The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-03
SUIT OVER THE PEACOCK.
Partition of Interests Asked For In
the Idaho Courts.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
Weiser, Ida, May pa suit has
been filed in the district court of
Washington county for the partition of
the interests in the famous Peacock
properties in the Seven Devils mining
district, and because these are at this
time among the finest copper properties
of the state a more than ordinary men
ton will be appreciated. especially so
as it gives an interesting history of the
life of these properties.
In 1876 Granville Stewart and Samuel
7. HauSer purchased from Levi Allen
and l. I. Lewis, at different times,
seven-siXteenths interest in the Pea
cock group, the deed being issued to
Samuel T. Hauser in trust for both
parties. In 1877 they made "a further
purchase from Allen of One-half of the
group this giving them fifteen-six-
teenths ownership.
In 1885 Albert Kleinschmidt pur-
chased from Samuel T. Hauser his en-
tire seven sixteenths interest in the
group, thus leaving Granville Stewart
the owner of a Ven-siXteenths inter
est as well. Since that time it is al
legged. several transfers have been
made, ignoring the ownership of Stew
art. and now comes the suit for par
tition. which practically further ig-
no~es his interest
Mr.. Stewart is now in Boise for the
purpose OF employing counsel to assert
his legal title He, it win be remem-
bered, by western people especially, was
appointed by President Cleveland as
minister plenipOtentiary and envoy ex-
traOrdinary to the South American re-
publics of Uruguay and Paraguay, and
in the pursuance of his duties there he
was absent from the United States a
number of years, and during this tire
the panic came on and many interests
were involved. causing numerous
financial changes.
Levi Allen at one time claimed that
he had made an error in disposing of
his interests by conveying more than
he actually owned and was about to
begin suit for the correction of his err
TOT. The other side TO this suit re-
tanned Colonel Johnson of Boise to
represent their interests, and before the
case was called in court a compromise
was effected, by which Mr.. a NJ. HOl-
ter of Helena, Mont, obtained from Al
len a quit claim deed to the interest in
controversy. This, however, conveyed
no rights on the record, as Allen had
no recognition on the records. Hauser
and Hotter then conveyed by deed a
seven -siXteenthS interest to a son of
Hotter, who in turn recOnVeyed to A
NJ. Hotter and Messina Billiard q seven
thirty-seconds each.
This is the portion of the Peacock
group now in controversy, which will
have to be determined by the court.
Happily however, for this section this
suit has no relation to or effect upon
the Kleinschmidt interests, which are
intact under absolute sale. So no in
reference will ensue with the develop
ment of that great group of copper
mines, on which the Boston & Seven
Devils Copper company is continuing
development in a miner-like and thor
OUgh manner.
These are the facrs as given the
writer by one who knows every phase
of the Peacock development, etc. and
while it is too bad that any manner
of controversy has arisen, all will be
glad to learn that its effect on future
development viii be nil, as this group
is proving one of the most meritOriOus
copper propositions in the west.