The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-22
ONE MORE BIG SUIT
The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany Is After the Butts & Boston.
FOR TAKING WILD BILL ORE
1t IL Alleged That the Defendant
Has Trespassed to the Amount
of s5oo.ooo. and s375.ooo
Damages Are Asked.
FOR TAKING WILD BILL ORE

/ Topers IN dnotner dig mining suit
were filed in the district court yester-
day afternoon. this case being a second
suit Of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company against the Butte & Boston
Mining company. The complaint &C.
cuses the defendant of extracting ore
from the plaintiffs property on the
| Wild Bill lode claim. A restraining
\ order was issued. the defendant placed
under bonds Of $4,000 and the restrain
Ing order Is made returnable Nov. 30.
The complaint recites that the plaintiff
has owned since June 80. 1895. a three
| fourths interest in the Wild Bill, and
then alleges that heretofore to-wit: on
the first day Of July. A. d. 1896, and
on divers days and times between said
date and the commencement of this
action, and while plaintiff was as
aforesaid the owner and In the posses
sion and entitled to the possession of
an UNDIVIDED three-fourths interest of,
IN and to the said Wild Bill lode claim
and all rights. privileges, ores and min
erals tnerein or thereto belonging ex-
cept that portion thereof expressly
ABOVE excepted and excluded said de-
PENDANT wrongfully and unlawfully
and without plaintiffs consent. and by
means of underground workings made
py oetendant In a westerly direction
from what Is called the East Gray
ROCK shaft on the Gray Rock lode min
ing claim, lot No. 46, in township 8
north range west, adjoining the said
Wild Bill lode claim on the south. en-
tered into and upon a certain mineral
bearing vein which has a portion of its
Top or apex within the surface bound
which. in its downward course or din
departs from perpendicular course
ana extends into and underneath the
SURFACE or the said Gray Rock lode
mining claim, and defendant so entered
into and upon that portion OF said vein
beneath the surface of said Wild BilI
iooe claim and also entered into and
upon that portion of said vein rnon IRIS
dip beneath the surface of the Grav
ROCK lode claim, and which last mem
tloned portion lies between planes
drawn downward vertically parallel TO
the end lines of said Wild Bill lode
claim through the points where said
VEN Depart on its course or strike
from the surface lines of said ola Inn
and which has it's apex within the sur-
race boundaries of said Wild Bill lode
claim and mined out and eutracted
from SAID portions of said vein above
described, and took and carried away
ana converted TO it's own use the whole
ana all OF large quantities of mineral
ae"as TUCK or ore, containing silver.
copper and other valuable minerals an
undivided three-fourths of which was
une property OF plaintiff and which
was or great value, to-wit: of the value
or 100000 to the damage of plaintiff
IN the sum Of $4,000. That the vein
from which these ores and minerals
were mined and extracted is that GER
tain vein upon which the defendan nj |
has run and extended certain Is,1ais
known as the 1000, LOO and other lev-
els below these and extending westerly
from the north cross cut running
from the East Gray Rock shaft. and
the vein which the defendant has heen
ana Is now working by means of said |
We. ieveis. wherefore, plaintiff de- |
hanos judgment against said defend |
ant Tor the sum of 1876. 900. togetber |
wlth the costs of this action
AS a further and distinct cause NJ |
actlon the plaintiff alleges that hereto- |
FORE, to-wit: on the first dav Of JuIy
A. ID. 1885, and on divers DAVIS and
LINES between said date and the com
mencement of this action. while nIair
tin was, as aforesaid, the Owner ana
In possession and entitled to the nos-
session OF an undivided three-fourths
interest or, and to the said Wild EiIl
iode claim, and all rights. priyiIegss
ores and minerals therein beIongjng
except that portion thereof expresslv
aoove excepted and excluded, said de-
wrongfully and unlawr,,IIv
and without plaintiffs consent ana
py means OF underground WORKINGS
made by defendant in a westerly Dire.
ION nom what Is called East Grav
ROCK shaft on the Gray Rock node
mining claim, lot No. 46. in township
north, range west, ADJOINING the
said Wild Bill lode claim on the sopfb
entered into and upon a certain min
sral-bear.ng vein which, on a part OF
rs course or strike, has its ton or anex
within the surface boundaries of said
Wild Bin lode claim and which. in its
ioWnward course or dip. departs from
perpendicular course and extends in
o and underneath the surface OF the 1
ara Gray Rock lode mining claim. and
iefendant so entered into and upon
nat portion of said vein beneath che
surface of said Wild Bill lode claim.
ina also entered into and upon that
leath the surface of said GRAY Rock
ode claim, and which last mentioned
'ortion lies between planes drawn
downward vertically parallel to the end
ines of said Wild Bill lode claim
through the points where said vein de-
urface lines Of said claim, and which
as its apex within the surface boun-
aries of said Wild Bill lode claim and
mined out and extracted from said por- L.
ions OF said vein above described, and
ook and carried away and converted
Its own use the whole and all of
arge quantities of mineral-bearing !.
ock or ore containing silver, copper
nd other valuable minerals. an undi- IL
ided three-fourths of which was the
roperty OF plaintiff, and which was of IL
reat value. to-wit: OF the value OF X
100000 TO the damage of plaintiff In n
he sum of 1915. 200.
That the vein from which these ores
nd minerals were mined and extract
Is that certain vein upon which the
efendant has run and extended GER
ain levels known as the ZOO /, 100 and | ..
the- levels below these and extending
esterly from the north cross-cuts run
ing from the East Gray Rock shaft.
nd the vein which the defendant has
cen and Is now working by means of
nd west levels That the said de-
sndant Is now mining and extracting 4
ON sad portions of the vain herefn- |