Fraudulent Sales, Claim Jumping, Murder and Eminent Domain AboundsHomestake Mining Company Picks Up the Few Remaining PiecesLead City has 11 mills in operationOld Abe Mine puts 50 men to workGilmer and Salisbury buy Homestake No 2 for $100,000A survey is made of Homestake No 1 and No 2, The California Company does not agreeJohn C. Ottinger goes to trial for the fraudulent sale of Homestake No 2 to Gilmer and SalisburyJury tampering is eluded to in the Ottinger trial making a verdict impossibleSam McMaster takes charge as superintendent of Homestake Mine No 1Cause and effect of Homestake Mine No 2 sale, contracts expire and mills close downA bonanza begins to turn up at Palmetto-American Flag Consolidated MinesOld foes Palmetto-American and Old Abe Mine face off as mining interests overlapLawrence County looks for their share of the pie, county wide taxation beginsAssessment versus taxes becomes a dilemma for voters$1 per share assessment is levied on all Homestake Stock salesOld Abe has Judge Granville Bennett issue restraining order against Palmetto-AmericanAn order is later granted allowing Palmetto to begin to mining oreBelow and to the east of Palmetto Mine, Katie Fraction Mine owners Hines and Reagansink a shaft into the neighbor's shaft at Old Abe MineKatie Mine vs Old Abe is settled in court in favor of Old Abe MineNew outbreak of trouble occurs as Homestake notifies Old Abe to stop reducing their oreAn awkward situation, men of Homestake and Old Abe are working side by sideContractor at Old Abe fails to pay his workers, miners then take possession of the mine for back wagesOld Abe Mine is sold in San Francisco to J. W. Gashwiler and D. B. CurtisJoe Adair, Superintendent Old Abe Mine, initiates the shot-gun policyHomestake Superintendent Sam McMaster appoints Joe Adair, late superintendent of Old Abe, as supervisor at Homestake MineAlex Frankenberg, a Lewis, Cohen and Johnston employee, is shot in a mining dispute at Homestake Mill by Homestake foremanAlex Frankenberg, young man wounded in the face by buckshot at Homestake Mills, dies from woundsLewis, Cohen and Johnson claims prospect hole on Homestakes new mill siteSam McMaster is warned to stay out of LeadDeputies are placed to guard the Homestake MillMichael Hines and Dan Reagan, nearby Katie Fraction mine owners,sink a shaft on the grade of the new super Homestake Mill siteThe California Company has Mike Hines arrested for trespassingDespite Homestake's best guarded efforts, Hines and Reagan manage to sinkanother shaft at the new super mill siteHomestake Company arrests Dan Reagan along with his wife for forcible entrySam McMaster takes Hines and Reagan to court for mine jumpingHines and Reagan are convicted and sentenced to 1 year and 6 monthsConvicted mine jumpers Hines and Reagan skip bail, jail and the Hills to meet up in Miles City, MontanaOld foes takes their differences and mining interests to court,Homestake Mine vs. the Old Abe Mine Feb 04 1879Prof Jenny gives his mining opinion in regard to Old Abe "Gold is where you find it"Old Abe Mine is surveyedCalifornia Company has an injunction placed on Old Abe, throwing 150 men out of workSam McMaster and Homestake jumps Golden Terra, law intercepted themLarge number from Lead in Deadwood for murder trial of Lee, Travis and Smith for the murder of Alex Frankenberg at Homestake MillLee, Travis and Smith found not guilty of murder of Frankenberg, a verdict not in accord with JudgeLee, Travis and Smith have left town with nice horses and outfitOld Abe Mine Extension is only mine on hill not owned by CaliforniaLegal battles continue, Segregated Homestake vs Giant and Old Abe are back in courtLot owner Tim OLeary and Little Nettie Mine stands in the way of new Homestake Mill,refuses Homestake offerOLeary asking $12,000 for lot in way of new millSam McMaster obtains court order to take land from OLeary and turn over to HomestakeDeputy Brewer dispossessed OLeary and put McMaster in chargeHow could a Judge could decide what a man gets for his lot in regard to Tim O'LearyEnterprise Newspaper sides with OLeary against Homestake CompanyOne of the big mining suits is settled between Old Abe Mine and Homestake Jan 22 1880A successful mix, Sam McMasters system, bulldozing and the use of shotgunsSamuel McMaster and his shotgun brigade were down from LeadHomestake to consolidate with Old Abe Dec 08 1881
