Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-06-16
INDICTMENT QUASHED.
Case Against Sarah E. Young, John Young
and Henry Holt, of Red River, for Pre-
venting an Adverse Claim Survey,
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Dismissed in the U. s. Dis
trict Court.
o In the ease of The United States YER
Sus Sarah Il. Young, John Young and
Henry Helt, of Red River, for interior
ing with and preventing the survey for
an adverse claim by a Z. S. deputy
mineral surveyor, the indictment was
quashed and defendant released.
Defendants were charged with having
forcibly opposed and prevented L. $,
Mineral Deputy Surveyor David M.
White from executing Il survey for an
adverse claim on the Stella group of
mines. relocated as the Last Chance
groupin Red River district, Taos county.
As there seems to have been misrep-
resentation concerning the case, and as
defendants have been to much expense
and trouble in this matter the facts have
been CLEANED for the benefit of the min
ers of the Red River mining district where
the defendants have their domicile and
the miners of the territory to whom
such cases are of interest.
The mining property over which con-
tention has arisen between the Ioungs
and an eastern syndicate, was originally
known as the Stella group of lode
claims, situate about two and One-half
miles southwest from the town of Red
River and located by b. j. Young, hus-
band of the defendant Sarah Z. Young.
The locations were made in the early
part OF 1896, and some work was done on
the property, but the claims were not
surveyed and recorded as required by
law to protect them.
Mr.. Young being possessed OF but a
modest amount of means, did not feel
able to develop the claims into produc-
ing mines, and was therefore induced to
transfer his individual rights to the
property to a mining company organized
by and composed of a syndicate OF Phila-
delphia gentlemen who represented that
they possessed and could raise sufficient
cash for the company to develop and
patent the mines and build a suitable
mill, at or near the mines so as to treat
the product at the least possible cost to
the company. Mr.. Young accepted 20
per cent of the capital stock of the pro-
posed new company as part considera-
ton for all his rights in the property.
The result was that a company was
Incorporated by eastern capitalists, who
took charge of the claims and manage
ment.
The officers of the company were re-
peatedly informed of the faulty condi-
ton of the title and requested to make
amended surveys and record the certiti-
Gates, etc, but this they failed to do nor
did they develop the mines, or build the
mill. There is no doubt about the fact
that the eastern incorporators did at
tempt to send money to Red River for
the purpose set forth in the contracts,
but the money did not get to the prop
erty and consequently the rights to the
claims became forfeited. simply for want
of protection.
So far all parties to the transaction
were losers, except those who got the
cash and appropriated it.
Mrs. Sarah E. Young then re- located
the group of claims for herself in her
own name.
The facts are. that long after the
disputed property had been relocated
by Mrs. Sarah E. Young. two or three
of the leading officers of the Red Riv-
er Mining company made and signed
another contract to reorganize and re-
sumo business on the Last Chance lode
mining claim. as relocated by Mrs.
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