Show happy canyon changes hands in tin tan million dollar deal E david novelle today ced that he as trustee for judella mining company ltd a canadian corporation had entered into a con tract with harvey mecham where in the happy canyon properties con of claims were sold lu 10 what might be a ten million dollar deal mr novelle stated that his company has culminated negolia eions with royce G hulsey actor ney for harvey mecham and asso i tes and that deal has been sign d I 1 novelle further stated that della mining aiming company ltd had acquired the services of john price as geologist and engineer in the development of the claims at the present time said mr novelle we have two drills in happy canyon and are drilling the claims as rapidly as possible we have a camp to set up and have crews sufficient to drill the claims within a 3 45 day period the canadian concern paid 00 cash for the payment and in ad will pay 25 per cent royalty Y on the gross ore produced with a ten million dollar payout mr price states that his surface examination of the property has shown bremen dous possibilities and that he has the highest hope of very good re suits in the drilling program that is now being carried out mr harvey mecham the discover and locator locater of the happy canyon claims stated to this paper that he and his partner claire larsen had spent two years in the staking and locating of the almost inaccessible area and real fed some of the hardships which he and his partner encountered among which was a slight heat stroke or heart attack suffered by his part ner while he was engaged in staking the claims clamis in that particular area it i s not unusual for the temperature tc rise above degrees and remain et trtat way for days it might also be noted that water in that country is a z matter of life and death and the 4 cresence of it is almost always very inard board to find the judella mining company ltd plans to haul in water to supply th air camp and their operation |