Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-01

Direct resumed-Knew Leayitt smelted in
Round Valley from hearsay; it was Is or ~
miles to where Rogers was killed in an air line
-2s or 20 around by Panaca City.
N. II. Carlow called for plaintins-l came here
in May, 1854; came from Beaver, Utah: came to
look at mines; heard Hamin had discovered rich
mines near Meadow Valley; Reyes. Cox and my
self came in; found this place by hunting over
the hills; knew the place by stakes and notices;
there was hole three four feet deep on
mineral streak and few feet north Of the hole
was stake with notice; there was another
notice near by with the names Of Sherwood, BOX
and others; the hole was near where the present
Panaca shaft is in the same place think; in
May. 1864. 1t was called the Panaca silver mine;
returned in June Of the same year to look after
claims had located: the Panaca shaft was .hen
deeper, and there were tools in it: Sherwood told
me he and Box had men working there; remained |
in the district short time; returned in 1867 TO
collect poll taxes; again saw the Panaca SHAFT.
Cross-examined-The stake / saw near the |
shaft was of wood, hewed on both sides; the no. |
tice had been put in split; took out the notice
10 read it; don't remember the substance; it was,
l believe, such notice us was put on mining
claims in those times; had seen such notices be-
fore-probably 80; have seen in the last few
days what purported to be copy Of the
notice. IL was in Mr.. Kelleys hands; dontrecol-
lect to have seen diagram On the notice on the
stake; am in the habit of reading only portion
of mining notices; remember to have seen Ham
Inns name on the notice; think there were other
names; the names were under the writing; don't
recOllect TO nave seen any uldBrtlu, mlSut uuNe
seen diagram; think the notice was written on
common foolscap paper; from reading the notice
I concluded it Hamlins location; 1t was
folded up and put in n split in the stake; think
there was a hole about feet deep where the
present Panaca shaft is; the hole had been
SQUARED up and made deeper and larger when
| returned in June; didn't look for stake the Sec
| ond time came; there were then several men IN
| the district; saw another notice in May, 3OO or
| 400 feet south from the stake near the hole
| Sherwood's name was on it and or 10 names in
| all; don't think l could write the substance OF
that notice don't know that it contained diagram;
| we staid here night on the June visit; the
| second time three men came with me; we then
| made some new locations. Wandell, Ayes,
| CLARK, Cox and Johnston came in with me IN
June; arrived here about a. M; staid till even
| ing next day, and then went to Meadow valley;
went from Meadow Valley to my home in Beaver;
| came TO see if the locations had been properly
made and recorded; we had tools with us; wan
dell and others were not satisfied with our loca-
| tions; we had four horse wagon loaded with
tools, ETC.; we took them back, as we needed them
in Beaver; was not Mormon then, but had been
some of the party thought the locations made in
May were not worth developing
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION
John A. Lloyd called for plaintiffs-I live in
| ST. George; first came to Panaca City in Septem-
Der, 1864; first came where Phoebe now is in DC.
tober, "a; came up here looking for stock, and
Mr.. Hamlin showed me the Panaca mine: saw
shaft, dump, ETC.. the shaft was Is feet deep, or
more, and about feet in diameter at the top;
saw stake with notice on it: it was hewed
stake drove in the ground; it was Is feet or more
from the shaft; the notice, to the best OF my rec
} objection, was put in a split in the stake Mr.
Hamlin read to me the names Of the parties inter
ested from memoranda book, think; dldn,
read the notice myself; the notice was folded up
saw two bitches or troublesome north and the
other south of the shaft the north cut ran NORTH
! and south; saw dump near held up by rocl
WALL u young man named Mcintyre was will
} | me; he was killed two years after by Indians
he was killed in the fall of 66 or spring of 81
Q l came to Panaca City in 1864 with provisions TO
. the volunteers: helped to build fort there
: Cross-examined-Col. Macarthur sent u.s. an
q Mormon; was in 1854; am an Englishman
; Macarthur was then Major Of the st. George M
Q litia but is now a Colonel; there were ID or
Q armed men came over from st. George to Mead
U ow valley came afterwards with supplies; thi
/ was in August or September; while was i
n Meadow valley the Indians ran of stock; "
Il secuted around hunting, taking care of stock an
. looking for Indians; we came here the secon
70 time from Shoal creek Shoal creek is about
II miles south of Panaca City; the Mountain Meat
ow range is 20 miles this side Of St. George thel
ot is where the much-talked-of massacre toe
he place; 1 met Hamlin on that range; McIntyl
D. was with me; Hamlin came up to the mine vii
u us; after leaving Meadow valley We had !
