Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
MONTANA MINING
NOTES

Cornelius F. Kelly, president OF the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company,
will speak before the combined civic
clubs OF Butte at a dinner to be held
in the Masonic Temple ballroom on the
evening OF June 4
Dr.. Theodore Simmons, 70, PROBES
sor Of mining engineering at the Mon
tana School OF Mines died in Butte on
May IS, after a two week illness. He
was born in Luxembourg, graduating
from the University OF Munich in Ger
many and L'Ecole Polytechnic in Paris.
He was employed by a number of
mining companies and did geological
work for the Union Pacific Railway.
During the world war he was Admin
istration director OF manganese pro-
duction in Montana. He served a term
as president of the Montana section of
the American Institute OF Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers. He leaves a
widow, Mrs. Bertha E. Simons OF
Butte and one son, Walter Simons OF
Chicago.
Out OF the frying pan, into the fire
The bill to revive the Helena Assay
Office, long the brunt of political fac
tons in Congress, failed to pass and
the building which formely housed
that institution was sold to the city Of
Helena to be used as a city hall.
Twenty two seniors of the Montana
School Of Mines, with DR.. Francis A.
Thomson, recently inspected the opera
tons Of the Alaska Juneau Mining Co.
They boarded the steamship North
Bay at Seattle to make the trip and
like the song They joined the navy to
see the world" About twenty miles
south Of Ketchikan the ship hit a rock
and all the passengers were put in life
boats and again like the song our sen
iors Saw only the Sea However, the
boat was drawn off the rocks and the
passengers returned to it and continu-
ed the journey No one was injured
and the Sailors we're in the life boats
only a short time before being picked
up by a coast guard cutter. As m
wag put it Its better to be "on the
rocks" before graduation than after
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David J. Charles, q, prominent Butte
business man and civic leader and
chairman OF the Miners National Bank,
died in Butte on May II, after a short
illness. He was instrumental in deve-
Looping a number OF mining properties
in Montana.
Hon. John A. Groeneveld, long a
member Of the legal staff OF the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company in
Butte, passed away in that city on
May T.
A. c. Williamson, mining engineer
and c. c. Pettet, business manager OF
the British Mining Company, recently
inspected the properties of the Ground
Hog Mining & Milling Company, at
Argenta, Beaverhead county, which
their company purchased a few months
ago.
Kelly-Trapp Mines, Inc, has been
incorporated with 100000 shares, par
value 81. Incorporators are DR.. J.
Joseph Kelley, prominent Butte bus
mess man, who holds $4,000 shares,
Patrick A. Trapp, Montana mining
man, who holds $4,000 shares and
Harry A. Flick of Chicago, who holds
1000 shares. They will develop a gold
property near Boulder.
Standard Silver-Lead Co. recently
paid a dividend OF one cent per share on
its 100000 outstanding shares. The
company is operating the Jay Gould
mine at Wilborn, Lewis & Clark county
under the supervision Of Stanley
Moore. The company is treating about
70 tons Of ore assaying from SIS to
SO gold per ton, in a fine grinding
syanide plant, Ralph T. Hopkins, being
mill superintendent. In 1885, the com
pany produced a gross Of $31l SOB aga
inst $l95,117 in 1884. 1t is expected
that the present dividend will be paic
monthly. Recently the company took
an option on the Brooks Mine at Rim
I'M, II miles from Helena.
Montana Oil & Mining Journal, o
Great Falls, official publication Of thu
oil industry organization Of this stat,
and the Mining Association Of Mon
tana, celebrated its fifteenth a%nniver
sary a few weeks ago. Ora |. Des
chon, proprietor and editor Of the pap
er, acted as host assisted by the assist
!. ant editress Mary Lou Bailey. TIL
party lasted from 2 P. NJ Saturday I'm
til S A. NJ. Sunday. kilograms wer
received from all the prominent min
ing and oil men who were unable t
attend and even some who attende
wired Deschon the next day stating
was the best affair they ever had at
tended Oil and other fluids Of SINH
ar color were in evidence and the min
ers and the Rainbow Hotel contribut
ed the canapes, which had rich pa
streaks between the layers Of toaste
country rock. Toasts were freely Civ
en- on both the hell and heaven sid
of the table. Long may the paper an
its owner continue their good work.
Basin Goldfields, Limited, operatin
in the Pole Mountain district, nea
| Basin, Jefferson County, recently shir
j ped a car of ore assaying 2.34 ounce
! of gold and 8 ounces Of silver per tot
| The car netted better than $4,000. Or
Z ,nr, heinn mind is -assavinp hetwae