Show ATTEMPT TO JUMP A STONE QUARRY WE have feen seeri aletter d 1 from ron a gentleman residing in sanpete San pete that gives give s an account of an aru attempt to jump a stone quarry a short distance from ephraim which fasben las ben for a considerable time in possession possession of edward ii parry it is from that claim that the beautiful storia has come that ornaments many of the recently erected buildings in this city it appears that another quarry in the same vicinity was sometime t since located by nir air mr S E ba bamberger in but the product is ilot hot so marketable as that from parrys location not on account of any inferiority of the stone but simply because it is somewhat harder and consequently more difficult to manipulate the ietter detter states that ou on sunday the dinst mr parry was informed 4 that at the instance of Bamberger Mr nizu al number of men in the lat tatters employ were on the point of proceeding to his quarry with tools for the purpose of taking out rock or in other words jumping the property mr parry got a number er of his and reached the quarry ahead of itu the other party on their arrival the latter were informed by mr parry that if they entered the quarry to take rock he should treat them ashe would any band of men who ml might lit invade his house for the purpose of stealing his goods in the meantime mr Bambri men are said to have communicated with him the result being that the party of intending jumpers to athe number of seven appeared at sir lir mr parrys quarry again on priday friday the a fellow named mamed stevens seeming to be a leader among thern them the they y did not appear to heed the warning barnin 9 given this time to keep away and stevens advanced when one of the parry hands stood in his way vay to prevent him coming forward stevens struck at this man but reckoned without his host lika alka a flash tile the man assaulted guarded the blow dealt his antagonist a few stunners stun ners knocking him down and placing himm himat such decided disadvantage that he was fain to a agree ree to withdraw from the scene go bo far as we have yet learned the matter ended there it I 1 is to be hoped that there will be no more of this affair should the contrary be the case I 1 however we ve are afraid serious trouble will ensue mr parry in whose possession the proper 1 ty now is is a man inan of recognized re and character ile he is one of 01 the most peaceable men under ordinary no try circumstances that could b be e fountin found in any community but if we judge him properly he is one of the last last men in the world to supinely relinquish what he be esteems to be his rights and we do not believe that any attempt to take from him the quarry to which the deems himself to have a better right of possession than any other person will be a very easy aask task yet no man would more anxiously avoid a difficulty than he we understand it is alle alie alleged ed thattie atthe th that the claim laim under which he hords holds the property is insufficient so far as the prid principle irin elpie ciple involved is concerned this does docs not weigh the steps insteps taken by him mm were resorted to in good faith and he stands ready to remedy whatever defects may exist for any person or combination to seek to wrest it from him on account of a technical deficiency in his claim has but little if any better stand standing 11 1 so far as even handed justice is eon cog concerned than those thole who would tak ta kethe erthe same course were the title ever so good mr nir parry pairy hunted allover all ali over that section ion lon of country for a superior stone quarry after alter a careful examination of various deposits his extended experience and excellent ability as asa a stone worker enabled him to select the one located by him ile he took what appeared a to him at the time to bo be re ane proper legal steps to secure it since the point has been raised as to their validity he has made other improvements besides operating the quarry such as making a ditch sowing grain etc on oa the land 11 included within the e limits of the claim all this he has done besides being in possession and it is scarcely within the bounds of possibility that anybody else can show a better right to the pro property Lerty even if this could be done in law which Is not likely it could not ln in justice stice we e re regret tet act that mr bam Bom bergers name has been mixed up with this matter and would be only too pleased to know that the men claiming to represent him acted outside of Ms his authorization iza tion no course of the kind exhibited in this matter can if persisted in result either in good to him or the S P V li R of which he is a prominent i officer |