The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-06-12
MINING ACTIVITY INCREASING.
New Jersey and Montana Men Delv-
Ing For Ore at 0uffy's
Spur.

New Jersey and Montana Men Delv
Ing For Ore at Dutys
| Spur.
Helena "A party of New Jersey and
Montana mining men have been quiet.
~ conducting mining operation at
DuHy's SPUR, close to Helena, since
october A forty horsepower com.
pound hosting plant, complete com.
pound compressor, air driller and
pumps have been put in operation,
and the property has been equipped
with neat boarding house and other
surface buildings.
Group Of Six Claims.
The mines arc patented and consist
OF a group of six claims owned by the
Cupirito Copper Mining company, and
the officials are using their own money
for development purposes. The cap
italization is small and only intended
TOR a few investors. No stock is on
the market and none will be sold ex.
cept it is needed in development. The
shaft is down 211 feet and drifting is
being done to tap the ore ledge under
lower shaft which is 100 feet deep,
where good ore was found but lacked
dumping ground. This necessited
sinking new shaft for permanent Oh.
perations.
The ore carries iron pyrites, chic
ride of silver, lead. gold and copper.
Assays run from $35 to $6S a ton.
All of the mineral zones and veins
carry values on the surface where
found. Sinking is to begin again on
the main shaft after the drifts are
completed and at greater depth high
grade copper ores are expected.
Much Ore Already Found.
A spur is to be laid from Iron siding,
on the line of the Great Northern, to
the Thomas Cruise mine in the Scratch
Gravel district and ore is to be
shipped in large quantities. Colonel
Cruise took over this property twelve
months ago on lease and bond. The
shaft was down only twenty-five feet,
but in that short distance much ore
had been extracted. Sinking on the
shaft was resumed and several cross
cuts have since been run. The shaft
is now down more than 100 feet, and
recently three carloads of ore were
shipped, which melted on an average
OF 80 ton, or more than enough to
pay the cost of all the development
work. In the neighborhood of 100 tons
have been blocked out and are ready
for shipment.
The property is one of the oldest in
the district, but remained idle more
than quarter of a century. Ore was
encountered from the grass roots I
down, but water was struck when the !
shaft reached twenty-five feet and
work was stopped. Nothing was since |
done with the property until Colonel |
Cruise secured control of it.
First Annual Report.
The first annual report of the Butte
& Superior company has been issued
and shows that the cash on hand is
$319,55S. The profit and loss surplus
is placed at S1,4SS,664 and the total
liability and assets at $4,493,2O7.
President Mckelvie says that the total
amount Of ore blocked out and ready
for mining is approximately 100000
tons, averaging eli per cent zinc and
IS ounces silver.
The Davis-Daly has increased it's
shipments to 200 tons day and it is
said that since the first of the month
he mine has been making a profit of
$500 a day. The mine payroll is run.
ling between $500 and $3.50 a dav.
t is reported that the shipments will
De Increased right along and that by
July l they will be averaging 300 tons
| day
Old Bannock, the pioneer Montana
mining camp in Beaverhead county is
picking up. The Bannock Consolidated
lining company is opening new
laims and numerous individual oper.
tors are working on a small scale.