Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-16
HEINZE MINES
TURNED OVER
Will Be Operated Hereafter in Com
pIete Harmony With the AmaIga-
mated interests.
THIS ENDS PENDING LITIGATION
Suits Involving More Than Fifty Mil
lion Dollars Will be Stopped
at Once.

at Once.
Butte, Feb. 15.-The last act in the
transfer of the mining properties con-
trOlled by F. Augustus Heinze in Sill
yer Bow county has been completed,
and the mines whose names have be-
come known the world over through
the extended litigation which has been
carried on over their possession, have
been turned over by the representa-
tives of the Heinze companies to the
local agent of Thomas F. Coe, presi-
dent of the North Butte company
The transfer was formally made to,
day, and notices were posted at each
CT the Heinze properties that the mines
had passed into new hands, Mr.. Cole
being named as the new owner.
The news Of the termination of the
negotiations that have been pending
for months has been received all ov.
er Montana with extreme satisfaction
Assurance is given tonight that the
pending litigation, which involves
| priperties valued at more than $780,.
| 100000, will be stopped at once and
that the development of these prop
critics will begin Immediately.
The interests represented by Mr.
Cole are friendly to the Amalgamated
| Copper company and the celebrated
mining warfare of Butte is at an end
The statement is made tonight by
an authority that is accepted in Mon
tana. that there will be no delay in
the start of work on the properties
that have been tied up by litigation.
The full list of the mines transferred
is.
The Minnie Healy, Rarns, Johns
town, Cora, Belmont and Nipper
among the big properties of the Unit
ed Copper company; the Johnstow1
company, Hypocka Mining company
Guardian Mining company, Nippe1
Consolidated Mining company, Cora
Rock Island Mining company, the Bel
mont Mining company, Minnie Healy
Mining company, Montana Ore Pur
chasing company and it's smelter., ir
addition to large number OF Other
properties that are not now produc
tive.
Among the latter are interests, large
and small, in the Highland Chief
Mountain Chief No. 3, Tramway, Sno
homish, Mountain Chief. Little Ida
Dayton, Black Diamond, Wild Goose
Hasley. Pompay, Montana, Clinton
Scottish Chief, Lioness, Kinkead, Tai
fy. Silver Queen, A. J. p, Robert EN-
NETT No. 1, Robert Emmet No. 2, Nip
per, Snoozer, Chief Joseph, Fairmount
Balm, L. E. E. and several smalle
mines.
All OF the above named property wa!
today turned over to Arthur G. Carson
the local representative of Thomas F
Cole. Instructions were received b.
Mr.. Cole to take charge, and by tn,
Heinze people to turn over the prop
erty to him.
The various superintendent ant
foremen In the employ of Heinze an,
his company were assembled thi
morning in the office of the Nortl
Butte company, and there gave MI
Carson possession Of the propertie
under them. Among those presen
were VIM. Kidney, general superin
tendent of the United Copper CON
pany. and Harry Charles, superintend
ent of the Montana Ore PURCHASING
company. The form adopted in max
Ing the transfer of the Minnie Healy
which was similar with all the othe
mines and properties, follows:
Notice is hereby given that the ur
dersigned, foreman of the Minnie Hea
iy, has this day, in accordance wit
instructions received from the prope
officers of the Minnie Healy compan,
turned over the possession Of thi
mine and all underground working
and property connected Herewith, t
Mr.. Arthur c. Carson, as agent fo
Mr. Thomas F. Cole. And all emplo,
es are hereby instructed and notifie
that Mr.. Arthur G. Carson, as agen
for Thomas F. Cole, is in charge G
this property from and after this datt
Dated at Butte, Mont, this 13t
day of February, A. d. 1906.
WILLIAM MOYLEN, Foreman"
The Definite Announcement.
The announcement that a sale q
Heinze properties had been mad
came in a telegram this morning fror
John D. Ryan. managing director G
the Amalgamated Copper company
who is now in New York.
Mr.. Ryan. with his attorneys, lei
Butte for New York early last NJ
vember On the business deal whic
was consummated today. He wa
closely followed by Mr.. Heinze. Sine
then many reports had been receive
that deal was pending, but no off
cial announcement of the fact wa
made until today, when it was col
cluded.
Mr.. Ryan was assisted in his neg
tiations at New York by Mr.. A.
Shores. Mr.. A. ]. Campbell and NJ
l.. o. Evans of counsel for the ANA
gamated Copper company.
| In addition to his New York cou]
sci, Mr.. Heinze was assisted by Law
yer Chas. r. Leonard of Butte.
Mr.. Cole, by the terms of the tran
fer, holds title for a new compan
, which Is to comprise the North Butt
the Amalgamated and the United Co
per companies. No intimation hi
been received here today from offici
sources as to the terms of the des
1t Is only known that Heinze has so
all his interests in Silver Bow count
2 and that he has been completely elir
mated from the copper mining oper
j, tfons OF this district.
1 The deal concluded today settles 4
: all time the great litigation and dl
!. putes that have retarded the develo
ment Of this district in the past. al