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KARL EILERS "OTH ~LOOR-233 BROADWAY

NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.

TELEPHONE "878 WHITEHALL January

Mr . G. M. Colvocoresses,

Humboldt, Ariz.

My dear Mr. Colvocoresses:

This morning I had a c all from Mr . max Breitung, , whose family/and he himself"have had large iron mines to deal with in the Lake Superior region. /

Mr . Breitung would like to branch out a little, and through friends became acquainted wi th a Mr .E.J .DeSabla , Jr. of 165 Broadway . Mr. DeSabl a has called his attention to the Otsego property of the Navajo Lead Mfg. Co., located in Mohave County,Arizona, some 44 miles southeast from Yucca on the Santa Fe, and it is stated that this prope:rt y is on McCracken Mountain.

Report is made by Mr. G.K. Mainha.rt, Consulting Engineer of 2043 HJtde St., San Fra ncisco,Calif. Mr. Mainhart's report indicates 124,000 tons of positive ore of a total va lue of $11.00 a tonjcosts, $7.50 a ton, so that he shows up a net profit of $365,083. There are 13.1 so 25,000 to.'1S of probable ore, to whidl he gives a value of $190,500.

Mr. DeSa bla h as, I think, a quarter interest, but 'his "wicked" partners are no t playing with him as he would ~ish, and he would like to have Mr . Bxeitung buy them out for $250,000. I told Mr. Breitun~ I thought th~ no mine in that vicinity was worth a cash payment of $250,000., but th a t if he could get some d.-al whereby he might get a half interest on putting up $250,000 or $3001000. for working capital, to be used in t.he ope!ation of the mine, that perhaps under those circumstances there might be a mine there. I also sug­gested that he migh t wri te to you because undoubtedly you know these mines and particularly this district very well, and would be able to give him off-hand advice as to whether it is worth while having some good mlnlng engineer make a ,report for bim on the property before he goes any fUrther.

With kindest regards,

Yours very trul y,

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I va your letter of Jam y 21st .re:ferl~lng partlru.larly

to - our oonvcrsation tth • Breltung, and lus osslble in erest

in the 0 tsego p_ rty of the Navajo Lead Manufaoturing Com any,

C nty. Arlzona. It 1 rat r peculiar tha t thl.s J}ro-

ne_ ty shoul havQ been roo ,ht to your att ntton. and th t ~~ou

s hould Inve r1 e on the subjoat. stnce from an entirely

cliffo ave beon vcr muoh lilterceted in t ~le otsCt'l"O

for n past , and have visited tho 1'0 erty on several

ooc lons. in faot I· w s b.er that ay only a fel ays ago. but

dld n t ~o on tIl Qtsego groWld nor in the Wlderground \:rorkings, .s. ........... ~k

ii .lioh, h ev 1!, I ox ined rather Su.p ~r1101 1 y in 192'- an.e. I have

reoently k pt in touoh ilith the devolopmen tl oUCh 1.'0 arts from

our field en Incers.

In ref'c l'cnoo t o ..r. Inhartfs renort, I s hould say t o

you personally that it 1s my opinion tbut estima.tes 1hlob. he r.nkos

arc aulH~ tnnti lly· e~g crated both as to tonnao and evcloped ore.

o.nd~ rof'it l11ioh miGht be expected from opern tJ. ,... same . but ,

nOlle t he less , I consider the ert to he T!',}7!Y promisinb :from a

devclopnlCn t s ta.n.d oint and ell or lAves tl ' <.. t ion..

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neoted, d ill J loll our mu friend '/al~or Sohmidt is o.lso

interested, aoqul cd an 0Dera tl lj leose an 0 tlOll on -01.> rty

of Iloa Com_aA in. 1924.. 31 nal COIl any hold thQ old

aovcrlJlg he northern rt f 00 'no ell

ountll1,n. and au 01 claim: of the nava30 Lond COIJpany on

There 1sa 8 rong mlnerollzed ~ ruru 1 . north a.nd

"ToC.1."B.oken 0 t in lllld ore ~ e DI'ae t1 0 11y

contln.uo ignal round and ovor onto the ro arty

Qf ~ 10 valuos in th 11.0. or orl:l.ngs of

he old l,OC n .... ro prineip- ly 1 llvor. btl nd inc . sod

1 J1 the avaj ° Comne.n.y' s as !.e th m.o >0;..1110 and tIc ore u' , -

ohn.:ft .hleh ere c. 1 or 1 el, 00 tai ad p _ no1pal

values 1.11 lea and oom al.' t 1 vclV 11 t 10 Gil cr.

