The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-30
A GROUP OF GOLD MINES,
How a Specific Contract to
Purchase the Property
Was Made.
Suit to Compel the Fulfillment
of an Agreement Of
Record.

The treasures of earth enrich the Pine
B1anco group OF gold mines in Tuolumne
County. John n. Linehan, who has been
prospecting and exporting mines fol-
thirty years, told such stories of the
wealth of gold in this group that his re,
port read like fable. Mr.. Colby, cap
italist from Denver, representing men oil
opulence and influence in New York, went
to the mines near Sonora with Linehan,
and when returning answered, like the
Queen of Sheba after her visit to Solo,
mon, that half had not been told.
In order to possess these riches Godby,
on behalf of his associates, commissioned
Henry w. Chase to negotiate for the pur-
chase of the property.
According to a complaint filed in the
Superior Court yesterday, wherein Chase
was the plaintiff and the defendants were
J. L. Ross, P. P. Cham berlain, Annie
Kline Pikert, Alvinza Hayward and
Charles Lane, the three first-named de-
PENDANTS agreed on April IL, 1895, to dis
pose of the mines to the plaintiff. The
agreement or contract was duly recorded.
Chase agreed to deposit $500 IN the
First National Bank, of which Samuel g.
Murphy is president, and the defendants
nClC " OcpOSlt uctQS w buc property.
The question of title, should any doubt
arise, was to be settled by the California
Title Insurance Company. On the execu-
ton of deeds for transfer of the property a
sum of 100000 should be paid. 1t was
agreed as to future and final payments
that S42 800 should be paid in six months
and 1000 in twelve months. Promissory
notes secured by mortgages on the mining
property were to be given.
Tho rN1oip+iff H. y, Il
is now able and ready to fulfill all the
conditions of the contract, and SO notified
the defendants, but the defendants replied
that they would not perform the same.
According to the story in the complaint,
AlvinZa Hayward and Charles Lane claim
to have in the Pine Blanco group some
right or title. but Chase AYERS that the
right or title is subsequent and subject to
the rights of the plaintiff. Therefore, the
plaintiff, through his attorneys, Delmas e.
Shortridge and III. K. Mitchell, ask that
the court compel the defendants to per-
form the contract specified.
The papers In the case do not bring to
light the negotiations between Mr.. Chase
on one side and Mr.. Godby of Denver on
the other. 1t is ascertained from other
sources, however, that Godby and his as
sociates agreed to pay Chase for eight
mines of the group-one mine being re-
served-a sum largely in excess of the
amount specified in the contract which the
plaintiff entered into with the three de-
PENDANTS.
The mines are so rich that valuation of
$3.50 900 is regarded as below rather than
above the true mark. Whatever the worth
of the property may be Alyinza Hayward
and Charles Lane managed by some
process unknown to Mr.. Chase and his
attorneys to get possession of the group,
and they are reported to be working the
mines. There is no record in Tuolumne
County of the transfer of the property to
and Lane, hence the manner by
which they obtained possession is a mys-
tery which the court may solve.