The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-05
ANOTHER BIG MINING SUIT
The Anaconda Company Asks for
an Injunction.
OTHER SUITS TO FOLLOW
The Colusa-Parrot Company Is the De-
PENDANT = 1t Is Claimed That the
Anaconda Lode Passes Into
It's Territory.

More mining litigation was inaugurated
/ yesterday when the Anaconda Copper
| Mining company filed I'm the United
| States court bill of complaint against
the Colusa-Parrot Mining company and
asked for an Injunction. The Anaconda
company claims that the Anaconda lode
passes into the territory of the Colusa-
Parrot company and that the latter
threatens to take the ore from this lode.
although its apex Is on the Anaconda
mining claim.
The complaint says that the top or
apex OF certain vein, lode or ledge of
quartz and other rock in place bearing
bearing copper, silver and other valua-
BILE metals. and known the Anaconda
vein, lode or ledge, lies inside of the sur
face lines of the said Anaconda claim.
and that the said top or apex extends
through ii the whole length of said claim,
and is substantially parallel to the side
lines thereof and runs through the end
lines of the said Anaconda claim and Is
intersected by the said end lines. That the
said vein, lode or ledge in its downward
course far departs from Il parpendieu-
lar as TO extend outside the vertical south
side line of the said claim, and into and
under the surface of certain other claims
called the Colusa- Parrot. the Parks-Par-
rot and the westerly portion of the Ma
cawber, of which the defendant claims to
be the owner.
..That your orator is the owner of the
said Anaconda vein. lode or ledge and
in the possession of the said vein. lode
or ledge: that is to say, not only of those
parts of the said vein. lode or ledge which
lie inside of the vertical lines of the An
aconda claim. but also of those portions
thereof which lie outside of said lines
and within vertical planes drawn down
ward through the end lines of the said
Anaconda claim. continued
direction as to intersect the said exte-
rior parts OF said xein lode or ledge. That
the said alleged Colusa-Parrot, Parks
Parrot and westerly portion Of the Ma
cawber claims oNerlie a part of the said
Anaconda vein. lode ledge, outside of
the vertical side lines of the Anaconda
claim, but within vertical planes drawn
downward through the end lines of the
said Anaconda claim, SO continued in
their own direction aforesaid
THAT the defendant claims an estate
or interest adverse to your orator in that
part of the said Anaconda vein. lode or
ledge which lies within the vertical boun-
dares and beneath the surface of the said
Coiusa- Parrot. Parks-Parrot and west
erly portion end of the Macawber and
between vertical planes drawn downward
through the end lines of the said Ana
conda claim. continued In their own
direction that such vertical planes inter-
sect the said exterior part of the said An
aconda claim"
The complaint says that the defendant
threatens to take ore from this lode. and
Ii denies that the defendant has any right
title to the in Ihis lode. Tt asks
that the defendant be enjoined from ex-
tracing ores from within the previously
described Anaconda vein. The complaint
is supported by atfidavits from i. Il. Sar-
geant and August Christian. 1t is said
that number of other suits will follow
involving rights to different portions of
the Anaconda vein.
The effect of the suit filed yesterday
is mainly to quiet title. No damages
are asked, as il is not claimed that the
defendant has as yet extracted ore from
the Anaconda lode. The Colusa- Parrot
has its own lodes from which 1t mines
ore distinct and separate from the Ana
conda lode.