It 1 s , ollcf t lat the IUlne lized zono 10 oontinuous

aoross t 00 two ro", e~tl0 a for a length of.n rly 10 m1~S. and

tho. shoo so . '1 y 0 0) \J loh are tly devele ad a t the preeo..'1.t t1. ~

y be exton cd b furt'lor devclopmel1 so tho.t a renl s bsta~tIal

o OJ. lcad-sllv r ore , ·1n1 ) ill lead , .. lue as 000 000 ee or)

111 even 'lly be roved.

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o looeted and teo aroo e of ::'0 Ie all.oh t t

te t i ~ at ,t orinl on the rOWld. en tl

Com. e ... u.l oed lelr 1"0 ~ rty 1 t a fal_ly ood aOllcen.-

t ator on ~~le 0 ~~eating aome 29 tons of 0 e or ny. and. leo at

vO'" can 1 ere. 10 ox_ CllGe 1m lnstnllcd a utl.V1!'..g .91n.n.t 'on. the BIg

.;»o.ndy cree an 1 line on miles 10 to the 11 •

• The moto.llUl'gy at the 5 01 Coo,any was extremely poor nnd

10 s, - 3.

tloy recove d only about 6 iJ of tL silve: - lea values, \ lleroas our ,

tes ts, ..... .:ld some o~k tv 1 (} as 0.00- t t 0 mill 0. 1 e Signa.l Company.

just bCi'Ol"C tbay turned it over to us. indicated quite ~ oslt1vely

Of; rcoov"J,,:'Y VI o.lt~·et.Ll' feasibly e ' ha. lao expe!imented

1 th volat111"Q. lun of the ox! lzcd surf' 00 ores. and 1 (_ installed

a plnnt o~ t. pur o~e of r atlng th "o olass of matorial, but sub-

seq .. tly i'oWld tl nt to 'D.gO of ox! l.zed ore \7 e com'p~ atlvely

1.1ml ted an t U 0 f t. e rJaC u.nd oub teLl lc.y in

dcv extenolons or t ho sulp o ZOWB.

ring ti~ e tlC_O c:rperl 11 .ns at . 1, 1 the Rev jo

(or a~ it" t -11 a otu~go) ere ol.n;.lll - a .. .1 ft

an d i furt 10 evclopoont u.rul. ill, eo lOll of a II' . C tie

('tl11o was no. t (} t· cc.l r.u..nin.::) '.!JC a tall} {_~ !1D rcl orun e-

mont of a. or ~,. d]" 1 t'J ~ om I

eliovo 011 ou.t~.

seo 0 1 u t osido - C 01'1 tn brou:.J t

000-he . .f.oC1.'Qoken (} !') "nyur ---~-

tha.t these t 0 J: P ... Ie ... ... _10 d 0 OOI.! 'Ill ed and OZ' ~d to-

u the... D no millO' utillzi g LIe :rl.ll L, U e sOl'vioes , of' t _o

51"".nu1 (:0 pan:r d d.rO; llo oro bo h 1'0 Ol."'tloa. t1'uo: 0 lJ1..u.d be

erg:: u.nil. I UGb ted... 0 1 11 nr:-... O:lcn t

to . ~ oore. but 113.

be ou.baoq c_ tly left for Florida wt e t· ellovo 1 c 1s nO;7 1 on ted.

o;)oo.n t rot ok e l 0a e on he I oC":'flC __ etl nc tho

Coo y

oert' :in 01 1mB.

in 0 toy to avoid ,ay ent of

.:10 0 mplioll. ted mn t tere in hal... l116s 01 th

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us an haa resulted, ill a dead lock and aoncido~o.bl litigation iil

whiob OQ fa. we i a'V'e been holding Q\).t' OW1.l.

