The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-06
BASIN CITY TOWN SITE
Petition for Change OF Post Masters

At a public meeting held at Basin City
Cataract Mining District, Jefferson To-, M
r., at 0 o'clock p. m, June 25th, 1850, pulsa'
ant to a call as follows -
s.rhe citizens of Basin City will hold
meeting at the assay Office of Evans Il Hines,
at s O'Clock p. m, une 18th, 1850, to take
action in the matter of applying to the Pro
bate Judge of this county, petilioning hin to
make entry of Basin City as a town site, &C.
cording to the laws of the United States and
the Territory of Montana, made and provided,
and also to investigate the validity OF the IT,
| tie of the several claimants, together Will
such other business as may be brought before
it."
The meeting was called to order by Mr.
Milo COPYRIGHT. On motion OF AIR. Ihomas
f. Coryell duly seconded, Mr.. David Evans
was elected chairman and Mr.. Louis Reemel
secretary.
The object of the meeting having been ex-
| planned and the call read by the chairman, the
following motions and resolutions We're Of
fered:
Resolution offered by Mr.. Coryell,-
Resplrel, That all parties claiming the
town site of Basin City be invited to explain
| the nature and character of their several
claims.
This resolution was carried by u unani-
nous vote. Mr.. James H.. Connolly was then
| invited to explain the character OF his claim,
aud stated in substance as follows, "Iha he
! originally claimed the ground as a home aud
had it recorded as agricultural land. After
wards satisfying himself that he could not
hold it as such, took it up as mineral land.
Many citizens moving upon the land and be-
ginning to build, he attempted to have 1t sur
veyed as a town site, until stopped by the
residents
Mr.. Peter Brown then stated to the meet
ing that lie had taken up five acres of the
ground as a mill site.
The following resolution was then offered
by Mr.. Coryell -
Resolued, That we, the citizens of Basin
City, do not believe that either Mr.. Connolly
or Mr.. Brown, or any other person or persons,
| have any valid right or title to any part OF
| the townsite therefore it is further resolved
that a petion be Immediately drawn up, re-
| q~ucsting the Probate Judge of this county TO
make immediate entry of Basin City as a
town site. according to the law of the Unit
| ed States and the Territory of Montana, made
and provided.
Resolution passed by a unanimous vote.
On motion duly seconded, the secretary
was instructed to draw up the petition for
immediate signature. and the meeting adj
journed until $50 p. IN.
The meeting was again called 10 oflcF at
$50 p. H.. ID. NJ. Evans III the chair. The
secretary announced that fifty citizens had
signed the petition.
On motion duly seconded, the president
was requested to name Il suitable gentlemen
to present the minutes of this meeting, to-
gether with the petition, 10 the Hon. l. n.
Buck, Probate Judge of this county. The
chair then named Mr.. John Taylor.
On motion duly seconded. u petion was
drawn up in the followin! language and
unanimously carried -
lST ASST. T. NJ. GrN'L. WASHINGTON, DC.
We, the undersigned, citizens Of Basil
City, (Basin p. o. respectfully petition that
you will Immediately appoint Mr.. Charles
COPYRIGHT postmaster at this post-otfice, in
the place of julius z. Martin, who has never
been qualified and who has removed from
! here, AS we are suffering considerable incon'
v~enience for WANT of mail service.
No other business being before the meeting
it adjourned sine die.
ID. NJ. EVANS, Chairman.
LOUIS REIMER, Sec.