The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-26

pAscA1ITY NEEDING ATTENTION

I. has developed recently that one CONN. acting presumably IL DC
half Of organized backing, has been operating In TINS camp IN -" ""S
q "a a Questionable way, and has aroused the rgnteouS "i~'n '" : NUM-
,r q mining men who have come into camp and located claims s00d
- =. ,n.,. one in their development From current reports cof-
sr.s scheme is to make locations near valuable ground DO his WORK %
the lines or even upon the ground Of his neisnDor' d resS'ui'' u .sA
mr. title suve over the valuable ground In question ID Apply WI "
na..nt BY publishing in some paper other than the recognized patent
Medium IL is possible for him TO get his patent dverSishs 'mousH
w,,bou. betnsd detected, and after the patent is issued, become possessed
4 his nsighbor's ground before what has happened is realized
II Is claimed by members of the Moose aOdheld company, that oof-
IN last March located a shaft 27 feet from the endline of their claims
did the necessary work, surveyed for a patent and included IN nc survey
147s feet o the Moose claim. Advertisement for patent wa hen pub
Hshed in a Columbia paper, instead Of the recognized patent paper o.
the camp here in Goldheld, and it was by merest chance a Tn CT
car to the knowledge of the Moose people. After this company as
,egal possesaou of its ground, having located it a full year before Comm
arrived IN the scene, and having complied with every legal requirement,
it is put to the expense of advertising, and the expense in this instance
is estimated, will be in the neighboThood u $AoW. Enc moo'e VAIN
the patent is relocated as the Julia.
If this were the only instance Of the kind in comns operations, "
might possibly be regarded a a mistake. But there ar severa!
instances of the same kind which justify the charge that it is a bold o
spiracy to steal valuable ground belonging to others. For instance the
party in question went upon the ground Of the Nightensale group .
located the two claims Of the company a tne ano IAnS
and in the absence of the Nightingale owners, did the necessary WORK.
surveyed for a patent and the legal notice Is now running IN TN a
paper mentioned above. The Nightingale people were in legal posses
sion of the property, having performed every requirement OF Ia" It's
said, but recently have not worked the ground, oo nt KNOW VI ee
operations of the jumpers.
It is understood that n of the best known operators of the camp
also suffered from the tactics of this nal Coffin, a s well as have others
on Columbia mountain and It Diamondfed and other localities. Comm
is a much wanted man, but it seems that he is not in evidence, having set
his plans. IN operation, and then, according !" snose m'eleS'0o' i"s 2s
country to await developments
It is supposed that Comns scheme is wherever possible to get his
patents through before being detected, and when once In possession OF
a patent, to stand pat, as the man with the patent occupies a almost
impregnable position. But If he be detected in the act, then II com
promise with the lawful owners, on the theory that the latter would
rather ray a tribute than go to the expense and annoyance Of adverse
proceedings.
If the facts are a have been reported tic this paper, n o punishment
would be too severe for such daSardly operations. No camp should
tolerate any man or set of men who come in as highwaymen and rob
others of their rightful property, by whatever process or technicalty of
the law. It is a shame and outrage that men who in good faith locate
and establish legal rights to property should be made the victims Of
harpies and pirates who hover around after the camp has been proven,
with the view to preyng upon the unsuspecting locators of valuable
properties. AS a rule this camp has been comparatively free from such
rascalty. Rights have been respected and the custom of the camp has
been the law. But here seems to be an exceptional lease that should be
attended to.