The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-05-03
SUIT FILED TO SET ASIDE DEED TO
GLEASON MINING PROPERTY
MISREPRESENTATION is CHARGED
Deed Secured From A Former Iron River
Priest Under Misrepresentation OF
Factsls the ALLIE CATION.

oDed out OF one OF the new mining pro-
perties on the west side OF the county
A bill was filed last week in the circuit
conrt tor this county asking that a
certain quit claim deed running from
Father MtynarczyK, a former Catholic
priest of Iron River to Constantly
Zyskowski. a Polish resident Of the
same town be set aside and the title TO
the property be fixed again in Father
Menard.
The suit involves the Me- OF NW4
section 80 43-35 on which is located
the original Gleason find and which is
now under lease 10 the Davidson Ore
Co. subsidiary of the New York
State Steel Co.
Tne property was originally explored
10y the Gleason mining and Explora-
tion Go. and lease taken at a royalty
of 15-cents per ton. running from
ZyskowsKy TO the Gleason people. The
Gleason company leasedsthe property 10
the Davidson company at q royalty OF
j0-cents per ton and big bonus SAID
10 30 about $50 000. The statement
made TO the tax commission at the
time of the Finlay appraisal shows an
approximate tonnage OF 1000, 600 tons.
A working shatt was sunk on the pro
tons Of ore have been raised and ship.
ped from the mine since il was opened
The litigation is in the hands of
Fred r. Abbott Of this city and Mar.
TIN S. McDonough Of Iron River, who
have filed the bill for Father Mtynar
czy and who will carry the litigation
through the courts.
The story Of the transfers on this
property as told 10y the bill of com
plant is as follows ON the 9TH day
of August 1895, Anzetin Mtynarezyk
was the owner Of the Nell OF NWh,
sec. % 43-35 through deed from one
Edwin Honeywell who had received
the land through patent from the Y.
). Government The deed from
Honeywell to Mtynarczky was dated
May 4. 1891
TN or about August 81 1885. Father
Mtynarczky conveyed the said lands to
Corstancy Zyskowksi. reserving from
such transfer the minerals. by war
ranty deed.
About October !, Father Mtynarczky
left Iron River and has not since visit
al the county but resided first in the
state of Pennsylvania and later in the
state Of New York He is now resi-
dent OF the state OF ohio
About the latter part oi January 1905
Father MtynarczyK received letter
from Constancy Zyskowski. represent
ing that the reservation oiithe.miuerals
made in the deed constituted hinder
ance 20 his lZyskowski being able 10
dispose of the property that the reser
vation was of no value because no ores
existed upon such lands and that If the
said Father Mtynarczyk would give
him quit claim for the said minerals
II would be great favor to Iyskowski
as ii would enable him 20 dispose of
the lands and 20 compensate the said
Mtynarczyk for his trouble he Xy
skowksi) would give HIM the sum Of
SIS GO
Mtynarczyk accordingly executed
and forwarded To Zyskowski the deed
he sought and received therefore the
$2a 90 promised.
The bill recites that. previous to-the
securing OF this quit claim deed, Mich
ael I,lcason had taken'sn option from
Zyskwoski 20 explore the tract for iron
ore. the date of the option being the
elst day of August 1907 The bill re-
cites tfat Gleason knew at the time he
took the option that the mineral inter.
'0est was not in Zyskowski One is lead
TON ther question this statement or
wonder at the business acumen or
Gleasons
At any rate, so II is alleged In the
bill GLEASON advised and oonspired
with Zyskowksi 90 get the qnit claim
10 the mineral from Mtynarczyk and
that soon after the deed was secured
the said Gleason started exploring the
property and succeeded In developing
enough ore 50 that on the sth day OF
October 1908 he assigned his option tor
lease 10 the Gleason Exploration and
Mining Co. corporation organized
under tho laws of Arizona The as
alignment of this lease contained 4
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