The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-07

For the past few days. since Captain
j. R. De Lamar's visit to Salt Lake
city, a number of private conferences
have been held between the captain
and the officers of the Brickyard Min
ing company, but it WIS not until last
night that the business between them
was brought to close by an adjust
ment of all differences and concessions
that are advantageous to all con-
cerned.
The readers of The Herald are well
aware of the feet that a legal warfare
has been pending between parties
claiming title TO the properties en-
braced in the Brickyard group, located
on some of the most valuable ground
In Mercur; ar that a company was
formed for its development, known as
the BricIyard Mining and Milling COM
which were John Dern, z. H. Airs,
Colonel z. D. Wall and other we'll
known mining men; while on the other
hand the Viking Mining company.
claiming a, title to a large portion Of
the ground embraced in the group,
were about to institute legal proceed
ings to quiet title, when they sold their
interests to Captain J. R De Lamar,
the owner of the Golden Gate mine
one of the best known and successful
mining men in the west.
This was the condition of affairs
when Captain De Lamar arrived in the
city last week, and the frequent con-
situations held between himself and
0essrs. Dern. Airs and Wall were in
reference to the compromising of She
differences existing between them,
which was happily Consummated last
night.
Besides the compromise there was a
consolidation Of interests, and as a
result of the deal, Captain De Lamar
conveyed TO the Brickyard company a
group Of four claims. comprising the
Sullivan, the Vulture, the Protective
Tariff and the Lady May lodes. which.
with the group Of four claims com
prising the Brickyard group, takes in
all the country between the Golden
Gate and Rover mines.
In consequence OF this compromise
and consolidation, the Brickyard com
pany will soon be re-organized, and
its capital stock increased from 81 000-
600 to s., OOO,O 900, and at the same time,
there viii probably be some change in
the official roster Of the company, and
IL its directory.
1t is the intention to continue the
development Of the Brickyard group
and acquired properties, but upon
larger scale. At present Captain De
Lamar is driving three drifts in the
Golden Gate mine towards the Brick
yard group; and these drifts which
are in ore, are only $50 feet distant
from the dividing line between the two
properties, and The Herald is informed
that these drifts will be continued into
the BricI1yard group for its develop
ment, and that it will not take long to
push them there, as the work will be
prosecuted with machine drills.
1t is a happy ending of what a week
ago appeared TO be a war to the bitter
end between the contending parties
From every indication it was a case
where each foeman was to meet an
adversary worthy of his steel, but.
ALI is well that ends we'll" for a case
that is settled out of court rather
than in it, is more satisfactory all
around.
There is nothing that hurts a mining
camp more than ssubboTnly fought
lawsuit, especially where the ground
in controversy is rich in mineral; and