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Show H1INI SUES 10 set aside k mm Union Pacific Company Said to ! Jiavo Acquired Certain Mineral Lands. Suit was brought In the federal court Friday morning by the Government, through District Attorney II. E. Booth, to set aside a patent to certain alloged mineral lands which the Union Pacific Railroad uomnanv secured bv annlylnc I for under the assumption that the lauds wero agricultural and not of any mineral value. The land umter dispute Is section 19, township - north, range 2 east, located lo-cated in Morgan county. The Government contends that the land was secured through fraud. Tho law pas8od by Congress in lSC. relative to this mattor withheld all tineral lands from any tract granted to i-ompanlea or individuals for rood building or for agricultural agri-cultural purposes. The company was given a largo grant sevornl years ago. and at that time tho Government withheld with-held the section In question on the grounds that It was mineral land. Tho Government claims that the sec-lion sec-lion was prospected and worked as a mining district by the Norway Mining & Manufacturing company. The exact character of tho deposits which this, company com-pany is supposed to havo worked Is not stated In the evidence, but the general leeal clause stated in the law on mlnoral lands Is quoted, and tho lands arc said to condlain "deposits in Iron, silver, gold and other valuable minerals." The Norway Nor-way Mining & Manufacturing company Is said to have posted location notices through the section. This company was not awaro or the fact that the . railroad company Intended to secure a patent on tho lands until after the pnent had boon approved by the general land ofricc. The patent was issued in 1903. It Is contended that the railroad company com-pany was well aware of the fact that the land was mineral In character, and that false representations were made to secure se-cure tho patent. |