Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
AMONG THE MINING CAMPS
,,opE TROUBLE IN THE LIE R0I.
.,er Sensational Move in the
lie Roi Confiict-fhe Republic Out
nebt and Ready for Dividends
xxx Town of keliar--Mfnfng
,,.. and Briefs.

r,oro was new LIE Roi sensation last
- The b. A. c. furnished it. The
,uoritv would not aecede to the wishes
= tho parties who had lately acquired
'.ntro of majority of the stock, and
.So managers of the big syndicate APP
.;sa TO the court at Rossland for an in
nnetion taking control of the property
j., Of the hands of the trustees. who
aere working at cross purposes with the
possand syndicate and placing it in the
hands of w. A. Carlyle, who was APP
no;uted by the court to take charge of the
mine.
The regular monthly meeting of the LIE
Raj trustees was held last Tuesday even
inc. The gentlemen were unanimous i'll
asserting after the session was over that
nothing had been done. eve just met
and adjourned" they said.
In strictly parliamentary sense, the
meeting did nothing, and thereby hangs
tale Judge Hepburn was present at
the meeting as the legal representative of
the British American corporation which
bought the Peyton interests a few weeks
since. At his suggestion motion was
introduced providing for the appointment
Of W. A. Carlyle, the chief engineer for
the b. A. c., as manager of the mine.
II was understood that this was done at
the request of the holders of the ma jority
of the stock. The motion was made by
members of the Peyton faction, who are
still on the board, notwithstanding they
have disposed of their holdings in the
company. Colonel Turner was in the
chair and he ruled the motion out of or
der. A row ensued, and the threat was
made to put the motion and carry with
out regard to the man in the chair. There
were votes enough to do it, but one OF
the muscular members of the minority
asserted just at this juncture that he
would throw the first man out of the win
dow who undertook such a step. 1t is
said that the threat caused Judge Hey
burn to smile. At any rate it had its
effect with the members of the board,
and the meeting adjourned at once with
out further ceremony.
That was not the end of the matter.
LIE w SuHeSudS tioiii WYNN y eNCN
Hepburn to Rossland, and within few
hours after his arrival he obtained
through Canadian court the thing
which he could not obtain from the board
of directors, while Colonel Turner pre-
sided. Judge Spinks granted the injunc-
ton prayed for, and at late hour the
sheriff accompanied representatives OF
~ 70 ba nina and MIA rod w
A. Carlyle in control of the property.
Woodbury. Creek Trail.
Among the many Improvements to
roads and trails being made by the gov
eminent this year in the Kootenays, none
will give more general satisfaction to
those interested than the trail now in
course of construction up Woodbury.
creek. This stream empties into Zoo
tenay lake from the west about II miles
below Kaslo and three miles above Aims
worth. and has some exceedingly prom
Using claims located all along its trlbu-
taries up to the headwaters OF the
creek. The work now going on has been
in progress about four weeks and will
take two or three weeks longer to COM
plete, when the facilities for getting III
and out of this rich mineral section will
be greatly improved.
The trail building is being done under
veteran in this section, who has II mel
employed on the work. 1t Is being con
structed in thorough manner, on
wagon road grade, and will extend abou
10 miles up the creek. In many place
there has been much rock work, but tina
part is pretty we'll done and the bahnc
is plain sailing.
One of the first results of the buildin;
OF this important artery is shipment Q
a carload of high grade galena ore nov
being made from the Pontiac and lecun
sch mines on this creek. These are tn
properties on which L. A. Scowden spen
some $4,000 last winter and then aban
doned, and in which the original owner
to whom it reverted, afterwards struc
it rich. The present shipment is the mr.
one made from the property and Is 1or
slnelter test.
New Town of kellnr.
The young busy mining camp on tt
san ron IN the recently oiSe'
ing district is finally definitely name
1t is called kellar in honor OF the III
merchant who opened general store
the place. A variety of names nave De'
suggested but it is said to be definite
settled by the people most interested u
inhabitants of the camp itself, that M
lar is the proper name. B. X. snort II
been in that vicinity since June ~ -"
one Of the sooners, in fact, though ne NJ
not so extended an experience doogi
Indian police as had some of the spoka
men who spent weary weeks waiting
congress to act and Mckinley to sign
I'VE have busy little camp" saio n
Short eve have three general sto'
and more coming and several other III
OF business are represented. Applca'l
has been made for the establishment o.
postoffce. There is prospect that
town will have to move, however IL
located on the fat by the river, on d.
sides of the stream, in fact. There