Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-04-08 | Page 8 | Big Suit Pending over Mohawk Lease

BIG SUIT PENDING I OVER MOHAWK LEASE GOLDFIELD COLDFIELD April S. S S.-An S. An ag agreement ement between een conflicting ng claims and Interests has has' been reached involving what will be pr probably the most Important litigation in inthe f th the history of the Esmeralda county count courts It will probably mean meal tho the termination ter ter- or- or of ot tho various suits sulta growing out of ot some some- of the rich I leases ases operated on tho Mohawk property henry M. M Hoyt representing the Goldfield Goldfield Goldi Gold- Gold i field Consolidated Mines company and Senator Henri Henn V Y Morehouse representing represent represent- ing the D. D Mackenzie Interests appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap peard in Judge Somers chambers a and 1111 asked that thal the several suits anita pending in that court In which their respective clients are aro opposed be bo tried by three r. r Judges judes Instead of b by jur Jury Tho The Judges were a agreed reed upon subject of course to their consent These Those are arc Judge Orr Or of Washoe ashoo and Jud Judge c Taber of Elko Eiko sitting flitting with Jud Judge e Somers of or this district Judge Somers was as favorable fa to th the a agreement r ment The Tho hearings hearings' will be begin begin bee be- gin Sin May Mav la 22 The litigation Involves olves the claims for damages 1000 on the part of the Consolidated Con Con- growing out of tho the caving of the Mo Mohawk wk property proper while hile operated un under un- un j der the Mohawk Frances lease excepting th the suit now pending In the supreme court It also includes the cases Involving Involving In In ing conflicting claims on account of or ore taken from tho the mine during durIn the tha operation operation operation opera opera- tion of the lease The le legal al formalities of the tho a agreement ement in relation to the trial of these CD cases will probably be perfected tomorrow morrow I