The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-07-30
CHAPTER VI.

II the Eagle Tail mine had been To-
Gated In Arisona-or even farther
down in Old Mexico-the method Of
jumping the claim would have been
delightfully."- simple.
The title had lapsed. and the land
had reverted to the government-all
It needed In Arizona was q new set OF
monumental. q location notice at the
discovery shaft. pick and shovel
thrown into the hole. and q few legal
tormalities.
But In Mexico II Is different. Not
that the legal formalities are lacking
far from it-but the whole theory OF
mines and mining IL different. In Mex
leo q mining title is. In q way. a lease.
a concession from the general gov
eminent giving the concessionnaire
the right to work q certain piece OF
ground and to hold Il a. long a. he
pays q mining tax OF three dollars an
acre pear year.
But no final papers or patents are
ever issued, the possession of the sur.
face OF the ground does not 20 with
the right to mine benath II, and In GER
tain parts OF Mexico no foreigner can
hold title to either mines or land.
A prohibited or frontier zone. eighty
kilometers In width. lies along the In
ternational boundary line. and In that
neutral zone no foreigner can de-
nounce q mining claim and no foreign
corporation can acquire . title to one.
The Eagle Tail was just inside the
some.
But-there II always Q but" when
you 80 to q good lawyer-while for
purposes OF war and national safsty
foreigners are not allowed to hold land
along the line. they are at perfect lib
erty to hold stock In Mexican corpora.
lions owning property within the pro
hibited zone: and-here 10 where the
graft comes in-they may even hold
title In their own name II they nrst
obtain express permission from the
chief executive Of the republic.
Not having any drag with the chief
executive. and not caring to risk their
title to the whims Of succeeding ad-
Hooker and De Lancey,
upon the advice of . mining lawyer in
0adsdsu. had organised themselves
into the Eagle Tall Mining company.
under the laws Of the republic OF Mex
leo. with headquarters at Aqua NsgrA.
II was their plan TO ges some Mexican
10 locate the mine for them and then.
for . consideration. transfer II to the
company.
The one weak spot In this scheme
was the Mexican. BY trusting Aragon.
Horny Kruger had not only lost title
10 his mine. but he had bssn outlawsd
from the republic. And now he had
bestowed upon Hooker and De LaAcsv
he task Of andinG an honest Mexican.
md keeping him honest until he made |
he transfer.
While the papers were being made |
,ut there might b . great many
smptations placed before that Msxi- |
10 keep the property for |
himself or to hold out for . btssss rs-
wsrd than had bssa specified. Aftss
,is sxpsrisoos with the aristecEssip
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