Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-08-30 | Page 7 | Mills Can Dump the Tailings into Streams

MILLS CAN DUMP THE TAILINGS INTO. STREAMS A dec'slon that will be of much Interest In-terest to the Dumerous people throughout the country who are Inter- esfed in tho Coenr d Alone district : has been g'ven by Federal Judge Dietrich. Diet-rich. Ho has decided tha mining companies com-panies have a right to dump tailings into the si reams. For six years the ranchers and mining compan'es have been engaged In a legal battle over this question. There were slrty-tlve cases, bro-ght altogether ngnlnst the mining companion, the dnnvagos claimed amounting to $1 223,omi. All the cases Involved tho same prlncin'e. The ranchers alleged that by dumping tho tailings In the river the mining companies caused the river to rise and overflow the banks. The cae brought to trial was tbat of the Bunker Bun-ker Hill Mining, Milling & Smelting company, and lestlmonv was hoard in nine of tho caes. The tnininc com-nanles com-nanles d'd not introduce anv evidence Thp jndpe doelared thai there was not enouph testimony to warrant giving the cases to the Jurv. but Instructed that a verdict bo returned for S1 in favor of tho nine r1a'ntlTs The other cases brought against the BnnVor Hill & Sullivan oomnany were thrown out of court, while nil other oases wero continued Tho vlclorv for the mine owners is enns'dored a great advantage advan-tage for the mining companies. Boston Financial News.