The Helena independent., 1893-12-18
A Director Tells Of the Changes
Made In Management and
the Results.
r. T. Bayliss Praised for His
supsrvisioa Of Affairs at
Narysville.
Mr.. CsswtAss Uas . High Oplnlon oi
American CosPss and Lawyers
The Big Lawsuit.


In Helena last summer, msde some very
interesting remarks concerning tbs COM
pany and its mine. Mr.. Bsyliss said In
part, a. reported ~ ths Mining World and
Engineering Record, that the mine would
yet yield very large quantities Of valuable
ore and that there was every probability
the dsvslopmsnt work. which he hoped to
resume shsrsIy In fall forcs would dsmoa-
strats that the COMPANY holds valuable
mins below the lowest levels and bsasash
The barren zone. which alone 10 responsible
for the present impoverished and, unsatis-
factory coalition. Upon the 'salizat!on
OF the money which has been locked Mp IN
concentrates which the smsltsss would not
purchase owing " the dem0ralizsd condi-
sion Of the silver market. W intend to ex-
tend our development work to othsr por-
tions of tho mine which demand explora-
tion. and from whieh we expect to obtain
results ~ satisfactory as those recently
achieved. and. possibly, more so."
Mr. Crowther said: ''At the earnest 70.
quest of Mr.. II. L. Bay. y.ias. 10 which tho
directors acosded, accompanied him to
Montana on March 8 of this present year.
and remained at the mines until the law
suit was finished. on May 20, and verdict
was given in our favor. [Oheers.] We ar-
rived at the mins on March 80 and found a
state Of affairs which, to-say the ls ast. re-
ouirsd immediate change. The state OF A.
fairs would be difficult for You TO compre-
hend. and / do not intend to enlarge upon
it, but il involved an absolute and COM
pIete change of management. and upon the
first Saturday after W arrived the mine
was handed over to him, and = new order OF
things was at oncs instituted. ] will say
that Of this change OF management you
have already seen the benefits during tho
months thas have passed since April. Tho
late management was in existenos until
March 81, and the new state Of affairs has
been in existence since April mot fully
SO. but almost 30. We found that
the working expenses OF the mine
were about $45.00O q month. and duing
March the output WAS about $2S, 600 net.
showing q not loss OF about $4,000 on one
over E40O0. You can see that change
WIS necessary. and We began to make it the
day we arrived there. Mr.. Bayliss sssu med
the management OF the company's affairs
in Montana. We put Mr, Bu roll in Office
as underground superintendent In place Of
NJ. Henley, and roinstated Mr.. Frank
Holloway as superintendent above ground.
and the rest OF the staff. for they were not
Responsible for the state of afairs that had
been in existence, remained with US, We
found that the mills we're overrunninR the
mine; that il was simply impossible for the
mine at the time to supply tho milla with
Profitable ore, and to keep the full battery
going. Therefore, exercising the discretion
which the board had given us, we iEnme-
diately stopped a large portion of the bat
tory, and only kept 80 many stamps going
az could be probably supplied with ore
from tho mine in It's condition at shat time,
and that 10 really ono OF the main causes Of
the Improvement that has taken place.
At the present time the mills are running to
suit the mine-not the mine to suit the
mills. great quantity OF country rock of
no value had been thrown into tho mills in
order to keep tho whole of the 10 stamps
,unning, and that was changed. Hear.
hear. The next thing thnt occupied our
attention was the letting Of certain por-
tion of the old mino upon tribnte. The1o
ore was living under such conditions az
could not be p'ofitably worked BY tho COM
pany upon day wages; 80 we permitted
some OF our best miners to work upon trib-
ute various portions of the upper workings,
and that action has resulted in very large
quantity OF ore being brought to the mills
prohtably to the company. wAieh otherwise
would not have been dealt with. and that
system is going on ut the present time, 80
that as many tributers are working at dtf.
ferent points Of tho mine as can be suitably
SO engaged. The next thing We did was to
development, and to looking around to SEQ
where We could get tho readisst supply for
the mills. We instituted certain Develop
ments at that time. which are now showing
worry favo ably. That is the reason OF Mr..
Bayl yliss' hopeful rernarks at the present
meeting.
II visited the mine agnin at the end OF
October. for was very anxious to see the
result of our development work, and to
have in ther discussion with Mr. Bur,ell
und Mr.. Goodale underground, md again
went tn ouQh all the workings OF the mlne.
! WAS very we'll satisfied with what ! saw,
for although great things had not bean at
talned, yet the pointers" were all in the
right direction, and since then the informs
ton to hand 10 oven moro satisfactory than
when was at the mine at The end of Octo.
Der. II even then showed great i'm prove
May 26. after my f,st visit Now. Iwant
to say something about the changes that
have been made. Mr.. Burreli was for =
considerable time under MIR. Henley III the
mine. and at the time wa had to make these
sudden changes. we felt 1t would not be
who WAS absolutely fresh to the mine. and.
therefore, guided By our Judgment We
determined 10 give Mr.. Burreil the super
intsndencs of the underground workings
temrorn, lily. TO sec whether he would turn
out to be what We thought in our minds he
HOOu uuuoGkkOuuH HbupoVlutouu6Uts
AltogetheH l spent eight weeks there on IN =
first visit, and a very large portion OF my
time was occupied nnder g ound with NJ.
Burreu going from one point 10 smother
and examining the underground workings
not only With him, Int with other experts
and mining men who were thers during the
trial, and picked up q good deal OF in
formation from them as we'll Rs guidance
In the sha. of advice and instruction.
MIR. Burrell hns proved, think, 40 far. to
be the right man in the right place, and
when was there in October speaking with
Mr.. Goodale privately upon tho subject.
he suid he was e1csedinoly pleased with
tho intelligence and Judgment both MI
Burrell and Mr.. Heron (ths compsny's
su.veyor) were bringing to bear upon thsir
duties.
Il had practical proof of this, and am
glad to say, aud say II in all honesty. that
think at tho present time the underground
workings OF the Montana company are in tho
hands of three men such ~ you have never
hadbofore. Cheers. am confident that
IL good 'esults can lie brought out OF that
ptopsrty. AM am strongly OF opinion
that they can, in the future, these three
men will produce them for you, aud 10
quickly as IL 10 possible for anyone to do.
they arc the same az We have had before.
They are all good mon and true. They are
doing their work exceedingly we'll. They
are all rs deeply intsi Gated in tho prope ~
ss any Of you Bhareholdsrs, and they have
done. and are doing. everything that men
can do 70 further the company's interests
in wnv satisfactory to yon and 10 tho
manager. AZ regards Mr.. GoodRle--he was
ono OF our chief experts Mt the late trial.