The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-10-29
MINESSHUT DOWN
AMALGAMATED PROPERTIES I'M
MONTANA TIED up.
Result of a Decision by Jpdes
Clancy in Minnie HeaIy Case
Fifteen to Twenty Thousana
Men Thrown Out of Emn,ov
ment as q Result.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 23.-As a result
Of the handing down of decisions vas
terday by Judge William Clancy, of the
Second judicial district court of tbe
state of Montana, awarding the Minnie
Healy mine, one of the richest proner-
ties in Butte, and valued at $40 O0O
600, to F. Augustus Heinze, and then
the granting of an injunction against
the Boston & Montana Company. the
principal property OF the Amalagmated
Copper Company in Montana, all the
properties of the Amalagmated Comma.
ny in Montana have been ordeed closed
for an indefinite period.
1t is estimated by the officials of the
company that at'least 900 men will
be idle, and perhaps 10000 by night
The shutdown is the most complete and
extensive ever known in Montana. II
includes the great Anaconda, St. Law.
renee, Never Sweat, Mountain View
Leonard, East and West Colusa, Parrot
Gagnon, Colusa Parrot, Diamond, High
Ore, Mountain Consolidated No. | and
No. 2, Comanche, Silver Bow No. and
No. 2, and Blue Jay and many other
smaller mines, as we'll as large num-
Der of mines. that are being worked un.
der lease.
1t is expected that the fires will be
withdrawn from the Boston & Montana.
Butte q Boston, Colorado and Wasboe
smelters tomorrow. The Washoe smelt-
ers at Anaconda are the largest in the
world and employ 5000 men. The
effects of this shutdown will be felt in
all parts of Montana, as there ia hardly
a county that the Anaconda company
does not operate in in one way or an
other Woodchoppers and lumbermen
will be idle. Coal miners will be out
| of work in half dozen counties, in
GLIDING Park, Cade, Gallatin, and the
big coal mines at Diamondville, Wyo.
The Amalgamated mines produced
9,4O0 tons of ore every day. All the
night shifts in the mines last night
were called off and tie men notified
that the properties had been shut down.
Much excitement exists IN Butte, and
the city is thronged with idle miners,
blocking street corners, discussing the
situation.
Statement Of Official.
The officials of the Amalgamated
com pany are rather reticent in discuss
ingt he situation. Superintendent John
Gillis said:
1.-THE managers of the various COM
panies met and discussed the situation
and decided to close down, as there
will be no use trying to do business in
Montana while the local courts are so
manifestly adverse to the company No
orders have been received from New
York"
The matter was left solely to the
local officials, and Mr.. ellis did not
think the New1York people knew that
the shutdown had been ordered until
last night.
President William Scallon, of the
Anaconda company, refused to be in
terviewed, saying be would issue de-
tailed statement soon.
Representatives of the Amalgamated
company claim that by the decision
rendered by Judge Clancy in the Bos-
ton & Montana injunction case the
Amalgamated company is practically
wiped out of business and cannot do
business in Montana. The decision,
they say, in effect brands the Amalga-
mated as an outlaw Its stockholders
are prevented from receiving dividends,
although $4,000 are tied up await
ing distribution to the stockholders.
The Amalgamated people, finding that
they are barred from conducting their
own business, have ordered suspension
of all mining operations in Montana.
All the mines and smelters OF the
company have been ordered closed ana
Is 900 workmen are thrown out OF en-
ployment. How long the shutdown
will continue is matter OF doubt. IL
may take nine or ten months before
they can get hearing before the SUI
preme court.
Statement by Heinze.
Mr.. Heinze has issued the following
statement:
"The action of the Amalgamated
Copper Company in ordeing a general
shutdown of ali the mines OF Butte con-
tolled by the subsidiary company mas
no actual connection with the decisions
rendered by Judge Clancy.
ellis order does not necessitate
close down. AS far as the receivership
suit against the Butte company IS con-
cerned there has been no change III
conditions for over two years past. An
application for the appointment OF
receiver for their property has neeh
pending that long and was yesterday
refused by Judge Clancy. The inlunc-