The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

| Much litigation has grown out OF the
EPSON salts deposit, located near Oro-
Jyille, since the Stewart-C Calvert company
secured possession and made 1t the lar
Igest pay roll industry in the north part
| of the county. We know nothing or the
legal rights involved. Ihat trouble eNise- 81
quest this paper has made no mention
of the controversy. hoping that an ami;
cable understanding might anS De shinnes TGnGhea
salts might continue indefinitely. How
ever. the litigation has reached the su-
perior court and having waited untii me
controversy has reached that stage In Its
proceedings the Gazette takes the partic-
ulars of the case from the Okanogan IN
dependent. that paper securing the MS
tory from the complaint as filed IN the
superior court:
One of the largest suits for damage In
the history of Oknaogan county was hled
last week when Ellis McCammon and 9TH
|ers claimed damages aggregating $435. 900
from the Oroville International Salt Com
pany steWars-Caly,ert dS,n,, c9mpaRy' stsars frank
and w. II. Stewart. in the superior court:
The suit involves the great deposit OF
EPSON salts near Oroville which Mccain,
of as the result of a conspiracy on the
part of the defendants. In effect. the
complaint states that the plaintiffs We're
ing the deposits up to July l. 1915. an9
that since September Z. 1916. have had
the right OF possession to the property,
Of $1,000, 900. The defendants 1t is alleged
purposely secreted the value of the depos-
Its and other Information for the purpose
plaintiffs were unaware of the true value.
1t is claimed that the first step In the
conspiracy was taken when Frank Calvert
property, afterwards assigning the lease to
the former and then to the Stewart-Cal-
vert Company for the purpose OF covering
Shortiy Afterwards. the complaint re-
cites the company commenced to operate
the property. shipping large quantities OF
Ths saes ays up to rs 1915
1t Is said when the defendants refused to
pay the rental and discontinued shipping
claiming, to the plaintiff that the mine
that the lease would be abandoned The
complaint states that the plaintiffs, rely
ing on the representations OF the dedena, q
property for $500, stating that the plain
tiffs were guilty OF felony :cr ce.tsin
years aHS prior in % relation I Ii to the affairs
Of the Oroville international Salts
Company and that they would have the
10 sell for the above named sum: / ring
this time it is claimed, the plaintiffs were
not allowed to go on the property: ~
complaint m % the Plaintiffs ia hS. Were We're pr presented
with a contract to sell for the sum of
$4,000. Believing that they were liable to
arrest ana tnat the representations OF the
defendants were true, the plaintiffs claim
they signed the contract and received
$1,000, when the defendants refused to 70
any further In the matter, presenting false
affidavits In reference to the Oroville In
Salts Company and similar
ones, 1t 10 claimed, for the purpose OF re-
viving the Oroville International Salt Com
pany. stating that 1t was for the purpose
OF securing patent to the property
The complaint states that the plaintiffs
afterwards discovered the above to be
part Of the conspiracy to defraud them Of
be sued by the Oroville International Salt
and that the Stewart-Calvert company
was to be garnished for the same
AS soon as the contract was signed, the
complaint recites, the defendants ceased
to pay any rent but continued to mine and
ship the salts sending out from September
I. 1916, to April Is. 1917, 2480 tons valued
at S1S6,000 and mining in such a manner
as to damage the property to the extent
Of $250,00 For the above reasons the
plaintiffs ask for restraining order and
that the court appoint a receiver They
also ask for Judgment for $3.50 for the
salts already shipped and for $3.50, 900 dam
ages to the property.
The plaintiffs state that they are all
working people and unable to
cope with the defendants, who are shrewd
business men and ask that the court pro-
tect them from the contract by returning
to them all Of the stock Of the Oroville In
ternational Salt Company and their prop
erty.
3S cents.