' The loglcal aolut1.O"tl f c v holo dl:f:floulty 10ul.U. be

to :r !ld some OMpa,1lJ' or .1Jld1vldual. who \"] Id be able an ullllng

to i .nvcot a. oerttJ.in anount t> . '!!lGney in t"'la D over tile ro arty

of bo th t he Sl 001 C mDany. inoluding our l_fl.se, nu t he naval 0

Gom arty. ana ~evclop.t.n6 t hone "rIO propertIes Co 0 one 1l1lne. Tho..re

is a oo.nsit.\erable to. ~ g(; of 0 ... developed .n bo h of toone minos

\1hi c~. t06o thel"' 11 th e 0 tliprnellt. 1 .;.ld -justify ~ oert ill puo ...

a nse p_~ lo~, a!lC ~ Ie and OOIll .. are. 1 vely

10.1'"-,.) 0 'pOl. ty are, I think, V C_'l"! i'evon) ~ le. but vontully, if

o 0 reserves ·usti!'J • .1 \'111 be neOefHg~r;. () inst 1 new a.nd

lD.rge~ mine and mill oqutnmellt and l>rovlt\e lt1proved transoorto.tion

faaili ties, a ll of ;rhl,ch ~().uld lllVolv'e' an ex_ elldt tu beyond U e

resou ~Ges: of the ':eo tern 'l!et 11 ' -gicnl Oompa!l1f

The above I t hink \"1il1 biv you a ·eeneral idea of tho

sItuation. ill further lnvesti-

vaj 0 O.om_ any

can he puro n ad :for very much 1$58 t 1l.tt". DeSa.bln s g:;zea te4. to

... Brei tWlg, or at l oan t ar .. :tl!'.ge ni: s s hou.ld cer a:Lnl,;J bo made

here'by only a sllUlJ.l. cash aymellt wo.'U1 be Involve an - the bala.n..no

of he purohase r10e could be ob tai.c.ed. at l~~.t ~n ijal"t . from

the operati~n of the property.

I Your oaiman to the ~f!eot thL1. t no ifle in the vl Qlllity

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.Mr .Eilers. .... 5.

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orth 25(} 000 oash i.s &ba~lti.tely .oorroot ..

ut I do tho 0 sego, SJld 'part

the 0 oe () and :cO l'lken have tlE l"'..i B

and p::'Of . ab J. 0, ra!n1n, pro_ osi t1o;lJ. (aasundng the

be "intu.1.ncd for so' ./f ra to eo 'e} Mdon tl

~rtu )_y sue ;cs t that ~.nre1 tun.g o.ke thorou 1 1m ~'ti~<I. t: on. , J. ,

As ~ on i~l. · 00 from the a 0 e I MV'e thrO\~ I\ my con-I I ~ I

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lloctioll 111 tl __ woo t .. :r-n lle tall ~ g (leU COfllPa..t1Y somo O~.O .1 intcr~st

in the S ·· g!l 1 J Jle , be-nocO I hes,. tate to a trcns t his £00. tu.re f the

t 011. but I t ave no in ores t t ev 1;' in t~ \ sego o.nd 1\

u.. I do n 3.. ae..rtni!l omount 0 ' outs!

ill be v ry . d indeed to oorreop ,

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in t he ocur~o of' thO· next £cm days. a,t;1d 11 <[lb wl:t1. I l)ol~e "'. ~ i .

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stat~ oleerly the pr,opos1tlon ttu tIt L .. ed OVe!l, with Ql,~ \i No'

YOL'k. Am v .!"j Gorry to be $3 sl. ()!1 t i i'3 . Ufno fi bu't 1~t . "'

im.!Jossj.blo to make defin! t~ s a temontll until eomQ of the l . e wll10h

e" ' .4 ,eot to tr<mt at ! l1l!lbollit <Ian be de£i~ to~ .1'~~ ased

:from con tro4t at p~aeJlt exls tlng i 'h U~ Un! t<td {aat os qOl11PatlYlil

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Tho Un1 od states offioials have proui ad to Jive u sue clcnse

unless they deslr~ to Qper~ to tlemselves at umooldt . but I have

not yet reoeivo M:r ef l.nite deais! Oll on tho c

and feel t .- t I canno put the l'J.nttot" UlJ to you ill a satisfaotory

llIl. e~ untll 1 he ~ -eflJ.l1 tely rom them one m:y' or the oth r.

1 11 e..., t re68-rd •

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ReQe1~ed from Miles P. RO~1 the sun of fifteen

dollars ($lS,OO) ~ash for COPY' of report on otsego

Mine near MeCrac~en by G. 13 . M-n1nhnrt dsted ;tune

22nd~ 192£).

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