The Calumet news., 1912-07-22
APEX DISPUTE
UNIMPORTANT
Butte & Superior Question Will be
Settled by Engineers

Dispatches from Butte announce
that W. A. Clark In on Interview has
set at rest all the clamor concernins
prospective litigation over apex rights
with the Butte 4 Superior. There is
nothing new about it and the situation
now as "A week ago Is that both NJ.
Clark and the Butte & Superior have
agreed 10 leave the question Of apes
right on about 200 feet of the western
side Of the Butte a Superior to %
board Of mining engineers. There
viii be no litigation for both Clark
and the mining company are agreed
10 stand by the decision of the board
great Importance. and there seems 20
be plenty of assurance that the cor.
tention Will never get into court
Many mining men and promoters
see in the signs of tie times the op
portunity of years. and not in the |
history Of mining In the Butte district |
has there been suol scramble ful |
properties in the northern section as |
has been going on for a month or
more, or since Butte & Superior has
attracted .hs attention of the stock
buying world From the Butte & SJ-
perior northward. nearly every min
ing claim has been taken under op-
tion by some interest. A number OF
them have been taken under cortrac. |
by A. Is. Wulyin, who IS president OF
the Butte & Superior. and John NJ
Hayes cf salt lake said 10 be rep
reseutativc of the GugEenholm inter
ests. There Is a contest on for some
of the properties in the aorth coun
try aud rival interests havc secured
in litgatiou Mr. Wolviu and Nj ,
Hayes have just secured options t.
purchase interests i'm the Hidden y
Treasure. Wedge Sarah and Lone
star lode claims, situated Just east
of and adjoining the Bird and Mar
row Cause claims OF the Butte Mil
Waukee company, i'm which latter
company the Butte a Superior owns !.
or has a contract by which it may
exercise control of the North Butte
Extension Mining company. Tho lat
ter owns several claims iuqt east IF
he Butte & Superior ard had op "
lions on several others which were -
The Third Sphiux and tho !"
Nichigandor We're two of the forfeit j.
I'd claims aud lie between the Butte y
& superior ground and tho North =
Futte Extension. /"
Mr. Wolvin and his associates fail !,
ID TO get these two claims which have :"
,eon bonded 10 Eugene Hnburn. ','
Mr.. Hilburn also mas options on !"
me or two other important claims in -
hc north country %
Captain Wol,in has also obtained ''
~ optiou on the Brundy rroup NJ
laims on tho east side for $4,000 III
Practically everything from the III
j. Grated mines Of the Butte & Su- '''
'crior north to the BUTT & Facorn 'r
rorcrtics have been tied mp under ~
.ond of option. ono group Of claims. ~
D which some Duluth capitalists are W
Interested and which are under bond eN
70 one man are the Sundae Copper WV
,iH-. 3'nine, Sarah Alice Arctic. po
Washington. Poosis. William j. Bryan. M
'oDort Emmct Rising Sun. North IA
'utte Tnlc and others tho bonds 'u
allinr Tor thc payment Of about
100000 10 the owners. -
The success Of thr development ln |
Ie Butte d superior Pilot Butte.
I'm 0riu and the SNOWFALL ~ ur
forth Butte company is takrc lat
2 uco. capital into the northern Ior-
o1 Jf Tho district and there arc
respects NJ resumption ~ work I'm
Ic Nortl Rutto Extension Butte & ITS
acorn and other rr3Der,iea 2" mo co
1rth while on tho east side - is On
oss.b.e that work win SHORTY bc IA
.ar.ed in tho Brurdy properties. bg rs
boz bullnhacker Butte q London. du
oluaa-Lcou1rd Extension and the ac
mazon-guto tho last named hav- TC
ia au especially nnc property. da
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