Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-20
LOCEHAaT WINS WASH
INGTON Mine CASE
Litigation Of Twelve Years
standing Is Brought 20
q Close.
GOOD NEWS FOR BLAND
Pelkcy PcTpelraied Fsaud on the
People Who Grub
sldkod Him.

hf.r laeifc yoan Of relentless
iirhfnN Neuff lOrt larI he's af laet
WUu nul I'D iho Washington mine ease.
probably 600 efairaf iitiaatun ever
Nm'lailnF lfum tho territory. Judge
Ira a Abbott made known hlH c0ncla.
slVt OBJ she matter lest evening, after
having bad ihe case under advlatmgnt
fog mNro Than two months Having
been before ihe courts of The territory
FOR dozen years and twice % the
Supreme court of The United States.
the pt0Elo 90 NeW Mexico ARE almoBt
aa familiar with NE details of the
case a. are parties 10 the suit The
property involved is located in the Co
chln gold mining district. which a
few years agn was the scene of much
activity and many are the tales told
Of fabulous wealth stored there. The
mountains ~ the districts are gopher.
cd 40 full 90 holes az a rnirio dog town
and from every hllo Co brought gold
values AZ one time a stage left the
camp daily bearings pigs OF gold 20
tpc railroad % ho shipped "a tho minis.
This was the result Of the finding OF a
prospect by q man By The name Of
Pelkcy. VINO had been Nfu0.ataked by
Henry iochhaFl aud Ben Johnson.
both vol known residents ol this city.
and strange % say am0ng the very
few Of the many who have had %
DO With The mine and che case siill
alive.
While living on bacon. -four. sugar
and coffee furnished by johnson and
iockhHrt. pclkey discovered some
Ferf rich ore On Bland canyon Hav-
ing had considerable experience in
shining lnikey know ni a glance that
n0 had made no ordinary discovery.
and unknown 90 the men who were
feeding him. ho had two assays made
Of che ore. One revealed a value OF
$500 60 tho ton and the other $4,000
% the ton. q was quite u fnd--too
Good for Lockhart--sO according 20
The findings OF the court. he made
a deal with one Levi Walker to de.
frauf Lockhart and johnson out OF
the interest they were justly entitled
70 according 20 the grubBtakc contract
they had entered into with him. The
scheme was simple. indeed.
iockhart and johnson had implicit
confidence Ia Poikcy and loft 10 20
him 10 have the claim, which had been
originally chrlHiencd the Sampson.
properly hiod upon aad tho necessary
work done On tho property 20 make
their holding good. Instead Of doing
THIS, Polkey, according 20 tho eri.
dence. DID not DO the necessary 90.
aeaamont work and lot the original
claim 20 by default when the ninety
days had elapsed. pclkey'a friend
nlod on the property calling 10 the
washington. This took place Ia 1888,
and the litigation which has Wiat
closed, was begun shortly after that
time, but not until after the mine had
hoon opened up by a shnft $50 feet
deep and about 1000 feet OF develop.
mont work, and $4,000 worth OF ore
taken from q before an Injunction
stopped tho work.
AZ ono time the United States SUI
nreme court decided that f.ockhart,
who had purchased JOhuaon's interest
IN the mlno had lost the leRal title %
me property, che defendants 90 the
suit having secured n patent 10 e, but
the court Unlimited IN it'H decision
mat ne might secure an equitable
title 90 a. This was then sought
The defendants OF lonaloFa and own
rra of the Washington were Low
Walker. Frank Fagley. Chas. pelkoy.
Hub a. Leeds, a. "A. Johnson and y. y.
willis. Fagley, Leeds. Johnson and
Wills were taken into the marty al the
defendants after the Washington ullng
had been made The court ia lis do.
cislOn DEGREES that the nllng was q
fraud Ou Lockhart and that the prDe.
onf owners shall deed tho property
over to i.Ockhart. The court also de-
creed that the right OF the property
hy this patent shall be transferred 10
i.nckhart, and with an the decision
is a great victory f0F The nlainiiH and
3D. attorney, H. u. FERGUSON. Orig
inahY. however. tho suit was pursued
by Warren a Ferguson, When JudRe
Warren died the suit was pursued hy
ftfguaaon.
The present owners Of the Washing.
tou. whose title Dr. affected hy the
c0nria decision, are Al. n. siamm
and She Washington Gold and Silver
Mining company, q corporation, the
former owning unasixiofnih and the
latter holding che remaining fifteen
slxteeniha.
A. io me value OF Che property. an
nner Tor an opilou on % made hy
Wiiliam A. Parrish. the celebrated
Colorado mining expert. after a care
ful examination. viii probably better
explain % than anything else. Mr.
farriah's Ofor vas a25000 10 % said
that there Is an Indication OF iellurium
in TIE mine. which Is a very rare and
rich combination 0f gold and silver
ore
The mine has been idle for more
nan Ten years, pending the tcrmina.
sion ~ me litigation aud now that this
obstacle "a ont uf the way the pros.
rgCis are that ID viii DO put In opera
ton again Immediately This q prob.
ably ho best news lhat could be-
given the little hamlet OF patient poO.
pie mat have been waiting nt bland
Tor something 40 start things going
70 ihe Cochlti district again II has
fefiy been stated thar the Washing
was me first mine opened up Ia
i-Hau'firlct and 20 this may be- added
fhe distinction that q Is probably tho
most valuable In the district. although
its RAJ value o. not known By tho
public. The reopening of the Wash
ingion will mean the reopenlng tho
other large mines of the district. the
Navajo, which has recently fallen into
new hands, especially
The attorneys representing the de-
nilniH. who, hy the way. became do,
ituiauis hy deeds of conveyance aud
p 1ih were w. h Chlldors and " w.
ndisnn
formenis Of letter and Eczema AZ.
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