Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-11

while a look through the store-room filiet
with a bewildering variety OF eataDle'
! with which to defy the coming winter
left no doubts as to the quantity. Every
thing about the property shows a combl
nation of mushroom-like growth, ant
"come-to-stay" solidity, known only te
places like this where nothing venture
nothing wins" is the motto for all. Las
Friday the old whim with which tht
work of sinking had been facilitated wa!
replaced by good engine which vii
largely increase the rapidity of the work
Large stores of fuel are on hand, ano
! every arrangement made for the comfort
and convenience of the employees, OF
which there are some twenty-five about
| the works. Under the able management
of Mr.. E. P. Ferry, with Mr.. Martin as
foreman and Mr.. G. Andrews as chief
engineer, this promising piece OF property
will be pushed for all it is worth during
the coming season.
THE MORGAN GROUP.
The Morgan group trouble has pre-
scented such a series of kaleidoscope
changes of owners, possessors, claimants,
plaintiffs, defendants, rulings, exceptions,
fines, costs, changes of venue, etc., ETC.,
as to make an attempt at lucid expla-
nation very hazardous, not to say doubt
full, proceeding. The trouble seems to
have grown out of lease held by Mr..
George A. Meears from the Morgan
Mining Company, authorizing the said
George A. Meears, for and in cOnsidera-
ton of certain sums OF money, to do GER
tain work in and about the property
known as the Morgan group of mines. In
pursuance of the power vested in him by
the said lease Mr.. Meears did do GER
tain amount Of work, principally on what
is known as the Grizzly tunnel, part
of the said Morgan Mining Company's
property. Work was suspended
before the lease held by Mr.. Meears had
expired. The property then lay for some
time without being worked. Then came
the Morgan Mining Company, and, claim
ing that the lease was forfeited, COM
menced to work the property for them
selves; whereupon Mr. Meears comes
and claiming that the lease held
good, Gusts the other party and prepares
to resume work. The ire of the repre-
sentative of the Morgan Company being
by these proceedings, he rallied
his forces and by means OF some "gentle
persuasion" retook the camp. The Meears
party then appealed to 'the laws strong
ARM" and in a trial held at Wanship be-
fore Judge Anderson, succeeded in estab-
fishing charge of forcible entry and
retention OF the Grizzly tunnel, and a fine |
of $25 and costs was imposed upon each |
Of four of the Morgan Company's en-
ployes. The Meears party then took
possession, but their triumph |
vas shot-lived; for scarcely had they
become installed when the Morgan Com
pany presented an order from the Third
District Court giving the said company
power to do the required amount of as
'essment work on their property. There
lpon the Morgan Company were again
ahead. The whole affair is an exceed
ngly mixed one, and it is very probable
hat it will be some time before the mat
er will be entirely settled. The equity
proceedings have been appealed to the
third District Court, the decision of
which is being anxiously awaited by both
'arties. In the three suits in which iudg-
aent has been rendered the Morgan
company has been successful in two and
efeated in one. Representatives of both
ldes are now on the ground, but the
lorgan men are confident of success.
nrther developments will be awaited
nth interest and given from time to time
8 they occur GEMrNI.
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