Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
The Miner and Catt|eman
PinChed by PinChot
Republican Forestry Laws As Applied In Colorado
An Outrage An Old Prospector's Letter
To Friend Local Instances.

itably nearly 80 years ago, ye. were
turned down."
A very reputable old-time 'minine
engineer, who wishes his name with
held, knows of a number of cases in
Park county, in which great injustice
has been done by the forestry lureau
by unwarranted interference in grant.
ing patents on mineral land. One Mi
Redman, an old-timer, is totally blind
and otherwise seriously crippled as a
result of blast while mining, in this
county; Redman and Mr.. ]. G. Brooks
located a number of claims in 1879
worked these claims many years, un.
til 1901. in hopes of finding solid for.
nation; from paintings made from dit.
ferent places on the ground, they got
good colors and some coarse gold; in
1902, they changed thetir location to
placer ground of but little value for
timber, in direct line of the mineral
belt; placer claims patented and un-
patented have been worked for a mum.
ber of years with good results ana
the ground has no value outside of its
mineral. Range Rider VIM. II Haz
ard, young man without any expert
ence in mining matters, made a hastv
and superficial examination the sub.
stance of his report being that it was
of no value for mineral; that It was
| taken for timber, and thereupon the
entry was suspended; this put these
men to great expense; they had sever
al hearings and the matter was finally
referred to Washington patent still
hanging. The government official
have been unfair and unjust in insist
ing that gravel must measure up to
their set rules of placer ground, as
found in certain localities along the
river. All of the ground is mineral
ground, valuable for mineral and moth.
ing else. The character and standing
of this f. NJ. is certified to by Geo. J.
Bancroft.
H. r. Adams, president of the Mint
Mining & Milling Co., states il le.-
ter that his company, three years ago
applied for nine patents, on nine
claims, along the line of the Mint tun-
mel, which tunnel is said to be one OF
the best pieces of mining work IN
Summit county; it has ALREADY been
driven 600 to 700 feet. at total cost
of about $40 foot; the ground has
no timber on it, beng near timber
line; the few scattering trees on 1t
were cut of years ago, before il came
into possession of the present COM
pany. These patents We're frs. hung
up by range rider. who admitted
that he knew nothing about mineral
first, on the ground that il was more
valuable for timber than for mining
purposes, ahG second, that sufficient
work had not been done to justify /
patent. The company has spent se,-
eral hundred dollars in hearings and
attorneys fees, but as yet have not
received their patents. On account OF
this they were unable to sell their
treasury stock, work has been sus-
pended and the company is about to
go out of existence, with great loss
to stockholders.
l.. Sauer and NJ. J. Slifka. both men
of extremely limited means. IT. Sep.
tember. 1905. located Victor. No. 2.
Lode Mining Claim. and two others,
each 150x1 800 feet in size; they have
a well-defined lead carrying pay ore.
Considerable standing dead timbe.
was on Victor No. 2. While thev were
working on the property, the ranger
sold this timber. some eight c'rloads.
to timber merchant who shipped Il
out of the county to Leadville, leaving
these poor men without timber fo'
their own use, the ranger claiming
that mineral location held only the
mineral and not the timber on the
ground.
Jas. II. Myers & Son, in 1890. To-
Gated the Ruby mining claims near
Frisco, Summit county, Colorado. All
OF the timber on this ground was cut
off by some charcoal burners previous
to its location. At the time OF the 10
cation they discovered Il vein upon
which there is shaft about 100 feet
deep; every iock in the dump is min
eral.bearing quartz, assaying from 81
to 500 per ton; over the shaft ther-
is a substantial shaft house. Three
years ago they applied for n patent.