Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-11-30
.AM0Nc THE MINERS :
Latest News FROM the Mining Camps
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Great Falls, Nov. 29.-The First
National bank of this city received
a telegram last night, advising that
the subscription books for the Barnes.
King Development company would be
opened Monday, November 26, at the
Offices of H. C. Brown & Co.. New
York City. Shares will be at the par
value OF IS; one-half to accompany
the subscription, the other half to be
payable March s, 1907. Subscriptions
payable at the Knickerbocker Trust
Co., 66 Broadway, New York.
The next allotment, if any, to be
offered December 20.
White Sulphur Springs Gazette: E.
l.. Bruck, of Delpine, who is develop
ing several copper claims in that vi.
cinity, was in White Sulphur on bus
mess several days of this week. Court
DuRand, of Delpine was a visitor in
town several days this week. Mr..
DuRand is now busy prospecting
some OF his copper properties situated
on Spring creek. His diamond drill,
what is under the surface, is working
smoothly.
The recent action on the part of
western mining camp in adopting
rules declaring against Sunday labor,
| reminds us of still more recent &C.
ton just taken in France on the same
subject. 1t appears that in the coal
mining regions of that republic there
has been no recognition of a day of
cessation from labor, for many years.
The matter has just been the subject
of legislation which provides for one
days rest in seven in all of the
mines. Henceforth day of rest will
be enforced in French coal mines
whether the human machines care for
it or not.
is In force 1t will not be discarded
again. No greater mistake can be
made by mining companies than to
make men labor necessarily day in
and day out; dulling the sensibilities
and narrowing the interest in daily
affairs; sacrificing intelligence to
brute strength and placing a premium
on physical accomplishment. The
lesson would seem too old to have
been missed by anyone who keeps in
touch with the trend of human opin
ion, but occasions arise which show
the necessity of repeating an already
old story.
We have previously expressed oul
opinion on that extreme view of the
Sunday labor matter which takes the
stand that all operations should be
suspended on that day. The idea is
not practicable in any sense. The
point which really should be made
and which is too often missed by well
meaning individuals, is that the la.
borer should have his one day in sew
en-, but not that all operations should
be stopped on certain day. In Ger.
tain branches of the mining industry
it is possible to have a cessation OF
labor on a certain day. and where
this is feasible it is well to conform
to the general custom. On the Other
hand there are many operations, par
ticularly of a metallurgical nature
that cannot be neglected for twenty
four hours, and here it would be as
great folly to insist on a certain day
OF rest as it would to fail to insis
that each labOrer take some day ir
seven for release from toll The poin,
Is well known by large companies anC
any one can satisfy himself that it Is
the rule that most laborers have theil
day for rest and recreation at the
end of six Of labor.-Mining Reporter
very important work which is
Systematically carried on by many O.
the wealthy mining men of the cOun
try, is the search for new minins
fields, says the Denver Mining Report
err. With full realization of tn;
necessity of thus perpetuating the in
dustry, these men who have been for
lunate in their operations spend larg,
sums annually in keeping field mel
at work on the outlook for prOmisin,
districts.
To say that all this work is don,
purely from the standpoint of selfish
ness would be to fail to attribute tn,
proper motive to some of it, No on,
appreciates better the future need o
large sources of wealth than does tn,
man who has accumulated much of i
and knows its power. The genera
prosperity of communities demand
that new and continual sources O
wealth become available when other
are exhausted. In the mining indus
try, districts have their rise and fall
and the average life of them is no
great Colorado must find some wor
Thy successor to Cripple rCeek; Butt,
will not always be the center of at
traction of Montana; Goldfield mus
become but tradition in Nevada ev
en- as the Comstock is; and Mexico
cannot rest content with Cananea O.
Ell Orc.
How shall the power and influenc,
of mining commonwealth be KEEP
up if not by new discovery? Ant
VINO appreciates this fact better thar
the one who, as We have said above
knows for mother than selfish motive.
that steps must be taken to find new
fields. Wealthy men who are no
spoiled by their wealth take an inter
est in the future of their state, large
than is possible for most of us, ant
one Of the manifestations of it is thi.
maintenance of a field corps of train
ed men. 1t is commondable inter
est and deserves appreciation.
New York. Nov. 29.-Electrolyti,
copper is now being sold by the Unit
ed Metals company at 22A cents +;
pound. At that price the metal i:
moving with freedom. Several hun
dred tons have been sold at that Drict