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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
STUDENTS
LEAVE BUTTE M
LENGTHY JAUNT

BUTTE. May sTo investi-
gate the great plants or the min
erai industry in the Rocky Noun.
tains region. the senior class OF
the Montana school OF Mines has
left on the first leg OF q great
circle tour Of utah. Colorado.
south Dakota and Montana.
The twelve members Of the
senior class were accompanied
BY A. 3. Adami. vice president
and professor Of mining engin-
eering, and A. M. Gaudin. re-
search professor Of ore dressing
The party will be on the trip
20 days. returning 10 Butte on
May ss, about two weeks before
the commencement exercises that
will graduate them from the Mon
tana School OF Mines and launch
them on their professional.
careers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09

Ever since the decentralization
Of silver in 1879 b Germany.
and By other nations who have
adopted che gold standard since
the war. silver has been droppins
IN price. From 1871 to 1875. is
ounces Of silver were worth ons
Of gold; from 1911 to 1915. e
was se.ee Of silver 10 one Of
gold During the war II rose
again. but afterwards It declined
until IN February last the ratio
was 75.s to 1. Half the worlds
population, doing almost a quar-
ter Of the worlds trade. has been
affected By this critical drop ~
silver.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
49, GOLD INNING
FRI TO OPERATE
AT CANYON FERRY

The Big Belt Gold Mining com
pany. Incorporated In Washing
ton. with offices IN Tacoma. has
filed articles OF Incorporation in
Montana. The company is en-
gagged in operating a group Of
mining claims in Maybe Guich,
near Canyon Ferry, on the Mis-
souri, river In Lewis & clark
county. Directors are d. H. Wells
and G. W. Green OF Tacoma and
J. W. Kager OF Canyon Ferry
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09

strong. without being In the leas,
brittle The nickel silicide alloy
is easily machined. better even
than the finest brass AN evil
dences indicate that II is resist
ant 70 cOrrosion.
Much Interest
Since the announcement Of the
hardened copper was first made
BY the Montana School Of
Mines, requests for additional in
formation have poured into the
presidents office.
The college officials hesitate
TO make positive predictions Of
its use or commercial success.
However. President Thomson
makes the following statement:
Thomson stasemenG
This study Of the age-harden-
ing Of copper which has been
carried out in our melallurgy de-
partment BY H. F. silliman. un-
der the direction OF DR.. Curtis
l. Wilson. is simply another con-
tribution TO the scientific know
ledge Of metals. ANY contribution
which widens the usefulness Of
metals Is Of value to civilization.
and any contribution which adds
to the already great usefulness
Of copper should be Of especial
benefit to the people OF Montana.
Every possible encouragement.
win be given to further investI-
cations on the precipitation hard
aning OF copper, not only through
The addition OF nickel silicide.
bat also by means OF the silicides
81 cobalt. iron and chromium.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
0ffles af State Audator
State or MONTANA


AND AUTHORIZATION
WHEREAS. The Monafeh Fire In
has filed IN this Department q sworT
statement OF its condition On Deeembe'
81. 1880. IN accordance with the pro
visions 81 the Revised Codes OF Non.
fana 1871 and amendments, relating q
Insurance. organisations, and whereas
said statement shows that said fusur-
ancc organisation has, complied with
the Laws 81 this State:
THEIR EE0RE. il pursuance Of lew
and Commissioner Of Insurance. DC
hereby certify that the above named
insurance organization IS authorized
to transact the business az General
fire insurance Ia this State until the
thirty first day Of March, 1872
further certify that their state
ulent shows that on December n.
The actual amount Of capt.
tai 70 be-4-.------,.-.-..--l-.--- suuOs 005.uU
the aggregate Income for
the year fe30..-.-----.--....-.. ]. $50 ,ed3 %
The aggregate Disburse-
meuts for the year 1885,. i ,0l2 go %
The aggregate Assets are. 4,087. 2a9. "a
The aggregate Liabilities.
except Capital are. ], 482. 11.S2
The Surplus over all lia-
Dlliftea t9.A--.------.--...-..-.-- so4a, ~
The Surplus ne regards pol
icYholdera IL ......----. ..---... zs534, f0l-e2
m WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunko subscribed my nane and A.
fixed my official seal ~ the state
Capitol In the City Of Helena. this
list day Of May. 1854
GEO. ~ PORTER.
State Auditor and Com
missioner o. lnsuraRee
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09

