The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-02-27
TuE ELKo MINING SUIT.
A synopsis OF the Principal Points
Involved - Interesting Information
"a, I.oeatOrs Of Mines.

Involved - Interesting Information
far Locators Of Mines
Saturday General Clarke, of Carson,
and NJ 5. Bonntield, of Winnemucca.
rs,nrned 10 tie latter town from Elko,
where they were counsel for plaintiff
in the Nevada May Queen mining suit.
A, the causes OF the suit and the points
settled by the verdict are of interest
10 miners, "A Silver State reporter pro
cured the following information on the
sebiect from one of the lawyers :
October 20, 1882, Z. NJ. Lafferty
located for himself and Phil Sullivan
the Nevada mining claim, In Tuscarora.
In 1888, Lafferty worked the assess
mcnts on the claim required by the
Act of Congress, and Sullivan worked
eight days, making about one-half the
expenditure on his interest required 10y
Law aud refused 10 do more. In 1884,
Lsferty made the full expenditure re-
quired by law, and in May of that year
Sullivan, Carr and Parsons located
The May Queen. which tapped some
500 feel on the southern end of the
Nevada. January 10, 1885, Laifcrty
notified Sullivan, AS required by the
mining laa, IN the Zines Review
newspaper. thai he hid worked nsscss-
ments on the Nevada for the year 1884
In March. 1885, Sullivan published
card in the Times Review, stating that
lie did not Wark as essnents ON the
Nevada. BECAUSE soon after locating
the cain lie asceriaired that the
ground was not subject to location
Ten days later "A rich strike was re-
ported IN the North Belle Isle. near
the southern boundary of the Nevada,
and the locators OF the May Queen
sunk shaft inside the west side line
ofthe Nevada. To strike the lead found
In the North Belle Isle, and at depth
of 80 feet they found rich ore. July
., 1885. Sullivan proposed to pay LAT
ferty his proportion of the amount
expended for assessment work on the
Nevada, telling him the money was at
the Pos,oihce. Laffer;y said il could
stay there 50 far as he was concerned,
and Sullivan did not tender the
amount. Then Sullivan and three
others, hs grantees, brought suit
against Laiferiy To recover one half the
Nevada mine. About this time Price.
Superintendent of the Navajo. Urton, a
capitalist, and Peitier, a merchant,
became interested in the May. Queen
ny purchase. and bought up accounts
against Latfcrty apd attached his mine,
The Nevada, and advertised il for sale.
Before the day of sale, DIR. Drake ad
rlsnced $500 to Latferty, with which
ne paid the judgment, and released his
mine. The May Queen claimants in
eorporated, to avoid liabilities for costs
ana damages IN any suit that might be
brought against them by Lafferty.
Last October, Lafferty brought suit
against the May Queen corporation, its
locators and lessees, in ejectment, to
recover possession of the mine, and for
xOO,OO0 damages, and DR.. Drake, II.
W. Brown aud j. +. Dixon, of Tusca
fora' seeing the aggressive methods of
way queen company against
Laiierty, advanced him the necessary
costs of suit. The trial, which occu /.
pied the District Court at Elko some
10 days, was closed last Friday even
ing with a verdict for Lafferty for
recovery of possession of the Nevada
ground, $4,000 damages, and $4,000
costs OF suit. The points decided in
the case were
,rirst-That If a co-owner abandons
MS interest in a mine, his co-tenants
can appropriate the same to their own
USE and that when he once abandons
ns claim he cannot resume possession
VI The same without the consent of his
eo.tenants.
oecond-That where one co. tenant
auvertlses another for failure to con :
"'pute his proportion of the annual