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,-JiV IMPORTANT MINING
CASE.
The following from the Fail
banks News of May 26 relates to
a case involving some points of law
of great importance to this district
and to Alaska at latge:
A case is now on trial before Judge
Wickersham which is attracting the at
tention of mining men ar.d which may
serve as a test case of whether locators
must make a discovery in order to-hold
their claims.
The suit is that of William Redden,
Thomas W. Dempsey, S. D. Mcllroy and
Frank Berry vs. Judge N. V. Harlan, F.
M. Brown, E. Suter, P. G. Charles, Frank
Kinghorn, Darnell St McNeer and Theo
Kitteson. Iu the complaint filed the
plaintiffs allege that Dempsey had located
No. 9 on Cripple creek June 19, 1904, and
that No. 8 was located by Redden the
same date, and that the two formed a
partnership with Berry and Mcllroy.
They further stale that they began to
prospect and mine the claim, but that
defendants trespassed, despite being
warned off the premises. They prayed
for an injunction, which was granted
them, and the defendants were ordered
by the court to appear Saturday and show
cause- why the injunction should not b_
made permanent.
The defense ol the defendants is that
tin discovery had been made by the
others within the limitation by law in
which a discovery must be made to make
a claim valid, and that they put a boiler
on the ground and began to sink for a
discovery.
If the court bnds that the time limita
tion had eiptred. the i|nestion arises of
whether original locatora ran hold min
eral land indefinite I* What constitutes
a discovery is also a fine point to tie de
cried Some asnert that whenever gravel
M found carrying colors a discovers has
heew masle. while others believe that the
ertnal preseore of goM in neeevaorv
It at a well known tart that vow
creeks are Mankresl bv per vows who
here no intent too of prewpeetiog their
t lamas, w hose purpose i| is. m tart, to
bold on until some one makes a discov
ery so that they can sell to an advantage.
Whether the present case is one in
which the defendants arc jumpers, or
were acting within their rights, remains
yet to be determined by the evidence,
i but should the latter prove true it will
serve as a test case.
The evidence was submitted today and
'judge Wickersham took the case under
advisement in order to give a written
i decision.
Indeed, from the foregoing it is
evident that this case is one of ex
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traordinary interest. If it is held
that actnal discovery is necessary
in order for locators to hold claims,
what assurance will a poor pros
pector have that his work will not
be rendered fruitless by some one
with means to make a more rapid
exploration of the gronnd he is
testing? If the contrary, what pro
tection will be afforded the pros
pector against holders of great
bodies of gronnd who do only a
nominal atnonnl of useless work
each year ? The questions are live
ones, and the judge’s decision will
be awaited with interest.
A. J. Paxson, who is in from
Big Minook creek, said Monday
that he had no knowledge of his
candidacy for the deputy marshal
ship at Rampart until after his ar
rival in town. ”lt is strange,” he
said, “how a man gets behind the
times when he goes out on the creek
to work for a couple of months.’*
It was inferred from Mr. Paxson's
remarks that he doubts the truth of
the repott that he is a candidate.
Thh announcement that the
Russians propose to continue the
war as though nothing had hap
pened is not surprising. With the
defeated army and navy added to
the discontent at home revolution
would seem inevitable. The rulers
of Russia are now at a point where
they must fight or die— perhaps
fight and die.
This year of 1905 will be the
first since the great Klondike dis
covery that Alaska's gold output
will exceed that of Yukon Terri
tory. It is no disparagement of
Alaska's splendid mineral resonrces
to aeknowledge that being on Ibe
right side of the boundary line has
helped somewhat to place this ter
ritory in the trad
C*n A W I!akkLY. chief sig
nal officer of the armv, will visit
Alaska in July.
Japan has Russia whipped all
light, but Russia don't seem to
1 know it.
ESTABLISHED 1904
N. V. HENDRICKS
Alaska Commission Buying Agency
SEATTLE, WASH.
We Buy and Ship for you. Only on Commission
Call on our Agent or -write to us
MINING NOTES
M. S. Gill has fonr men shovel
ing in on Shirley bar.
Frank Stevens, on Glen, finished
up his winter dumps May 26.
Butler & Oslin, Glen gulch, have
about slniced up for the season.
Fred Bevere is in town, after the
winter’s work on his Hunter creek
property.
Hendricks is prospecting on No.
6 bench. Omega. Colors found
under the moss.
George Krastning is prospecting
on No. 8 bench, Omega, and is said
to have good pay.
Stevens & Sinclair commenced
shoveling in on No. i.Glen, Thurs
day a week ago
William Mann and Ernest Floyd
have gone out to commence opera
tions on discovery. Hunter.
Kugene Swanson has whipsawed
lumber and made boxes, and will
sbovel in on Chapman creek.
The Kaminski brothers have fin
ished their winter damps and are
now working on their Omega bench.
Charles B. Wilkerson. of Thanks
giving, says be will go to the land
of corn hnsking and kissing bees.
K H. Wright is splashing in his'
mammoth Thanksgiving dump.
The pickups are quite numerous.
M. S. Gill has finished riveting
the pipe for the Goldbng Hydraulic
Company, to operate on Rhode
Idand creek.
Capt. Hoagland and party were
reported last week to be putting in
the last of their winter dumps on
Thanksgiving.
Louis Seylet and Ifcave Rushing
have finished on Little Mmook ami
arc now in town. They washed up
$4,400 on No. 9.
The performance of tke hydraulic
owtfct on Ruby creek in admirable
The amount of muck it clears away
» said to be aaiuomhiug. and gravel
as moved rapsdlv. A profitable
season’s rnn as assured
GKOR6K Am 8AL18BVRT,
Attorney and Counsellor,
Rampart. Alaska
J. L1NDLKT 6KKKK,
Lawyer.
OScc at the Coortkc
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder
Rooms i and 2. Courthouse
THE MIRROR
Wines,
Liquors,
Cigars.
JERRY FORD,
M. R. DOWNING.
A. H. Wood & Son have finished
washing their winter dumps on 19,
Hoosier. They will work on 18
pup this summer.
Monroe & Lindsey will probably
start the giant on Hoosier about
June 10. They will take out good
money this summer.
“Micky” and Nick Bloom are
prospecting on the Thanksgiving
bar. A 50-foot channel of gold
bearing gravel is now crosscut.
Powers & Lawrence have two
men employed stripping for summer
work on Omega creek, and are
themselves gronndsloicing on the
bench adjoining.
Allen. C.osla w and Jack Welch
have got two holes to bedrock on
McDonald bar. and lound washed
gravel, but no pay. They now
propone to move back where the
ground is deeper and try again
hgan Bros., on Thanksgiving,
have whipsawed > 000 feet of lorn
bei and were reported last week to
be completing their boxes. They
have started a cat .too feet long ami
8 feet deep