First announcement OF success
IN age-hardening copper wal
made last week before the Mon.
tana section OF the American In.
stitute OF mining and metallurg.
teal engineers BY Horace F. sin,
imam. resarch fellow in metal.
iurgy At the Montana school Of
Mines. who has been working on
the problem for the past year.
His activities have been super.
vised by Dr. Curtis L. wilson,
head Of the metaIiurgy depart
meat.
Alloy Is soft
Two per cent nickel silicide
gnickel and slliconl is added to
copper in making the new metal;
the alloy is melted. cast and
rolled, heated 70 redness and
quenched with water.
II is then soft and ductile and
can. be worked cold with the
greatest ease.
Hardened BY Heat e
Tempering or aging for an
hour or so at low heat causes the
metal to harden. its strength
then being brought up to 100000
pounds a square inch. four times
the normal strength Of copper
and exceeding that Of most steels.
High conductivfsy
The metal investigated at the
Montana School Of Mines has 20
per cent the conductivity Of pure
copper, and its resistance may
Be lowered IN further expert
ments. At present the copper-cIad
steel wires used in high-vOltage
transmission lines have only 30
10 40 per cent the conductivity
81 pure copper.
Consequently. the new metal.
with Its low resistance. great
strength and ease OF working,
nay be extensively used for
transmission and trolley lines,
copper-clad steel and
he newly introduced aluminium
llloys.
Great Strength
An example OF the strength Of
he hardened copper is that a rod
Z It the size Of an ordinary lead
,encil viii support about two and
hair tons. which Is from three
o four times the load that can
e borne by cast iron and one
nd q quarter times that borne
y structural steel.
The new metal can be cast
lto intricate and delicate molds,
nd BY simple heat treatment the
asting can be made hard aud
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
0fgioe 81 State Auditor
stats or MONTANA
t.~w-.a. r,~..arsn.ene


WHMREAs, The National Bei
grankIin Wire Tnaurance company. d
p1ftsBufRh. Pa. has filed IN this De
Dartment q sworn statement q 70
condition on December q. Aa5gs ~
accordance with the provisions Of the
devised Codes OF Montana 1921 and
amendments relafing 70 Insurance Or
Nanizatione; and whereas said state
ment shows thak said insurance o.
gerizatioa has complied with the Laws
o. this State;
THMREFORE. In pursuance Of law,
I. GEO. r. PORTER State AuotgoK
end Comm tasf0Ber OF Insurance %
hereby certify that the Allows named
insurance organization IL AUTHORIZED
u transact the business Of General
Fire insurance in this State until the
further certify that their state
ment shows that on December g
The actual amount Of capi
TAI 70 y tElt, utu-u0
The aggregate Income for
the year 1896 --.--.--. 29S4 ,see.'iS
The aggregate Dieburee
ments for the year 1880 z,0Dz, l22 g
The aRgregate Assets are. a.lxl 5000
The aggregate Liabilities.
except Capital, Ave-, $500, Jos. ~
The Surpiua over all la
D8tltl1e Is 1a@stcot'o
ne Surplus as regards pol -. -. !.
fcyholders ~ .. --.....-.. l4{1, ttst ~
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 4 hNye
fixed my offieial seal. ak the state
Capitol Ia the City Of Helena. ttla
GEO r. PORTER.
State AHdltor and Com
missioner Of Insurance.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
ouleh FIIIea

Tailings from the min fiil
Ruby gulch. Near the mill the
galch has been filled 10 depth
Of 100 feet. which gradually low
ers til It is only about Is feet
thick at the entrance Of the can
ron.
Power for operation OF the
mines and mill was generated at
the power plant on the Missouri
river. where a ferry was also OPP
Grated. Machinery for construc-
ton OF the min was crossed ct
this point on the river. Power
was generated BY coal from
mines owned BY the company and
transported over a lime some IS
or 30 miles long.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
High Grade
Silver Ore
Is Magnet

KAHiRsrEKzA, May 0.--De-
sRaea the deahoEaAAnsd con-
tRl&kon oe tho silver nsarkos.
dsvelopznane o. naimfng prop
uEeica ~ the HOG Heaven
dissrsce comsinuee. sosne
properties SIRE beinx worked
on an extensive scale and
others are stan beamg oper-
ated - prospects.
With the Anaconda Copper
Mining company's property 81
section ~ definitely proven as
a rich silver bearing area. one
property ore as valuable rs 1.414
ounces Of silver q ton and the
Birds Eye Mining company rap.
idly approaching what miners be-
lieve 60 be pay dirt" numar-
Gus individuals are making appli-
cation for leases. while others
are prospecting on a small scala
on every side OF the proven area
in section ~.
The Birds Eye Mining com
pany, one OF the syndlcates now
doing major development WORK,
holds 3 1eO-acre state lease iR
section 1e-2s-2S. with q s00-foot
tounnel, which VIII be- carried
400 feet west 10 connect with q
shaft where samples OF high
grade ore have been taken out.
Foreman Charles Ufsord says
samples have been increasing in
silver content since the first en-
cavation. varying from is ounces
on the top TO 30 ounces on the
bottom. The company plans 20
drive the tunnel another 100
feet to connect With the SHAFT
and develop from that point.
Since starting the tunnel last
fall the company has erected
building for compressor ana
lcontinusd on Pags EiEhtl
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09

