Arizona republican., 1909-03-22
OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY
Phoenix Men Secure the Group In Which the New Strike Was Found.-Story of the Negotiations--Pie For Shorty Alsier.

Gold from the strike on the Barker Algiers- Griffin property will be brought to Phoenix this afternoon in sackfuls, escorted by the men who found it. They will arrive on the
 Daylight Express shortly. after o'clock, and by 4:3O it will be on ex
 hibition in the office of the South western Realty company. That is q part of the information in a telegram received yesterday by Homer B. King from Dick Wick Hall. The rest of it requires rather more extended re- marks to explain as it is the latest phase of the ownership and status quo of the bonanza property.
 The story necessitates a little repe- tition to make it clear, but from strictly news point of view, it is the important feature at this time. So many reports have been heard, some of them conflicting, that the resume is desirable.
 When the strike was made by Barker, Algiers and Griffin, Dick Wick Hall asked for an option on the property, and was given the encour- agement he assumed to be verbal promise. But the first man to in terest the claim holders with a busi- ness-like talk that was reduced to an agreement with specific figures, was MT Smurt,W aits- she was .-iven an option for sS0O,O0O for ;. ort time. It was reported first that Smurth- waite's option expired a week ago to- day. and, later. it was reported that the date was today. The Republican was informed yesterday that the Smurthwaite option in reality expired last Thursday.
 H. B. King left here with Fitz-Mac, David Shear, Dick Hall and others last Tuesday. King had conferred with Hail. who believed his option would hold. and representing Shear, who recently came here from Warren. Pa. and a number of Phoenix gen. tlemen. who associated themselves with MT. Shear, MT. King planned to secure the property for his principals, through MT. Hall.
 Thursday, Messrs. Shear, Fitz-Mac, King and many others looked over the Arizona Northern claim, and the general impression was satisfactory, but they found the hole filled up and could not see the rich rock, so they came back as far as Salome that night determined not to buy a pig in a poke. Smurthwaite's option, how ever. expired Thursday, and Hall re- newed his dealings with Barker and associates. the purpose being to se- cure the property for Shear and as- sociates, whom King was represent ing
 Friday morning, Shear, Fitz-tfac. .fh hnr~a. went back to the property. Smurth- waite's bond having expired, the claim holders were induced to uncover the strike. which they did, and the visit ors then saw the gold, as reported in yesterdays paper, got their samples and came on to Phoenix, leaving their negotiations for later closing with Hall. if he was able to vitalize his option with Barker and associ- ates.
 Yesterday, Mir. Hall wired MT. King that he had done so and would be down this afternoon, accompanied by the lucky prospectors, who would bring along several sackfuls of the ore. How many was not stated. Messrs. King and Shear informed a Republican reporter last night, that, while they had not definitely settled all details with MT. Hall, they had little doubt that they would be able to. in pursuance of their understand ing. and Mir Shear. who has seen the property and knows just as much as anybody else about it, is elated and anxious to secure it.
 The bonanza group consists Of eight claims named the Arizona Northern and the Arizona Northern numbers 1, ?, 3, 4, 5, and '.