The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-21
THIS ORDER WILL CLOSE DOWN
MINES OF THE ANACONDA COMPANY
Burdette O'Connor Brings Suit for Two Millions Dam
ages on What Is Alleged to Be the Fimsiest
Sort of an Excuse-Temporary Re-
straining Order Issued by
Judge Clancy.

An astounding piece of audacty
showing the desperate extremes to
which the men and corporation who
are backing the litiga ton which is be-
ing prosecuted against the Boston g.
Montana and Anaconda Mining COM
panies are willing to go, was the two
million dollar suit brought in the dis
trict court yesterday by Burdette
| O'Connor against the Anaconda and
| Washoe Mining companies, in which an
| injunction is asked to restrain the de-
| PENDANTS from mining on veins alleged
| to have their apices in a location called
the Copper Trust. No suspicion of the
| real nature of the action can be gath
cred from the complaint itself. not
withstanding the extraordinary sum in
damages demanded. The fact is, how
ever, that it is no less a matter than
an effort to close down the Anaconda,
| ST. Lawrence and Never Sweat mines
and upon what is claimed to be one of
| the fimsiest excuses upon which a suit
in court was ever based.
| A temporary restraining order was
| issued by Judge Clancy and an order
| to show cause why an injunction should
not be granted put over for hearing I'M
til Jan. 20. The restraining order was
/ served last night and it was afterwards
| stated that it would necessitate the
closing of the three mines to-day.
The Copper Trust claim, which O'Con-
| nor pretends to be the owner of, is
nothing less than a location on top of
the st. Lawrence, Anaconda and Never
Sweat lode claims, and covers all of the
| first named and the greater part of the
ether two.
At the northeast corner of the St
Lawrence has been a piece of vacant
| ground embracing total Of nine-one-
thousandths of an acre, a triangle nine
feet wide at its greatest width, and 10
feet long. This little strip of ground
was used as a basis for location of
the Copper Trust about six months ago
| by ]. H. Trerise, one of the civil engi-
neers In the employ of the Montana Ore
| Purchasing company. The ground is
situated at least 1900 feet easterly of
the Anaconda mine. The location made
is full one of 1900 feet long and 600
feet wide, running northeast ard south
west over the three principal claims of
the Anaconda company.
AS the injunction hearing will not be
heard until Jan. 20, it was stated last
night that the restraining order will
| practically necessitate the closing Of
the mines until that time.
The plaintiff in the case, Burdette
oConnor, it is understood, is associated
in some way with the Montana Ore
Purchasing company people and figures
as plaintiff in other suits in which that
company or its people are interested.
One of the sureties on the bond
Of the plaintiff in the case is r.
| Aug. Heinze and the other is the
| plaintiff himself. The plaintiff sues the
defendants for S2,000,000 damages for
mining and carrying away ores alleged
to belong to the plaintiff, and for
| temporary restraining order, a perma-
nent injunction and to quiet title The
| plaintiff claims that the defendants
have taken ores from the Copper Trust
lode claim, which he claims to own,
valued at $1,000, 900.
The complaint says that the plaintiff
has been the owner and in possession
| OF the claim named for a long time
| ana that the claim lies in the imme-
| diate vicinity of the Anaconda and st.
Lawrence lode claims and overlapping
the latter in part, and that the plant