Since mines were shut down
more than . decade ago, Fort.
man and Landusky have lang
uished and have become AL but
ghost towns. bat with renewal
Of mining activity It Il expected
they viii again Be eonters for
workmen who win be employed
~ mines and mills. should the
expected comeback Of the mining
Industry arrive on schedaie. IL
sill provide employment for
about 500 men and the industry
wlll rank among the most import
snt in the county.
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Another ssin Burned

The Beaver creek property &
also an important part Of the
mining district. Al one time q
s0O-ton cyanide mill was in oper-
alton at the mining camp 81
Whitcomb. This was in operation
for two years and approximately
$4,000 was taken from it. This
mill also burned.
The Ruby gulch mining prop
erty has produced in all between
So 100000 and 100000 Ia
gold. ss.5o0.O 600 Of this from the
Ruby mine. $500 900 from the
August and 100000 from the
beaver creek.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09

Added to the gold taken from
the district BY early prospectora
such as zortman. Landusky, Aid
ridge. Meyers and others, and
the total production will be we'll
over giO.0O0.0O0.
One Of the sights which draws
tourists 10 the Little Rockies Is
the enormous open cut, 500 feet
deep. from which ore was taken
and run through the Ruby mill.
Standing on the brink OF this
enormous cut 1t Is Impossible to
believe that man has gouged
the heart OF the mountain out
through his efforts alone.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
SCI SURVEY
I'M ALASKA, PLAN
or u. s. BUREAU

The most significant effort yet
made to determine the mineral
values Of Alaska win be carried
out this summer BY the depart
ment OF the interior, with the
aid OF a s2g0 900 appropriation
made by congress. The work viii
Be IN the hands Of the q. s. @, s.
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LITTLE ROCKY

rich bands Of high grade ore
have been intruded at intervals.
These high grade deposits occur
In "chimneys." as they ars
known in mining circles, and are
immensely rich.
Il was one OF these from which
Landusky took $4,000 in an
s0-foot shaft.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09

Product Now Going Through Mil Runs
Around 81 per Tom, Mine Man
a0er Reports.

The new source Of ore being developed in
the Spring Hin mine of the Montana Mines
Corporation is beginning to swell the total
being delivered to the mill, according to Gust
Carlson, managing director Helena.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
Discovery Made At
State Mines School
Rod of Copper Size Of Lead Pencil win SUP.
port Two and q half Tons After Metal
Has Been Treated.

BUTTE, May 9.-The age-old myth Of
hard copper has been realized and goal of
metallurgists attained. Copper stronger than
structural steel has been produced at the
Montana School of Mines
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-05-09
BERYILWM LODE
REPORTED FOUND
Ar WELLS, NEVADA

Discovery OF q beryllium de-
posit near welle. Nevada. has
been reported BY W. NJ Young.
Nevada mining man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

entire sequence by merely turning the crank.
Of his camera. Each individual picture must
be photographed separately. and since it re-
quires 16 pictures to make foot Of hlm even
the most experienced man cannot turn out
more than SO feet Of Aim day. It requires
anywhere from one to four sheets Of celiuloid
with their drawings to make up q single pic
ture to be recorded for the finished nlm.
As an example Of that. supposing there Is
to be scene Of Mickey riding across
the desert on the back Of . wagon. On one
sheet OF celluloid would be the desert back
ground On the second would be drawing Of
the wagon. On the third one would be Mickey
And IL his little playmate, Minnie Mouse, hap
pened to be with him, she would be on the
fourth sheet. Consequently, instead of 16. it
sometimes requires Ga separate drawings for
single foot of film.
Sometimes we write our musical score to
At the picture and other times we create the
picture to 1T the music" remarked Disney. fIt
all depends upon whether we get an idea for
q story or for the music first. Many people
have remarked about the perfect rhythm we
have in our pictures, declaring it to be much
better than that found in any other pictures.
That's not hard to understand, inasmuch as
the human element doesn't enter into our pic
lures like it does in others. Everything we do
is mechanical, so it Is just question OF CO.
ordinating the two mechanical forces drawing
and music"
Working alone, it would take man about
two years to turn out Mickey Mouse reel
which varies between 600 and TOO feet in length,
being shorter than the usual one-reel feature
Of 1000 feet. In the Disney studio it takes a
force of so men and women two weeks to COM
plete feature. They alternate between the
Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphonies car
toonS producing one of each every month.
The greatest break Mickey, and incidentally,
his creator ever had was when the talkieS came
in. Up to that time animated cartoons had
been considered as sort Of filters on theater
programs But today Mickey's name goes up
in electric lights just as do the names of play
ers in the feature picture. However, Walt Dis
ney was sin a spot for few months at the
time All of the major producers were scurry-
ing around frantically to install sound equip
ment In their studios and were recalling nm
ished pictures to inject sound and dialogue in
the final reels so that they could be released
as talking pictures. Consequently none of them
had time to tax to Disney about his features.
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picture itself is completed, It must be written
first so that the action Of the animals mouth
Will synchronize with the words they speak In
the picture.
The story being completed, it Is ready for
the artists, each Of whom has his definite part
Of the picture TO draw. Disney himself always
makes the assignments, as he knows just what
type Of drawing each man does best. Some
draw the animals. Others draw scenery, while
still others may draw wagons automobiles,
boats. etc.
Before going any further into the explanation
Of the animated process 1t might be well TO
explain for the benefit Of the uninitiated that
every motion picture actually Is nothing more
than series Of still pictures. For example, 1t
may take SO still pictures, each very slightly
different from the preceding one, to show
girl opening a door. Likewise, It may take SO
drawings each varying only slightly, to show
Mickey wag his tail from one side to the other.
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Canon Douglas to Speak.

