The Meeker herald., 1908-10-10
The Miner and Catt|enan
Punched by Pinchot.
Republican Forestry Laws As Applied In Colorado
An Outrage An Old Prospector's Letter
To a Friend Local Instances.

turned down."
A very reputable old-time mining
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, IL totally blind
and otherwise seriously crippled - a
result of blast while mining. in this
county; Redman and MI. J. @. Brooks
located q 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
1909. 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 num-
Der of years with good results ana
the ground has NO value outside of its
mineral. Range Rider, VIM. H Haz
ard. young man without any expert
ence in mining matters, made hasty
and superficial examination the sub.
stance of his report being that 1t was
of no value for mineral; that Il was
taken for timber. and thereupon tho
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 oficia:i
have been unfair and unjust in insist
ing that gravel must measure up to
their set rules Of placer ground, "a
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 E. NJ. is certified to by Geo. j.
Bancroft.
H. r. Adams, president Of the Mint
Mining Z Milling Co.. states IN 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 Ia said to be one OF
the best pieces of mining work In
Summit county: 1t has alreadv been
driven 600 to 100 feet. at total cost
NJ about con n f<Ot. tho urotnd has
no timber on it, being near timber.
line: the few scattering trees on 1t
were cut Off years ago, before 1t came
into possession of the present com.
pany. These patents were firs. hung
up by a range rider, who admitted
that he knew nothing about mineral.
valuable for timber than for mining
purposes, aud 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
tLiS they were uuAOit " oCh eheh
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 M. J. slifka. both men
of extremely limited means. 'I Sep
TENDER, 1905. located Victor. No. 2.
Lode Mining Claim. and two others,
each 150x1. 500 feet In size; they have
well-dehned lead carrying pay ore.
was on Victor No. 2. While thev were
working on the property. the ranger
sold this timber. some eight carloads,
to timber merchant who shipped It
ont of the county to Leadville. leaving
these poor men without timber fo'
their own use. the ranger claiming
that a mineral location held only the
mineral and not the timber on the
ground.
Jas. H. Myers 4 Son. in 1880. To-
Gated the Ruby mining claims near
Frisco, summit county, Colorado. All
Of the timber ON this ground was cut
OF by some charcoal burners previous
to its location. At the time Of the 10
cation they discovered . vein upon
which there is shaft about 100 feet
deep; every rock in the dump Is min
erai-bearinx quartz. assaying from -
to 500 per ton; over the shaft therz
is substantial shaft house. Three
years ago they applied for patent.
putting up the money to pay expenses
Of same; their patent has been hung
up three years. by three different
range riders. none Of whom were ever