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Show Aine Operation Delayed .'ending Check of Ore BY C. SHARP Samples of black sands icer ore believed to coi- n cold and magnatite ta-- ta-- q from mining claims in . ches National Monument ove Moab probably will termine validity of the lims. ' Tnis was reported by Mel- I E. Leslie, attorney for e mine lessees, Tuesday, II owing a federal district urt hearing on the case. Judge A. Sherman Chris-nsen Chris-nsen signed a preliminary junction Monday prohin-r.g prohin-r.g three defendants from ining, blasting or road nstruction within the mon-nent mon-nent until fur.her action is termined. Bates E. Wilson, suporin-ndent suporin-ndent of Arches and Can-mlands Can-mlands National Park, sta-i sta-i that if the claims prove I did "we would have to y condemnation prices, lich would be expensive." I He said the problem cf asting through a scenic Iiff to provide a road for, tantity production at the aims now appears to be I Ived. Leslie replied that the liestion of continued min ing or of road building still remains to be settled. George Fattee and 0. L. Anderson of Moab. and C. H. Spaulding, Salt Lake "City, were made defendants in the suit by stipulation. The names of Jim C. Butt and James Halamandaris were dropped from the case since they never had been parties to the action. Leslie said an administrative administra-tive action will be taken by 'the U. S. Bureau of Land 'Management to determine validity of the claims. A BLM hearing examiner pro-"bably pro-"bably will hear the case in Salt Lake City before the end of April, Leslie said. Notices of location for four claims involved were filed on December 16, 1955 by Patee. Anderson and Vi-to Vi-to Managlietta, Leslie sa:d. The three defendants hold leases on the property. The BLM will review value val-ue of ore in the claims as part of the process of determining deter-mining validity of claims in the face of the order issud by Lyndon B. Johnson, former for-mer president, adding the land involved to Arches National Na-tional Monument. |