Show MANY MILLIONS INVOlVED 5 Supreme Court of Minnesota Decides Famous Virginia Silver Mining ining r Case St Paul Sept state Slate supreme court today handed down a decision in the case bf bt the state of Minnesota vs s Mabel C Evans upholding the de cislon of the St Louis county count court at Duluth which held hold that the state law governing general generI is The case involves the title to the tha famous Virginia silver mine ed on the tho Minnesota range and which Js s said to be worth several million dol lars Jars rho Tha action was brought by the state against Mabel Evans Ev s the holder of th the l on the ground round that the mineral mineraI leos leases s are invalid because school and swamp swami lands can only be sold at public auction i In ln this case cus ca 11 K ie was taken out h one party part to mak make a n bid on the lease The court held that a lease to the mineral mInerai rights did not carry with it the title to the tha land which was still vested in the state Judge Stuart explained that while this view was rather rath far fetched the court decided the Question In this manner mannor in order that the extensive business Interests involved an Im Immense Immense immense mense investment of capital which might t not e seriously disturbed The decision ion affects the mineral ll holdings of the United States Steel corporation J T J Hills Iron ore oro inter oats and many other oth r small holdings CI |