Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-17
Mining News of Butte
During the Past Week

has reached a point in its south cross
cut nearly under the Monitor shaft,
according to a report from Superin-
tendent Burr to w. J. Kirby, secre-
tary treasurer. This is at a depth of
1900 feet. The northern crosscut has
been driven 16T feet from the vein
and in the direction Of the Richmond
mine.
The purpose of the work is to ex-
plore the entire zone of mineraliza-
ton. Drifting will be resumed on the
vein when the flow of water diminishes
further, probably in two weeks. AT
the time of suspension, several weeks
ago, there was a full face of milling
ore and five to six inches OF q shipping
grade. At one point a face II feet
wide was carried in ore of Il milling
grade.
The Morning mine at Mullan, Ida. is
being operated on full time with about
500 men, and although good wages are
paid, difficulty is experienced in get
ting underground men. The price of
lead which is better than for years has
given a new life in Occur d'Alene dis
trict. but the shortage of cars in which
TO shin concentrates IS affecting ship
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Houses are in demand, and everything
habitable and some places that are not
very desirable are being taken at good
prices.
The Bitter Root section OF Montana
is undergoing j copper excitement. A
few days ago William Straggs, Iorin
Matthews and Frank Lopez discovered
a two foot vein Of ore which assays
40 per cent copper. The strike was
made on the east side of the valley
about Il miles west of the Skalkaho
road.
In the matter of the estate of Jas.
A. Murray the reply to the answer of
". s. X. Brown. executor of the eS-
bate. was filed with the clerk of the
district court by Attorney General W.
u. Rankin. The attorney general de-
MES that Murray was a resident OF Cal
~ifornia at the time of his death or at
any time previous: denies that thesu-
perier court of that state is a court
Of competent jurisdiction to entertain
any proceedings and asks that the pc
tition Of Brown for ancillary letters of
administration be denied.
The chamber of commerce has NOV
ed TO "a West Broadway and an
nounces that n general housewarmlng
will be held at the home economics ex-
hihition November 10 and IL. which
will be held at the new quarters,
4 group of Wallace capitalists have
organized the Mineral Hill Mines to
take over and operate the Silver King
mines near Thompson Falls. The prop
erty is said to contain considerable
high grade silver ore.
The ore body cut on the 1,o00-foot
level of the Amagon-DiNie ut SildeN,
! Mont. has been followed by drift for
90 feet. according to Wesley Everett,
the manager. The vein contains much
ore of a milling grade and six inches
of clean ore. The body was IA feet
wide at the point of intersection and
will be erosscnt again before the dr'ff
is run much further. The values are
| mainly in lead and silver. The scene
of operations is 500 feet below the
upper level.
Lead silver ore of a good grade has
! been followed by IA raise from the No.
6 level of the Galena mine, near Wal
lace, according tt {. w. Newton,
manager. Ore has been followed for
800 feet on the No. i level. Drifts
are being run east and west from the
top of the raise, where the grade of
ore appears to be better than that
opened i'll the level Ore has been ex-
posed on the 100, 200 and 4oo-foot
levels of the shaft workings, Control
of the Galena Mining company is held
Ivy the Callahan Zinc-I4ead company.
| That copper statistics are not
hearish and consumption OF copper to-
day is greater than production, with
Europe not yet in Il position to pEr-
chase her normal requirements. Is the
contention of w. +. bartholomew or
| Tucker, Bartholomew d Company.