Show CAN DUMP TAILINGS IN STREAM special correspondence wallace idaho aug 26 when judge dietrich in the federal court at moscow idaho ruled that mining companies operating the coeur dalene district have the right to dump tailings into streams a decision of prime importance became a matter of record in northern idaho unless reversed by the court of appeals the question is settled for all time and thus removes one of the most vexing situations which the mining companies have had to face these cases have been pending six years the suit upon which the decision was rendered was instituted by elmer doty a rancher on the coeur dalene river there were sixty five cases but all of them involved the same principal the damages claimed amounting to doty alleged al eged that by dumping the tailings in the river the mining companies caused the river to rise and overflow the lands along the river the case on trial was against the bunker hill mining milling company and testimony was heard in nine of the cases the mining companies did not introduce any evidence judge dietrich said there was not enough evidence to warrant giving the cases to the jury but instructed that a verdict be returned giving the nine p plaintiffs ain tiff s the sum of 1 in all the other cases against the federal and larson greenough companies were continued until the fall term |