The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

end of litigation If their find becam
known before they had secured a paten
for their claim.
After the ore chute was settled thing
they conceived the Idea Of building
cabin over their shaft, and they worked
this little mine with the greatest secrecy.
They borrowed some ore sacks, and as
they would get one sack filled 1t would be
hidden under pile of waste rock
Strangers were closely watched, and In
their talk about their prospects they be-
mOaned their bad lHek;s but -on dark
nights they stealthilySgcrep down the
mountain sides with the sacks of ore
on their backs and secreted them in
cabin, where they would leave their ore
till they had accumulated four or. five
tons.
THE FIRST SHIPMENT.
Finally they made a-shipment to one
of the shelters and received $500. This
was big sum Of money to them. Bacon,
corn bread and f1apjackso had been their
food, and they did their own washing
and mendine. After smuggling out their
ore for about twelve months they applied
for patent for a full lode claim As
they haG been the first to discover ore
on Battle Mountain they felt that in JUS
tice they were entitled to fifteen hundred
feet along the vein and one hundred and
fifty feet on each side Of it, even if there
happened to be prior locations in con-
f1ict. Other applicants for patents had no
ore, and they were likely to be charged
with perjury for making such an appli-
cation.
The key to the whole situation was
given to Doyle and Burns when they
struck the vein. Their shaft was directly
over the hub Of a wheel of veins, which
rad1ated on all Sides Knowing this, they
were all the more tenacious in adhering
TO their rights Trouble commenced in
earnest for the Portland when both men
were discovered In the early dawn with
sacks of ore. The source was quickly
traced to the Portland, and adverse after
adverse was filed against the issuance of
the patent The Portland EMPLOYED a
prominent mining attorney Many of the
injunctions asked for were granted, and
at one time the mine was so completely
tied up that they were allowed to take
out ore only In a space not much larger
than an ordinary bedroom
LEGAL DIFFICULTIES.
The mine continued to ship enough to
keep up legal expenses, and the attor-
ney was willing to take his share in
Portland stock. The legal difficulties
whlch followed would have appalled, men
| Of weak fiber, but Doyle1 and Burns hung
on. OF the forty-two orfpnore suits that
were instituted, some were beaten and
some We're compromised: esin some cases
the Jumpers were met with shotguns,
| without even decent burial being prom
| ised. The affairs of the Portland were
managed so we'll that thee property grew
! by purchase and consolidation till 1t has
increased to 1856 acres .on. Battle noun
tain. The Portland Cold Mining COM
pany was organized In 1894, with Doyle
and Burns holding asoonbrolling interest
In the stock Of the new company.
! Doyle is possessed of keen business
ability and foresight In the early his
tory Of the Portland he noticed some
stakes near the Portland ground, which
| proved to be the location stakes of the
Uintah tunnel the mouth of which was
on the opposite side of the hill. He look
ed up the law, and 1t occurred to him
that as the rights Of Uintah were prior
! to the Portland some trouble might en-
| sue If this Ufntah ground became val
| liable. His partners did not care to have
| anything to do with the tunnel, and they
| did not see with Doyle's eyes. Fearing
! litigation again, he purchased the tun-
| mel himself, and it has since become of
| great Importance to him.
DOYLE SOLD OUT
| Doyle began to realize in 1897 that the