Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-07
THE VERMILLI0N MINE.
Title 10 i WIN Soon be Passed Upon by the
United States Supreme COut.
Richest Bessemer Ore Mine known
u. \. Steel Company Ready TO
Give Eight Millions.

New York, June THE Herald says
Eight million dollars in cash ana pos
sibly a much larger sum in profits,
which are now only prospective, hang
upon the United States Supreme Court $
disposition Of title TO a tract of land
known as section 30" in the famous
Vermillion range In northern Minneso-
Ia. This suit after long litigation, has
now been brought TO final issue be-
fore the tribunal of last resort Argu-
ment has been ordered for October
The case involves a tract which is gem
eraly believed to contain the richest
deposits Of Bessemer iron ore in the
world. 1t Is so valuable that the
United States Steel company stands
ready to pay $4,000, 600 for the rights
which will be awarded to the victor IN
the long struggle for ownership.
OF all who have hoped to draw riches
from the mine since it's discovery only
two interests have survived the VIM
moving process Of the law. one of the
contestants Is the discoverer, man
who Is practically without a dollar in
the world. The other is A. ~ Miller
who built the Savoy hotel In this city
and who held q controlling interest In
II until he sold II TO Judge Dugro OF the
New York supreme court. Mr. Miller
Is accounted wealthy man,
Frank Eaton a wandering prOspectOr
In 1884, located the section under scrip
issued by the government of Grille
STRAIN. half-breod Sioux Indian wo-
man. She subsequently gave a deed Of
the section TO Eaton Examination Of
the claim showed an Outcrop of an eX-
ceedingly high grade iron ore extending
for a mile and estimated TO be worth
from 81 900 600 to $40 600 600.
This discovery caused keen competi-
ton for the property and EatOn's title
was subjected TO close scrutiny Var
ious interests sought to acquire II and
in 1889 the Midway company. which is
controlled by MIR. Miller, obtained title
from the secretary OF the interior
through Frank Hicks. on the ground
that Eatons location was Illegal.
Other claims were made. but the Mid
way company defeated them all, taking
the case twice 10 the United States
Supreme Court. Finally Eaton re-
manned the only obstacle 10 its COM
plete control and II began proceedings
20 have this title. founded on the half
breed woman's scrip. declared void
Judge Samuel II. Moer. of the Elev-
enth judicial district. who Is now a
member Of the law firm Of Nicer and
Edison. Of this city heard the case and
much TO the surprise Of the Midway
company, decided in favor Of Eaton,
This case was taken to the highest
court in Minnesota, which sustained
Judge Moer II has now been carried 10
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Though the surface indications point
TO the conclusion that the mine is one
OF the richest In the country not a cent
has been expended In working Il. while
thousands OF dollars have been paid in
litigation. II Is looked upon by eX-
perts az the best property in the range
which has been made famous by the
Chandler the SOudan, the Tower and
the Flymnes. The Nermilion mines
are chiefly owned bv the Minnesota
Iron company I'm which ]. H. Great
singer. now president Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company, was formerly
interested.
In the Mesaba range about thirty
miles away are the Rockefeller iron
mines which have already been ac-
qured by the United States Steel cor
poration. Eaton, whose title hitherto
has been upheld and who viii be
raised from poverty 10 wealth, should
the decisions stand which have been
given. lives i'm Duluth. There is wide
spread interest among iron men in the
final Judgment.