Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-01 | Page 9 | U. & E. Copper Company Loses $3000 Damage Suit

U. & E. COPPER COMPANY LOSES $3000 DAMAGE SUIT Special to Tho Tribune. MODBNA, Utah, April 30. Judge W. H. King of Salt Laka City passed through hero yesterday eh route north. He had been attending court at St. G-eorce, whero hp appeared as counsel for William Davis, Da-vis, who broujtht cilit against th4 Utah and Eastern Copper coanpany for injurlds Buutainod whllo In tho employ of that company. com-pany. Frank Plerco of Henderson Sc Pierce of Bait Lako City was counool for tho dofendanta. A verdict of $S0CO was rcndcredvfor tho plaintiff. Attornoy William F. Knox of Beaver City will appear qs counsel for Thomas Thorley at Parowan next week in his case against W. J. McBurnoy and Dr. Grls-wold. Grls-wold. Thorley .located the South Peak mining mi-ning clulm, which, it In alleged, was Jumped and relocated na the Tip Top mining mi-ning claim. B. N. Swartfl, local rcpreaontatlvo of tho Ophlr Mining cbmpany at Statclln'e, passed throuffh hei'o yesterday en roljte north, Ho reported everything as pro-greselng pro-greselng nicely at Statellne, tho Johnnj' mlno and mill being operated to their full capacity and tho ore bodies responding handsomely. Tho facilities for handling tho surplui wator from tho Johnny nilno ara tnxed to tho utmost, but a steady run in oros Is maintained. He 6aia that work on the Gqld Haven-Croole property Is energetically en-ergetically pushed by W. H. Webber, who is showing up Bome good looking gold ore. The "Big 11" of Statellne, owned by a numbor of Cedar City residents, has been leased to J. M. Brickaon, who is develop-in develop-in thd property ln a moilerato way. Flattering reports contlnuo from Fay, Nov., pertaining to tho development of the Snowflako and Buck mlneo. The rich br struck ln these properties is holding up ln values. Mrs. J. J. Bleak and family of St George have departed for Rlgby, Ida., where Mr. Bleak had preceded her and purchased a farm. Peter Graves of Ephralm arrivod" hero yesterday to look over tho wool situation. IIo may purchase a carload. He saya tho wool is dirtier than last year, but of a better quality. The shearing so far has been delayed by unfavorable weather. About 1CO.000 pounds havo been shorn so far.