The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-25
IMPORTANT VERDICT
Defendants in a Big Mining Suit Come
Out Victorious.
SOME VERY RICH GROUND
George n. Babcock Manages a
Large Mining Deal-It Is Pro-
posed to Tap tha Mines
With a New Road.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

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Philipsburg. May 24.-The district
court has been occupied for the past
four days with the case OF II. M-er ct
al. against Ben Davis ct al. rhe jury
brought I'm a verdict for the defendant
this evening after being out but a
short time. The case is over some plac-
er mining ground on Rock creek, about
Is miles from Philipsburg. Mycr and
several others went out on Rock creek
some time in the summer Of 1898 and
posted a location on a tree and, 4 Is
alleged by the defendants. failed 10
properly stake the ground. Ben Davis
and several others who were out pros
pecting went down the gulcn In Sep
tember, 1898. and they found no evil
dence of a prior location, and after
prospecting the ground concluded il
was good enough and located 100 acres.
Suit was entered by Durfee & Brown
and Smith & Word for II. NIyer et al,
and Attorney English of Anaconda
was secured by the defendants. who
are assisted by Rodgers & Rodgers.
They secured a hung Jury on the FIRST
trial. At the next trial Durfee &
Brown were assisted 'y Judge Bach
for the plaintiff, and Il was again de-
clared a draw.
Judge Mcconnell was added to thc
defendants attorneys in to-day trial,
which resulted in a verdict for defend
ants, the jury standing nine To three.
1t is estimated that the ground in
dispute and the ground owned by the
oefendants, about which there rs no
question as to ownership, contains a
half a million dollars in gold.
George II. Babcock, formerly super
intendent OF the Hope Mining company.
has interested some New York parties
In the purchase OF a group of mines
on Brewster Creek, near the Alps mill
located by James Hammond and Cal
Gwin. Mr.. Babcock paid the owners
s., 900 Thursday and put deeds to six
claims and a water right in escrow for
a short period and will proceed to de-
velop the property and determine its
value. That proving satisfactory, $780,
900 more will be paid.
4 The company has already organized
in Philadelphia and, it is said. about
completed the purchase OF a 200-tor
concentrator, which will be shipped out
and erected as soon as it is fairly de-
cided to take the property.
This company proposes to build a
road down Brewster creek and down
Rock creek TO Bonita. Missoula county
from which point all their machinery
will be shipped to the mines. The road
will cost about $4,000, but it is an alb.
solute necessity, and when built vii
open a country that as yet has beer
! but casually looked over by the pros.
pector and will put Missoula within
easy distance for the purchase of sup
plies.
The Jumbo is a vein of gold ore that
| can be traced "A great distance on tho
surface, having a slate foot wall and
| porphyry hanging wall, and at its
narrowest point is more than so feet
in width. II is claimed that the veir
viii average IS i'm gold and can b,
tapped by tunnel at a depth Of 200
| feet.
Mr.. Babcock made the deal and viii
superintend the property and has n,
doubt but that the ore can be worke,
to a great profit for his company. Tn,
directors will visit Montana abou
| June