The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-28
BONDED BY HELENA MEN.
Mayor Kleinschmidt and Other
Local Capitalists to Work a
Grow Creek Property.
Agreement Reached Between the
Miners Union and the Bum
ker Hill and Sullivan.
Excuraicuists Pleased with h Helena Hin
tertainers-Active Operations Along
the Coeur d. Alenc Cut-Of.

tertainsrs-Actlve Operations Along
the Caur d. Alenc Cut-Of.
WARpNER, Sept. a7.-[Speoial. The Fol
mosa location. ON Canyon creek, near tn
Gem mine, was bonded last week to Mayo
KleiRschnlidt and others, of Helena, con
sideration 100000, work to. be prosecute
during ths life Of the bond. ten months.
Tho numerous labor troubles that hav
caused doHbt in business circles tho pas
two months and closed the greatest lea
producing mine on this continent, no,
seem to be- settled. Here 10 a copy of tn
agreement oonsummated Sept. "a between
the Bunker Hill, l. Sullivan company and
committee of the Central Miners union:
.~Eeginning OCT. l next the compnn viii
collect from every employe who has WORKED
one day 81 per month to be- paid to thu
Miners union hospital fund. In consider.
alton thereof, the Consolidated Miners
union Of the Occur d'Alenos agree to fur
nish . resident physician and to assume al
responsibility Of furnishing necessary med
ical attendance to any one injured or be-
coming i'll while contributing to this fund,
and releaaing the company from all respon-
sibility it proper madical attendance is not
furnished. In all other details this fund
to DO governed by the agreement between
the consolidated unions and Mine Owners
association.
THE company il not opposed to the
Miners union. or to the union men, but
distinctly reserves the right to employ or
discharge whomsoever it pleases. 1t will
accept orders given in favor of the Miners
union for initiation fees, providing the per-
son giving the order has that much to his
credit; but the company in not to be made
q party to forcing men to join the union.
The compsn will neither discharge or pro-
tect men for refusing to join the union.
this being a matter that does not concern
1t in any way, and in which it will take no
action whatever.
''In consideration of the foregoing con-
cessions, the consolidated miners union of
the Coeur d'Alenes hereby guarantees to
protect all the c%ompanies' property. its
agents and officers, from any acts or DEM
onstrations of violence. or threats from in
dividuals or bodies of it's members.
From the date of this agreement il is
expressly understood by all parties CON
cerned that the company in employing or
disoharging whomsosver 1t pleases, shall
not be held accountable in any way to any
union"
The agreement il signed by Manager
Clement, of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan.
and six representatives of the union.
The central union committee states that
all points in controversy are embodied in
this agreement. The committee speaks in
high terms of Mr.. Clements courtesy in
their negotiations with him.
Returning exoursionists to your city last
-y>at AnA shNr l~-l ~N,c~ ~ T-l-z-S
success in entertaining her visitors. They
point to all the features collectively, not to
any single instance, in appreciation of her
friendly disposition to unto the two Sec
tions by social and commercial relations.
A summary of the favorable comments
of your fair city are cosmopolitan, far-see-
ing sages, who know just what to do when
they have visitors, and can make them feel
that they are among friends. No COM
plant has been heard that tho occasion
was not enjoyed heartily. The libsrality of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company in
supplying the train gratis was also COM
mented on favorably.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan company
has eight miles of tunnels slopes. levels
and crosscuts on it's property and has e1-
pended on this work and its plant half a
million dollars. Work has been resumed
in good shape on the property, but last
~A ~ AAuRHCAOu WAlC
looked as though it would seriously en-
barrass operations. TIL travelling sable on
the tramway, running from the mine to the |
concentration, two miles away, broke and
the buckets were piled up in a promiscuous
heap at the concsntrator. The cable crosses
the town and some injury was done to res
licences also. The damage is about S25,-
GOO, and a new cable has been ordered from
the east. Until it arrives an endeavor will
be made to splice the broken one and use it
until the new one arrives.
The recent petition of the Mammoth peo-
gle, praying for underground survey Of the
Sullivan mine, was denied by Judge Hole
of our district court. He also rem
dered q decision in favor OF Mr.. Clement in
the contempt case of the same litigants.
Frank Iibbals loft for Spring Creek, near
the.line OF the Misaoula cutoff, in Missoula
county, Mont, to superintsnd the Keystone
Work is being pushed on the vari-
GUS locations, and the owners will soon be
shipping high grade ore.
Paddy NcElligott and Dave Lewis, who
recently bonded the Golden Dawn soroup
to Msssrs. Woods, Larson, ct al, reported
shat development work has exposed twenty
eight feet of free milling gold ore that pros
poets uniformly tho whole width. These
claims are northeast of the Missoula river.
in Missoula county.
Ezra Baird, late United States marshal of
Idaho, who has a bone on the Bell location
HeaT naltlse, also IN MlSsOula county, has
i've fest Of high grade ore in the bottom of a
shaft. He is running a drift 45O
feet, with 40 already in, to tap the ledge,
200 feet deep. He has a bond on the St.
Lawrence, a few miles up Packer creek.
owned by George W. Owens and Others.
This 10 a copper property promising f~atter-
Ing results.
Y. M. Clement. manager of the Bunker
dlli end Sullivan company, has returned
with his BRIDE, nee Miss Flora Smith Thev
are heartily congratulated by their numer-
ous acquaintances.
The Stemwlnder c~oncantrator steamed
Friday for the first time since repaira
were commenced. The new cable has been
on the tramway. and on MONDAY
ore will be going down the slope. The ca
pacity has been Increased from forty to
sixty tons daily. One hundred men will be-
given employment.
u. Cropshort, of Spokane, organized Ga
lena lodge, No. 70, X. of r., last evening.
membership 10 thirty-fve. Tho degrees
were conferred on twenty-seyen neophytes.
Wallace lodge was represented BY a large
delegation of visitors. Lodges in our
counties are under the jurisdic-
tlon OF Washington Grand lodge.
Lunch from IL to e p. III. at the Helena
Cafe.
Typewritlng, room IL Bailey block.