Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-15
The TIN situation.

In speaking Ut the situation of the
tin mii. . in the Hill Z ity district and
the complete shut down of the Harney
Peak 20 the Ha'mey Peak Mining
News in its last Issue says: "1nhe
order which was received at cOnluaIy I
head quarters to imll the pumps has
resulted in u compile q Suspension of
all work and the discharge Of every en-
plUyee of tire company with the excep.
ton Of Il few u EN- WHO have bpem RI.
{ ,imei rs watrhmem for the tin mil and
lIOists 1T the Addie ant Cowboy mines.
The entire Suspension of work on the
tin mimes dOes mt come unexpectedly
tU illUse who have carefully watched
the movements OF the management ri
this great corporation tram tile time
the Eta nine was shut down. THIS in
hut the r sl { nt Il gigantic speculation
whose hjrct in the first plare was tn
make money aud in which the Develop
men at the tin resources played but Il
secondary part. The facts will bear
this out Millions of do lars have been
exp I'D Il in buying. stalking and work.
ing glnt, d and still the problem is iiut.
solved yet -wiletllpr there are tin mines
im tire southern Hills or not. The uue,-
ti"M naturally arises why. after slcl,
en- rmiOtS expenditures &; resul, has not
been cl,ievrd either failure or success
in tin mining The action on the part
OF the Company seems tO inticat. that
the have made Il failure as far rs
their work gus to show. or why have
the, slut down? Tut as far as it con
cprns the tin interests of the Southern
Hills. the llarney lhp K company has
mt proven that tin mining will be q
failure it the tin prospects If the
Southern Hills would he Developed b,
competent mining men and everything
be conducted oil business principles
for instance. as tire late sam McMa>ter
lead t'ity. NOlOdy doubts for /,
mUmpm, that ii Il ma of tile same ahil
ity as sam Nc Masters had lad charge
wlrn in 1880 with ample capital. thi
Company started out tO develop the Iii
resources OF the Southern ililis h
w,ull have proven tn tile world eitlle
a SUCCESS ar u failure in tin mining. an
as all the chances are in favor of til
former. this cUmp my. instead of shut
ting down their works now a, d hin
millions out at p0cke 1t. would bp sellin
tin in the Chicag" market. To I'll
early maiag M. ut WHO bought til
worthless ground and who 4xppndp
large sums nf m"ney in its devplnpmem
liz therefore in the main part due IL
failure ut this enterprise ~ the prpser
time. When Superintendent Chill
tn. K 81 arop of affairs and explained [
the company the situation and askt
for sufficient Money to develop Il
other ground. it WAS "rOn.is. d him. h,l
il WAS l,rver appropriated SO he cOul
not d+v+lop the ground liz wanted 4
and had tU WI the properties whic
were st "ted hy his predecessors uni
the SiIu' down was d drrpd.
'Snme peopl. may l0Ot on this sut
re,s.on of work 10y the company rs
acknowledgement that there is not Il
here in sufficient quantities t" pay
work, and that it will settle tin minii
forever in this part Of the lliiis. "
think they have mistaken ideas. Il
shut dnwn If the llarmey Peak wOrl
of course will make it, influence fe
for 81 long time. Int in time p ople W
begin to re'iZp that it WAS mismanag
mrmt. aud that such ~ result ",
naturally Ia follow. " H. tli+r this mo
terminates the rxi.t.nce Of the IIarnu
.ak tin company we lav. no know
edge "f knowing. but it seems to ms
tie company gets thoroughly ac1uai
ted with all tie facts it will beg
op-rati"ns again. and then hp guild
by the advice "f ~ mining man,"
Omar REDUCTION IN summer m
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