The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
FOR SALE AND PARTITION
An Action to Sell the Arctic
Lode and Divide Proceeds.
IN THE HEART OF BUTTE
More Than One Hundred Residents on
the Ground Named as Defendants
Believed Development Work
Will Be Begun.

John Mccormick, one of the owners
of the Arctic lode claim. yesterday,
through his attorney, Charles O'Don-
nell, commenced an action in the dis
trlct court against it's co-owners, James
A. Murray, M. J. Connell r. C.
Chambers and Henry Muntzer and
more than 100 residents on the ground,
for sale Of the lode and partition of
the proceeds.
The Arctic is an old location, but has
has never been developed, and takes
in big portion of the business Part
of the city of Butte, lying between
Granite and Quartz streets, and extend
ing from Arizona street on the east to
point beyond Alaska street on the
west. Mccormick owns one 64th in
terest in the lode claim, James A. Muir
ray 2S 64ths, M. J. Council 10 64ths, r.
c. Chambers 20 64ths and Henry Munt-
ger 64ths. A patent to the Arctic was
issued March Is, 1888, to Sarah F. Muir
ray, Laura Clark and NJ j. Cornell,
the present owners having succeeded
to their interests. The discovery shaft
Is located near the corner Of Arizona
and Granite streets, on the lots for
merly occupied by the city corral.
The defendants named in the parti-
ton suit are: A. w. Barnard, Justinia
G.. Barnard, John Noyes, Elmira Moves,
Siegel Clothing company, a corpora
ton; William H. Young, Chelnessa
Young. Sophronius Marchesseau, Peter
Walton, Anne N. Walton, Margaret
Gavin. Thomas Gavin. G. D. Rob.
George w. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews, r.
G. Chambers, William o. Speer. Lima
H. Speer, James Eva, Mrs. Eva, John
M. Steward. Emma NJ. Steward,
Charles M. Turk, Marguerite G. Turk,
Mrs. c. Mcdonald, John Caplice COM
pany, corporation; Henry Muntzer,
NJ M. Muntzer, John Leyson, NJ. J.
Council company, a corporation; Arch
tbald c. Stoddard. Emma NJ Stoddard,
L. Van Orion, Fred Orion. William
Orton, Mildred Orion, James Orion,
John O'Rourke, Mary q. O'Rourke, P.
r. Dolman, Joseph Harper, Helen c.
Harper, Jacob Osenburg, Maud M. Os-
Tong. Julia f. Tong, Rod D. Leggat,
Catherine Leggat. John Mccormick,
John P. Reins. Thomas j. Murray,
Margaret X. Murray. Realty Company
of kittery, Me-, corporation; James
H. Maloney. Edith Maloney, Alfred NJ.
briggs. Sarah M. briggs, Thomas L.
Napton, Eugene Carroll, Mary S. Car
roll, Charles P. Hough. Elizabeth T.
Hough Louisa A. Thornton, j. c. c.
Thornton. James. w. Forbis, Mary d.
Forbis. William d. Thornton, Frank
E. Corbet, Adlisa T. Corbet, Lucy M
Thornton. Caroline M. Thornton, Fran
els d. Thornton, Anna Ward and Ju-
liza Ward, guardians of the persons and
estates Of Joseph Ransom Rice and
Imas p. Rice; Marcus DAILY, Margaret
DAILY. A. NJ. Walker. Mrs. Walker. Su-
sic A. Carder, Belle NJ. Gilehrist, A.
l.. Smith, trustee of j. G. shaffer Of
Indianapolis, Ind; Timothy BURY, A.
w. Clark and ]. Ross Clark, co-part-
ners as w. A. Clark & Brother D. E.
Pussy, Henry Jonas and Eva Jonas
Henry S. Clark and Laura Clark.
Although named as defendants. the
residents on the ground are absolute
owners of their property and the COM
plant states that their lots are not
subject to partition. Mccormick says
in his complaint that his tenancy in
common with the defendants is vexa-
tious and occasions loss and injury to
him and that the mineral bodies in the
ground are incapable of partition, and
therefore asks the court to sell the
mineral rights and that the proceeds
be divided among the several owners
according to their respective rights 1t
Is the general belief that a big body
of ore lies under that part of the city
and that as soon as the interests of the
various parties can be secured through
the proposed sale sand partition. de-
velopment work on II will be begun.