The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
MARSH CONTENTION
in HECLA APEX SUIT
Trustees of Compa-
ny Issue a State
ment
RIGHT TO ORE REMOVED
Physical Conditions Explain
ed--.Report Of B. N. Sharp,
Mining Engineer
RIGHT TO ORE REMOVED

Pohlman, president of the
Marsh Mines Consolidated, the
Miner is enabled to present to
it's readers the statement to Marsh
stockholders explaining the position
of the company with reference to the
pending apex litigation with the Hecla
Mining company. This statement is
being awaited with much interest by
all who have followed the preliminary
steps of the controversy, owing to the
fact that the Marsh is leasing COM
pany, and that the action to deter
mine the ownership of the ore body
In dispute has been filed by the Fed
eral Mining & Smelling company
which owns the ground leased by the
Marsh. The alleged apex of the Hecla
east vein was uncovered by the Marsh
on the Russell claim while working
under the lease, and If the contention
Of the Marsh and Federal is confirm
ed by the courts, the question of in
terest the Marsh would have in the
recovery for ore extracted by Hecla
since the ledSe was executed is lle
subjct of much discussion. The state
nlent that follows from President
Pohlman for the Marsh trustees deals
with that question, explains in detail
the physical condition upon which the
action Is based, accompanied by
map prepared by the company's engi-
neer and also report by B. N. Sharp,
mining engineer, All these, with the
to Miner readers as an interesting
contribution to the case that is alb
sorbing public attention at this time.
Statement From the Marsh.
Spokane, Wash, Dec. 5, 1919
To the Stockholders of Marsh Mines
Consolidated:
Since the publication of the last Of
fetal report, dated October 80, 1919,
the situation referred to therein has
developed to stage which justifies
the board Of trustees in revealing the
same and laying before the stockhold-
ers a summary Of the important facts
for their enlightenment and future
guidance.
The situation mentioned has par
ticular reference to the disclosures
which have come to light during the
course of exploration work prosecut-
ed by the Marsh company on the Rus
sell claim, included in the group of
three claims under lease from the
Federal Mining & Smelling company.
Apex Rights involved in Russell Vein
AS will be noted by the accom-
panying map, prepared by Marsh
lcompany's engineer the Russell claim
adioins the Consolidated claim, the
| latter belonging to the Hecla Mining
company. These claims have COM
mon side line, the south side of the
Russell being the north side line of
the Consolidated. 1t is in the latter
claim the Hecla company has devel-
oped and mined what is commonly
known as the "east ore body" and
from which, according to our infor
nation and belief, there has been ex-
kidCleu cllCc It's uioSoNCiS OlC ~ thO
value of several million dollars, al
Though the official reports Of the
Hecla company fail to segregate the
net yield from this ore body separate
from that of their original ore body.
commonly known as No. l, nor is
there shown any separate estimate Of
the tonnage blocked out. Their re-
ports indicate, however, that practic-
ally all the tonnage mined from the
east ore body has been removed since
1916.
The east ore body was discovered
by the Hecla company while engaged
in explorat ton work from their No 3.
J or main tunnel level, the portal Of
which is located slightly above creek
level at the town of Burke. The oc-
currence of this discovery in Consol-
idated ground was at depth of about
: 1900 feet below the apex Of the noun
tain. This ore body has since been
developed upwards to a point ABOUT
$50 feet below the surface, and down.
ward 900 feet below creek level, at
which depth the ore body has been
undercut from the old workings of
the Hecla.
At the S5O-foot point below the
. surface, according to information OBJ
tained by the Marsh company, the
raise following the vein upwards on
its natural slope towards the surface
of the Russell claim, was abandoned
> and continued vertically from that