The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05
THE NOVA SCOTIA GOLD CASE.


The Charge OF Alleged Fraud Against
Charles j. Anthony.
INC investigation into the charges Of fraud pre-
ferred byT 3. Barrett against Charles j. Anthony in
connection win the Mooscland Gold Mining Company of
Nova scotia was continued yesterday morning before
Justice Bowling At the Tornbs Only one witness was
examiner whose 'esmop' was in reference to The yield
and general value OF the minss as follows
VIM Barnes, being sworn, tesssed-I reside in Hail.
fax, N s.. am mining surveyor aud engineer. Know
the property referred TO- rst knex Of il IN yu,v ,ssa
merely visited It then there four aays sn,srea
TO have mined there; inspection decided cot N do
80; was afterwards, in October. 1852 contested ah
the property a. superintendent OF the quartz
crushing ras alns mill mill there were eight three quarter
jected to) There were three log cabins with quartz
crushing mill, with four sampers, driven by water
mate the value Of property four five hundred dol
lars remained two months the pce and worked the
tempted to WORK gold out Of the quas the miners un
der my direction took out quartz from three different
yssd Srse anS e% s
OF gold from seven or eight tons OF quartz his the
best vein, and gave most visible gold ton TOM Of quartz
gave less than an ounce there were about thirty
cmploycd the quartz cost about fifteen 10 twenty oars
tire e s aa e there no %
dications Of better yield In the vciny there weie
temp tempts to- to work Other veins, but no .seii was
obtained; government charged ten doAs ior an ara
threefourths Of an acre o osasee sss
.er M swo mon'ns ceased tools and ann,Isnces
Tnon Nm nine miles back in the woods and &C.
ces only over rocky and very scrubby ground;
vd for horses has since been to the igg,nrs fdo
not know that this property is that known the
Mooscand Gold property; do not certainly know but
believe it is know that y Is tho same property Mr.
said he sold to Shirley Norton II worth nothing
as gold producing property In July 1892 at the time Of
mines; tho proceeds Of four DAYS labor and il
came 10 about fifteen cents man. the mine was being
worked when was there last; from my observation
should judge tho quartz was poor ever Shirley Nor.
ton abandoned the mines about June 1884, the govern
ment licenses Of such property assgnabIe not
know that the property was worked under any other
Mr. Stuart-I make motion 10 require the defence TO
produce their license Of the property.
Mr. sedswick,The compainants have just proved that
have had, nor have we seen, any such document
Examination resumed-Mr W. X Reynolds claimed
the land where the gold district is located he told
he was the assignee Of the grantee OF the crown have
no interest In the property, friendship feeling
about the present controversy would give dol
lar as an investment in the mines would not give any
thing for the privilege OF working the mines; the appii
ances on the property are worth nothing; the properly
worth nothing for any purpose whatever this Is my
judgment professionally
Cross -examined-A thirty years of arc nv business
is to inspect mines erect machinery and work
mines; am now In the mining business; the
sSo" e TO SS district S
Halifax; was sent for by tecgraphic despatch from T.
B. Barrett; do not know what has been done the
property during the last two years beyond what have
read In the Gold Commissioners report could not cay
that lead yielding but little at first might not AFTER
prec, rcsumed.-Mr; Newman did not, to my know.
ledge claim any more than the eight acres do know
OF any sale OF the property by foreclosure
Adjourned TO Monday next, at nine A. N.