New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-14
RIG COPPER WAR ENDS
urJyZE SELLS TO TRUST
..oyocmuted Interests Buy Non
,ono Mines Long IN Dispute.

rab 13-Montana's great cop
DU''N .aad to-day when Arthur { oaI
le' .-osenting Thomas F. Cole. OF DuIu'"
sou, sssssion Of all mines and mining plop
Augustus Heinze and the Cili,eu
q" ,,,,onaDy I'm silver Bow County winch
eopP' IN controversy or litigation with tne
s,..nated copper Company This means
- has come 10 the warning copper MN
- ,,,erests OF Butte
.,ropncement that sale Of fhe Heinze
-. had besi made came In telegram
a., from John D. Ryan. managing director
= ,be Amalgamated Copper Company who Is
a. New-York M Ryan. with his attor-
,eft Butte for New-York early last No
80 IN the business deal which was consum-
-,,,ed to-day. He was closely followed oy MI
-. Since then many reports had been re-
o,,rsd that desi was pending. but no oTlcial
.,-ounrenent was made until to-day. |heh
the deal was concluded.
The copper war between Heinze and the Anal
,era,ed was remarkable in many respects N't
-, did it involve the judiciary and the legis-
,,,-e bur in NOT a few instances human lives
- sacrificed I'm underground workings n the
pnt,e mines. There were greater scandals in
Connection with several trials Of the Minnie
gesly case ihan in any other litigation in the
history of the Northwest
On one occasion n became necessary 10 sum-
,,on special session of the Legislature to enact
what is known as the Fair Trial bin. the Anal
es-sted company having closed down its mines
rather Than try cases before an alleged pTeju-
soee Henze Judge. This law permitted the dis
qualification Of judges for bias Twenty-Five
t5oussud men were thrown out Of employment
as a result.
The transaction ln,o Olives property valued at
many millions of dollars. 10 intmation was
received here to-day from official sources As TO
the .erms Of the deal II is only known that
Beinze has sold an his interests in Silver Bow
County and thar he has been completely elimi-
mated from the copper mining operations OF the
district His properties have been acquired by
interests friendly 10 the Amalgamated Copper
Company.
Induded among The properties turned over 20
NJ Carson to-day The Minnie Healy. Rarus,
Cora, Belmont, Nipper and Johnstovn mines,
and the interests OF the Hypockav Mining Com
Tany. he Guardian Mining Company and the
Montana ore Purchasing Company. Among
these interests are a number OF properties not
nov producing as Well as producing mines and
q smeter
The deal concluded today settles the liuga-
ton and disputes that have retarded the devel-
opmeat OF the district IN the past.
Thomas F. Cole IS taking title 20 the proper
ties which viii be transferred TO a new COM
rany, in which the Amalgamated Copper Com
Iany, the North Butte Mining Company and
the United Copper Company interests will 5e
associated
The various superintendents and foremen =
the employ Of Mr. Henze and his companies
were assembled to-day in the Office Of the Norta
Butte Company and there gave Mr Carson pos
session Of the properties under them. The form
adopted in making the transfer Of the Minnie
Heay, which was similar TO that used AZ ali
the other mines and properties. follows:
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
foreman II the Minnie Heaiy has this day, In
accordance with Instructions received from the
proper officers Of the Minnie Healy Company.
turned over the possession Of the mine and all
underground workings and property connected
herewith 10 Arthur G. Carson as agent for
Thomas T. Cole. And ai employees are hereby
instructed and notified that Arthur {. Carson,
as agent for Thomas r. Cole. is in charge Of
THIS property from and after this date
WILLIAM MOYLAN Foreman.