| Show MINING INTERESTS WIN spokane wash nov 13 ranchers Ranc liers operating in the valley along the coeur dalene river in northern idaho east of spokane who sought to enjoin the bunker hill sullivan mining concentrating company and others from dumping ore tailings into the stream lost their case in the united states circuit court of 0 appeals at san francisco an opinion was handed down a few days ago by circuit judges gilbert and ross and district judge hunt in the appeal of the agricultural interests of the valley affirming the decision of the circuit courton court ot idaho which was adverse to the agrical jurists turis ts the trial court holding the showings were not sufficient to convince it that damage had resulted the appellate courts opinion was accompanied by the modification that the complaint of timothy mccarthy william raney and elmer doty appellants should have been dismissed without prejudice this leaves the matter to further litigation open to the three men who are complainants and it is likely that another attempt will be made to obtain an injunction i the suit involves large interests on one side are arrayed the ranchmen ranchman ranch men representing in property and on the other coeur dalene mines representing of invested capital it w was as claimed that the mills of the mining companies so polluted the waters of the river that they poisoned the live stock rendered the crops and so filled the river with silt that it was no longer navigable in reply the operators through the mine owners association contended that no damage had been done since they had built expensive retaining dams that the waters were navi navigable gable and that the output of the mines of the disputed section produced more than in excess of the value of the entire agricultural products of the state and valley they claimed that if the injunction was granted of capital would be tied up that loss would be entailed on the owners the inhabitants of that region t would suffer a loss of and that the development of the resources of the state would be paralyzed and the mining industry ruined the bunkker hill sullivan mine has paid in dividends since it started dividend no of was distributed november 4 making for the present year |
