Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-07
DEH|N DEIV|sARIzOIVA ARIZONA
 BREACH WITH
 JOHN NJ. JOHNSON
LATTER's CLAIMS ARE RETURN ED TO HIS POSSESSION BY
 COMPANY.
Johnson Demanded That Company Take All Ground That He Had Civ en Option on-Compsny Refused 10 Take More Than One Claim.

It became known in small circle in the city yesterday that the Denn-Ari. zona company had refused the three claims of John M. Johnson which it held an option to purchase.
 On the refused ground is located the drill hole adjoining Naco Road. back of Mir. Jhonson's building, in which eery favorable findings were made carly in the work of Denn-Arizona.
 Beside the claim upon which the drill hole was put down, two other frac- .tional claims were put under option to Denn-Arizona by Mir. Johnson. Tue option as signed between the parties 10 Il was merely what it's name pur- ports. Denn-Arizona being privileged to take or not to take the ground at a stipulated figure.
 The first of the week payments fell event the company desired to take aver such ground. The several claim holders were approached and request ed to extend the time Of payment to the 18th. Money was in bank in this city to meet the payments. but the rep resentatives of the. company on the ground desired that the directors and officers should be here before payment was made These officials are due to reach the city on Sunday, to meet with stockholders in annual session on the 10th All of the claim holders acceded to the extension of time of payment to the 18th with exception of Mir. Johnson.
 His view of the matter was that the payment was due. and he wanted his money at the stipulated time or return 10 him of his property.
 An abrupt break came when the rep resentatives of Denn-Arizon> told him that it would concecS to this insofar as the one claim upon which was the drill hole might be concerned The other two claims upon which option had been taken, they did not desire. their location not being considered good. Mir. Johnson immediately de clared all negotiations off. unless all of the claims were taken.
 Upon this ultimatum, the Denn-Ari- zona people immediately dropped the Johnson claims and returned to MT. Johnson all the papers entered into between them with reference to his property. Tn this shape matters now, stand The company does not consid- CT that the Johnson claims are vital 10 its welfare, according to statement made yesterday It does consider that it would not be doing justice to it's stockholders should it load them up with the two claims additional to the one along the road in order to get the latter. which is admittedly a prom ising claim, but not sufficiently so to warrant the carrying of the other two. This is the company position.
 Mr. Johnson takes the ground that his one claim with the drill hole looks good enough to him to carry the other claims, and that he will not sell the one without the other two accompany ing. He disagrees with the belief expressed by the company that the other claims have not merit, and says he is glad to get all the property back into his hands.
 Outsiders look to see compromise arrangement effected between the Denn-Arizona and MT. Johnson Nei- ther party has as yet taken any step in this direction, but it is pointed out that such action will be a logical re- suit.