Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-10
MINING" DISPUTE
IN BLUFFS COURT
Controversy in Rich Lead Shot
Fields Leads to Gun Play
and Appeal to Law
JUDGE DECIDES soLoMoN.LIKE

Placer mining in the sand along
the banks OF the Miss ouri river
proved TO be such a valuable bust
ness that the court has been appealed
TO define rights and settle a miners
dispute which threatened TO result In
bloodshed, The area, however, is
limited to the Omaha Gun clubs
grounds north the street railway
bridge on the Iowa side OF the river,
and the riches yielded by the sand are
the millions OF birdshot, fired in the
air by club members when shooting
AT bluerocks.
Judge Capoll Or tho Bluffs superior
court was engaged nearly all day yes
terday settling a bitter dispute over min
ing rights between James C. Brock,
custodian Of the club grounds. and w. II.
Bell who claims an interest in the rich
sands by right Of verbal contract made
with tho eareiaker last March. Tho two
men had been doing comfortably well
mining together. taking out in one day
according to the testimony, MS much as
3N pounga Of shot and easily getting out
an average Of i25 pounds apiece every
day they worked
Temporary Injunction.
As lead Is worth about 80 a hundred
pounds, the business was so profitable
that Bell refused To accept verbal notice
that the contract had been dissolved. lie
applied TO tho superior court for an in
junction restraining Brock from abro-
eating the contract and chasing him off
the grounds with shotgun, as It was
alleged he had done Late yesterday
afternoon Judge Capell granted eondi-
tional temporary injunction In favor OF
Bell and set the final hearing for June g..
Had Mutual Agreement.
Tho testimony disclosed that Brock and
Bell together read an advertisement Of
the Gun club last March asking for up-
plications for the position OF custodian
and mutually decided that Brock should
apply for the place and they would
mine the sand and farm the grounds to-
-cthcr. Bell alleged that the plan
worked nicely and that he had furnished
six bushels Of potatoes TO be planted
in portion of tho grounds not used
for shooting purposes. aud said they
were earning big money sitting shot
from Tho sand and gardening.
Boll told the court that Brock dis
covered the other day that there would
bss j.
TO give each man l2i poundh a day tor
his work during the summer d both men
worked and lie arbitrarily ahrogatcd the
contract with shotgun emphasis
What judge Decided.
Judge Capell decision was pretty uchr.
ly solomon-lke On ils simple wisdom
lie directed that Brock should do all
u the mining and keep account u
every shot he recovered from Tho aana
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liea 10 cuilNatlHg tbe sarfn and potato
tstrh and at the fud ~ ne season both
should divide the product elustly
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