, 1876-03-27
M'GAIsItAIIAN,
En1 End Of = Entnoua Luyrsult.
Hafa FtHntfa:o Chronicle.


For period at over tlftaoh years the sleG,,
rahnn claim aGntnst tho pntt!os 10 poHaosaions ii
tho great Now 1drta quicksilver niua, in EYotrs
County. ono Of tho ridhost and most va,u,th
mipes IN tho world. has occupied tho attonto,
Of tho Courts ct California, and Of the 81
suit over instituted las involved tqA
cnormous exponso us this. Tho moueY exp.p5,3
in tho coutBo OF tho litigation in itB vldo1,
stages would have conatitutoda I colossal forsuoa.
In ono ehano or another. ttis great suit hy
beoa before nearly ali tho Courts OF tho s;.t,
OF superior Jurisdiction. There llavo bssa
endless applications for fnJunctions. for Ii,
dissolution Of iu1unotfons, for. rccoiYtrah,tA
for the taking OF testimony d. deus t.r
Tloro hap been moro appearing, mornz,
swearing. iaterrogat'ng, filing, cross-tiue, M.
cory suit Of Jarndyco Va. Jarndyco. The L,jtf.,
points, and printed arguments that have beta'
" handed iu,H submltind," or !" tiied In It.,
case would I'LL baggago-srain OF tho Cstttd
Pacific Railroad. There ta scarcely = lasyti
bonn engaged on ono ado or tho % o.Sv s.'
Of this litigation III aome Of ita md,
tifefiouH stages, and tho fees thoy havo received
would pay for tho completion OF our mnnlepi
olephal,t-.lhc DOW Csty-uall. Among The d.
tlngulahed members Of the profession who hl1.
PIC and pulled out b plum aro tito lion. Eua,sa,
II, L. Barnes, Sam Wilson, Hall Vi.
Allator. Ben Brools, Alr.. Gould, Ia
merry a .rafsnor OF the lato Oscar L
shaftor, ind humorous othors. Il, Washinstea
tho Hon. Joto =. Hack, tho lato Edwin i
Stanton, Bo,l Butler, and other lessor lnipnlne
hava Inado arEumepts In tito caao before L,
6upromo Court or otharwise participated In II
At ono stage Of tho proceedings 1t came bcfu.
Congress-, Hlcro tbe ind9fatiga1la AeGn
rnhan sought to obtain tue redress Hh:es
in AT1ri
ing hin. 1Ae aefendants cuioycd 4.
itnmonsc advantage OF bsine in Possession Il
Tho mine, which abandansly auppltaa them viii
tho slnews OF war> They were carrying on
nayor bccn accurately known. They emplo!si
400 hands at tho 1alaa-at tho site Of Hhtchi
than LOCO, I'll Of whom derived, directly d i.
directly, thoiz support from tho quicksilver bs.
nauza. Tho ptodoot q tho fn!ne uas no. &.
each por nnn,,na. by roseryiag and storing r7
tho qulokailror wlau tho yield was huge, tut
controlled tho market rrlpe, and proyuntod i
from going below certain figure. Mc0E.
rahan, on tho oller hnnd, was Without r.
can'ary resoaroef, aad IL was she eocs'ta.
al'o TO keep up this long titanic, conflict. Al
ono time the theory MAS that as had made !
groat Joint stock company out Of tho nlna esP.
ltn!ixiug Y ct soyerAl millions OF dollMt, ipa
tnRe Aa paid haA LAWYERS anQ lobbyists co1tn
gent faos. and bought up Cougrosstnen With ihs
HhasOB. The report now oomea from Washing.
ton that THIS fdtractod c0uesk is eettlcd aaltAs
case stricken from tho docket Of tue supreme
Court. The terms arc stated to ID u
payment OF Rl,UUu,000 Ly McQatrshan Il
tho dofondansa-:499. 200 In cast aud 7G92,aa
TO bo paid out Of the llrAt proceeds Of tho ELI
after tho change of possession. Tl.a report Al,
says tsiat usa. u. r, llutlar Is tho plaintiff
financial backcr IN tho transaction. Tho 81, ot1.
00O may provo a good Investment. A Entai
many millions hayo boon taken out OF tho nina
and thero may be as mnDy moro millions tst
hut tho history OF tbs Etnma mine shows lb4t
sooner or lAtar tIero cotnes tlmo HLeu Gs
Richest mines pctdr out.