[2] In the Arizona Territorial era up to 1912, and Statehood until around the late 1920s, this particular area of land acted as a cattle ranch with a mining history, lies within the Thumb Butte Mining District, which appears to be initially platted by the Arizona Corporation Highland Pine Properties Inc. beginning in the late 1950s.

It is located in the Sierra Prieta region, in the Thumb Butte mining district, about halfway between Iron Springs and West Spruce Mountain.

Highland Pines Properties came into existence out of a series of 'quit claim' deeds, deriving from the controversial 1920 patenting of land at the site of U.S.

The subdivisions of Highland Pines where then cut from the projected conjectural lottings within the purported lode claims, as delineated on the plat map of Mineral Survey 2424, from 1907.

This resurvey was supposed to finish or correct the township plat of 1871, but it failed to account for the graft(s) within, which do not appear to have been questioned, and thus not investigated as to their validity of private title.

The plat map(s) of record, tie the lots of Highland Pines to nearby section corners of the public land survey system, which appear as the corner to sections 28, 27, 33 & 34 at township 14 north, range 3 west, Gila Salt River Meridian, although none existed at the time in 1907.

An inaccurate placement, and overall representation of the purported "initial site", which was not in conformity to the rules of construction to begin with, has been carried forward to present day.

An initial play on the spread of a fictitious, or at best unfinished skeletal township survey from 1871, by a known Benson Syndicate surveyor Solomon Foreman, under approval of John Wasson, who was the Surveyor General of the Arizona Territory, set the stage for the concerted theoretical lode claim platting of the Derby Mining Company's various relocated lode claims.

A variation between the Spenazuma swindle and Looters of the Public Domain, has effectively created 'cadastral mayhem' at the controversial land site, known presently as Highland Pines in Prescott, Arizona.

Every document in the chain of deeds to all Highland Pines 'private property', is based upon an identified legal description to the 1907 Mineral Survey 2424.

Polson as treasurer, publicly offering capital stock, which was primarily issued through brokers to investors on the east coast.

Young's mining prospects were well known throughout the Thumb Butte District, where present day Highland Park is centered.

Young and associates like James R. Lowry, George W. Sarano, Samuel Hill and E.M. Sanford made many efforts in the area to fulfill his ultimate concept, which was to sell the vision of the Derby Mining Company's land area, as a fixed visual representation of what became a preliminary drawing for 'Derby Mines'.

After the purported mineral entry was made, this effort resulted in the foundation of present-day Highland Pines, the 'Plat of the (Mining) Claim of George U.

This was promoted as the main delivery system for the hauling of heavy equipment to the alleged mining activity in the area.

One source identifies the intention in the early 1900s to have had the former railroad connect along the ridge to present day Highland Pines, up to two miles to the south, from Prieta flag station.

While simultaneously forging forward with plans for the land under the provisions of the Mining Act, the area related to Young's 'Derby Mines' was doubling as a literal cattle ranch, complete with pastures, wire fencing, corrals, hay bale deliveries and open range for the various stock, which was initially kept under a watchful eye of a full-time caretaker named J.E.

Ultimately in about December 1912, a man named Fred J. Smith from the nearby Centipede Mine, where he was already working for the interests of George U.

This after the prudent man expends his time, his money, and his efforts, finds that those resources as allotted, are still financially valuable to him.

On March 6, 1920, Application 045620 for Phoenix Serial Patent 818495 was made by the Madizelle Mining Company for certain lands embraced in Mineral Survey No.

Letter from Fen S. Hildreth, who was also a drug store operator in Prescott, on behalf of the Madizelle Mining Company, dated June 30, 1920, included 'tender in connection therewith check payable to the receiver of public moneys in the sum of $2100.00, in payment for the land.'