Williams news., 1905-08-26
BRIGHT ANGEL
 TRAIL FIGHT

 Berry trail, is now fighting long drawn out battle with the Grand Canyon railroad that has already attracted much attention, and be- fore it ends may become one of the most celebrated cases in the history of the Arizona courts.
 Reese NJ. Ling, one of the attor neys for Cameron, spent the early part of the week at the Grand Can yon, being in conference there with Cameron regarding certain devel- ments in the case.
 For years the legal controversy between Cameron and the Santa Fe. which owns the Grand Canyon road, has been followed closely by people all over the territory, many of the developments having been sensational, with promise of many more even more so.
 Cameron is now attempting to get a mineral patent for ground on which the famous Bright Angel hotel stands on the rim of the Grand Canyon, overlooking as it does that monstrous natural wonder that people travel thousands of miles to see.
 The patent will not be obtained without hard fight with the Santa Fe, which has already filed an ad- verse and entered a protest, the latter being on the ground that the lands for which Cameron seeks a patent are non-mineral bearing, and therefore not patenta ble under the United States laws.
 ocontrovert this Cameron points to the fact that on each of his claims there are blanket veins, which carry gold, silver and copper ores. He further refers to the fact that a short distance away the late Capt. Buckey O'Neill sold group of copper claims for sum supposed to be between $4O,OOO and $5O,OOO.
 Seven miles away is the property of the Anita Copper company, which has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in development. Cameron some time ago sold a group of claims for $40, 900, short distance away, that are still to be worked with great promise.
 To get possession of this group of claims means much to the Santa Fe, and equally as much to Cam eron. He has been made offers of from $sOOO to $1O,OOO, but consid- CTS that the property is worth much more and that in time he will get it.
 The Bright Angel hotel would re- vert to Cameron should he get the patent. He claims to have located the claims at a date prior to the erection of this hotel. Aside from the value of the ground for mineral and buildings thereon, it is the most suitable location for a hotel over looking the Grand Canyon that can be found anywhere in that section, and is greatly desired by the rail- road company.
 At the next term of court at Flag staff the matter of the adverse filed by the Grand Canyon people to Cameron's application for patent will be heard before Judge R. E. Sloan. The protest will come up as soon as the local land office can fix the date.
 Both sides are preparing for a legal battle when the protest and adverse are heard. Lawyers of ex- ceptional ability in mining law have been retained by each of the litigants, who are in the meantime working hard in preparation for the suit
 Cameron is confident that he will be awarded his mineral patent and obtain possession of the buildings that were erected there after he made his locations many years ago. Since then he has constantly kept up his assessment work from year to year.