The Coconino sun., 1927-04-01
bringing Of the suit by the govern

bringing of the suit by the govern.
ment.
Cameron and 13 associates filed Sc
contiguous claims, dating from Aug,
ust rs, 1922, described in the original
bill of complaint as $50 situated as
to embrace all of the land abutting on
the Colorado river for approximately
25 miles, between Boulder Canyofl
dam site and the upper Black Canyon
dam SITE"
1All of the lands herein described, =
continues the bill, "are and since the
year 1848 have been part Of the public
domain Of the United States Of Am
erica, and because of the water and
power resources and flood control
possibilities, the said lands are Of
great value for dam, reservoir and
power sites"
1t was the intention of Cameron
and his associates, the complaint al
legged, to obtain possession of the
said pretended groups of mining
claims under the guise and pretext
that they were bona fide mineral To-
cations, for the purpose of utilizing
the water and water power resources
of the Colorado river"
In their reply, the associated claim
ants averred that the said claims
are actual bona fide locations, made
in good faith, after the discovery of
gold bearing sand and rock and other
precious metals" and denied any
purpose to use the power potential
ties of the river except for the eco
nomic development and extraction Of
valuable minerals from adjacent
lands.
In the stipulations filed Thursday
the associates consent to joint adj
mission that the same lands are mon
mineral, in the sense that mining
operations cannot be profitably con-
Quoted thereon, under existing con-
ditions."
Associated with Cameron as de-
PENDANTS when the suit was instituted
approximately four years ago were
the following:
/. M. Cameron and E. w. Campbell,
Washington, d. c.; G. HI. Stetson,
Pasadena, CAL; n. B. Stetson and
wife, Elkins Park, Pa, Ga suburb of
Philadelphia); S. e. Querioz, Elkins
Park; H. HI. Williams, South Glou-
cester, N. j.; T. T. Potter, Elkins
Park; e. e. Hopkins, Hollywood,
Calf; M. Gillett, New York City;
II. r. Giellett, New York City; j. f.
Hesse, Clark county, New; and II. r.
Bedient, also of Clark county, Nevada
Engineers Of the Gilletts made ex-
tensive diamond drill borings at the
Boulder Canyon dam site, maintained
a power launch on the river, and new
plans contemplating the erection of
a 1000-foot ram, the highest ever
proposed. Several hundred thousand
dollars are reported to have been ex-
pended in engineering and develop
ment work.
The United States government
brought proceedings in equity to force
REIMBURSEMENT of the claims, result
ing finally in the stipulations filed
Thursday as follows:
Since the posting Of the location
notices on the lands involved in this
suit by the various defendants in this
case, and since the filing of the suit.
the development work done on and
the exploration of the lands described
in the bill of complaint, by the defend
ants, have shown that the lands are
non-rnineral, in the sense that mining
operations cannot be profitably con-
Quoted thereon under existing con-
ditions.
at is therefore stipulated and
agreed by and between the plaintiff,
the United States of America, and the
defendants herein as follows:
81 That it be adjudged and de-
creed by the court that the defend
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terest or claim of any kind or nature
in and to the lands described in the
bill of complaint, and that all said
lands be adjudged and decreed to be
the property Of the plaintiff, the
United States of America, free and
clear of any and all claims of said de-
PENDANTS, or either of them, thereto,
and the defendants and either of
them, and their agents and attorneys,
be perpetually enioined from assert
ing any claim to or using said land IN
any manner Of any Of the natural
products thereof.
12. All of the lands hereon de-
scribed which are the subject of this
action are and since the year 1848
have been part Of the public domain
of the United States of America; that
because of the water and power re-
sources and flood control possibilities,
the said lands are of great value for
dam. reservoir and power sites"
By letters of March 2, William
Spry, commissioner of the general
land office at Washington, trans
mitted to counsel for Cameron the
decision of DR.. Hubert Work, secre-
tary of the interior department, that
the last Of Cameron's mining and
placer claims in the Grand Canyon
also had been found non-mineral
bearing.