The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-28
IN THE CGUR DALENES,
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Tram
way not Up to the speci-
doations.
The Big Companies Preparing to
Protect Their Works From
Snow Slides.
Davelspinr the silver Kiag-Good Ore
Found In the Formosa-sinki king
ON the Antimony.

Warbler. idaho, Jan. 2~.-[Special. ~
The Bunker Hill d Sullivan company have
made complaint to the Trenton Iron works.
Trenton. N, j., that their Bleiohert tram.
way has not demonstrated the capacity guar
anteed to them. The company agreed with
the iron works to submit the differences to
arbitration, and appointed G. i. olcott,
ESQ, 4 civil engineer, of New York City, AZ
arbitrator. HI. Oloott has bsen here look
ing the tramway over and returned east
last week. He made no decision before go
ING. The builders guaranteed that the
tramwny would deliver 400 tons of ore
from mine to conesntrator every ten hours.
or forty tons per hour down, and 100 tons
back each ten hours. Mr.. Clement claims
that the work done since starting 1t. over
three month"; ago, is fully 50 par cent short
of this Rusrantee. and the expense Of
repairs exceeds the stimato 5uO per cent.
In the event of failure on this part OF the
iron works to develop the capacity guar
nnteed the next recourse will be changes in
tho tramway, or = railroad. This can be
built from the concentrator by = uniform
grade up Mile creek, ana would be about
three miles long. Il is estimated that such
a road could do that companysa business,
haul supplies, timhars. etc., up to tbs mine;
and one down, do the passenger and freight
business of this town, and for other mining
companies, and be operated at q profit to
the company.
The Bunker Hill g. Sullivan company has
recently awarded 3 contract for a tunnel to
be driven from the Reed tunnel, at q point
about 1,A00 feet in, to tap the ledge in the
Richmond location, on the west side of
Milo creek. 1t is estimated that it will be
encountered within 100 feet from she point
OF starting. This will be going in during
the stoppage of work in the stopes. 1t will
all be hand work. The air compressor will
not be kept cunning, hence air drills can
not be operated.
No snow slides have occurred yet, but
two feet more Of the beautiful will make
everybody uneasy at points favorable for
the deadly work, especially when the snow
is saturated with moisture. The Last
Chance company has suffered henvy losses
tho past two winters. Their cre-bins at the
uppsr tunnel and about 800 feet of tram
way were swept down. necessitating re-
building after each. They have recently
built a HEAVY break above their oro-bia, not
hoping to arrest the progress of the ava
lancha, but to allow it TO pass over the bin,
The Bunker Hill d Sullivan company has
been equally unfortunate. Their ore bins
on tho Bunker Hill side of this creek have
been swept down the mountain side, doing
heavy damage. An immense one started
high up On the mountains slope, at q point
three-auartsrs of a mile above Foreman
jenkins residence, and forced everything
in its wax a distance OF over half a mile,
leaving whom the snow melted immense
masses of rocks, logs, earth, ETC., near Mike
McHale's cabin, on the Mammoth location.
The various locations of the Almax and
Nellie Wood companies, On Elk creek,
three miles east OF Wardner, wore relocated
on Jan. /, it being claimed that they were
not represented last year.
Development On the Silver King is being
pushed vigorously, in charge of MIR. Hale.
He is ROW sinking on the ledge. starting at
a point in the lower tunnel. This is a twin
of the Crown Point-Iureka, on the oppo-
site side of Government gulch and four
miles west of Wardner.
j. j.. Ullman, of Gem, is in town. he
reports good ore in the Formosa location
in Canyon creek near the Granite concen-
TRAITOR. He, with associates, are doing q
large amount Of DEVELOPMENT on it.
The Bunker Hill d Sullivan Co. took the
buckets from their tramway, and stored
them yesterday. They ara evidently pre-
paving for Il season of inactivity.
Supt. Frank Rowland, of the Anthony
mine, on Pine creek, five miles west of
Watdner, is in town.. He is taking advan-
tage of winter, when the flow of water is
light, to sink one of the prospecting shafts.
men. He will put a power pump in, after
getting sufficient depth to determine the
quantity of water. The shafts are near the
creek bed, and much moro water is made
for that reason.