n abandon some Of the Baggaley
appliances. which have proven ~ expensive
10 the COMPANY while the inventor was eE-
nerimcnting with them. some Of them have
proven practical and will he retained. II
the smeltpr Is remodelled the company viii
trent some custom ore. and will probably
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