Mohave County miner., 1911-01-14
Butte Mines Said To Be In Better Con.
 dition Than Ever.

Butte Mines Said To Be In Better Con.
 dition Than Ever.
 A Butte, Montana dispatch says While the production of the mines oi the Butte district for the year will not exceed the output of the previous year because of curtailment, it is very en- couraging to learn that there will be only a difference of some 28,000, ,00C pounds, the production of the present year being about 277,614, ,S61 pounds, as compared with 306, l47, ,610 pounds in 1908. The year closes with the mines of the district in the very best of con- dition; indeed, it is claimed that never in the history of the camp has there been a time when the mines were in such fine condition as they are to- day. The development work carried on has been very extensive and the different properties, as depth is attain ed, are showing remarkably rich ores.
 Freeman I. Davison of Boston has returned after making an examination of the Ophir mine of the Butte Gen. tral Copper company. He said before his departure that the company had sufficient money to pay all expenses in sinking the shaft from 800 feet to l,000 feet, the contract for which has been let. The order for the material for the concentrator has been placed with an Allentown, Pa., concern with instructions that no time is to be lost in delivering the various pieces in this city. While awaiting the construction of the mill ore will be blocked out on the 300 and 800 levels.
 For the first time some idea of the financial condition of the Stewart Min ing company, a Heinz corporation, has been given to the public. W. NJ. Bacon, general manager of the Heinze interests, has returned to this city after an inspection of the mine in con- pany with some of the directors. F. J. Carter, director of the company said: ''It can be stated that about 1855, ,OOOs has been expended on equipment and development work. Onnl six months ago there was no revenue from the property aside from a few shipments in the course of development work which realized about 2O,OOOS. The operations for the past six months have resulted in wiping out more than half of this indebtedness and the pro- duction of the next few months will entirely eliminate all of the company's debts" MT. Bacon, another director, says that the Stewart is shipping 300 tons of ore day and that in a short time the shipments will be increased to 400 tons day.
 w. P. Jahn of Milwaukee, a director of the recently organized Pilot Butte Mining company, IS back in the city to arrange for the completion of the or ganization, the taking over of the property and starting of work. MT Jahn says that the company has 4OO,. 0O0S in the treasury and arrangements have been completed for the equip. ment for operating the mine. Wher the Pilot Butte Mining company was organized it was agreed that it should take over all the property of the Pilot Butte Copper Mining company anG that the interests of all the stockhold CTS of the old company would be pro tected in the new company through ar exchange of stock in which all share holders would share equally on a pro rata basis.
 The fact tbat the Butte and Londor company has advertised its machinery for sale should not be taken to impl, that the present owners intend tC abandon the property. One of tht prominent men of the company il speaking about the matter few day ago stated that just as soon as con ditions improved in the copper world it was more than likely that the di rectors would equip the mine witt electrical machinery and start opera tionS.
 100000 ,ooo$ Irrigation Project Planned