The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-27
No Change in the Dispute Between
the Ceur d'Alene Mines and
the Railroads.
Tho New Owners Of the Morning
Mine to Put q Big Force
at Work.
What Is Being Done in Jefferson County
High SmsltinE Charges ON Neihart
" Ores-Ths Uaionville Mines.

MunnAN, Idaho, Fob. a5.-[Special. l-Th'
shutdown OF the Cnur d'Alene mines re-
mains practically unchanged. The trafti'
managers of the Union Pacific and North
srn Pacific railroads have as yet made NJ
overtures indicating q desire to compromise
or to make the s. per ton concession de-
manded; and until that concession il
granted the Mine Owners association does
not propose to mine a pound ot orc fol-
shipment. 1t remains to be seen which
will be the first to give III, One sooo
result OF the shutdown will be the gradual
advance in the price of lead, for the C9ur
d'Alene region has been producing one
fourth of the lead mined in the United
States, and now that this largo source OF
supply is cut off the metal can hardly fail
to rise in price. Already it shows an up
ward tendency, and it is not unlikely that
tho cessation of the Cmur d'Alens output Is
beginning to cffeot the worlds markets.
Peter Porter. receiver Of the Morning
mine, says if the weather held good 1T was
more than likely that the new owners Of
the Morning would put a force of 100 men
at work grading for the big mill, and per-
haps put surveyors in the feld to establish
the grade for the railway TO the mine. The
company seems to be hating between two
opinions, whether to build a railway or en-
deavor to repair tho old cable tramway. 1t
il thought that BY dividing the two and
one-fourth miles between the mine and
mill into two or three sections, and opera
ting each separately. the old cable system
could be made to work. Heretofore the
strain on the aahle has been SO
owing 10 the distance and uneven ground,
that great annoyance and expense was en-
tailed upon tine owners BY constant break
downs, But this difficulty would be obvl-,
ated by dividing tie distance into sections
and operating each section independently.
If a railway is decided upon 1t Will be a
narrow gauge, probably thirty inches, as
the track up Chloride Hill must OF necessity
be both steep and crooked, and a narrow
gauge permits sharper curves. Not less
than five miles OF track WILL De necessary 70
reach the mine.
C. S. Jennings, superintendent of the
Spokane Il Cuur d'Alene Mining company.
has bonded u group of seven prospects near
Osborn. IN the interest Of MS syndicate.
Tbs claims are this Empress, Emperor,
corsn. ana are owned by E. A. Bevis, Caro-
lima Bevis and D.. 1. Il. Kelley. On March
/ a force of men will be put to work upon
the Empress and Corcoran. and as the
neiehborhsod is q good one tine Nellie and
kniokerbecker being close nelghoors) Mr..
Jennings expects to make a big mine OF the
group. Tho bonding price has not been
made public.
George Smith has taken q contract to run
200 feat of tunneling in the Comet and 100
feet in the War Eagle, at Osborn, the
property Of the Spokane b Ceur d'Alene
Mining company.
Stenson & Larson, the contractors. en-
gagged in running a tunne in the killbuck
nina OF Lake creek, struck a good ledge of
carbonates in the lower tunnel early in the
week. Messrs. George Bros. and Bradner.
the owners, will make heavy shipments the
coming season. =.
1t ia reported that Richard Wilson and
District Attorney Charles W.. O'Neill have
purchased Leonard Bros interest in the
Mammoth mine at Burke, and the frat
named gentlemen are now sole owners of
that magnificent property.
Tho Mineral Point mine at Osburn. which
was bonded by Col. I. N. Muncey a few
months ago. for $4,000, has been stocked
at $4,000 under the name of the Mineral
Point Mining and Milling company, The
organization was made under the laws of
West Virginia. Samuel Mcclure, of Still
water. Mimi, is president; A. Il. Lindholm,
secretary; David Tozier, treasurer; l. N.
Muneey, general manager.