IT trouble with the Indians; the St. George volu
1t teers staid in Meadow valley Is or 20 days; v
ct went back after building the forts; guard can
We with the provision wagon from St. George to
~ naca; Mcintyre was killed in the White Sprii
Is range 200 miles south of st. George.
"a w r. McLane called for plaintiffs ST reside
Phoebe; am miner; am W rkng in the EIcelsio
II have worked there IL days. 1t belongs to Colon
Raymond have been here three years last mont
a. came here first in November, 1864 came fro
I'd Montana; was prospecting there; Goodfello
~ Leavitt Hamlin and Hawkin came with me; v
no came here to look at mines; Hamlin showed Il
10 the Panaca; there was shaft ~ or ~ ieet de-
in on the Panaca; l saw stone dump.wall; saw
III cut running north froln the shaft 20 or 30 fe
w long, Think; it was deepest close to the sha
Us some work had been done south OF the sha
er Leavitt took out from the north cut; saw
US monument built up OF rock; the notice was
the monument; it was under the top rock; &
III amined the notice: remember the names
Hamlin and Pulsifer forget the other nam
ne there were squares or marks on 1t; ut that til
le; l staid here five weeks; went from here to Rou
ca Valley; came back here in the spring OF III
ny Albert Barber was then with me; didn't then I
led tice any change in the shaft: went to Pahrai
Nv CAT to live i'll 1865.
MT Cross.examined--Arrived here in Novemb
aw 1854, from Montana; found a notice in a mol
on ment of rock might have seen the edge OF
OF notice; the monument was northeast OF the sha
on il might have been three or four feet high;
was three feet anyhow; it only took three or fl
rocks; the rocks were large; read the mott
IN l wanted to see who the claimants We're
an- monument was east of lhe north cut; didn't
DO a stake with notice in 1t that remember
I at think the shaft was AXIS feet at the surfa
Pa Ieayitt took some of the ore down to Round v
wa ley and smelted it there; he smelted the ore
ON lead to make bullets; didn't assist him in
the smelling; the cut led from the shaft; the
to had been gouged down Us they could most C
hat yeniently extract the ore; the first time ca
ere; here l was here and in the vicinity i've or
uch weeks; Peter Goodfellow, Hawkin and Lea'
!; were with me; we were prospecting.
lied Barber called for plainths-Was Deputy
the corder in Meadow Valley District under 81
'ck; wood was appointed after April, 1865; first
ght; records in March April Of that year; We
lave them at Panaca; l. recorded good many clal
over made records from April to June; went to /
lers ranagat; then returned and did recording.
was shown book to examine from page to 7,
ians SAWS it is q correct copy of book "A, Mea'
Rog- Valley records.l Have frequently seen in b
part "A" the location of PanSoe ledge; the copy
on mage in this book is as near as can recolle
ard; true copy of that location notice as recorded;
original record book was taken by Patton 4
pril. Meadow Valley; from 1865 to 1867 was gens
dis Nv acquainted with the miners here; the rec
ont were recognized by all; think have seel
gers; book "a" . copy5of . consolidation contract
agat tween Sherwood and others; Sherwood told n
lngs; the Pauaca ledge in 1865; came to it that J
his there was q shaft the ledge then; 1t was 10
II he deep: it was near the present Panaca SHAFT.
,gers Cross xamined-Book CA purported to
him tain the original laws and notices OF Mea
him; valley District; don't think ever saw the o
ut OF nails: the Recorder and his Deputy claimed
to be the recorded laws were true copy OF the
;ouid inais; couldn't write Panacs location as II
SIX; reared in record book; think have seen the
1866; ord of the consolidation contract with Its