Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-10
AMONG THE MINING CAMPS
MORE TROUBLE IN THE LIE ROI
Another Sensational Move in the
Lee Roi COnfiict--The Republic Out
of Debt and Ready for Dividends
New Town of kellnr-MininE
Notes and Briefs.

New Town of kellar-Mining X
Notes and Briefs.
There was a new lie Roi sensation last
week. The b. A. C. furnished it. The
minority would not accede to the wishes
of the parties who had lately acquired
control of a majority of the stock, and
the managers of the big syndicate ap,
piled to the court at Rossland for an i'll,
| junction taking control of the property
out OF the hands of the trustees, who
were working at cross purposes with the
Rossland syndicate and placing it in the
hands of W. A. Carlyle, who was ap-
pointed by the court to take charge of the
mine
The regular monthly meeting of the lie
Roi trustees was held last Tuesday even
ing The gentlemen were unanimous in
asserting after the session was over that
nothing had been done. "We 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 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.
1t was understood that this was done at
the request of the holders of the majority
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
we're 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 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.
The Wednesday morning train took Judge
Hepburn to Rossland, and within few
hours after his arrival he obtained
through a 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
the b. A. G. to the mine, and placed W..
a. Carlyle in control Of the property.
Woodbury. Creek Trail.
Among the many Improvements to
roads and trails being made by the gov
ernment this year in the Kootenays, none
will rive more general satisfaction to
those interested than the trail now in
course of construction up Woodbury.
creek. This stream empties into Koo-
tenay lake from the west about IL miles
below Kaslo and three miles above Aims
worth, and has some exceedingly prom
Using claims located all along its tribu-
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 in
and out of this rich mineral section will
be greatly improyed.
The trail building is being done under
veteran in this section, who has II men
employed on the work. 1t is being con
structcd in a thorough manner, on a
wagon road grade, and will extend about
l3 miles IN the creek. In many places