The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-23
The Effect the Shut Down Is Hav-
ing in the Caur d'Alenes,
Idaho.
Fifteen Hundred Miners Have Left,
and Many Are Coming to
Montana.
Hints for Those III Contemplate . Trip
to the SLOGAN Lake Countrywide
Spokane Exchange.

Coeur d'AIeneH' life blood has gone OUT. All
the mines did not close simultaneously,
but each was governed by its own oircum-
stances. TIL Tiger at Burke. and tho Gem
Mt Gem were the last to drop out, II every
mine producing concentrating ores, save
nossibly the Gold Hunter at Mullan. IRE
now closed. CHE exodus of men who nave
been discharged, of followers and transient
NOM Nation, has commenced, and will con-
tinue at a rapid rate until the country Ia
YEARLY depopulsted. Wardner has had
thronps of men at all the saloons and fights
have been more numerous b soft JOBS.
Baggage of all descriptions il gong down
the guloh by conveyances OF every nature
and the men are scattering TO the toSr
nnarters Of the globe. Montana will get
more than her quota, and LOO to l,5oo
miners will leavs for that section.
The Sierra Nevada has increased its force
and will continue shipments of high grade
ores. The excellent sleighing is favorable
for them. rs they haul three miles from the
mine to the railroad.
The last Chance company will keep the
Sweeney tunnel going, and with good luck
will tap the ledge IN March or April. This
tunnel is Of sufficient capacity for W
tracks, 1t will be the working tunnel of
the mine and will cost $50, 600 when COM
pleted.
The litigation between the Tyler and
Last Chance companies, now before the
United States district court at Boise City,
is being watched by u mining men with
deep interest. A large army of witnesses.
experts, civil engineers and interested par
ties are now there from Wardner. The
Pan Handle is suffering severe injustice IN
the present court arrangements. Probably
so per cent of all litigation in the United
States courts and the state supreme court
is mining litigation from this county. Lit
ipants, witnesses and others must be
dragged around via q clrcuitous route
through two states to the sage brush wastes
of Boise City, where these courts are held.
Sessions of each of these should be held in
one of the prominent towns of the northern
counties. where the litigation originates.
Machinery for the new Bunker Hill and
Sullivan concentrator is arriving. The
building was enclosed in November. It
stands at the side of the other, is not quite
SO large in area as its twin. but will accom-
MEDIATE machinery of the same capacity.
It will doubtless be ready for starting as
early as they will start work at the mine,
and the two will then handle 800 to 1000
tons Of ore daily. requiring for all the
works, about one man for each ton pro
duced or 800 to 1000 men-produeing IT'S to
200 tons of concentrates, one-half the total
output of the Caur d'Alene country,
week accepted the offer of George I. Me-
Auley, representing a syndicate, for the en-
tire issue of bonds at par. The amount to be
issued ia 100000, bearing interest at seven
per cent, payable ~semi-annually in New
York. A commission of seven per cent. is
paid McAuley. This issue will cover $751;
900 of old bonds issued in 1887, bearing in
terest at the rate OF eight per cent. per an
mum, which will be called in.
Prospsctors are making arrangements to
invade the great area from the submits of
the Bitter Root range down the st. Joe
and Clearwater. Many old Montanians
will recall the stampede from western Mon
diRgings were then found, out were not
worked long. It is highly probable that
the same ground will pay now with the re-
ducsd cost of prosecuting suoL work over
the expense of thirty years ago. This old
camp was nearly south from Mullan. The
old placer fields of Gro Elmo, we'll down the
Clearwater, which have been worked con-
tlnuOusly bince lool, give abundant en-
couragement that other d~iggings exist.
Prospectors from Murray went in there on
snowshoes in this winter of 1878. They
found placer diggings, but the pay was too
light to satisfy them and it was abandoned.
SO far ms known. little pros qecting has
been o beyond this. The season being
short, little time is allowed between SHOWS,
and tbs best time to go in is on snowshoes
about the LIST Of March, because if one
waits until the SHOWS are gone he will not
start much before June1.