St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
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be removed therefrom until a contract as
hereinafter provided, shall have been execu-
ted.
SEC. 8. At any time prior to the expira-
ton of said lease. the householder, or any as
signee thereof, shall have the right to obtain
fTon the said commissioner of the state land
o.hee contract, which shall bind the State
OF Minnesota, as the party OF the first part,
and The person, persons or corporation to
whom said contract shall issue, as the party
OF the second part in a mutual observance
therein.
SEC. 4. The contract provided for in Sec
ton three (3) shall be as follows:
This iudenture, made this. ....... :. day
of -. IA. d. one thousand eight hun
drcd and ...........-., by and between the
Stale of Minnesota, party Of The first part,
ana party par OF u Inc , seeSr rs
part, in consideration of the sum of one hun
dred dollars (S1C0l, to it in hand paid by
the party OF the second part, being the nrst
annual payment hereinafter provided Tor
the-receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
and in further consideration of the cove
nants and conditions herein contained, to be
kept and performed by the part. OF the sec,
ond part does hereby. contract, lease ana
demise to the part. of the second part for
term of fifty go years, from and after
the 49,. 49,. day OF. ............., one
thousand eight hundred and. -. .......;., the
following described land, situated IN the
county of.......... In the state
which premises are leased to the part. of
the second part for The purposes OF eXplor-
therefrom the merchantable shipping iron
ore, which is, or which hereafter may be
tound on, in or under said land, together
with the right to construct all buildings, make
all excavations, openings bitches, drains,
railroads wagonroads and other improve
ments upon said premises, which are or may
become necessary or suitable for the mining
or removal of iron ore from said premises.
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lease, TO cut and use the timber found upon
said premises for fuel. other than for Smelt-
ing purposes, and SO far also as may be nee
essGry for the construction of buildings re-
Quired in the operation Of any mine, or
mines, on the premises hereby leased, as also
tie timber necessary for drains, tramways
ard supports for such mine or mines. Pro-
Nided. however, that the part. of the second
part shall have the right at any time to ter
inmate this agreement in so far as it requires
the part. of the second part to mine ore on
said lands, or to pay royalty therefor, oy
giving written notice to the party OF the hrst
part. which shall be served by leaving the
knme with the commissioner of the State
Land Office. who shall officially, In writing.
acknowledge the receipt of said notice, and
the foregoing lease shall terminate sixty (6O)
days thereafter, and all arrearages and sums
which may be due under the same up to the
tima of its termination, as set forth in such
notice, shall be paid upon settlement and adj
juS.ment thereof.
The party of the first part further agrees
that the part. of the second part shall have
the right under this agreement to con-
tract with others to work such mine or
mines, or any part thereof, or to sub-contract
the same, and the use of said land, or any
part thereof, for the purposes OF mining for
iron ore, with the same rights and privileges
as are herein granted to the said part of the
ond part. in consideration sH alton. Of the prem
to and with the party party Of the = first part
that the part. of the second part will, on OF
before the twentieth (2oth) day Of April,
Ju5. October and January in each year.
during the period hereinbefore stipulated. Or
during the period this contract continues in
force, pay to the treasurer OF the state OF
Minnesota, for all the iron ore mined and
removed from said land during the three (3)
months preceding the first day of the month
i'll which payment is to be made, as afore.
said at the rate of % cents per ton. for all
Iron ore so taken out, mined and carried
away, each ton 10 be reckOned at twenty-five
hundred and forty (2240) pounds.
The part. OF the second part, at the time
OF such payment shall transmit to the COM
missioner CT the state land office an exact
and truthful statement of the amount of iron
ore .emoved during the three months for
which such payment shall be made. The iron
ore 50 taken by the part. of the second par
from said land shall be weighed by the rail
road company transporting the same from
said land, which weight shall determine the
quantity as between the parties hereto. Said
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commissioner Of the land Office monthly
statements showing the aforesaid weights;
The right, however, is hereby conceded to the
party of the first part. by its duly authorized
agents, to inspect review and test the cor
rectness of said railroad company's scales
and weights at any time and in such manner
us may seem proper to adopt, it being under
stoud that any errors in these respects. when
escertained, shall be cognlzable and cor
Iected. The part. of the second part agrees
10 pay all taxes, general or specific, upon the
land so leased which may be assessed, either
against said land and the Improvements
thereon, or the iron ore product thereof. or
any personal property at said mines, during
the continuance of this lease; just the same
as though the lands herein leased were
owned in fee by the said part. of the second
part and at the termination OF this lease 10
quietly and peaceably surrender the posses
son OF said land to the party OF the first part.
The part. of the second part further Gov
enants that within five ~ years from the
completion of railroad within one mile OF
said land there shall be mined and removed
therefrom at least one thousand q ,0OO tons
Of iron ore, and that at least five thousand
t5.oO0) tons shall be annually thereafter
said part. of the second part shall not annu
ally remove from said land the five thousand
t5.0C0) tons of ore as above stipulated, the
part. of the second part shall pay into the
treasury of the state of Minnesota royalty
OF % cents per ton on 5000 tons, which
payment shall be made quarterly as above
speclned.
Provided, further. that up to, the time
when the first one thousand G,O00)
tons Of iron ore is required to be mined
and removed as hereinbefore specified, there
shall be annually paid into the treasury OF
the state of Minnesota by the part of the
tS10A.00), which payment shall be made on
or before the first day Of August of each
year.
Ii is mutually understood and agreed that
Gpon the termination of this agreement,
whether by the acts of the parties or either
OF them, or by limitation, the part of the
second part shall have ninety days in which
to remove all engines. tools, machinery, rail-
road tracks and structures erected or placed
BY said part on said land, but shall not re-
move or impair any supports placed in the
mil:es. nor any timbers or frame Work neces-
sary 10 the use and maintenance of shafts or
other approaches to the mines OR tramTays
within the mines.
The part of the second part shall open.
use and work the said mines in such manner
only as is usual and customary in the skill
fqi and proper'mining operations of similar
character when conducted by the proprietors
themselves on their own lands, and so as not
TO do. cause or permit any unnecessary or I'M
usual permanent injury to the same, or in
convenience or hindrance III the subsequent
operating of the said mine, and in the work
1ng of said mine, the part OF the second
part shall deposit oil earth, rock and other
useless material or rubbish at such places
and i'll such manner as will not conflict with
or embarrsss the future operating OF said
Giues.
The party of the first part expressly re-
serves to itself (and the part Of the second
part assents thereto) the right, by its duly au-
thoriZed agents. to enter into and upon the
above described premises and any part or
parts thereof, at any time Or times, to in
kpect and survey the same, and measure the
quantity of ores that shall have been mined
Or removed therefrom, not unnecessarily or
unreasonably hindering or interrupting the
operations of lessees.
The covenants. terms and conditions OF
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