Show I FIGHT ON FOR FAMOUS GOLD COLD MOUNTAIN AIN MINE Producer of High-Grade High in Early Days Is Bone of Contention An All interestIng fight is iM on for toi the tho possession sion o of th the old Oriental mi mine no in the Gold Cold Mountain district a light v may be settled in the old fash- fash il 11 way way before It reaches tho the courts curts sav 11 th time tho Chronicle Tho The minI mill i wan wa 1 dl discovered fort forty years ago aJo In the I I Indian nays onys and located b by Curtis anti and Hal halsey e who played a prominent part lart In ill Inthe Inthe the mineral discoveries erleR of Uda Lida and anel Gold Cold Mountain in tim the earl early days dars Several Soy Sev eral oral years a ago o Jack Trace Tracey of I Lida Ilda lda and Fred of Silver SIl Peak ac acquired nc- nc possession through time the death of tho the owner and three years a ago o the claim was relocated by 11 a prospector named Drumm who claimed that sufficient sufficient suf suf- work worl had not been performed that year ear to lo meet the requirements of or th the law General Donovan of or Goldfield became associated ted with Drumm nn and I some omo time Ume a ago o a lease was let Jet to Goldfield Gold Gold- field people veople Tracey and and the Stewart Stew Slow art estate have ha made mado application for a 11 patent to tile the ground round and both claimants claimants claim claim- ants to tu the c estate will have Ira a chance chanco to tu prove pro prove their title J The 3 he Oriental mine i is 18 less Jess than a Il amIle amile mile west of tho Bonnie Donnie Clare and produced sonic some very cry rich oro In the early days lla's of the time Gold Mountain distrIct dis dis- Specimens from th tIme HIP mine maine WIO ro exhibited at the time Centennial exposition In IS- IS and were cre awarded the first prize for Cor rich ore |