Show TIP TOP MILL CLOSED Rnchers Destroy Flood Gates of a Reservoir T TIle news came yesterday to the of ice of John Q Packard who Is the lrlrclpal owner of the Tip Top mine sear HailC Ida that two ranchers bad destroyed the flood gates of the reservoir whIch furnIshes the mine and mill with water The trouble occurred on Sunday afternoon af-ternoon and the men who perpetrated he work are said to be Thad Eastwood East-wood and Arthur DavIs The mill was forced to close own untiL a force of men could be sent to he pumpIng station to repair the dam llSe done which took about fifteen hours Superintendent Lusk has had the I ranchers arrested and Intends to prose ute them I The ranchers disputed the right of I the company to the water they claim ng a prIor right of fourteen years but I the local officIals declare It comes from sprmg developed by the company and that there Is no question as to the ompans right to It Before the sprIng was opened up the creek below went dry every season while now water wa-ter Is runnIng the year round Wood River Times Henry M TIran Tames T Malone of Juneau Wis and Tames T Clasbey of Salt Lake arrived today As these gentlemen Include the president and a majority of the board of dIrectors of the Camas Xo a Mining S Milling company they are presum 1bly here to resume operations upon the property of that company Mrs Henry 3L Ryan accompanied her bus IJand here The part Is at the Halley u ot Springs I Wood RIver Times Joseph Beck 3utrlntendent of the Aetna Mining MillIng company was In town last Sat prday evening and confirmed the news It an important development in the tna mInes last week A parallel vein bas been dIscovered that promIses to be even richer than the original vein The property being owned by a Joint stock concern the directors of which ire expected here tomorrow Mr Beck U1ed to be excused from giving further 1ealls for publication at present |