The Philipsburg mail., 1897-11-12
THE SCEPYRE SALE
The Famous Property Disposed Of
Last Saturday.
Judge Knowles Confirms the Sale anC
Accepts TIE Report Of the Stand
ing Master in Chancery.

Judge Henry N. Blake, Of Helena,
transacted an important piece of busi-
ness in this city last Saturday when,
acting as standing master in chancery.
he sold at auction to the highest bidder
all the property Of the Golden Sceptro
Gold Mining company, as heretofore
, advertised in The Mail. The sale took
place at O'Clock in the afternoon and
soula, for $459, 500, 81, he being he only
| bidder for the effects Of the company,
whose operations We're last year the
| talk of the state a'ponA mining men.
After conducting ;ne sale Judge Blake
returned to Helena and reported the
transaction to ! I4dge Knowles of the
| United States court, who confirmed the
| sale
The attorneys representing the fore
closure proceedings Of Fraser & Chalm-
ers VS. the Golden Sceptre ct al, and
henry n. Blake, the master in chan
Gerry, who conducted the sale, came
into coult and presented the master s
report. This recited the steps That
We're taken to advertise the sale, as
published in Tho Mail. The master
stated that lie had conducted she sale
ut Philipsburg at 3 o'clock p. ~. Nov.
| 9Th. Continuing his report he says
"John M. Keith as trustee for and in
behalf of the above named parties, bid
therefor the sun, OF ss459. 529.J1. and be-
ing the highest bidder, ! thereupon
sod to said Mr. Keith as the trustee
aforesaid the following property situ-
azed la said county OF Granite:
That certain group Of quartz lode
mining claims known as the Golden
sceptre group, consisting OF the
Sulnbo. Jumbo Extension, Gem, Free
| Coinage, Cyenide, Golden Age,
| Mountain Girl. Tangletoot, Forest
Fraction. Tip Top, Ma1aanoth, Noun
1.il View, sunrise, Amended Sun
rise, Morning Star, Elephant. Little
ElephanG. Polar Star. Golden Eagle,
IangIefoot Fraction. Dead Fall, Cab
aret, the Mary O.. Waterloo. Airing
ton, Georgia and Freddie quartz lode
mining claims; also the Enterprise,
Minnae, Three Forks, Blacksmith
Ear, Brewster, Race and Gladstone
placer mining claims, situated in
the said Corntv Of Gssnite, Mou-
taLa. according to the notices Of To-
cation Thereof. Of record III the offire
OF the County Clerk and Recorder
of said Granite County; also the Free
| Coinage, Double STANDARD and Jumbo
nillsites. as located and held by the
4 ,,<S N<p,l I
| Company of Wilmington, Delaware,
1 together with all of the tenements.
hereditaDeuts and appurtenances be-
| placer claims and millsites, and each
and every of them, and especially that
ene hundred STAMP mill. situated
| upon the said Enterprise placer min
ing claim; the rock breaker Plant.
situated Oh or near the Jumbo quartz
lode claim; the power and air com
pressor plant in course Of erection on
said CLAIMS; the electric railway in
course of construction, extending
from the said mill to the said group
of mining claims, and the right of
way therefor, together with all the
machinery, materials and supplies of
every kind and description furnished
for the erection, construction or Oper-
alton of the said mining plant. rail
way and power plants, whether the |
same has been put in place in the said
plant or is upon the said premises, or
in the vicinity thereof, or on board |
the cars, or in the warehouse of the !
Northern Pacific Railway Company
awaiting payment Of freight; lso |
that certain flume, about six by eight |
feet, constructed for the purpose of !
conveying water for power to the said
mills, beginning at "a point OH the
east bank of Rock creek, in the said
County of Granite, about three and
e-tenth miles in a southern direc.
tion from the said stamp mill and
running thence at or near the east
bank Of said creek in a northerly
direction to said mill, together with
all water rights attached to said min
ing claims. or owned by the said COM
paDy. and to be used in connection
herewith, and especially the right to
fifty inches OF the water Of Law creek,
five hundred inches Of Brewster creek,
one thousand inches Of the north fork
of Brewster creek. one thousand inches
of Ranch creek. fifteen thousand inches
of Rock creek. and one hundred
inches of Half Mile creek, according
u thc uot1ceS OF Appropriation there
OF, OF record in the office of the
County Clerk and Recorder Of said
Granite County Montana, also the
right -of-way for said fume and all
machinery. materials and supplies of
every kind and character which have
been furnished to said company for
the erection, construction or operation
OF the said fume and power plant,
whether the same has been put in
place or not; also Lots No. /, 2, 3. 4.
5, 6. 7, s. 8. 10. II. 12 l3. ii, Is, IS.
II, Is, -, 20, q, %, 23, "a, 20 and 27
IN Block No. ; Lots No to 2S (both
inclusive) in Block No 2; Lots No.
!. 2, ,, 4. .. 6, 7, s, 0. 10. II, l2, l3,
"A, 10, l6. II. IS. 10, 90, 21, %, 23, 20,
26 and 2S in Block No 3; Lots No 1,
2, J. 4, .. 6, 7, 8. 0, 10, II, l2, Is,
II, II, IS. ~. 20, 2l, 90. 23, "A, 20,
20 and 2S in Block No 4 Lots No.