Arizona republican., 1899-05-22

For weeks MT. WempIe has been writ ing to relatives in the east iWlO bought Spenazuma stock upon repre- sentations made by agents of the com Cany. His niece. whC resides in M1ca- igan, and has saved considerable money from her earnings as school teacher invested $5,0O0 in this stock, and her father wanted to mortgage ms farm to buy stock but his wife refused 10 sign the mortgage. MT Wemple' s efforts to discourage investment cn the part of his relatives were Of no avail and they are numbered among the vic tfms of this fraudulent mining deal. It was this credulous class whom the agents of Spenazuma sought out, and no doubt many ether residents of Arl- zona will find that friends and rela- lives in the east have fallen into this trap
 Francis M Macmaste-s of Los An geles has purchased the Tres Amigos mine in this county and he will begin at once to make it a producing mine.
 Mining men who own claims and producing mines in the Patagonia dis trict, the Harshaw and Washington camps, are interested in the outcome of the case which is on trial before the United States land court now sitting in Tucson, which involves title to their properties in a cloud of uncertainty. It appears from the evidence that grant was claimed by Mexicans of 2O,- 900 acres Of agricultural and grazing lands, the boundaries of which did not reach the rich mineral districts which have since been opened up- Prospect ors located claims throughout these rich districts and carefully avoided the monuments which marked the conces- sion which the Mexicans claimed. Af- ter years of development some excel lent mines have been made there, but it appears that the lOcators of claims did not calculate the boundaries Of the grant right Instead Of a measly 2O,- 900 acres the grant has grown into gigantic proportions and includes all of the rich mining districts mentioned above. Senator Cameron and Colin Cameron are interested in the great concession which they claim was granted by the government. The gov ernment comedies that a concession was granted and the question which is to be decided is that of its boundary. The fact that the government issued patents fo mining claims as early as 1875 to claim owners in these districts shows that it regarded the concession as purely agricultural and the mineral sections were not included.
 
 This grant is known as the San Ra- fael de la Zanja. If the government loses in this case a blow will be dealt the mining interests of southern Ari- zona which it will not recover from in many years. Investors who have late ly cast their fortunes in those districts will lose faith in the stability of this section of the territory. The mines whose titles are involved in this case and their approximate values follow:
 Worlds Fair, $500,OO0; Duquesne group of seven claims, S1,000,000: Pride of the West Qately purchased by the Westinghouse people,, S125,OO0; Belmont. s100,000; Mowery group, s75,000; Guajolote, s50,000; Pool group. $5O, ,000; San Antonio, $75,000; Hard shell group $5O,CO0; Hermosa, group, $15,000; Trench, S25, Alta, 0,000; American, s1O,0OO; Blue Nose. &, 1000: Bull Whacker, s7,OOO; Olive, s5,0O0; Paymaster. $5,O00; Empire. S4O,000; Silver Bell, $10,0OO; Dave Neal group, S5,000; Ella No. 2, $2;000; Holland, 1 S16,000; Double Standard, S15,000; Wabash, 5000.
  The total valuation of the mining | ing properties mentioned above is 3D. ! 220, 900. These values are inclined to ] be lower than visitor to the districts ! and one who is familiar with the mines would place upon them. The enor- nous wealth represented is but a DOT tion of what these districts contain in an undeveloped condition. Many of i the mines have mills and the most of | them are equipped in some manner fer i mining. The Alta group alone has five thousand feet of work in shafts, 1 tunne.s and drifts, and the Pride of the West is extensively developed and i equipped. The Duquesne properties have the most complete service equip ment of any mine of it's importance in the southwest Sales have been made in these districts of late and it is forg- ing to the front. While there is nat urally an intense interest in the case, mining men believe that the govern n1ent will prove that the boundaries Of the grant were not intended to include the mineral lands upon which patents have been granted from time to time during the past twenty-five years
 GEORGE H. SMALLEY.
 MINING NOTES.
 Tho late George Haarrt houoht tho