Mohave County miner., 1908-05-02

Many of the old stockholders of the Blue Ridge mining company have com mbined aud are to bring suit for the recovery of their interest in what is now known as the Tom Reed mines. Several years ago the owners of the Tom Reed and Ben Harrison mines, two miles southwest of Goldroad en- tered into an agreement by which the mines were taken over by corpora tion then in existence known as the Blue Ride mining company. The own CTS were to receive part cash and part stock in exchange for their interests in the mines. A shaft was sunk 140 feet and mill was built, but the prop erty was mortgaged to do the work and build the mill. This mortgage was foreclosed and the old stockhold- CTS apparently lost out. Now, it is claimed, the Tom Reed company comes up with the title deeds of the property and practically the same board of di- rectors as composed the directorate of the Blue Ridge company. It is probable that there will be stubborn contest over the property and that it may be tied up for long time. The mine is just now in good ore and the mill is turning out bullion. Eli Hilty, of Kingman, was one of the discoverers of the mines.
 E. B. Smith and A. N. Baumann, of Fremont, Ohio, arrived in Kingman Tuesday last and departed to Needles the following day, from which place they will visit the mines of the Swiss American mining company, in which they are heavily interested. The mines compose a group of claims near Vivian, this county. Among the group is the Ben Doran and Uncle Sam claims At the time of the discovery of the Ben Doran considerable excitement was created on account of the wonder ful richness of the surface ores, mug gets of pure gold being found at var ious places along the outcrop. The property was sold to the Swiss Ameri- can company by the discoverers, Jeff Lane and M. F. Wilkinson for good sum of money. Since passing into the possession of the new company consid- erable work has been done on the property and it is probable that as soon as electric power can be arranged for more work will be mapped out.
 Fred Brawn and Fred Coolidge re- turned the first of the week from a prospecting trip into the country be- low Bill Williams Fork. They visited Parker and viewed the great bridge that is being built to span the Colo rado river and were struck with it's lmmensity. All the abutments have been completed and the work of erect ing the superstructure is under way. When completed it will be one of the largest bridges in the west. Owing to lack of water the gentlemen were un- able to cover the territory mapped out before leaving Kingman. Consider able activity was noticed in and around the mines of Bill Williams Fork.
 A contractor has gone to the Weav- CT mining district, where he will in vestigate the possibilities of building series of dams for the purpose of con, serving the flood waters of that re zion. The Salt Lake people, who are operat- ing the Temple mines, are at the head of the movement, and if feasible, pro- pose to utilize the waters for farming, mining and other purposes. Estimates will be made of the cost of the dams and the proposition will be submitted Lake for their action.
 It is quite probable that within a short time T. R. Garnier will begin active development work on group of mines in Wallapai mountain. As says from outcrops of the veins have piven big returns and the mines being in one of the most favorable localities of the mountain, work can be carried on throughout the summer. MT. Gar nier is now in Los Angeles conferring 2 with his associates.