The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-10
History Of q Property in Which .
Helena Man Was Once a
Half Owner.
Rich Strikes and Good Sales Re-
ported In the Occur d'Alene
Country.
Little Prospect of An EARLY Resumption
or Work by the Big C~ompanios-
AK. Jefferson County News.

SPOKANE. WASH. Feb. 9.-lspscial. lit
ID believed here that the sale Of the Morn
ing mine, if ever contaminated, will come
to q hsnd in = very few days. There have
been more rumors concerning the disposi-
ton of this property afloat during the past
year than any proposed mining sale that
ever was contemplated on the Pacific coast,
all on account of the many complications
the disburslng of $1,000 900 would disentan-
gle.
AS the Morning mine has got to be SO IA
NOUS, perhaps a little of its past histoty
would not be undressing.
When but little more than = healthy look
ing prospect the Morning, which, by the
way, is located near Mullan, in tho Occur
d'Alene country in Idaho, was purchased by
Charles L. Dahler, Of Helena, and Charles
Hussey, of Murray, Idaho. They acquired
possession in 1887. Subsequent develop
ments proved that the property was vAlua-
Bile and Utah parties offered. within n year
after its purchase, $4,000 for it. Mr..
Dahler being in favor of selling and
Mr.. Hussey not, Hussey purchased Mr..
Dahler's interest at the rate of $4,000 for
the claim, and at once began putting the
mine in shape to become q productive bo-
nanza. TIN Evening. an adjoining claim,
was purchased in 1889, after \ Helena com
pany had abandoned il, and still other ad-
jacent territory acquired which gave the
Morning mine all the advantages of surface
rights, etc, that such an immense mineral
property would require. =. @"
An eighty-ton co%ncentrator was built,
which began operations about the first of
49, r,,r 600 'Tha.ora a oouvovo6 frpYo
mine to mill by a wire rope tramway, which
was a continual source of annoyance and
expense and a serious drawback to Charles
Hussey in his plans for making the prop
erty a highly profitable one. To such All
extent was the mine developed that experts
variously estimated that the ore reserves in
sight would yield from one to two millions
OF dollars.
December IA, 1890, the Spokane National
band doors did not opsn at the usual hour,
and the Bank of Murray and the Bank OF
Wallace also closed their doors. In all
these financial institutions Charles Hussey
was the legal head. AS the Morning mine
was considered the most valuable and
available asset of the broken banks, ao-
counts for the reason why go many are in
terested in Its sale. Those who obtained
Judgment against Mr.. Hussey after the
failure, levied upon the mine, and it is for
the reason that five of the Judgment credi-
LOTb Will NV IelluquiSA tu5lr ClhluuS huU
accept other good security for q short time,
which places Il cloud upon the title and de-
lays the sale. The purchasers are q num-
Der of Milwaukee,, Wis.,, people who have
the means to carry out their intentions.
The sale of the Morning for $500, 00U and
the collection of his othsy assets. will en-
able Mr.. Hussey to pay 100 cents on the
dollar and leave him a handsome fortune
besides. His friends in the Cpnr d'Alene
country are legion. and many a man to-day
would not have . roof over his head to call
his own, had it not beon for the financial
assistance of Charles Hussey. The con-
hrmation of this sale would place 5000. 600
cash in circulation i'll the Cceur d'Alene
country and Spokane at once. which would
be quite q relief in stringent times.