The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-08
THE L~EXINGTON'S PLAN.

4 Butte Silver Mining Company That
VIII Give the Miners IL Chance.
The following notice has been sent to all
the business men OF Butte by the Licking
ton Mining company:
To tide over the prospective period of de
preston, an option has been given to a
large number of our miners that they may
continue work on a tribute system. This
privilege will be accorded first to those hav.
ing homes and families; II will be extended
10 all desc wing employees that can be &C.
c~ommodRted.
Facilities will be given to make the ar
1angement remunerative and u safe basis
for legitimate. fair and necessary dealings
between our lsssess and the business men
Of Butte.
Parties interested in this can obtain par
t~iculars by personal application to the I'M
designed.
LEXINGTON MINING COMPANY.
Charles G. Rueger, MR-.
There Ia a good deal more to this sim ple
announcement than appears in the above
statement OF facts, as will be seen from the
following interview with Superintendent
Ruager published in the Anaconda Standard.
He said: 1--WE will give each man twenty
feet of ground on a level, allowing him to
work up to the next level. We will furnish
him with all the necessary supplies at just
enough above the cost price to compensate
us for our trouble. The mon can simply
send up an order for supplies which will be
Immediately returned to them, thus saving
them q great deal of time and trouble. We
will make assays for them, 80 that We can
keep track of the ore. We will keep the
time of the men and demand punctuality
and good behavior. the same as though
they were directly in our employ. The
safety will be IN inducement to them to
do their work properly. We will keep an
engineer to hoist the waste and ore, which
will be charged up in the final settlement
at a minimum rate. AS the mill is
not running now we cannot obligate
ourselves to treat the ore at any certain
time, and the men will have to take their
chances on that point. However, if We get
ull our married men to enter into m agree
ment, and l understand they are ali willing
to. l anticipate that there will be enough
on hand In about a month or six weeks to
warrant starting up half of the mill, if the
price of silver promises a profit. In addi-
ton to this. there are a great many men
who will depend on leasing. and if they
know a mill will treat their ores they will
go on and take chances on disposing of
their ore. II outside leasers do this we
will will have enough ore to keep tie mill
running after We start up"
Our arrangement" continued Mr.. Eue-
Rer. "diders fIom the ordinary system of
leasing IN an important particular. In Or
binary leasing the lessee pays the ar Of
the property rs per cent. nc matter how
much or how little he takes. II our men
earn union wages, $3.50 per day, they
pay us % per cent OF the net returns
for milling charges. If a man makes
more or less than union wages our
Royalty is graduated In just the same ratio.
In othe words, the charges for supplies are
first deducted from the value OF the ore and
the balance is divided between the men
and the company In the ratio of three to
one. One party OF mon working ia an Old
stoDe ea ned $3.50 per shift with silver at
6o. In this instance our royalty was only
q little over ~ Per cent. shall at all times
Keep myself informed of what the men are
doing. and the quality and quantity of ore
they are taking out. Ii any OF them wish
TO deal with business men and their stand
Ing is questioned. they can refer to me.
While l Am not In q position to guarantee Il
certain value TO their product, / can sssi-
mate approximately what it is good for,
and II lenssrs will give business men an
order il can be filed away. and when the
final settlement Is made l can protect both
patties. l will not. Doweye, RECOGNIZES any
thing but legitimate bills for neoessariss.'