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I agree.man000254. Sadie and Hampton George Papers, 1874-1944. MS-00434. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15q4rz2s
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J O H N W . B U R T O N S A M U E L A. KI NG KING, BURTON & KING L A W Y E R S Rooms 62-65 Commercial Block 27, 1903. Hon. L e v i Syphus, Carson C it y , Nevada. B ea r S i r r - Yours o f r e c e n t d a te w r it t e n upon the l e t t e r to you from Mr. T pland a t hand. In r e p l y w i l l say th a t the d efen d a n t in the s a l t cases has answered and I suppose the ca se s w i l l cone up f o r t r i a l a t the n ex t term o f c o u r t, The d e fen d a n t d e n ie s the a lle g a t io n s o f our c o m p la in t. H is answer a ls o c o n ta in s a d e n ia l t h a t we commenced pur s u it in the s t a te co u rt w it h in t h i r t y days a f t e r f i l i n g the p ro t e s t and a d verse in the la n d o f f i c e . D efen d an t a l l e g e s th a t s ir c e '74 he and h is g r a n to r s have been in the a c t u a l and e x c lu s iv e poss e s s io n o f th e p la c e r c la im s , end th a t on the 16th day o f December, 1899, he lo c a t e d the Mormon Xode and th a t he has perform ed the- work r e q u ir e d h y la w e v e r s in c e . The same a l l e g a t i o n made in r e s n e c t to t h is c la im is made in r e s p e c t to the o th e r c la im s ; and the fu r t h e r a l l e g a t i o n i s co n ta in ed in the answer th a t on the 6th d a y o f A p r i l 1891, under th e A c t o f January 31, 1891, the d efen d a n t and h i s Xg ra n to rs d id a g a in lo c a t e ahfi c la im s a id "before lo c a t e d QMeHope S a lt P la c e r m in in g c la im . I f a n y th in g new d e v e lo p s , p le a s e a d v is e me . Y ou rs t r u l y .