The Placer herald., 1869-09-25
(OMNirNICArI0N
CoLFAx. ccntcmbcr 23d. 1869.

CoLFAx, September 23d, 1869.
Mr.. Editor My attention was called few
days ago to n communication in your issue of
last week, purporting to have come from Colax
and signed more Anon" The Communication
in question, although not mentioning my name,
is evidently intended to inurc me among my
neigh ors and cro9tc the Impression that intend.
cd 10 pre- cmi certain port iou OF the town Of
CoitX aud thus compel purchasers Of Town lots
to pay double price for their property.
1t l. due to myself to correct the false nsser
ions made in that communication and leave its
author 10 face the p iDlc ~ best be can.
Now to the facts: In 1865, this town site was
purchased hy Chas. Crocker from Mr. Coombs,
whose ii lie was undisputcd rs against MI parties
except the Government. Coomhs conveyed all
the right aNd title he had to Cr0cKcr. and wnen
subsequently this property fen into the hands OF
kohn Il Kind. was Employed by them as tleir
agent to sell lots Lots were sol and deeds
were given through M, as Mcssrs Kohn n Co.'S.
agent ; Afterwards, this property fcl again into
the h nds of Mr.. Crockur--I still acting in the
capaalty Of agent. The town site. it will be- re-
menberel, was originally laid out be ciore the
fovcrnmeht survey was made. md small por-
ton of it fell on an even Section. $50 know
lng that |, by priority OF right and improvem mt,
together with n cOatiDnou9 occupany for four
years, was entitled to pre-emnt. availed myself
Of TIE benefit ot III" law aud ma lc ar0lic1tion
at the Land Otfcc in Sacramento mot ia secret,
but With the fun knowledge Of all the resi-
dents OF ColIax, took two disiutcreste parties
10 prove my residence and improvements men
who for truth and veraciiy stand second to none
in the county. J. H. Ncn AMI Can't. p Munday,
ho,n OF whom testified on that trial that the i'm
proven nts on the sputcd Lands were only
worth from three 70 Ave thousand dollars md
yet. vt tho same tim". Interested parties sworc
positively that these improvements were worth
at least eighteen thousand oiurs.
This anony nous writer does not stop here.
He slys, al the pre- emptor gets a title to this
hnd those who have purchased in good faith,
through mo. will have to pay for their lots twice"
In answer to this will state that Chas. Crockcr
hearing that this was the chiei objection TO my
pre- -cmN ion m0a0 n statement 70 Judge Spoar
who appeared Tor the People Noforo h, Commits
sionels, that he would give the Bank of Calior-
MA rs g, culuy thlt IA the event of my getting
title to this land fiat The parti pur basing lots
heretofore would he guaranteed title. no mat
ter how tbs case might terminate. Their how
ask. could the purchasers of lots be Injured by
my precmpiinG this andy | viii 20 still fur
ther, and state that at the tmN laid claim to
this land, n certain party here who only holds
his title by lease, made proposition to mc that
if | would deed to him the tot he was occupying
and which belonged TO another party that he
would guarantee to me that | would have no
trouble in proving mp my pre- cmption but If
did not do So he would give me all the trouble in
his power. This individual has kept good his
promise. publicly and privately. He has not
failed to cast his shafts of malice ngainst me,
and not IN, ing talent enough himself to do it,
employed some plant tool to do The work for
him, and thus was concoctcd the subject Of this
letter.
You will excuse mo, Mr.. Editor for thus III,
truding on your time and space. but Justice to
myself demands it, and it is also due TO my
nei ghbors that they should know that il was not
IN intention n with thpir irnI
rights, but simply to protect theirs rs woll as my
own. JOHN KNEELAND.