The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-09
THE MISS MEETING
REPORT OF THE CITIZENS.
COMMITTEE,
appointed to Look After the Inter.
e>ts of the People in the Mineral
Iaud 4ueAti0M-A NernvriaI tn Re
Sent to Cover Richards.

Pursuant to cal! of the citizens com
mlttee quite a number Of renra~.nta-
tive citizens. interested in the mineral
land question. met at armOry hall Sat
ulday evening. Fl. l.. Childs presided
and Chas. W. Mead acted as secretary.
The object of the meeting was to re-
celve the report Of the COMMITTEE. an
pointed at the previous meeting.
Chairman y. }. Bennett then made a
verbal report in which he outlined the
labors OF the committee, stating that
the committee had procured lists of the
lands in Madison county selected bv
the Northern Pacific for patent. and
had them published in the MADISON
IAN. The committee had also pre-
pared d blank form Of protest. and had
prepared and published an address in
which mining men We're urged TO file
protests. Mr.. Bennett then read a let
ter from Hon. thas. Hartman TO the
effect that the secretary of the interior.
had ordered a suspension of protests
under the rules of July 9. 1894 and that
his Hartman's) mineral land bill
would surely become Il law at this SEES
sion-probably by Feb -. This con-
clnded Mr.. Benefits report. The re-
port was adopted. and a vote Of thanks
rendered the committee.
Henry Filing made q few remarks
appropriate to the occasion. after
which Joe Bush presented the follow
ing petition:
70 his eNcellency, John T.. Richards,
Governor Of the State Of Montana.
We. your petitioners. the citizens Of
Madison county. Montana.in mass meet
ing assembled. respectfully submit the
following facts for your considerations:
First. The Northern Pacific Rail
road company has applied for patents
to about POO, 900 acres of land in Madi-
son county. & great portion Of which is
known to be mineral land. and all OF
which is within the prescribed six
mile limit of any mineral location.
Patents to these lands will issue unless
protest is made on or before the 18th
OF the present month.
second. Owing to the deep snow in
the mountains and foot-hill. it is abso-
lutely impossible. at this season of the
ypa,. IN mo a u1I,.-ay, 10 ,r,,,.;~ a..
exact location of the many mining
claims situate within. o contiguous 10.
the tracts claimed by the railroad
company, and for which patents are
asked.
Third. The fourth Legislative as
sembly Of the State of Montana has by
joint resolution authorized and direct
cd the chief executive of the state to
enJoln the secretary of The interior
from issuing patents to the Northern
Pacific Railroad company for amy
lands in Montana until the character.
of the lands claimed shall have been
a~scertained by duly authorized agents
Vi lue government.
Fourth. Believing that no other
means can be devised to save our lands
from the clutches of d yraspinr COR
polation we earnestly pray hat unless
the issue of patents he suspended by
Of the interior department. the
remedy for the evil complained Of.
which the Legislature has placed in
your hands. viii be applied without
The petition was adopted by Il unani-
nous vote, the chairman and secretary
were instructed to sign and forward
OF it to Governor Richards and
Hartman.
Alex Mckay was appointed to solicit
funds to expenses incurred by the
committee.
A vote of thanks was rendered Sena-
tor Power and Representative Hart
man for the excellent work looking to
the preservation OF the mineral lands.
A vote Of thanks was also rendered the
MADISONIAN. on behalf of the commit
tee for services performed. after which
the meeting adjourned. ~
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