Show IMPORTANT MINING that cihir lilT fK q he ot of and iVand C hay boy oil OF JUSTICE 1 1 0 J april 23 2575 as nun Colum bits willa Serre secretary clury tary or of the hie interior SIR SIB I 1 hue the lionor ti edge the receipt ol of it A letter from As n is secretary cowen of tho lostan instant I 1 in which after stating that on the of 0 buce 1872 a patent WM wai issued to norris IV munday ind and alten alien schenck tor for cortlin mill mineral Tal lands land in utah known as aa alio T he chief boj and that said baij included land that properly belon belongeay geAl to other claims claim 1 known as tho the prince or of walcha and nl tho the wandering boy which haj had leon pat silted he requested mo me to emu cause stilts to be in tho the proper court and in the name damo of tho the states silica to eat asula aside so eo reach ot of abo first named intent as conflicts corll iid nith tho ILO others I 1 have found difficulty in I 1 reaching tile hie conclusion cooc lasion that where two we pate ritS for mineral lands conflict contti cl IQ in part with each other that it ii tho the lichtor or tho the duty ot of the united states to int by suit in its ila own ova namo name to determine the rights of 0 the iko live t alto parties to tho the property properly as to 10 abich which the iho patents conflict but in view view of the fact that it has been usual for this department to act in such each matteri as requested by the moot of the interior an aaa a of the ho further fact that to decline a compliance with your request would prevent ot a decision on the iho important points involved I 1 lave ham determined without espres ing any tiro opinion upon the iho subject to refer tho lie question to the courts go EO that it may bo judicially determined end and a por per maxient rulo rule fixed for the action of the government bor hereafter cafter in io respect to ako applications I 1 hive have therefore given instructions s tj fc tho the district attorney tor for in in accordance with your request very tory your oboist servant tor vant S schnod Sc enoil nod 0 IL II WILLIAMS attorney ganora of JUSTICE naton D V C april aws dragon cray and D d di 1 I enclose herewith for your information a copy of a lotter letter addressed by me ino on tho the just to tho the Soc of the rolt rola tive ITO to tho the patent issued to norris IV mundy and allen alien for certain mineral lands in uti utah cnown As 01 1 tho he high highland I 1 and lliel chief which it was claimed claim cJ included land bilode edff to other claims and informing him hiim that I 1 had decided to refer the iho question to the courts courle so that it might be rind a perma rule fixed tor for abe th accia of le ilo government is la t to bito applications applice lions very signed GREO GEO 11 WILLIAMS attorney general Gen cial A UN alan SL ALT TL laag 9 CITY I 1 may lot 1011 i eos I 1 csc sr I 1 to asli iou a QuEe question tion through your valville vidu ille ablo pal pai er when is u montgomery queens cirus cir us coming to silt salt lako lake city as I 1 want to got contract I 1 ti laraia somo come of 0 lis moat vilious arti animal mall with food commencing with willi a mother io in law for further particulars inquire fit charley ciarle y y c gin ano fc a fanny anoy man at 0 sill bilt L lilo c X N Y YZ Z on the Ibe track Trach the utah railway corn com PIDY hivo their new ger cars upon their track iraa for dito operations we ve aro are ilc pleased Bcd to see the luo cooj work striding forward fori rardin in this way anil and hope to ECO all taboo ill mrs attached to ovary train irain null every car filed to its utmost capacity capa cily I 1 a loll 1011 long g string of flu fat cars dally d paly each loaded down to the guards iria cT with wilb wealth arx a ro in MA M A at I 1 lie IN C sic I 1 to union telegraph omco emco lot ot B S null and IV B D Woo lacy st jr the czar st reter on c evening for or J Jj oilin A fil r jama vi welch al klinl aall charles je do sinclair ii a perform 0 r bathed lathed charlos Charl til Da devlin irlin it anther another in CLio igo dev lin ILM cited on sunday Sun ilij ex ei apt aker friends link it il the anal convention ere cri to be beld immediately that that gentleman would secure the noni nom illation |