The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-08-12
BIG CREEK MINING CO.
TORESUME OPERATIONS
REPORTS MINE IN
BEST CONDITION FOR PROF
TABLE PRODUCTION.

ABLE FhODOO lON.
The big Creek Mining company ex-
poets to be in operation within the
next three weeks. This announce
ment is contained in an official state
ment issued to the stockholders by
G. Scott Anderson. president and man
ager of the company this week AS
"A result of the adverse ruling of the
court in the injunction proceedings
brought by the Kellogg Power & Water
company, the Big Creek company was
forced to suspend milling operations
pending the construction of flume to
convey the mill water and slime to
point remote from the creek This de-
lay is explained by Mr.. Anderson in
his letter, and others are covered with
the view TO giving the stockholders an
insight to the situation at the mine
and the prospects for early and profit
able resumption of operations. The
letter follows:
Plans Met Approval.
About one year ago the under sign
ed compiled and mailed a circular let
ter to all who We're interested i'm our
Big Creek Mining Company's enter
prise, and in which the writer submit
ted a plan to the end of charging our
operations by some milling process and
suggested the construction of "a con-
contrating plant outlining at the time
a way to finance the undertaking with
out working a hardship on the general
stockholders.
ut is my pleasure to state that the
stockholders were unanimous in their
approval of the plans as outlined and
cheerfully paid the assessment that
was required to meet the cash out
lay necessary and which was incidental
to the'contemplated improvements. Our
plant was completed and began opera
ticns about the first of May, including
the time that was necessarily used in
adjusting and regulating its general
We are we'll pleased with
the results obtained from our concen-
tration and flotation operations under
the efficient management of our mill
foreman, Mr.. Chas Couch, and the
board of directors have every reason /
to believe that we made no mistake in /
The selection of the machinery to treat /
our ore.
I'VE have been much annoyed and .
roubled over the labor situation, as
has been the case generally throughout
he 1,trf 10
,ided Improvement in this respect, and
he class of labor and its resulting eff
iciency is also noticeable.
Injunction Proceedings.
"The Big Creek Mining companys
light to operate it's mill and discharge
is mill water and shines into the Big
reek stream was contested by the b
Kellogg Power and Water company ]
nd after a severe legal battle the }
curt decreed we would not be allowed !
c pollute the stream. either directly or
This left us no alternative {
ut to close the mill temporarily /
TT was doubtless the intention and s
urpose of the plaintiffs IN this action ,
. compel us to close our plant per-
The board of directors of (
he Big Creek Mining Company had 7
0 such idea, however, and immediate t
= met to consider it's course of action, t
nd to conceive some plan to over
ONE the difficulty and convey any
hing which would come from its mill
lg operations of an Objectionable ma I
IRE to some locality which would keep
entirely away and out of the Big
reek stream. The lumber is now all
n the ground and the construction Of (,
nume to meet the conditions referred
}. is now under way, and we expect to
ave the work, as outlined, all COM ,
leted and the mill in operation within
10 next three weeks.
Much Ore Available.
I'VE have been overhauling the mill 7
nd putting it in condition that it can r
e run to it's full capacity when we S
sumo operations as we never had
etter ore reserve to work upon than O
exposed in the mine at this time. We 2
re planning for intensive operations r
nd are hoping to bring results in the \
ear future that will be satisfying to s
i who are associated with MS and {
hich win be gratifying to every Y
ockholder." t
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