The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-31
MAY Bring ACTION
TO PREVENT PACT
DAILY West Stockholders Are
Aroused Over Ontario Drain
Z Deal at Park City.
FORCED INTO ALLIANCE
LAMBoURNE MAKES EFFORT TO
CONTROL PROXIES.

< Bitter feeling has been aroused
'GmonE stockholders OF the Daly-west
Mining company as a result OF the
agreement with the Bamberger IN
terests 70 drain the Daly-Judge prop
fsrty through the famous Ontario
drain. and Information became known
yesterday that suit would be brought
tn the district court here seeking TO
Restrain the proposed extension. Daily
West stockholders say that the best
OF the deal has been given II. Otto
Hankc OF Cincinnati and associates
who control the Daly-Judge property
after years Of strife between the two
camps al Park City.
According to information dis
CLOSED yesterday the contract for the
use OF the Ontario drain By the DAILY
Judge property was gained through
the payment Of st2.50O annually TO
the Bamberger interests IN the face
OF an agreement by the directors Of
the Daly-West. signed two years ago.
that they would in no way aid IN the
draining Of the Daiy-Judge property.
This agreement according TO J. +.
Bamborger. was made for the protec-
tion Of the Ontario mine. and a sim
ilar one Is Incorporated I'm the skele-
ton contract for the extension Of the
Ontario tunnel into the Daly-Judge
property-that 9. that the extension
does not 20 within less than 100 feet
OF any adjoining property 50 that Il
might get the benefit Of the drain. II
Is for the protection OF the Ontario.
said Mr.. BambcrEer, and the extern
zion into the Daly-Judge cannot be
imade without the consent OF the d.
lroctors Of the ontario mine.
Long. Bitter Fight
torawn whereby the Daly-Judge would
be drained at the 1850 level created
no end Of interest I'm mining circles.
especially among men who own inter-
Iests In the Park City properties. II
carried out. against the fight or nu-
.merous OF the heavy stockholders OF
itho Daly-Wcst the settlement OF the
drain question will mean the close OF
one Of the longest and bitterest fights
IN the Park city camp.
The Ontario tunnel which pene-
trates the Ontario and DAILY mines and
thus allows mining NJ great depth
IN spite Of the water. strikes the DAILY
West mine az about the 2.1OO-foot
level Through an agreement made
several years ago. the Daly-West was
allowed 20 tap the tunnel and thus
drain It's own mine as far down as
tho 1.b5O-foot level. the water falling
from this level 70 the level Of the On
tario tunnel But I'm that contract for
no extension Ok the Ontario svsem
tho Hamburger interests STIPULATED
that the drain was never 70 20 within
100 feet OF the line OF the Daly-Judge
property. which g. higher on the
mountain. but which has the same
orc practically as the other mines
Effort TO Control
Before this step was taken the
4 To- l. Ia "a. q
bourne. local agent and manager OF
the Daly-Judge mine. made an effort
10 control the Daly-West proxies and
take them from the Bambergers
This was attempted through the cir
culation OF many stories regarding the
consolidation OF the DAILY. Ontario and
Daly-West mines. all OF which were
denied az the time.
And. at a meeting Of the Daly-west
directors a sentence was written
which came out fatty against any
consolidation. but more fatty against
any ending Of the war with the Daily
Judge Without drain. the Daily
Judge could not 60 far below the
1.2O0-fo0t level and attempts have
been made for more than two years.
by one plan or another. TO gain
enough votes OF stockholders to have
tho Ontario tunnel system so ar
ranged that II could be used for the
Daly-Judge.
IL now appears that the Hanke in
forests have forced the Bambergers
into this alliance. whereby the drain
e. 20 be extended through the DAILY
West and Daly-Judge properties. the
water from both 20 be taken out
through the ontario drain. The con-
tract price, u is stated. IS S12.50O.