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Show ITWK1 HIGHGRAGE GIF I Officials of California Issue I Warning to World About I v New Section.-. MUST HEW TO THE LINE Unwarranted Claims Will Not Be Permitted to Injure the Public. Hlghgrndc. tho allow! nw sold uamp ;if California. Has run foul of n. state !ntiuitIou that promise to compel ilioac apcrulin;; within tlic district to confine their efforts purely to Icgltlmato channels. chan-nels. Hiuto .Mineralogist H. Storms nss e.vprcs.sod a determination to prevent sny ulldcuttinp In this onibryo district, hut at the same time tlto promoters of the camp will he fclven every fair opportunity op-portunity to maKc pood. One of the Ural alarum to rlnsr warning to the world was that I ho curly stamped era were staking I iff claims In six to eight foot of snow. ! It will not he n easy mailer to convince con-vince olTlclal Washington I hat locations thuo rnado were by virtue of demouairat-' demouairat-' "d ore showings of commercial value. Mr. Storms "has been iis-wiled by a coant paper for his attitude, to which lie jTpllecf In purl an follows: Gold Is in Camp. I "I find certain mining publications advertising: ad-vertising: JIlKhgradc u.m a. camp where success is certain. I do not blame th publishers of the0 papers for accept-in? accept-in? this 'bunlaciis no that Is what the papers are printed for, to make money or tholr owners: hut 1 do blame, Irresponsible Irre-sponsible promoters for the untruthful statements malo by them and warn all Intruding investors to Investigate ea re-full re-full v first. There- Is no doubt that there la gold at 'illghgrndu. the principal property prop-erty there, at present being' that of tho Fort Kfdwcll Consolidated Alining company com-pany which lias a 10-ntump mill. "Tlio Ciimp will probably develop othor foi nilnrs; 1 hope It will: but X repeat what I. have already said, that the present pres-ent Knowledge of the rami) docs not Jus- ifv (Jie strenuous aitmpts being made to create jl stanipedo to that district where the snow is still deep, for if a rush dues occur it is bound to result In great hardship to many, besides tho loss of money, which nio5t of those joining In tho rush can ill afford. They who prolit by tin hianipedo are tho promoters, the transportation companies and tho saloon men; that, others will. Is doubtful. I hav been In many mining camps and an experience of many years 'in this sort of things mahes it unnecessary for inn to visit it to Know and 8ay that every foel of ground that shows a sign of mineral, and much tluit docs not. hus long since been located on general principles. prin-ciples. , To Protect Investor. "I note, you concludo your editorial by advising melto remain in California, as 'UnorUurs' are not wanted In Nevada, v I v-1 1 1 respe'-lfuliy coll your .illc.ni ion to lh- fad that Ulghgrade camp is in California Cal-ifornia and Is wlLhin tho jurisdiction of my uffli ial inquiry. I wish lUghgrado wll, but 1 also wish the investors well, and it is iny Intention to protect them in thifs a well as In every other :it-letnpl :it-letnpl of irresponsible boosters, to soil -lock In companies organized not to niliir, but to exploit Iho public1 |