The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-03-05
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2. p. gsa E.
uEsE sE.--ia ferlf 60 faar letter.
aafa $40 Gags thH Ia 1aHe. lssa. aas
aarei tf Esa 90 r8 ta Utah 20 ass.s,
.a Irea proceeding 10 reaiu tbe
possession ftaa Emma Nius. oa arfir-
.ns tarra ua aaHd that iHa lHno., Tan.
60. .uhaa pref .cd ia have located
H5ae samaubafa Boo ghe vicinity Aad
m taa5r faaus lnta thr rrr end
ai a works az Csc Emms Mine, had
iaaea aaa were bedding br force posses
a# aftaa mlae, and taxing out The orc
30 siderable quantities We instituted
proceedings 30 caaasrry assina the Tan
nel lamumr with q prayer far ana in.
Junction. Eef1ge gMef Justice Mexican.
TIE defendants did mot dispute the title
oi lHa Emma Company, Ihst g. they did
Uol pula the validity Of thsir patent
nam tag United State. bm tbey claimed
lbat size g.scs where they entered, aud "a
considerable part 90 the nine a. worked,
was u3t upou or within the limits Of the
Emma Mue patent. Il was conceded by
u. f.al thi- WAS true, it the lines Ut toe
lateas, ou lhe surface, were the criterion
on l.m.t 90 lhe udHe. Bat the mining
laws of lha raited state. expressly pro
Wide that the yeia may be followed out
side iac line. on the surface Ia 81 i's
ga8'sf. dips and r4rjaiions.
On getting before Judge Mexican with
oar application for injunction, the deieu-
dauJ- procured a continuance for week
20 euable them TO take testimony. II was
then arranged that the Judge should visit
the mine, 10 the meantime, with the par
tics, counsel aud certain mining experts
selected by the parties. | went with the
rest, and we went through all the works
OF tho mine, which extended several hun
pred feet in length, aud on several differ.
eat levels, cannot say how many. !
knew nothing Of mines, aud shonld not
have k80wn ore from anything else, bat
theirs was la sight large quantities Of
WHIST aI' said Was very valuable ore All
H. ana persons there, protesting
ln##.aI.u "a a#ah Things, seemed to 20.
n##IFto m.8"as exceedingly rich aud
v#8.ar aaH sma I'll $3.50 ws.p deat.u
#.. construction o.. ,ue av, aa fro s.e
t..#s 1t la.r# IHe vaa the H.ue $685.
#aal.. #amH WaHg millions F.a con.
IeslrH MSS Tau8HrIlea.# severe The
aa8us before Judge NlgIsaln occupied
three days, aud d large am3unt OF tesu,
mo8g was taken, and tae ease was very
mlIg argued, The decision was not rem
lefed until after | bad left, but have
seen the published opinion Of Judge Nc
Keau, in which he sustained the view Of
the law we claimed to the full extent.
do not think any court could do other
wise. lu relation to the value of the
mine, Of course had no Judgment or
opinion Of my own, but there were so
many persons OF long experience and
great skill ia such matters all concurring
as to its great value, though hostile in
their interests, that ! of course took their
Judgment to be true. Col. Stanley, one
Of the English directors, went with us
from New York TO Utah aud he visited
the mine with the rest OF US, He was
quite enthusiastic about the mine, but
whether he had any knowledge Of mines,
ike myself, adopted what seemed to be
the general opinion Of everybody else, as
to its great yalne, do not know.
Tniy yours, etc,