Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09
NEWS Of MINING CAMPS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
The Turner Party scores In the lie
ROi TrOuble-The Receiver Dis
charged--Plncers Near Nelson and
Boise-Coal ON the sound-MininE
Notes.

Inc turner cOmplnatlOn III tne lie MOI
won decided victory in the courts OF
British Columbia last week. Judge lrv-
ing, of the supreme court of the prov
ince, discharged Receiver Carlyle, who
had been appointed by County Judge
Spinks ON petition of the British America
| Corporation, and declined to appoint an
other receiver.
The following telegram, received from
Senator Turner, brought the first news of
the decision:
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 3l.-The court
discharged the receiver. on the ground
that the county court judge was without
power to appoint. DAILY, solicitor for
the b. A. c., then filed new suit, with
the lie Roi company and five trustees as
plaintiffs, and four trustees as defendants,
and asked for an injunction and receiver.
The court declined to appoint a receiver,
saying that he had nothing to do with
the internal management of the company,
but granted a temporary injunction, I'M
til Wednesday, against making the out
put more than 100 tons daily. Plaintiff
is taxed with all the costs.
GEORGE TURNER.
This decision throws the legal battle
over the lie Roi mine into the courts of
the state of Washington. Two suits are
, now pending in these courts. One is 20
restrain the b. A. C., w. b. Hepburn,
Mcintosh, Carlyle and Durant from vot-
ing stock standing in their names, from
, purchasing any more stock on account 81
: the b. A. c., from taking any part what
ever in the affairs of the lie Roi company.
i, either as stockholders or otherwise, and
: from completing the purchase of the
!, stock contracted for by the b. A. G. Thi,
injunction has been granted until the
:, final hearing of the case. The petition
= further prays for sequestration OF thu
y stock now alleged to be held and owned
by them, for its cancellation on the book
i OF the lie Roi Company, and its retire
= ment from circulation.
4 The other case is an action against tn
B. A. c., Whitaker Wright, Mcintosh
i, the two Peytons, w. j. G. Wakefield
~ and ID. w. Henley for $4,000 damage
ia by reason of an alleged conspiracy to r.
I, duce the value of the stock.
IS Coal ON Puget sound.
The recent coal discoveries on Corne
he Creek, near Whatcom, promise great IL
N velopments. The vein which has bee
II. uncovered for q number of feet shows
IN feet 8 inches minimum width. Alread
Mt negotiations for its sale to syndicat
which will develop it are going on. Th
-. &c G,l 10 xuhara ola OH
tn creek empties into Nooksack and wheI
III the Hannegan trail begins to make il
I'D way into the heart of the Cascade nou'
at tains, and directly in the path OF I'll
nc gold seeker making his way into Il
he Mount Baker mining country. The vel
as itself was first discovered while the rus
by into the region was at its height last ia
ed but it was gold not coal that was Il
all-alluring prospect then and it was
Is lowed to stand until this summer, whit
ed the original discoveries, Thomas Tyl
Ia, and C. c. Cornell, together with Hem
30 Virgins, who had been taken into paI
ng nership, commenced to develop it, wi
les the results above stated. Now 1T Is sa
that men are deserving the gold regio
as, to come down and join in the search
on, coal veins.
ned PIacers Near Nelson.
ter Last week report gained curren
vas around Nelson to the effect that u ri
of strike of placer gold had been made
cas- Rover creek, which flows into the kt
i'll tenay river near SLOGAN junction, abo
Is miles from the city. Several part
10 and
ties with reports of rich finds. The Spok
the man Review correspondent visited
es- scene of operations yesterday and fou
ich the creek alive with prospectors and
ock ground staked for fully four miles
the There are over 200 locations of 100 +
vii square already made. The Discoy'
ives claim was located on the west fork
an Rover creek August % by Martin
yed derson, George w. Madden and Wash.
Miller, three prospectors who had b.
over the ground dozens of times beft
While going along the river bed Il
the found small nugget. They began
600 pan and succeeded at depth OF
lied feet in getting values to the extent OF
Jolt, per pan. On almost every claim loca
velv good colors have been found.
,ials On the south Half.
mob Mining men are being encouraged
mes. the increased values being secured on
DIR. south half of the Colyille reservat
the For the first 80 days after the oper
was of the south half it seemed almost i'm
:. sible to secure assay values greater t
from $3.50 to "a or even So, with s
rare exceptions. These returns were
w. secured from the groupings and it see
lived donltfu,. ,ybatber there was a ST
the property on the south half worthy OF
reek ing located. However, some work
'tioh been done and it is not unusual nov
on hear of from $40 to $50 assays, and
ana number of leads are said to be shoN
as an average sample from SIS to $50.
va Is All AS Was Represented.
r. j. Mclean, the well known Flor
/. mining man, has just returned from
orre- new Buffalo Hump quartz district