Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-01-27
SUPERIOR GLOBE
COMPANY SENDS
OFFICERS
Claim Jumping Causes
Trouble In ella
County

and secretary, respectively, Of the Su
perior q Globe Copper Company, at
ter visit here Of nearly week, dur
ing which time they inspected th,
company's mining property, left foi
the east Friday morning. II was Mr.
Sclden's first visit TO Globe, and be
fore leaving he expressed himself a,
not only favorably impressed with tn,
camp. but highly pleased with tn,
company's property as well. Both
Mr.. Cbynoweth and he are satisfied
that the company has secured ground
Of great prospective value, and are
confident that with intelligent and
systematic development an important
copper mine viii be opened up. and in
this opinion several local mining men
Of standing concur.
Henry V. Smell, who was appointed
general manager for the Superior &
Globe company, il NOW in Michigan
comforting with other directors Of the
company in regard to the development
work about 10 be undertaken. aud up.
on his return 10 Globe the work will
be promptly started and pushed with
vigor. IL has practically been decided
TO sink hrec.compartment shaft to
"a depth of 1000 feet, and open levels
every one hundred or two hundred
feet below 800 feet. Other work of
an exploratory character will also be
carried on. At the present time the
claims are bcing surveyed for the pur.
pose of locating the outcrops and oh
tanning the necessary data to make
application for patent.
The Superior q Globe property is
well situated, adjoining the Yuma
claim of the Old Dominion company.
aud the Mineral Farm, on the north.
east. and Immediately north of the
holdings of the Arizona Michigan Min.
ing Company. Tne Big Johnny
O'Dougherty-Yuma fault runs through
the Superior a Globe for "A length Of
three claims, or 1900 feet, and is strong
and persistent. aud is richly imprep.
mated with iron. This fault where
prospected ON tho Superior & Globe
grounds, shows silver values and n
small percentage of copper On the
Old Dominion property this vein has
proven very productive of copper down
to water level, the limit of develop.
ment in deptn, aud the ore taken out
mas been for the most part high grade.
IL Is understood that the Old Domin.
ION management holds high opinion
OF the value Of the company's loca- |
IONS on this fault and in all probable
ity viii during the current year install !
a power plant with pumps and hoist. |
ing machinery of adequate capacity
'or tne development Of the property
at considerable depth.
The Superior & Globe board Of di.
fectors is composed Of men who are
prominent in the mining and financial
'hairs of the Lake district, Michigan.
md with ample funds at their dis.
'osal for the development of the com.
'any's property here, the outlook for
he success Of the enterprise is very
Considerable complaint of claim
umping is being heard in mining cir.
les, 1t being said that tne practice is
N the increase.
There is no law to protect us
gainst the claim jumper" said a
veil known local mining man. at is
n easy thing TO tear down a mans ,
Monuments and put up notice on his
roperty and then TO claim that he
as forfeited II by failing TO do his
ssesment work, but the only remedy {
70 have in n ease of this kind is to Z
q into the civil courts and file suit
or quiet title, unless we pay the
'npers 10 withdraw their claim,
'hlch is generally all they are look.
X for. Some good deals have been !
noeked in the head by Jumpers who G
card the deal was being negotiated n
nj set up an adverse claim. OF ;
'urse, II the suits had been tried. the i
gitimate owner would nave won, but q
would have lost considerable time 1
lighting the ease and perhaps sew. D
al good opportunities to dispose of G
'operty, besides having to 90 to the n
'pense of employing lawyers. They n
we way OF dealing with these gen. q
emen In Nevada and Colorado, but h
body seems TO have thought OF il II
re -
Among the claims reported to have y
'en jumped recently vita the excuse In
failure to do assessment work, is IL
q ON which a tunnel had been driven b,
D feet. On another, shaft had al
on sunk $50 feet and a within cost b.