Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-09
Special to The Tribune.

Butte, Oct. S.-Supplies of lead have
again become very scarce. according to
a recent issue of the Engineering and
Mining journal. The article states that
those who are not regular customers
would probably have considerable diff
Guilty in securing lead even at the pre-
vailing high price. .COnsumptive de-
mand has been fed in recent months IN
part from stocks and now that these
are down to normal the price is bound
to react to such a figure as to bring
In additional production.
The Idaho Continental, near Port
hill, Idaho, is mining on a two-shift
basis and milling on a three-shift basis
when there is ore enough to mill and
is producing is to 20 tons of concen-
trates daily, according to Manager A.
Hickman. The monthly accumulation
is about 600 tons, containing about IS
per cen lead and % ounces Of silver
to the ton.
Many changes were made in the mill,
consequently operations were started
late this year, according to Mr.. Kock-
man, who added that 800 tons of con
centrates had been shipped to the Bun
ker Hill smelter and 1000 tons have
accumulated in the bins. T~ransporta-
ton between the mill and Porthill is
made with ~trailers pulled by Caterpil-
lars.
Development work proceeds con-
stantly and the quantity of ore blocked
out is usually about two years ahead
of milling requirements. A report was
made recently that We struck ore on
the No. : level. This is erroneous. We
entered ore with a diamond drill within
so feet of the surface in a known
body"
A Judgment of the United States
district court at Spokane. denying the
claim of Maurice W. Bacon, q mine
manager, to a half interest in the Bush,
now the Premier, and other old mining
claims and properties in British Co
lumbia. having a total value of S1O,-
000, 900 has been upheld by the United
States circuit court of appeals.
In 1916 Bacon entered into a part
nership with r. A. Neil. promoter.
Later Neill. in behalf of the partner
ship. went to British Columbia to in
vestigate the holdings in the present
action. He returned with the report
to Bacon that they were virtually
worthless. whereas they were of great
value. according TO Bacon's complaint.
Later, according to Bacon, Nell de-
veloped the properties and gave him a
partnership interest. Neilfs showing
was that Bacon was fully informed of
the character of the properties but re-
fused to enter into any transaction TO
develop them, although urged to do so.
Negotiations for an interest of good
size in the Broken Hill mine at Heron.
Mont, has been closed by DR.. d. f.
Keys. a banker Of Mullan. Idaho, in
behalf of himself and associates.
THE vein is large and the silver
lead values are high said DR.. Keys.
Il visited the mine a few days ago
with Mike Murray, superintendent of
the Morning mine at Mullan, and Fred
Roche. superintendent of the Iron Bios
som at Wardner. Idaho. The ore ex-
posed is the best I have seen for the
extent of the development work per
formed. The ore bodies lie in the
Burke formation and the indications
are that the mine viii become impor-
family responsive. About 1.500 feet of
depth can be attained by. tunnel. but
development in the upper levels will
occupy the company for q long time.
II is not often that a lead-silver bear
ing property is found so close to trans
portation as Broken HILL"
Ten sacks of samples and a large
piece of ore. weighing % pounds. were
brought from the mine by DIR. Keys,
but the piece of ore was stolen from