The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
LEROY COMPANY WINS
OVER FOREST SERVICE
COMPANY SCORES IMPORTANT
VICTORY IN v. s. LAND
OFFICE.

defeat in a decision recently rendered
by the register and receiver of the
United States land Office at CoeuI
d'Alene. 1t was a case in which, the
forest service contested the applica-
ton of the Leroy Consolidated Gold
4 Copper Mining company for pateat
to the Leroy group of claims, situat-
ed near Adair, in this county. The
claims have been held for many years
and the validity of the locations was
never questioned until the company
decided to apply for patent. The
claims are in the well known copper
zone which contains such properties
as the Monitor, st. Lawrence, Rich
mond, Big Elk, most of which have
been quite extensive shippers of ore.
Practically the same indications Of
commercial ore are said to be present
IN the Leroy as were found on the
properties named and amply justified
expenditure for development pur-
poses. However, the forest service
contested the application for patent
and the case was submitted to the
land Office at Occur d'Alene for rul-
ing. The Leroy company was repre-
sented by A, Fl. Featherstone, attor
ney of this city. The decision was a
victory for the Leroy company, ami
is here given in full:
Decision of Register and Receiver.
on March 8, 1918, the Leroy Con
solidated Gold & Copper Mining Com.
pany, Limited, made mineral entry
010620 for the Leroy group of lode
mining claims, Survey 1861, embracing
the Leroy, Pacific, Mammoth, Allan
tic, ontario and Arctic lodes in Sec
tons s and II, twp, 46 ~, r. 7 f., B.
Nj.
On March 6, 1919, the district for
ester filed a protest and application to
contest said entry on the following
grounds:
Il. A valid discovery of mineral in
rock in place has not been made upon
the Pacific, Arctic, Ontario or Mann
moth lode claims.
80. AS much as $500 has not been
expended upon, or for the benefit Of,
the Pacific, Arctic, or ontario lode
claims"
On the same day notice of the above
charges was given the company by
registered mail and on March 25, 1919,
the company's answer was filed deny
ing the charges and asking for a hear
ing thereon.
June 3, 1919, at the request of the
forest service notice was issued cit
ing the parties to appear and submit
their evidence before the probate
judge at Wallace, idaho, July 2, 1919,
with final hearing before the register
and receiver at this office at 1000
a, m. on August 2. 1919.
on July /. 1919, at the request of the
forest service. the deposition of
Charles Mailhot was duly taken be-
fore John w. Greb, notary public, ut
Spokane, Wash.
At the time and place mentioned
both parties appeared in person and
by counsel before the probate judge
at Wallace, and submitted their evil
dence, n on July 81, by arrangement
between the parties, the testimony of
G. G~naedinger, a mining engineer,
was taken at this office.
Soon after beginning the hearing
the company withdrew its application
FOR patent on the Pacific lode.
During the taking Of the testimony
A witness for the forest service con-
,eded that sufficient work has been
lone by the company on certain tun-
nels on one or two of the claims to
more than meet the requirements of
he law in the matter of expenditures |
IN all of the claims of the group and
II this view counsel for the forest SER
ice seemed to agree. I.
Therefore, there remains for consid-
only the charge that "a valid r
discovery of mineral in rock in place
as not been made upon the Arctic, I
and Mammoth lode claims"
We have carefully examined the ev-
lence submitted. The Leroy group y,
! situated near the Idaho Montana
ne at some distance from the most =
.eveloped portion of the Occur .
'Alene mining district. The group '
es in an exceedingly mountainous
ountry, and on the west slope near
top of a high ridge, The country :
eek is known as the Wallace forma- :
on. The claims were located more s.
20 years ago and the discovery o
its and other surface cuts are all D
Iuch eaved. BY cuts and trenches all 10
the claims have been thoroughly 81
rospected. The showings on all are "
lite similar Veins or lodges of 10
iartz carrying deposits of siderite, II
Z iron ore, are found in rock in place 81
I, all of the claims. I'll
On the Leroy claim, which the most til
one In the group. a tunnel dt
IS been run approximately $50 feet tn
sterly into the Mammoth claim. In VI
is tunnel. in both the Leroy and the
amomth claims, a fair showing of ar
pper ore is disclosed. The Arctic
aim appears to have the least min pr
al showing of any in the group. eli
Within a mile to the eastward from en-
= ~. It, 80 To-