The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-22
TAE MINAH CON-. AGAIN.
Briscoe Sueing an English Company
to Recover 1885 Pounds
Sterling.
He Wants the Property Placed In
the Hands of q
Receiver.
Manager R0Sen's Experience With the
Owner OF Inc Old Capitol
Gambling House.

A suit to recover 1914. 1850 from the
Minah Consolidated Mining company,
limited. of England. has been transferred
from the district court of Jefferson county
to the United States circuit court at Helena.
The Plaintiffs arc J. .. Briscoe, Annie u.
Briscoe, James Il. Sites, and the Minsh
Consolidated Mining company, . Montana
corporation. They allege that in January.
1890, they agreed with the English company
TO soil certain mining claims in Jefferson
county. Title deeds and abstracts showing
full and clear title except certain incumb-
RANGES mentioned in the contract. were de-
posted in the Second National bank OF
Helena. The plaintiffs did not have com
plete title to three Of the claims but held
possession of them by virtue of Il valid
quartz location. The deeds and other pa
,ers were afterwards placed in escrow will
the City Bank. limited. of London. The
plaintiffs say that the English company,
knowing that they only had the possesso'y
title to these three claims, withdrew the
deeds from the London bunk and have
hold them ever since and on March 10. 1880
paid $50, 600, part of tho pu chase price, ano
eight daya afterwa: ds took possession OF
I'LL the claims. Duplicate deeds of all the
claims were recorded on March II in Jeffer'
son county by the English company which
puts the legal title in the name of the de
PENDANT. The plaintiffs say TIM
the English company agreed tt
pay them G23O.0OO upon the
delivery Of deeds; that the payment became
due March 10, 1890, out nothing was pait
except G2O. 900 and that two certificates fol
75,OOO shares were turned over to them
These, tho plaintiffs say. were fraudulently
issued and are worthless. They are ready
to return the certificates or deposit them II
court to await the result of the suit. 1t wal
further agreed. according to their story
that $4,000 WAC to be paid them from thu
proceeds OF the mines, and der osited will
L. D. Edgerton. of Helena, and the prop,
erty mined under the joint management o.
Ri agent of the defendant and ONT on
representing j. o. Briscoe until such pay
ment should be made. All they ever re-
ceived, they say, was 81, 224 and that there il
now due Gl18, 1916. which in lawful money o
the United tates is said to be 1874, 1850
The plaintiffs also allege that the EnRlisl
company agreed to put $50, 600 in the treas
ury as a working fund, but has not done so
1t is alleged to be insolvent and a receive
is asked for. They say they have paid off al
inoumbrances on the property as agreed
The claims in controversy arc the Mini
lode, lot A east end. Homestake, Hillside
Iowa, Minah 49 west end. Annie b., lro'
Dollar and Gold Cross. Tho claims t.
which the plaintiffs had title by Location
are the three last named.
Tho English corporation sued Bsiscoe il
the Gil cult court several months ago to Sc
cure possession of the property. The CAS-
was decided against B:iscoe. the compan.
alleging that he Jumped" the propert,
inter giving deeds for it. Briscoe is repre-
scented by Hon. Thomas Joyes, Of Boulder
George F. Shelton is the attorney for tn
English company.