The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-18
II Will Commence in Full Blast on
the Arrival Of Manager
Allen.
What is Going On In and About
Old Camp Union
Vile.
pany Has Accomplished Since
It Started


/ Livington smelter at East Helena will
soon start up again. The following tele-
gram announcing this was received yester-
day from New York:
s'Allen, manager Of the Helena smelter,
rangements are completed to start the
shelter in full blast Immediately on HE ar
rival. The Northern Pacific did all that
was asked"
This means employment for two hundred
men at the smelter and a brisk revival Of
business at that important branch ofHelena's
industries. The shutdown was caused
mainly BY the high rates charged by the
Northern Pacific road. Now that this mat
ter has been adjusted. 1t is believed that
the smelter will run with uninterrupted sue
CESS. Mr.. A. II. Hotter. who was seen last
evening, said: II have known that efforts
were being made to start the smelter at the
earliest possible time. It must, however,
be run on a more economical basis. In or
der to insure successful run the railroad
rates must be lower and the
wages of employees must be lowered.
You see it is like this: We have
been compelled to pay high rates. high
wages and Montana interest and run in OPP
position to eastern smelters that purchase
coal and coke much cheaper and pay q
lower rate of interest. This We could not
stand. We have paid better wages than the
Great Falls people who have been com
PEELED to lower expenses all around IN order
to run their smelter. We will have no diff
neighboring mines"
The fact that satisfactory railroad rates
have been secured means that the smelter
will run indefinitely unless something un-
foreseen occurs. 1t is understood that
plans for various changes are in the course
ployes have scattered about but no difficult
ty is anticipated in finding the desired
number Of wOrkmen as soon as the works
are ready to open. The news that the
smelter will start will be gladly received by
the business men and citizens generally
who are interested in Helena's prosperity
Orc Elmo and Grizzly Gulches.
There are rumors of big deal on the
tapis that will result in some extensive de.
velopment work in the old time mining dis.
trict at the head of Orc Elmo and Grizzly
gulches. This place Is bound to be the cen
ter of great activity in mining. Attention
has been directed away from it since the
old Whitelatch- Union company abandoned
it after taking out of their group Of olaimf
over $1,000, 600 in gold. The fact remains
however, that there are immense bodies of
low grade gold quartz up there which in
former years were not considered worth de
veloping, but modern invention has furn.
viii make profitable the working O
those ores which were formerl.
4 not considered worth takinf
The present season has, however, witnessed
more activity in and around Unionvill,
than has been known for ten years. Thu
results have been all that might be expected
while in some cases some very rich gol(
leads have been uncovered. Before the veal
is over there will be boom in Orc Fine
and Grizzly gulches that will surprise ole
timers. It is probable that work on tn,
Winscott will be resumed before long.