El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-04
WILL TRY TO STOP
SANTA R0SALIl DAM
Owners Of Mining Property
Authorize Attorneys to-
Institute Suit.

A directors meeting Of the Las Adar-
/ gas Mines of Mexico, Ltd. was held in
/ FL PasO Monday. Harris WaIthau was
| elected president and placed in charge
] of all the cOmpany's business in Mex
/ leo. The company has large holdings
I IN the vicinity OF Jiminez and Par
raj IN the state OF Chihuahua, and eX-
| pect shortly to begin operations on an
I extensive scale.
/ The principal properties of the COM
pany comprise two large groups, one
being in the immediate vicinity Of
Jiminez, known as Las Adargas, and
/ the other situated between CamargO
and Parral, known as Gran PacificO-
Mr.. Lasting, Of Philadelphia, one of
I the principal stockholders, stated that
| the money had been arranged, and
/ of a smelter on the Las Adargas prop
critics. and that construction would be-
| gin as soon as railroad facilities would
permit the bringing in of machinery
and material.
Has some Rich Ore.
The property has large bodies Of
SllVer-Eead ore blocked out and ready
for the smelter, there being sufficient
ore reserves to run the smelter for a
great many years Tunnels are now
being run into the deep levels and the
company officials express themselves
as being confident that order will very
shortly be restored throughout that
district so that operations can be ex-
UenSlVely increased and work on the
construction Of the smeIter started.
To Try to Stop Dam.
The other property owned by the
the dam near Santa Rosalia, that is
being constructed by the Mexican
Northern Power company, and II the
present plans Of the company are car
ried out, the owners say that the prop
erty will be flooded, the houses and
improvements destroyed and the prop
erty rendered valueless. 1t IS an
nOunced that the directors today in
structed Mr.. Walthall to institute legal
proceedings enjOining the Mexican
Northern sPOwer company from com
pleting the dam and filling same
Is Tremendous Project.
This suit viii be Of great interest,
as the Canadian company constructing
the dam has been working over two
this time nearly 5000 men employed
on the works, and it has already spent
over $5,00O,000 dollars towards the con-
struction Of the dam
The suit which the Las Adargas
company is said to be preparing to
institute will be for an injunction re-
straining the dam company from fill
ing the basin and flooding the COM
pany properties and will therefore in
volve several million dollars. as the
mining properties are very valuable.
Believes He Can Win.
Mr.. Walthall, when asked about the
case, said Il have thoroughly investi-
gated the law covering the matter and
my associated attorneys in Mexico City
and in Parral fully concur with me in
the opinion that there IS no doubt as
to the result Of this suit. as the Mexi-
can law protecting the owners Of min
ing properties is plain and explicit. and
under no circumstances can a mining
property be appropriated. Our com
pany has. beyond any doubt, ample and
sufficient grounds for injunction"
The outcome OF this suit will be
watched with considerable interest
throughout northern Mexico, as the
capital Of both companies runs into
millions and the attorneys Of the Adar-
gas company are prominent and well
known. both in the United States and
throughout Mexico.