Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-18

Many members Of the B. C. v. P. A
have been wondering because no &C
tion had been taken b. the executiv
committee in the matter.
The suit Just begun in the Fedora
court in this district is the result O
their deliberations and was ordered
by majority of the executive com
mittee.
This suit is brought to obtain al
abatement Of the nuisance resulting
from the dumping by the Silver Dyke
Company Of the tailings from its mil
into the waters Of Belt creek and is
brought in the names Of Oscar Eng
lish, Monarch; Mary E. Rice. Rice
vile; George Goodman of Goodman
Siding; John Tuura and Mile Rice,
Administrative of the Matt E. Tuura
estate Of Arlington; N. T. Wilson
whose ranch is one mile north of BelL,
Jude Huber, two and one-haH milea
north Of Belt and DR.. A. E. Longe
way Of Lower Belt and Alcide Fis
cher Of Waltham.
These parties are representative of
those owning property along Belt
creek and their problems are the prob
lems Of all living along the stream.
A decision to take the matter into
the Federal court was reached only
after a futile endeavor to get a psei-.
tive promise from the Silver Dyke
Company to clear up Belt creek. A
letter from Mr.. Young, the superin-
tendent last fall stated that the COM
pany had acquired one site for a set
Ting basin and were negotiating for
a second site. This letter promised
to build one dam at once and a second
as occasion should require and spoke
hopefully of procuring a much better
condition of Belt creek but it contain
ed no positive assurance of the ale
Walton Of the troubles Of people liv-
ing in the valley below.
The people in Neihart live on =
pure, clear mountain stream because
they are one mile above the mouth
Of Carpenter creek. The pollution OF
Belt creek has driven the campers
and vacationers to the immediate VI
sinity Of Neihart and consequently
they can not be expected TO object t.
business being driven their way.
The valley Of Belt creek which was
formerly one Of the green spots where
.rees grew in luxuriance among the (
.reeless plains viii, within few years
be a counterpart Of the burnt over /
ands where dead trees and fallen /
.runl1s tell Of former beauty insomuch !
IS the trees in the bottom lands are I
Icing Wholesale. y
Ford and Hartman, attorneys foi q
Great Falls will represent the plain q
ifs while Cooper, Stephenson and
Hoover are attorneys for the defend q
mt company. a
The Silver Dyke is going ahead d
With their plans TO build dams 10 care d
or the tailings In Tuesdays papers t
vas announced a suit for condemna- ,
ion Of part Of the Rodgers claim ~ V
ng in Carpenter creek and owned by 4
rank Marion and others. q
The people at the Dyke are employ a
es Of the company They are in mol e
ray to blame for the present condi-
on Of affairs, neither will they be Il
dversely affected by this action be a
ause the presence Of the Silver Dyke Il
mong the ten big producers Of the oi
ate will leave balance for the com- v
any after they have made an honess m
tempt to undo the damage they have =
1ne. OF
The Silver Dyke mill is located Of. 81
arpenter creek. three miles above "a
le junction Of that stream and Belt m
eek, 300 yards below the town oi di
eihart. 'sBelt creek" states the y
'mpIaint, 'is and from time iramem ii
-ial has been, a natural stream Of Fe
alter with a well defined channel
owing through OF near the lands # ii
eze plaintiffs. and many other PEI er
rs similarly situated, and through III
( towns Of Monarch. Ricsviiie, Arm al
gton and Belt And until the wrong p
! and unlawful acts Of the defend di