Miners Win Hearing Against Northern Pacific Land Grab
After the railroad tried to claim their properties, miners in the Marshall Lake district have secured a hearing before the General Land Office to prove the land is mineral-bearing.
Mining men in the Marshall Lake district, whose properties the Northern Pacific tried to claim, have been notified that their protest has been acknowledged by the General Land Office and a hearing of the case will be given them. The miners do not anticipate any difficulty in showing that the land is mineral bearing.
“The miners do not anticipate any difficulty in showing that the land is mineral bearing.”
The fight over who owns the land and its resources echoes today's battles between corporations and local communities over mining, water, and public lands. Then as now, a hearing is only the first step in a long struggle.
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