| Show 7 AMERICAN WINS flINE MINER IN MEXICO Government Uses Old Policy Wheel to Hold the Drawing PROPERTY IS VALUABLE I Hill Hi ii in IlL Ore Oro That Had Hal Never Nc Been Denounced I Ariz A Sept 21 Juarez H. Juarez cn- cn Joed a unique and exciting experience ence recent recently It ht I was wa a n drawing for a amine amine amine mine valued at Many of or the wealthiest citizens of Ju Juarez and Chihuahua Chihuahua Chi Chi- participated In the drawing but the mine was won WOI by Dave a young oung American who lives 1 wih with his brother Louis In Juarez The rho mine which was desired by hy so soman man many people Is a large largo hill bill of low grade silver sl cr lead and anti Iron ore located 50 miles mies east of Villa Ahumada It I was as generally supposed that this hill hi was embraced In fn adjoining mining claims owned b by a n company But lut some months ago the lie question queston as to ago whether or not the lull hill hi belon belonged cd to the thc company compan was raised with wih the result reul that time the department of fomento ordered a survey of the property The fhe survey disclosed the fact tact that the hill bill hi had never been denounced The Thc department department department de de- de- de thou then announced that the property would bo lie open oln to denouncement denouncement denouncement denounce denounce- ment at nt the office of the government go mineral minerai agent In 11 Juarez September 13 13 at D 9 o'clock Ei four Eighty ht rol Applicant Prompt Promptly at 9 D o'clock In the mornin morning morn- morn in ng ing a n bunch of 1 O denouncements I Iero Ivero ivero vero shoved across the counter of or the thc mineral minerai agents agent's office In Juarez It I I Is s sail paid that Governor Go and anil a number lumber of or his clerks s were among the Hers filers fers 4 A number of the most prominent nent acnE citizens of tf J 3 Juarez had hall used the lie names of friends and auth relatives to increase In- In crease clease their lick chances chance to get et tho time mine Eighteen of ot the thc denouncements WI were thrown out as being irregular ular and ail SI t were accepted As all al of the thc denouncements were ere fel filed fileti at the Ihu same samo hour hOU It was decided that thal the thc 84 applicants should draw for tho 1110 mine maine mine An Alt old 01 policy wheel was blou brought ht into service and 84 8 numbers were placed in Iii It I it and it was agreed that the Jerson ln dr drawing the highest number should have tho the mine As the drawing proceeded and anti only a half dozen remained to lo draw and number was vas wn still In the wheel tho the ex excitement ex- ex became intense The rhe winning number was vas the last Inthe in inthe II the thc wheel heel and anti Dave Finchler being the last to draw won the mine and hl his denouncement was promptly accepted ac aC- Oc- Oc opted and amid all fel filed The losers refunded the mone money the thc they had hal put up as a denouncement and amid filing fees |
