The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-03
NO SIGN OF TROUBLE
Work Going on Quietly in the Camps
Of the Occur d'Alenes.
DULL DAYS AT WARDNE R
There VIII Be No Touble at the
Mines, but the People Are
Waiting to See How
Things Turn Out.

outlook in the Couer d'Alene district Is
most encouraging. Not before since the
great strike have the indications been
SO favorable for a return OF the old
time prosperity of this fabulously rich
section. Business men in all lines are
encouraged over the prospects and ther
couraged over the prospects, and
there has been a partial revival in all
branches. The Fourth of July season
Is perhaps responsible for this in
measure. but there Is something moro
substantial and permanent than this
behind 1t. There is a belief that the
troubles of the camps here are at an
end and that. should silver recover its
former position. there will be inaugur-
ated an era of unprecedented prosper
1 ty In the Couer d'Alenes.
Up Canyon creek everything is astir.
At the Helena & Frisco extensive i'm
provements are under way. New boil
ers and machinery are being put in.
and when the work now under way is
completed. the plant at this mine will
be one of the best in this section. There
are so men at work here. only few of
them being underground. and they are
engaged in development work. Farther
up the creek, five companies are work
ing their properties full blast, nearly
700 men being employed at the union
scale Of wages. The splendid equip
ment of the Tiger Is one Of the most
interesting of the many attractive fea-
lures of the canyon district. Electrlci-
ty does everything there and its efIi-
cheney Is mtarvelous. The Standard.
Poorman and other canyon mines are
working as usual. and at both Gem and
Burke there is a gratifying air of pros
perity and industry.
At Mullan. everything is locked IN
and boarded up, and the camp is as
quiet as a deserted village. The North
ern Pacific trains awake the echoes
here as they whistle past. but there is
nothing else to awaken. The track of
| the Union Pacific from Wallace TO
Murray. as from Wallace TO Burke. is
not kept up and is not passablc.
But the chief interest here centers at
the Wardner where the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan people are making anoth-
er effort TO operate their properties at
their own scale Of wages. The famous
mine is being worked but not on such a
scale as heretofore. The greatest diff
| Guilty Is being experienced. 1t Is said. in
securing men to work. Less than one
fourth the number Of men usually en-
| ployed is now at work and these are
not first-class miners. except in a few
instances.
There has been endless speculation as
to the action of the Miners union .e-
| garding the movement of the Bunker
| Hill and Sullivan people and numar-
our predictions have been made of a
| renewal of the strife which broug;i, so
much trouble upon the people u this
district. But as yet there has been no
indication of any such purpose Oh Ike
| part of the miners. There has been no
| attempt at interference. even by moral
| suasion, and not the slightest evidence
of any preparations for forcible resist
ance can he discovered by those who
have so industriously circulated re-
ports Of forboding evil.
The present policy of the union men
seems to be one of absolute non-inter-
ference. They propose to hold entirely
| aloof and allow the mines in question
to be worked by non-union men. II it
can be done. This is their avowed in
| tentiun, and they are to all appear
ances living up to IL in the very strict
est sense. A prominent union man said
to Standard reporter to-day: I'VE
will not interfere with the plans of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan people In the
least, and we will exert no influence
upon men that they bring here to work
| att that . ha
mine cannot be operated without union
men. Even IL enough men can be
found to work at 50 and $3.50, which is
doubtful, the mine cannot be worked
profitably without skilled labor. We
are sure that the present experiment
will demonstrate this. and, II we are
right in our opinion, the question will
settle itself. Whatever the result, you
may be sure that there will be no vio-
lence. The union men will remain alb
solutely neutral
II this policy can be carried out. and
there seems no reason why it cannot.
this country will be spared repetition
of the awful experiences that are still
fresh in the minds of people here. The
prophets Of evil predict. however, that
this plan Of action cannot be carried
out. They assert that July II will be
the dag when it will fail. On that day
Miners Memorial day-the union
men will make a grand demonstration
in honor of the victims Of the great
strike. There will be a monster pa
radc and appropriate memorial exer-
cises. and the occasion will be made
the most extensive demonstration ever
undertaken here.
But 1t is the intention of the miners
TO make IL a day Of peace. The man
quoted above said TO the reporter In
this connection: There will be no dis
turbance and no violent demonstration.
We propose to make the day a memor-
able one. but not by any deed OF vio-
lence." This is the spirit which is be-
ing manifested by the union miners.
and II is winning them the respect of
all. July II will be the test OF their
determination.