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Show IiM) OITKi: (ASK. In Important .Miller Hill irry Minrllr h lukrn Up. There have lieen several Important cases before the Ltml Dili on ulllolals ivilliluthn last few months, and now there I another on the tapis, In which I luvolvei the question as to whether Ihelo-alorsof mlno nt L Plata can obtain atents lu their claims, whloh nre located ou aectlona of lauJ claimed by tho Central l'adlbrallionjuudur tho grant ma le lo them by Congleu. A autement of tho case Is hurewlth glvoni In tljo matter of the aplloatlou for mineral patent for the hinrlsu lode claim, lot .S'u. M, Paradise mining dla. trlct, Cache county, Utah, au 1 for the consolidated Jloy and Lorctto loite cliilms In thu same mining districts and county, both applications Alod January 11 On January II, 11)32, Kiel W. Thaekwell, John T. Itlch, Johu V, Illch. W. II. Iloothr. Jr. Willis X. Ilxithr, Hr.ainl Ala ColI.lt flla-cl application for mineral pati ut for thu Kuurlae lolo mining claim, lot No. SI, Paradise dlatrlct, Cache county, Utah. On the same dale William M.L'utlls, (leorge II, Norman, Jo-eph M.folun, M. V. Harrlngtun an 1 Pied W. Tbaik-well Tbaik-well flled application lor mineral y ateut for thu cons olldatnd Mountain toy an t Lore lie lod e claims, lot .1?, in thu same district. These claims being situated upon section 11, township H north) ranges cast, which section Is within the boundaries of tho grant of the Central Paclrlo rallroa I company, and which section had prior tin relu twin solocto I by tho sali railway company as tier their list No. 7, all papers wuro forwarded for-warded to the general land ofllco with the request for Instructions. Thu Houorable Commissioner by ltller"Nof February INto, HW, In-atructe In-atructe I as follows: "rilioiild the mineral min-eral claimant, li'iwever, then I reseut to)ou his petition under oath and duly corroborated, alleging that thu laud embraced within his mineral application applica-tion Is valuable uilmral land, and more valuable for mineral than agricultural agri-cultural purpooa, you will forward the pttltlon lo thla cilice, ilc." Also, lu the same letter, "Notify tho mineral claimants of the contents of this let ter." Hich mlneralclalmanlshavlngbeen notllled ol the above, they, Ufeu Match II, 1992, tiled an allldavlt alleging alleg-ing the mineral character not only of the ground lu dlepule, but of tho entire en-tire section (which aflliltvlt vtrai corroborated cor-roborated by more than alxty pernors) and asked for a hearing lo establish the character of thu graunl. These ai era wero Iraiiamlltod lo the Honorable Honor-able Comml-atouer, who by letter "N" of April 8, 169.', dlncli-d thla cilice to order a hearing, "Tu drlermlnu the character, mineral or uon mineral, of each emellut legal tubdlvlalou lu said section." Ujii the receipt of the last above named letter, all paitlta lu Interest wero notified and tho hearing set for June 8, UJ. Apearames. Tor the mineral claimants, (). 1'. Davis. Jueph (Jorllnakl and Oeurge J, Marsh; for the Central Pacillo Hallway comiuy, William II. Illrd. Haling Thla being acasoln which no preference right of entry can be granted undi r the second section of the act or May It, I30, the clllcei. rulu that the costs shall bo takid to each of the perttce lu Interest, as ler rule U uf "llule of Practice," This caie will irovo another good thing tor the attorneys. Major lllrd la a well known lighter In laud contests, ii nd lie will at pear at one of the lawyers lutbla matter. |