nRGANISTS and choirmasters of Washing
ton and other students Of church music
are cordially invited to attend the lecture on
Church Music" to be given In the Bethlehem
Chapel, Washington Cathedral, at the conclu-
sion of evensong at PM March II, by Canon
Winifred Douglas Of st. Mary's Convent. Peek
Skill N. Y.
Canon Douglas Is q foremost authority On
church music, and especially the plainsong.
He Is the editor Of the new pSalter and hymnal
Of the Episcopal Church
His talk is one Of . series Of Lenten lect1geA
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HWould Take One Artist, WorkiMg Alone,
.7z0o Years to Drug0 Ali the Pictures for a
Single Mo0ie, but One REELS Turned Out
E0ery T'gvo Weeks by anIngenionS Hook
Up ofArt and Photography.

a more friendly sound, and Mickey really Is
friendly sort of character. We have become
great pals. And I'm not fooling when say
that he is just as much of a person to me as
any one I know. He actually is just like
child to me-"
Disney still is a young man, only 30 And
he still is filed with the dynamic energy Of
youth-an energy which he instills into Mickey
who, like his master, never seems TO tire. He
is unassuming and modest too, qualities sell
dom found among the successful or even near
successful in Hollywood, where success and
fame seem to be about all that count.
During working hours 1t would be diff
cult task to pick out Disney from the rest OF
his staff unless you knew him by sight At the
studio he is just one of the boys, never giving
any one the impression they are working for
limits always with him. Yet this charac-
teristic never overshadows his influence over
his staff, an influence which makes them re-
gard Mickey in the same light that he does.
OF all the places in Hollywood to visit per-
haps the most interesting is the small
Disney studio. 1t really isn't particularly small
except when compared to other gigantic film
plants, any one of which could house Disney's
plant in a corner without even missing the
space.
The process from which one Of these reels
evolves also is exceedingly interesting. First
of all there Is the story conference, just as
there is on any feature picture. After the story
has been written, funny situations. or gags, as
they are known in the film colony, must be
injected. Then the dialogue must be written.
Although this is not recorded until after the
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countries. but have world appeal. It b said
that whenever Mickey is shown in British
theater he is billed above all other stars APP
pearing on the program.
And his popularity has grown to such an ex-
tent during the past three years that manu-
facturers of various commodities are using him
to promote the sale of their goods Today
Mickey is being reproduced as dolls, jewelry,
candy, on chinaware, childrens dress goods
and in dozen other ways
Strange, isn't it. that all of this fame and
popularity should come to just q little splotch
Of ink?
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The artists all work with q lightweight,
semi-transparent drawing paper placed on an
Illuminated drawing board. The light paper
and Illuminated drawing board are necessary.
because after one drawing has been completed
the second piece of paper is placed right on top
of 1t so that the artist can vary his drawings
Just enough to make the movement smooth.
After the drawings are completed they are
turned over to corps Of girls. who trace them
on sheets Of celluoid. Then they are filed In
with the proper shades Of black. white or gray.
Then they are ready to be photographed.
The cameramans job is perhaps the most
monotonous Of all. Unlike the cameraman on
an ordinary picture, he can't photograph an
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D EALIZNG what he was up against and
AZ knowing that he must synchronize sound
with his cartoons If he was to find market
for them, Disney Immediately set about making
feature which was drawn especially for syn
chronization with sound and music. Then he
took his film to New York for the synchroni-
cation process, as at that time there was no
available independent sound apparatus ON the
coast
Even then it was not until after Steamboat
Willie" the first Mickey Mouse drawn espe-
ciaIly for synchronization, had taken the pub
nc by storm that Disney was able to get
Nationwide release for his product. That pic
ture started Mickey on the road to popularity
that never has been enjoyed by any other
star. And he still glitters as the brightest star
In the cinema heavens. especially since his pic
lures are not confined to English-speaking