The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-05-27
Up. cLEARY SUES GLEASON ExpLoR-
ATAN CO FOR SETS PER TON
CLAIMS He PLACED PROPERTY
Was to Have Excess Royalty Above Certain
Figures i he Succeeded in Placing
Properties

A suit was filed in the circuit court
for Iron county during the week by j.
r. Cleary Of Virginia, MINI. against
the Gleason Exploring Il Mining Co.
owners Of the original lease on the
mine which the Davidson Ore company
is developing north OF Iron River.
Belmont Wapples appears as solicitor
Tor complainant with Geo. +. Shea
and Spencer 81 Marshall as counsel.
In the declaration filed Mr.. Cleary
states that the Gleason Exploration 81
Mining Co. is corporation organized
under the laws of Arizona to take over
an option which Mr.. Gleason held 10
explore the NEli of section 23. 1875
and the VIZ SEl4 section IA, 1876.
The Gleason concern had done a lot
of exploratory work on these lands and
had at one time secured an extension of
the option, finally taking lease and
paying the minimum royalty.
Cleary states that about Sept IA, 1908.
Mr.. Gleason made verbal agreement
with him by which should he tClearyl
get some one to take over the two
leases, that Cleary might have all royal
ty secured in excess OF 47-cents per ton
on the NE4 OF sec. go and above 40.
cents on the We SEA OF soc. "A.
Cleary AYERS that he did secure f. N.
Beegle who took an option on the pro.
perty for the New York State Steel
company, OF which corporation the
Davidson Ore company, the present
leasee is subsidiary.
Through the orator. influence in se
curing Mr.. Beegle TO take hold of the
property 10 Is averred that on the por.
tion of section 90 taken under lease the
Davidson Ore company proved up mer.
chantable ore Go the extent of y, 900. 600
tons and on the VIZ OF the Sell of sec.
II ore TO the extent Of 4. 900. 600 tons
have been proved up.
Mr. Cleary still further AYERS that he
received from the Davidson Ore com |
pany the sum of sl5, 600 for his work OF
securing for them the two properties
but that he still has due him an inter |
est in the lease TO the extent of al roy. |
atty in excess Of 47.cts, on the section.
23 property aud all in excess Of 40-cents
on the section-l4 property. He sets up
that royalty Of 50-cents Is paid 10y
the Davidson Ore company on It's lease
on the section % property and 41-cents
per ton on the section II property.
He asks the court To direct the Glea.
son Exploration ana Mining company
TO pay over to him cents per ton on
the section-28 lease and 5-cents per ton
on the section-li lease.
EThe case II one of unusual interest
and is somewhat akin TO that brought
Dy Mr.. Quinn against w. J. Tully OF
Iron River. The filing of the suit was
quitea a surprise to the mining men Of
the county but the greatest surprise
was found in the statement that i3.
600, 900 tons OF iron ore were proved mp
on properties which were explored less
than year.
NJ. s. McDonough is one of the at.
tornies for the defense as he Is attorney
for the Davidson ore company which
Is Joined in this suit more for the pur-
pose OF giving notice OF the claim that
Mr. Shea says he has against the royal.
ty they are 10 pay the Gleason Mining
& Exploration company