Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
ANOTHER mpOgrAST MINING CASE
The Dcan RichmGld Against the Famous B-oa- kow and FiIzt Bsstssiy Extension Of the Br0nkow Mines.


 Bronkow Mines
 Another case of considerable import ance in mining circles is that of the Dean Richmond vs. the Bronkow and First Easte-ly Extension of the Bron- kow, and it is likely to attract consider able attention.
 The Old Br0nkov mine is famous, or infamous, from time immemorial, i'll this Territory. In fact, it is more noted as a graveyard than as a mine. Old Bron- kow, the original discoverer of the mine, fell victim to the cupidity of his Maxi- can employees. The house on the claim became smuggling post, and altogether the property obtained an ilI-omened rep utation for murders and FobbeIies com mitted. or supposed to have been com mitted on or in the vicinity Of the old deep shaft Among the supcrstitious portion of the mineis, ghost -SturIes, in relation to the former posscs6ors oi the mine, are numerous. But to many of our readers the incidents in the bloody and eventful history of the Bronkow mine or more familiar than to us.
 The mlne was located and relocated, until now the Courts, frc-l the not very perfect records. VIII e called upon Co UnraVel the cloud of mystery in which the title is euvcloped.
 The rival claims now are the BroRk4w | and First Easterly Extension Of the Bronkow, covering 3O00 feet, ljO0 feet each way from the "deep' shaft of the old location, which was 3iW feet long, and the Dean Richmond claim, which l laps about 'alf an 'alf in each of the first mentioned claims. There was lively struggle between these applicants for a patent, before tLe Land Office Both claims were surveyed last fall after the Land Office was virtually closed by the vacancy in the office of Register, but while the Receiver was la- boring under the impression that he could act in both capacities. The at- tOrnev for the BrOnkOw and First East l erly Extension at. that time presented their papers and they wess filed by the ! Receiver and his receipt given for the ! fees. \ day or so subsequent tEe attor- ney for the Dean Richmond appeared with application for filing in that ease. l On examination of the papers in the BronkoU and First Easterly Extension or the BrOnkow, 1t was found that one Of the papers was wanting. The Re ceiver then took those cases from the ] file and filed the Dean Richmond dp- | plication and issued an order Of pubh- cation as Register ad interim. The pub | hcatiOn was continued until the Re- ceiver vas notified that all hls actions as l Register ad interim were null and void and that all the matters must remain in statue quo until the arrival of a Reg | ister
 This is the situation in which tEenev ! Register found the case upon his arrival ! here. After considering the matter the ! Register arrived at the conclusion that the first filing would have been legal had 1t been made ny the proper officer, and entitled tLe Bgunkow and the First Easterly Extension Of the Brunk0w to 1 priority of filing and publication. He therefore ordered the publication. The ease before the Land Office to-day Is on an appeal from this action of the Regis : fer in ordering the publication of these cases. Of course the matte k beyond the reach of the local land office. Was there any good reason for changing the II | for the courts to decide, and as It lH- wolves the validity of some oi the oldest ! locations in thesoutlcru part of the Ter ritory it will be watched with interest.
 IN THE coUET.
 When the case is tried on the adverse claim in tie courts ir is understood that the Dean Richmond VIII se- up that when the parties located the Brouhow Nnd First Easterly Extension the ground was not relocatable and that even ii it was the required assessment work WIS not kept up so they were legally at hb- erty to locate the Dean Richmond clam. The Bronkow and Eirst Easlerly LZ- tension of the Bronkow people will deny all these allegations and will undertake l to prove that their location was ie-;d and that they have fulfilled all fine legal ! requirements to hold the claims and en- title them to patents.
 The Dean Richmond claimants are D. i <. Criswell. II. ". Hoag and C. J. Hine and A. P. George, Esq, of Tombstone, | is their attorney.
 The Bronkow and First Easte-ly EX- tension of the Bronkow claimants are ! Capt. T. J. JefiOrds, :. R. DeLong and
 l.. \. Fish, and W. J. Osborn, Esq, is l their attorney.