Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-16
THE CRUEL WAR OVER.
THE UNION AND NORTHERN Pa
CIFIC COME TO TERMS.

WlGn0raW8l OF Union racine EOrce
From jefferson Canyon-The Right q
Way Sold to the Northern Pacifc-Th
Union Pacific Prepared to Hold Thei
Ground to the Last.
E. G. Kinney returned from Boulder las
evening and was met in the McDermot
Hotel by a reporter, who asked him wha
truth there was in the dispatch from Their
| by Associated Press report Yesterday after
noon that there had been a clash of forces il
the Jefferson Canyon with one man killed.
He replied there was no truth in it, so faI
as he was aware. 1--WE have a special
courier who brings me news at Boulder
every day from the head OF the Union Pa
cific force in Jefferson Canyon and there
was not a word about this yesterday"
"What is the status ofaffairs there now ?"
was asked.
"Well the war is over. The two roads
have com. to an amicable arrangement by
which the Northern Pacific buys our i'm.
provements and right OF way, the Union
Pacific reserving the right to use their
track whenever it wants TO-"
Then the Union Pacific has given
up the idea OF building from Dillou to
Helena?"
"For the present. But whenever we are
ready to 60 on with the branch we have
the right to use the same track as the
Northern Pacific in the canyon upon pay
ing the latter road one half of the cost OF
the line for the privilege. You see, we
were not quite prepared 20 60 on with
the branch to Helena yet, but we were not
going to give up our rights already
acquired for nothing. I think the Northern
Pacific people are a little sore over it.
They thought they would get the line by
strategy, but we fooled them. We put
them off the line of our road and hold the
canyon now uniDterruptedly."
What force have you there?"
I'VE have over four hundred men there,
and l was prepared to put in twice that
number if necessary. Our people at Omaha
are splendid fellows; they stood by me I'm.
%finchingly and would not yield an inch"
How soon do you move out your
II received instructions yesterday OF the
amicable arrangement come to between
the roads, and sent a messenger over to
the canyon last evening, who will be there
this morning. The men will be removed as
6OOn as Gno payrOlS eau De maue up, anu
then the Northern Pacific will enter quietly
into possession"
What is the value of the improvements
done in the canyon by the Union Pacific
"Well, there must have been more than
Thousand dollars expended there
OF course the large fol- ce I
have had there these five or six weeks have
not been idle. They have been doing a con-
siderable amount OF work SO that there
ia not much left for the Northern Pacific to
do. Our right OF way. too, is worth some
thing. Yes, we get d good price for it. You
zee there was nc sense in letting you peo-
pie know what force we had there all along,
but they were there ready to hold the fort
all intruders."
"Where is the Northern Pacific force
"They are outside the canyon. Our men
put them off without any trouble the first
| told you and have kept them out
sver SINCE"
Il suppose you are glad the cruel war is
"Well, I'm not sorry" said Mr.. Kinney
he bade the reporter good night.