The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-06
Lueania and ~ p. n.

A letter has been received by this pa.
per from Secretary J. A, Wright of the
Lucania Transportation, Tunnel, Minin &
and Drainage company, regarding an ar
ticle in the Siftiugs- News of the issue OF
March 9 concerning the Lucania tunnel
and the u z. r vein. The letter says
that we have placed the tunnel company
IN false light and the writer desires to
correct an erroneous impression in regard
20 the position of the tunnel company.
For the benefit of those interested We will
quote from the letter:
Editor Idaho Springs Siftings News.
"My attention has been called to an ar
ticle appearing in your issue CT March gu
and referring to the development aud
operation Of the L P. X property through
the Lucania tinnel, which creates an er-
roneous Impression regarding the posi-
ton of the Lucania com pany in this mat
ter. By quoting couple OF sentences
from long letter written Mr.. ID. II.
Louderback you nave placed the Lucanla
company before your readers IN IA st
light. l have concluded therefor, to
set YOU .Ight on this matter.
at Is quite true that the officers Of the
Lucania company are not prepared TO adj
nit that some particular vein encoun-
tered bv he Lucania tunnel is the u. T.
K. vein, There seems to be at least a
reasonable doubt regarding the identity
of any one of a numl er of veins encoun-
tered by the tunnel This fact is strik-
lngly exemplihed in this case as the rep
resentatlve OF the L. p. X. COMPANY
positively elaine d as the U. p X, lode d
la~ f,,,,,Ir.-I E..at
the one which is now claimed on behalf
of this company The uncertainty re
garding the matter would therefore seem
not to be confined wholly to those in
charge of Lucania affairs
AS stat ed in our letter TO Mr.. Louder
back, the Lucania comptuy is willing to
afford every facility tor the development
Of this vein to the point OF determining
its identity and ownership. We are
offering every convenience which can
be provided by the Lucana company
for doing this work in satisfactory and
economical manner. The only right
the Luraula company reserves ana the
only restriction imposed Is that the work
shall be couhned to development only
for the purpose of determining the
strike and dip of the lode aud location
OF It's apex. When these facts have
is ready to provide facilities for mining
the property and mark citing its product
up to any reasonable extent.
In order to protect itself, however, the
Lucana company must necessarily re-
strict th- operation OF the property to
work Of determining the ownership OF
the vein until this shall have been es-
tablished beyond a reasonable doubt.
Should the Lucania company permit
the extraction OF a large amount OF ore
from vein whose ownership was in
question it might find itself in a serious
perdicament, as you can readily under
stand.
am writing you these facts not for
the purpose of entering into a controver-
sy over the ownership of this particular
vein, or any other, but for the purpose
of giving you clear understanding what
the position of the Lucania company is
and what its policy will be in this case
ard all others of similar character.
The Lucania company desires the sup
port and cooperation of every property
owner along its right of way and it will
afford every facility for establishing the
identity and ownershi p of the veins en-
countered from time to time and for the
operation of these veins as soon as the
facts have been established.
Very truly yours,
J. A. WRIGHT,