The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-03-10
LITTER FROM HON. l. p. POLAND.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. 1874.
T. W. Park, Esq.,:
DEAR Sir In reply to your letter, |
have to say, that was employed by you
to 60 to Utah to assist in some legal pro-
ceedings to regain the possession of the
Emma mine On arriving there we found
that the Illinois Tunnel Co. (which pro.
fessed to have located mine somewhere
in the vicinity had run their tunnel into
the rear end of the works Of the Emma
mine, had taken and we're holding by
force possession Of the mine, and taking
out the ore in considerable quantities.
We instituted proceedings in chancery
against the Tunnel company, prayer
for an injunction, before Chief Justice
Mexican. The defendants did not dispute
the title of the Emma company, that is,
they did not dispute the validity Of their
patent from the United States, but they
claimed that the place where they entered,
and considerable part of the mine as
worked, was not upon or within the lin
its Of the Emma mine patent. 1t was
conceded by US that this was true, if the
lines Of the patent, on the surface, were
the criterion or limit of the mine. But
the mining laws Of the United States ex.
pressly provided that the vein may be
followed outside the lines on the surface
in all its "angles, dips and variations"
Ga getting before Judge Mexican with
our application for an injunction, the de-
PENDANTS procured continuance for u
week to enable them to take testimony
1t was then arranged that the judge
should visit the mine, in the meantime.
with the parties, counsel, and certain
mining experts selected by the parties.
| went with the rest and We went through
all the works of the mine, which extend.
ed several hundred feet in length, and on
several different levels. cannot sag how
many. | knew nothing Of mines, and
should not have known ore from anything
else, but there was in sight large quanti-
ties Of what all said was very valuable
ore, All parties and persons there, pro
Tossing knowledge Of such things, se.lncd
to regard the mine as exceedingly rich
and valuable, aud that if WE were right
in our construction Of the law, u. to the
right to follow the vein. the mine was
property worth man7 millions, The con.
troversy was propor'ioDa'eg : severe. The
hearing before Judge Mexican occupied
three days, and large amount Of testi
mony was taken aud the case was very
fully argued The decision was not ren
dered until after ] had left. but have
seen the published opinion Of Judge
Mexican, in which he sustained the view
of the law we claimed to the full extent
do not think any court could do other
wise In relation to the value OF the
mine, Of course | had no judgment oil
opinion Of my own, but there we're SC
many persons of long experience and grea
skill in such matters, all concurring as tt
its great value, though hostile in theil
interests, that Of course took their ludg
ment to be true Colonel Stanley. on,
of the Eoglish directors, went with u
from New York TO Utah and he visited
the mine with the rest Of US lie wa
quite enthusiastic about the mine. bu
whether he had any knowledge of mines
or, like myself. adopted what seemed t.
be the general opinion OF everybody else
, as to lis great value, | do not know
Truly yours, etc,
' l.. l.. POLAND.