The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-04
HUNGER At GROVEVILLE
Porter Groves Dupes Reported to Be
IN Starving Condition at
the Camp
Eiovan Men Living IN a Barn, In
sufficiently Glad, and Little
OF no Food.
Helena People Generously Furnish Lot
Of Provisions which wan BE Taken
Out 10 the Men To-day.

II reports received yesterday from Ra-
defsbarg are correct and there is no reason
% doubt their truth. Chas. Porter Grove.
president OF the Montana & Illinois Gold
Mining company. should be brought mp
With sharp turn. Among ths guests at
The Helena IL Mr.. A. Wilson. OF RAIDERS
burg. Yesterday be was sEdsavoring 70
get together supplies for she eleven colorsd
dupos Grove located on his mining claims
near Radersburg last fall. Me-. Wilson is
one of the best known citizens Of that SEQ
tion OF Jefferson county. and is himself
interested In mining. Just before he
started for Helena on Friday rresPeotor
named Richardson. who had been TO Grove
City, a. Porter Grove calls she place where
his ahanties are located. called on him and
told him something must be done for the
eleven men ~ Grove City or thsT would
atarvs 20 death. According 90 Riehardson's
report the men have soarcsly ANYTHING 10
eat and. 20 make matters worse. they have
no warm winter clothing. They are living
up in the hills, seven miles from Raiders
burg. all In one shack, not 81 for an AMI
NAL. let alone a man. There is no hoor IN
abs shanty, there are no beds. and the men
came to Montana 80 poorly prepared for the
winter that they fear 70 20 out into the
hills for fuel. as they run great danger Of
freezing TO death.
The secretary Of the company. DR.. Ar
thur. ia supposed So have made arrange
ments with tho stores az RadersburR to
supply the men with food. A moath ago
he promised 20 be la Radersburg snd ar
range financial matters but this be has not
done. aud IL 10 presumed the merchants re-
fuse 90 longer oleiit the men on the com
l. a -
set package Of tscks on credit az Raders-
burg.
10 will be remembered that Nov. is Grove
arrived &C Radorsburg With a colony OF
fifteen coloFod mon from Chicago. His
arrangement with these men was that they
we're 10 each buy one share Of stock for So
and in return he would employ them as
miners. paying them Sl05 month. After
he bad located them. Grove went back east
These men had no idea Of mining but
Grove promised he would put them IN |
charge OF a competent mining man. In /
stead he placed az their head Wm. Howard, /
his brother in-law. also q c0lorsd man. and /
Ignorant of mining. The mon loated I
around with no tools vita which 20 woTk I
for n month or 30. When the first pay daY I
arrived there Was no money. but about
week later there was received from Grove /
or some Of the officers OF Groves company,
$40 in cash and &95 in stock for each OF the 4
men. -Four Of the men immediately quit
ana walked into ANleuhs lAeI were III j..
Briester, Jacob j. smith S. Bramvell and
G. j. smith. Here they have been ever
since. II was supposed that Grove or Ar
thur, after the exposure BY the men, would
see that those who remained az the
eo-calied mines we're properly fed, at least
But this. it seems. has not been done.
While she men are thus suffering in JEFF
ferson county Grove 10 In Washington city,
posing as q cOlored millionaire and phian-
thfopist and selling stock 90 other coored
people in the Montana and Illnois Gold /
Mining COMPANY az s. shars. Grove re-
ports that the Capital NINE in this city, in
abe vicinity OF South Rodney street. is
worth $4,000. Yesterday The INDEPENDENT /
printed n synopsis Of letter he wrote a
few days ago 20 q Helena acquaintance, and /
she agent Of the company In Chicago as.
Herts that the people a. Grove City are NOT .
suffering.
Mr.. Wilson will 20 90 Radesbur1 to-day |
and will take with him hour. sugar and /
other supplies donated by she charitable Of /
Helene. He will make peraonal investi- /
cation Of the condition Of the men a. Grove /
City, and has kindly agreed 60 give TEE IN |
DEPENDENT the result. II tho men there /
are in she condition reported BY Richard /
son, Mr.. Grove will probably hear some
thing drop in the national capital.
That Grove Is doing rushing business in \
Washington Is shown by tho number Of I
kilograms arriving in Helena making in /
Quiries about him. A member Of TuF IN /
DEPENDENT staff received three during the
past week. and yesterday Marshal McCann
received one.
Handsome line Of new wash goods Just 70
oeiVed az sands Iros.