Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-01

SOME DeLIMAR DOINGS.



Flummcr's Men Reported - Have
Blswn Up tIse Stoddard uine.
Boise Mail
a genuine sensation was created
at DeLamar last Monday morning by
: report that, under orders issued by
Captain Plummer, manager Of the
DeLamar Mining company, Mr. Ok
man, foreman Of the mine, had taken
crew Of men, and proceeding 10 the
Stoddard, one Of the DeLamar group,
had placed shot 1t the bottom Of
the shaft and blown out large guam
tity of rock, boulders and air pipes
and otherwise demolished and injur-
ed the mine. The circumstances
leading up to this act are as follows:
The Stoddard is an old location pat
ented before the DeLamAr mine was
anything more than prospect, and
containing within its boundary lines
the only outcropping of ore shown in
that immediate section Of country.
Up to within q year the mine was
owned by G. NJ. Hays and Tim Re-
gan, of Boise, MIR. Hays owning
three fifths and Mr.. Regan two-fifths.
Mr.. Hays sold his interest last spring
to the DeLamar Mining company for
$4,000, leaving Mr. Regan, who re-
fused to sell, in possession Of two
fifths interest.
The Stoddard mine was, immedi-
ately after the purchase OF Mr.. Hays
interest, annexed TO the DeLamaI
group by which it is surrounded. Il
is located in the southeastern portion
of the group and within its borders
lies the famous lodges from which the
immense amounts of rich ore have
been extracted both by Captain d.
Lamar, before the sale of his mine
and by the English company since.
Very little development work wal
done by Messrs. Regan & Hays be.
fore the sale, but since that time Mr.
Regan has gone down on the ledg.
and run tunnel in far enough to dis
cover that the DeLamar Mining com
pany we're extracting large bodies o
ore from mine, IN which he owned
two-fifths interest, and had beer
doing so for long time past; in fact
were doing SO when the mines wer,
owned by Captain J. r. DeLamar.
Mr.. Regan says that he proposes
to assert his rights as an American
citizen, and despite the attempt at in
timldation, to continue work on hi
end of the mine, go into the Della
mar workings and find out to wha
extent he has been robbed and thel
proceed to make both the DeLama
Mining company and Captain Della
mar pay him twc-ffths of the profit
of all the ore taken from the min
since they broke over its boundaries
This, he says, will amount to over
million dollars.
Mr.. Regan is now in this city il
consultation with his attorney, R. 2
johnson, and will proceed as he di
rects. He claims to have law an
equity on his side and will not. as tn
DeLamar company seem to hope, re
sort to acts of violence to gain wha
he believes to rightfully belong t
him.
A representative of the Evenin
Mail was at Silver City when tn
blowing up of the Stoddard mine a
DeLanar was reported to have bee
done. Men from DeLamar, VIII
came to Silver City, reported that e,
c,tement was running high there, an
that ten men volunteered, if Mr.. RI
gan gave the word, to ride Captai
Plummer out of town on rail. NJ
Regan cautioned everybody to b
quiet and let the law take its cours
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Blackmal
of Banner, arrived here last Sunda
and went down to the capital yestel
day, where they will remain coup
of days, and then return to the Basi
to spend couple or three weeks wi,
friends. Mr.. Blackman called on tt
WoRLD and startled the entire fort
by paying for his paper up to Apr
J 1894. 1t took our breath away f
the reason that it was something {
uncommon in this county. Most
our subscribers think they are doir
remarkably well if they lag no mo
than two or three years behind Il
point in time that would bring the
even. Mr.. Blackman has been in ii
employ of the Elmira company f
many years as blacksmith, and aft
being steadily employed so long W
now enjoy short vacation.
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3 John Merrill, of Placerville, Del
! .4:o o..I,lotn Co.. ,bo Hnpca