Show ALL BIG BUTTE MINES EXCEPT SIX ARE DOWN Smelters Must Close for Lack of Ore Unless Work Is Soon Resumed Butte Feb All of the big mines with the exception of six are ore flown down to tonight tonight tonight night with prospects of ot a prolonged sus suspension suspension pension The International Engineers are standing firm and thus far have the whip hand of the situation The Clark Re Reduction Reduction Reduction works will close down tomorrow according to an official statement this afternoon All the Clark mines are down No encouragement for amelioration of conditions is 13 held for this by the mine managers manager tonight Large forces were laid off at the Washoe smelter at Anaconda today tod apparently in preparation preparation preparation tion for a shutdown of bf that plant It is not believed that the operation of si Amalgamated properties can keep the smelters In operation and unless the theother theother theother other mines resume the plant will be compelled to close down The suspension of the Clark smelter will compel I a number of small mines to close down President Shay of or the International En Engineers Engineers Engineers tonight Issued a statement to the effect that the Internationals are ready at any time to hoist hotel the mules mul s no now un no underground der This follows a statement of mine managers manage that the engineers quit work without providing for the hoisting of animals |