Show CLAIMS IN INi i EUREKA I IOne One Whose Ground Was De Denied nied tiled Patent Objects to its Being Mined Possible impediment in the way of o speedy completion of the proposed merging lug ing of the Eureka City CI Mining company with the th Chief Consolidated Mining com corn company compan pany pan was brought bought to light yesterday when Michael L Powers according to toa toa toa a statement made by his agent A Max Maxwell Maxwel Maxwell I Itce well wel through attorneys attore s served sred formal format no notice notice tice upon officials of both bith th mining com corn companies companies that unless his alleged rights to certain ground included in the townsite were recognized he should bring suit to enforce those rights right Powers rights in the Diablo Aquarius and Greenback claims Mr Maxwell said are at least on a par pr with wih the rights of certain individuals in portions of the American Star and two or three other claims which were recently renU purchased by b the Chief Consolidated company nil ail of the ground being beinS within the town townsite townsite townsite site The situation as to Powers rights as I stated by his agent is as IS follows He located the th three mining claims in the late SOs S worked them four or five fe years rears and amid after having struck a ing vein eln applied for patent The application appl appliCation cation for fOl patent was contested on the ground that the land was wag i bearing barins and decision was finally ren rendered i dered adversely to Powers Power claim Then i ithe the surface rights were taken up b bothers by I others and the townsite townsie was located tub t ground being open to such location loton only I I upon assumption that it I was bearing By assigning mineral rights to a min mining mm i ing company Mr Powers POW I contends the I property owners of or Eureka have pro provided provided vided Ide additional evidence that hit his hll claims which arc are and that rights he had gained lawful lawfully were unjustly taken away He purposes accordingly to ask that those thO rights be he h restored |