El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-26
HEAVY CLAIM
FOR DAMAGES
BY DISCOVERIES Of the Cinco
De Mayo Mine
FILED AGAINST MEXICO.

John James Wants S5OO,OOO Indemni-
ty For Fifteen Of the One Hundred
Shares Held By Him.-He Asserts
That Colonel Garcia Illegally Seiz-
ed the Property.
1t is reported that John James, Zone of
the discoveries of ihe cele brate Cibc
de Mayo mine in Sonora, lis miles
from Casss Grsndes, has filed with the
secretary of state q claim against
the Mexican government for $500, 900
damages.
The Lordsburg Liberal contains the
following concerning the claim for in
demnity:
A FORTUNE IN SIGHT.
"John James, who formerly worked
at Pyramid, and who drilled the we'll,
against ass .se set Mexicsn on' ol.i% du
of which he expects to get
very rich in the near future. Some
time ago he. with his partners, dis
covered the Cinco de Mayo mine in the
mountains of Mexico which are q con.
tinustion of the STEMS Peak range.
The mine proved to be q very rich one.
In few days, at one time, James
took out two car loads of ore,
which went $1,000 per car of Mexican
money. the main value being in silver.
Some of the Mexican authorities heard
OF the richness of the property and en-
deavored to make trouble for the own
ere. However, the owners got the min
ing authorities out to the mine, the
papers were made out properly, the
limits of the property were properly
marked, and the owners put
everything was ali right and went on
with their work. Shortly after this
Colonel Garcia, an officer in the Mex
ican army, appeared with q number of
soldiers, drove James and his partners
off the ground and took possession.
Sipcs then the colonel has been ship
ping great deal of rich ore.
James and his partner have put the
ma tier in the hands of the secretary of
state and claim has been made against
the Mexican government for dam.
ees and James thinks he will get the
money in q very short time. He owns
l5 of the 100 shares into which the
nine is divided, and wants $500, 900 in
American gold for the damage he has
by the illegal act of the Mexi-
IAN army officer in driving him away
ron rom % sis +, property P and taking posses
The Cinco de Mayo is now being
operated by A. ]. King under . lease
If five years which he procured from
Colonel Garcia. He is constantly TAX
ng out large quantities of very val
liable silver ore and ships on an aver
IRe'a car load weekly.
The ore which King is now shipping
md has been shipping for q long time
fields 600 to 800 ounces Of silver TO
he ton. The mine is regarded by ex-
,erts as one of the most valuable
properties in Mexico.
A mining man, yesterday, in CONVEX
alton with HERALD reporter, said
hat in his opinion no damages could
'e collected from the Mexican gov
rnment by the discoverer and ori-
,inal owners of the Cinco de Mayo.
"The mining claim" he explained,
is located In thebFree Zone and was
enounced for the discoverer in the
anne of q Mexican who was in desrep-
lte with the government.
"The fight over the title has already
cen tried by the low
r courts of Mexico and Garcia's title
ustained by the courts. 1t Is under
TODD that James will appeal" Garcia
an extensive land owner md holds
asst tracts OF land in that portion of
ne republic.