The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-21
WORK YOUR CLAIMS.

We advise any one owning mining
property here to work it to their ut
most capacity. In short time there
will be such demand for property IN
this camp as never was known before,
and property with the most develop
ment will receive the greatest atten-
ton from capitalists-as the time is
past for selling undeveIoped mines
at fabulous figures. Most any claim
in camp with a reasonable amount of
development will prove to be valuable
property as those that have been
worked this summer have already
proved. Some will say who have
property here that, "Well, l don't
propose to do anything more than my
legal assessment, for under the pres
ent state of affairs one can't tell any
thing about whether he can hold
property here, owing to the reserva-
ton question. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that in case we are on the res
ervation that the government will not
make some provision, whereby a
mans title will be perfected when the
reservation is thrown open for settle
ment, which will be in the fall at the
latest. There is too much capital al
ready invested here and too many
men of influence and position, got
means invested here to suffer their
tsjeopardized without making some
effort to protect. There are at least
three of Garfeld's cabinet who have
interest in mining property here, be-
sides men throughout the country of
eminence and position.
Another thing, the question of title
with reference to the rerervation is
never questioned here, and the far
ther east you go the more you hear Of
it. In Denver, Chicago and New
York they discuss 1t. but men who
have been here all the time and work
ed hard for what they have got never
entertain the question at all. There
is moral law existing that our peo-
pie recognize and respect each others
just rights. 1t would not be very
healthy for any one to come here and
undertake to jump property or unfair
ly possess themselves of other mems
rights. 1t is we'll known fact now
from little transaction last week that
we find there is strong organization
of mine owners and miners who are
determined to have mems rights re-
spected. We learn also that there has
been several disputes settled by them
quietly and unknown 20 the outside
world, which would, if not taken in
hand, have gotten into the courts,
perhaps cause bloodshed and give our
camp another setback, such as re-
ceived some weeks ago in mining
suit.
OF course great many disputes
arise over the relocation of property,
which is entirely different from jump
ing, although it is commonly called
dumping" There is a vast differ
ence between the two. Reloca-
ton means the re-staking of a claim
that has not the proper assessment
work done, or in some way not COM
piled with the legal requirements of
law, which naturally throws it open
for relocation to any one. "Jump-
ing means the taking ofproperty by
force and holding forcible possession
of the same bulldog like. The latter
there has never been any done, and
from what we can learn it would not
be very healthy for any one to under
take, and no we'll meaning citizen
will ever attempt it, that has any in
terest IN the prosperity of the camp at
stake. The former, it is true, has
been practiced to a certain extent,
but we do not know an instance with
one or two exceptions, where the
original owners have proved conclu-
sively that they have complied with
the requirements Of law, but what
they have been reinstated, and if they
have not, why they have to suffer the
consequences. But on the other hand,
if a man does not think enough of a
claim to work good and fair assess
ment whv he ought to lose II hut