The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-21
IMPORTANT mining SUIT.
FRAUD CHARGED IN THE LOCATION
OF THE Is NINE GROUP.
F. H. milford Alleges That W. r.
Brown Was Employed tn DO As
sessment Work, hut Neglected IL,
In Order to Relocate the Claims.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligeneer
EVERETT. Dec IA suit was cari-
Eenced in the superior court on SaIuTday
by F. Fl. Muiford. plaintiff. against w. +
Brown, defendant. 10 recover S+"he".
which amount plaintiff aileses he has lost
through fraud committed by defendant.
The plaintiffs attorneys are ; Il Plies, ~
Seattle. and Coleman and Hart and r, H.
Browne1 Of Everett.
The amount involved. the character Of
the claim. the standing of the principals
ana the legal talent employed. Mil make
il case which va attract attention
throughout the Pacific coast states.
The complaint alleges that on August II,
1881. George Hall. George <, N9n@tter and
]. w. MoI,iQQe located the Sarah mine.
That on November -. iN'2 Hail ana Mol
liqGe conveyed 10 defendant a flve-twelfths
undivided interest. That on March !. 1873.
fanettsr conveyed a one-third undivided
interest TO plaintiff. That in the years 1883
and 1894 plaintiff alone paid for the assess
ment work required by law to be per-
formed That III ISIS the defendant being
indebted 10 plaintiff agreed TO perform
the assessment work That during the
summer of that year defendant spent most
OF the time on and in the vicinity OF the
mine. That defendant represented 10
plaintiff that fun assessment work had
been performed. when in fact only Il part
had been done.
Complainant further alleges that 1t was
a. this time that defendant discovered the
great value VI the mine and purposely,
with the intent OF defrauding plaintiff, al
lowed the mine 10 become subject 10 re-
entry. That defendant. after the time had
elapsed in which the assessment work
should have been performed. induced one
ii. r. Andrus. OF Seattle, to file on the
claim under the name of the Magus. II
a hat DAFT 11. far thsa
purpose Of defrauding plaintiff. during the
years 1896 ard 1897 caused the - Mining
Company, the % Mining Company and the
ID Consolidated Mining Company TO be or
ganized. the latter company absorbing the
property which was first located as the
Sarah and subsequently, by Andrus as the
Magus nina. That during all this time
the defendant has held a majority inter-
est In the property.
Complainant further alleges that defend
ant caused Andrus to convey his interest
In the Magus to the IS Mining Company
and caused this company to convey to the
~ Mining Company. and this latter named
company to convey to the 45 Consolidated
Mining Company.
The 45 mine is not in any manner at
tackled in the complaint and Is only
named because 1t was in connection with
this mine that fraud is claimed, and judg-
ment Is asked against W. F. Brown and
not against the mine
1t Is on the original Sarah mine where
development has been performed. The
company now has about 1000 tons Of ore
at their re-loading station ready for ship
ment. 1t is an acknowledged fact that this
property. as far as known. Is the most
valuable mine in the state. The complaint
estimates this location alone of the Is Con-
solidated Mining Company's holdings at
$l.2V9ooo. and therefore asks for Judgment
OF one-third of that amount.
Mr.. Brown went to Seattle on Friday
ana was expected to return to Everett on
Sunday. He wired his sister Saturday
night that he was going to Machias on
Sunday morning. and therefore could not
be seen today.