Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-25
Special to The Tribune.

mcHt Ol Tue DdEucS-AluX 0eVSlOpW0uI
company shows bullion production for
that month to be $28 0O5.O4, an in
crease of $500 over the output for
July. At the Shannon mine. ore mined
totaled 1886 tons, averaging $11.38 in
assay value Crosscutting and drifting
amounted to 342 feet, with no Develop
ments Of Importance during the period
covered. Leasers at the North Mecca
sin property produced 1897 tons Of
ore, assaying $4.34 per ton and royalty
received from the treatment of this ore
netted the BarnesKing $5Oo.28. The
Piegan- GlOster mine was not operated
during the month. Drilling operations
ut the well Of the Kansas Montana Oil
and Gas company, near Winnifred,
Mont, in which the Barnes-King is in
terested. are awaiting the outcome Of
a meeting of the stockholders of the
August %, for the purpose of securing
funds for continuing development work
by increasing the capital stock Of the
Kansas Montana from 100000 to
$500
Drifting Is under way on the 1900
foot level of the Black Rock mine
Of the Butte & Superior Mining COM
pany on the recently opened copper ore
showing, and upon the results attained
largely will be governed the program
for the development of this ore body
at depth below the 1900. Much en-
couragement is manifested in Butte &
Superior circles over the fact that this
copper ore has been found to be con-
tinuous from the 2,O5O-foot level, which
has prompted the reasonable deduction
that this ore will be found extending
below the 200, and in the direction
OF depth on copper bodies the posi-
bilities in the present situation. it is
From two to three feet of ore are
showing on the 2,2OO-foot level, assay
ing from Z to per cent copper and
from eight to nine ounces of silver.
The ore width is WIDER but the balance
is lean and is being given no consider
alton other than there exists chance
that this may undergo an enrichment
either with depth or by drifting. The
deepest level at the Black Rock is the
$3.50, and it will be necessary to drive
about 500 feet to reach a point where
ing, of course, that 1t extends down
ward on what appears to be is present
line of projection.
Davis-Daly Copper is drifting north
westerly on the 2.70O-foot level of the
Colorado and scouting to the east
on the same level. Cross-cuttiug also
continuing on the 750-foot level Of the
Hibernian mine. Grade of Colorado
shipments, which declined slightly the
past 10 days, now is picking up.
The Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany is putting more men to work, but |
it is explained that this is a measure
to help relieve the unemployment situa-
ton and is not to be interpreted as re-
flecting any improvement in the copper |
metal situation, SO far as mining opera |
tons are concerned. The company is |
its repair work, particularly |
At its smelling establishments. Great |
Northern Railway company has started |
repair work on the ore cars employed |
IN transporting ores from the Butte |
mines to the Great Falls smelter of the |
Anaconda. First shipments on the re-
Gently announced 10000 OO0-pound |
wire order the Anaconda has received |
from the Pacific Gas & Electric COM
pany of San Francisco have COM
nenced, 100000 pounds going forth
Early last week and it is planned to
ship 100000 pounds this month.
Local producers of copper express
optimism in connection with what the
next six months are expected to bring
n the way of an improvement in the
METAL. although none would be sur
)rised to see Strengthening of the
market during the fall months, which
night change the complexion of things.
The Anselmo Mining company, back
Il which are the Beer Sonheimer inter-
SITS. will sink it's Trifle shaft from the
200 to the 1.7OO-foot level. This
is situated on the western
ringe Of the Butte district proper. and
good showing of ore has been de-
eloped on the 1,2O0-foot level. 1t is
n this territory where the Anaconda
N it's 2,S00foot level of the West
,agnon has opened body of copper
re in a vein, which nearer the sur
ace shows silver-zinc-lead ore, and the
hange has encouraged the Anaconda
0 continue it's exploratory work, the
'eer Sondheimer and the Anaconda
7orking in conjunction and sharing the
erritory situated to the north and east
the Anselmos property.
Installation Of an electrically oper-
ted hosting plant at the shaft of the
Vest Butte company is well under way.
n air compressor is IN position.
The Hesperus Mining company,
'hich had been operating through the
'utte-New England shaft, on the Hes