Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-12 | Page 2 | 'Damage' Mining Claims Staked at Boulder Canyon, Congress Hears

Damage Mining Claims Staked At Boulder Canyon Congress Hears W WASHINGTON Jan 12 AP AP- AP Congress has b been en advised ad of re reports reports reports re- re ports that thousands of ot persons have staked off oU mine claims along the the- Colorado river in th the hoP hope of ot collecting millions of ot dollars in fn damages from the federal government government govern overn- ment In the event that the Boulder canyon dam is constructed and their lands flooded as lUI a result Commissioner Spry of ot the general land office In testifying before the house appropriations ns on the interior department supply bill bUl now being c considered by the house said that It was of utmost imp Importance importance or tance that funds be provided for an investigation ot of the value of 0 these claims Experience has shown that whenever a large project of this kind is undertaken by the govern govern- ment he said unscrupulous per per- per per- sons try to collect from the government govern ment mont large sums of money in damages damages damages dam dam- ages and resort to any ony device t to substantiate their claims It has been determined that a total of ot 2010 claims have been filed within the area to be examined Additional Ad Ad- claims are tUe being filed an anit and it Is probable that eventually action action ac ac- ac- ac tion will have to be taken on about abou claims From the preliminary Investigations investigations already made along the Colorado Colo Cob rado it Is apparent thero there are ver very few tew valid mining claims In the tho are areto area to be flooded Because of ot this situation situation situ situ- atlon it seems apparent that the In Investigations investigations In- In being m made de and to 10 o be made along the river will probably save the government large sums sum which It ft might otherwise be bo COmpelled com corn polled to pay in damages to claimant claimants claim claim- ants ant t ot of fake mining claims