The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
Mining in Nevada

The Mcnamara company, operating
IN the Tonopah district, has declared
dividend of $4,000, payable March L,
with the expectation of several monthly
dividends to follow at the same rate.
The Round Mountain Nugget said
aoout developments at the Round
Mountain district:
The Antelope lease in which the Round Noun
tam development company is interested. has been
extended TO one year, Holland & Gentry have Sc
cured lease on the combination ground. On
the Wiley View claim OF the Round Mountain
mining company Thomas Gordon and c. W Gar
rett have been prospecting for some time, with
view to securing q lease. The company has
faFofanly considered the application. Gordon X
pan heavily of free gold The ground is on the
western slope Of Stebbins hill. not far from
the blocks being worked by Lawrence Morrin and
William F. Kennedy, both Of whom are sink
ing shafts.
The Matty lease on the Black Hawk claim is
continuing to drift at the bottom of its shaft.
and some good values are reported. There is
change TO record in the Wade lease the Mari
posa claim. which continues in good grade Of
milling ore.
The old Madigan lease has made test run OF
about $50 tons through the Daisy mill recently,
but returns have not been made public
Advices from Louis ID. Gordon. president OF the
Round Mountain homestake mining company. who
is at present residing in Salt Lake City, indicate
that work will be resumed
The Goldfeld News said that the
clean up of the Round Mountain mill
in January amounted to sSS,600, as
against $4,000. for. December.
According to the Goldfeld Tribune
the litigation between the Consolidated
mines company and the Frances Mo
haWk leasing company involves Sl2o,-
600 and a legal decision concerning
what is implied by the phrase miner
like fashion,:
On March 1. before Judge Stevens of the dis
trict court and a jury, the case viii be ealled
for trial. The action is perhaps the most I'M
portant of its kind ever brought in NeFaaa.
and its disposition by jury will settle many
mooted points in practical mining The big
corporation has tied up the fortune gained, and
the leasing concern is striving TO retain IT, The
parent company makes dozens Of allegations
about the Frances Mohawk people not mining
In proper manner. The lease OF the Frances
MOHAWK on the Mohawk property. proved ,,l 20
field treasure trove encountered and
feverish oprations ensued. When the lease
finally terminated at midnight a marvellous
record for production had been established
Then came the reaction. The Consolidated
Mines company asserted some days after the
lease had terminated that the Frances Mohawk
concern had not operated its ground In a proper
and minerlike fashion. The charge was male
that the deep workings in the lease had been
left IN such manner as to render them dan
gerous TO life and limb. During the final days
| OF the lease the parent corporation says that
pillars pulled down in the haste Of the
lessees to extract much possible, and
that the identity of many ore bodies was de-
streyed by indiscriminate gouging and blasting
Places where some Of the richest rock was tx
tracted said to have been left unprotected
by timbers. In short the lease abandoned
in such condition that the Consolidated com
pany found itself facing a big expense to re-
store the workings to their proper condition.
All of this was stated to be IN violation OF the
terms OF the lease.
When the Frances Mohawk got S125. 900 in
the bank the Consolidated promptly fled dam
age suit and attached the funds Mr.. Maeken-
zie promptly furnished a bond for the release OF
the attachment Judge Langan of the district
court held that this bond sufficient for the
purpose, but the Consolidated Mines company
asserted that the suretieS are not sufficiently
responsible TO guarantee payment in case The
Frances Mohawk lost out and placed the bond
matter in the supreme court.
1t is likely that the trial on its merits win
consume at least two weeks. and almost every
fore the jury