The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-14
DISCHARGED ALL THE men
The Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Forced to Suspend Operations
by An Injunction.
The Last Chance Company Also
Has q Suit of Big Proper
tions on Hand.
Strike OF Three Feet Of GalenA In the
Town Of Wardner--Gcnoral News
". Of the Country.

Strike OF Three Feet Of GalenA In the
Town OF Wardner-Gcneral News
@". Of the Country.
WAapNER, Idaho, Sept. l2~.-[Special. J.
The new developments in our many tribu-
lations are, first, the decision of Judge Hol-
man in the water case, the Last Chance
Mining company vs.. the Bunker Hill 4
Sullivan company, making ths injunction
permanent. The latter company dis
charged all their force, stopped their tram
way, and shut down their mammoth concen-
tor Immediately after the decision was
announced, their reason being that it pro-
hibited them from using the water at the
ore bin, where a Pslton wheel supplies mo-
tive power for tho rock breakers. On the
heels Of this a deputy United States mar
shall appeared with an order issued by Just
leo Field, OF the United States circuit
oourt, restraining the Last Chance com-
pany from taking ore out of the Last Chance
and Republican Fraction locations. The
Tyler Mining company are the plaintiffs.
They alleee in their complaint that the
Last Chance company have taken ore out
OF their ground, claiming damages in the
modest sum Of 100000. The undertaking
furnished by the plaintiffs ia in the penal
SUM Of $4,000. Arguments in the case
will be heard at Boise City on tho 9th
proximo. This will no doubt keep the
mine idle until after the arguments have
been heard, and in event that the plain
tiffs make a strong case, it will keep it
-~.I1--a. Th~ 1,A;,ok,or. 10 Tho rnuu1t
of a conflict in lines.
Readers of The INDEPENDENT will recall
the fact that the Tyler people broke into
the works of the Last Chance several weeks
ago. A series Of s~trategstio maneuvers
followed. the Last Chance setting fire to a
large quantity of cord wood at the point Of
it's breach. The Tyler then closed their
drift. The draft being closed the Last
Chance works Allied with gas and smoke.
and the men were driven out, several being
asphyxiated. They then stopped their
pumps and allowed their lower level to fill
with water to smother their own fire. The
side lines OF the Tyler and Republic ad-
Join. The strike OF the ledge being N. E.
andS. W., and the dip south. tho litigation
will no doubt hang on the question of the
Tyler following the dip through her side
lines. The latter omp ny claim they were
through. I understand that the Last
Chance people deny this and assert that the
Tyler drifted on the ledge TO get to their
ground. One hundred and twenty mon are
let ont by this litigation. The sweeney
tunnel. however, will not be stopped.
In 1889 James J. johnson, Jno. NJ. Burke
ct al, owners of the Monmouth location,
obtained an injunction vs. the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan company, the principal owners
of the Lackawana location, restraining
them from trsspassing upon the Monmouth
ground. The latter people now assert that
the Bunker Hill & Sullivan have disobsyed
the order Of the court, and they were cited
triot court, and show cause why they
should not be adjudQed in contempt. The
caAe was heard in chambers ut C9ur d'Alene
City on the 9th inst. The decision has not
been given yet. The Monmouth, Lacka-
wana and Small HOPES conflict. lay south
portance of the suit to the defendants and
the great value of the ground can be readily
estimated.
An important strike was made in the
Butler ground in the lower portion OF our
town yesterday. They had run q tunnel 400
feet into the hill to tap the ledge exposed
on the surface. They crossed it in a bar
rem spot, being in doubt whether it was the
ledge and pushed ahead, but recently started
q drift on the ledge and yesterday uncovered
three feet of bright galena. 1t is not solid
yet, but they will drive into it and no doubt
develop a mine. They are at present only
100 w fsis bsl9 Tat tds surface aa o RirRsna'9 %iaihe
operator from the Black Hills. is looking
this county over.
V. M. Clemsnt, manager of the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan Mining company, arrived
from q western trip yesterday.
James Cronin, an old operator in this
csptsd a position az superintendent of the
Granite mine on Nine Mile creek.
The Northern Pacific company has made
no move toward changing the gauge of
their road from three feet to standard west
of Wallace. 1t is now stated that they will
abandon much Of their old line, and at and
near their depot (Wardner Junctionl their
track will be moved to the south side of the
river, near the Union Pacific line. When
the little road was built by Mr.. Corbin it
was an open secret that he was building it
to sell, not as an investment. Distance was
sacrificed to avoid heavy expense of cut
tings, gradings, fills, etc. One prominent
feature of that pioneer line was the large
number of curves and heavy grades.
Our public schools opened MondaT. This
district has 230 persons of school age.
The board of county commissioners in
session at Murray last week as a board of
equalization raised the total valuation
$lS5 900. The total valuation is now a
little less than $1,000, 900. Subsequent as
assessments will probably swell it to ST.
$50, 900. Tbs tax levy is $3.55 for 800.
Bids will be opened, if any are offered,
for funding the Indebtedness of the county,
$150,0oO being outstanding bonds drawing
interest at the rate of eight per cent. per
Ahnun,, and about the same amount in
county warrants. A good opportunity for
Montana investors. In the above figures
tbs assessment for railroads, telegraph and
telephone lines are not included, they being
assessed by the state hoard Of equalization
and the tax apportioned to the counties
pre- rata.
This county ia one of the oldest of any on
the Pacific slope. II was organized under
the territorial government of Oregon, prior
to the organization of our territorial gov
eminent, the county seat being established
at Pierce City, in the Ofio Fine mining dis
trict, in the extreme south end of the
county, in the palmy days Of the placer ex-
citement OF that vicinity about thirty-five
years ago. This county seat remained there
until this county was populated in 1884, and
was removed to Murray by act of the legis-
latul0 in January, 1885.
II your watch needs rersirine take it to G. B.
Jacauemin d Co. They guarantee all work done
at steIe.
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