The Troy herald., 1874-03-11
We believe that II is. like medicine,

diagnostician cur frequently deter.
,niue with wonderful accuracy, the
morbid pathology OF tho Internal or.
ga,,ism, but with oil his expert.
cnce aud learning, no will meet cases
whero his judgment 10 utterly at
fault. II this be so, what must We
expect, IN such instances, from the
uneducated prctcmdcr? Tho com.
parison will hold good in geology,
aud Profs.. Potter and Broadhcad ean
make tho application.
We had scarcely finished writing
the above, before VIC were enabled to
secure the following afildavits. They
speak for themselves. We will only
sny that both these gentlemen, Mcssrs.
Wales and Upson, possess regulations
for honesty, integrity aud vcracity,
that any citizen Of the land may we'll
be proud of. ThcyIarc IN no wise In.
tcrcstcd ~ the coal property. We
intend to procure tho atfidavits Of
other parties, probably IN time for
next weeks paper, and thus complete
the chain Of evidence:
j. S. Wales of lawful age, being
duly sworn, dcposcs aud says:
During the year 1873, lived or tho
Link place, having rented the farm.
In July or August OF that year
(ls73) l visited tho Link shaft in com.
pany with Wesley Upson, and walked
back tho entry TO where Orvillc Up.
son. Thomas Murphy and Il think)
Thomas Mole were at work digging u
chimney up through the vein Of coal.
This chimney l examined, Orvillo
Upson pointing out the work rs being
done. know nothing positive con.
cerming the additional excavation or
l6 feet. In February Of the present
year (ls74) l was still living at the
Link place. Mr.. VIM. Mccarthy,
who represented himself as supcriM.
tending what work was then being
done at tho mines, under the author.
ity Of the Lincoln County Coal Com.
pany, was then boarding ut my house.
| heard him mako frequent mention
of tho additional excavation then
being donc by Baker and Perry, said
excavation then being carried further
westward for the purpose Of disprov-
ing tho assertions Of assistant state
gcolegist Potter. concerning tho cx.
tent of tho vein of tho coal. l also
saw Baker and rorry going to and
from work, and heard them say that
they were carrying the entry fifteen
feet further back. j. S. WALES.
Subscribed aud sworn to before INC
this 10th day Of March. 1874.
+. &. CAKE, Clerk Co. Court.
by j. NJ. McLELLAN, d. c.
Orvillc Upson, of lawful age, being
sworn, dcposcs and says:
In company with Mr.. Thomas MUIR
ply, l worked out q chimney from
the then terminus of the entry at the
Link shaft, to tho top Of the vein OF
coal, fifteen feet IN height, above the
six feet of tho entry, showing u total
depth Of vein 0f twcnty.One feet.
THIS wo did IN tho month Of July,
1873, all tho reports Of Mcssrs. Broad.
head, Potter aud Lcomhard, to tho
contrary notwithstanding. This was
done ut tho direction of the LincOli,
County Coal Company. Isaw Baker
and Perry while they wcro carrying
; tho entry beyond Pottcr's pretended
boundary Of the deposit OF coal. !
had charge of tho engine and pumps
for keeping tho shaft aud entry free
OF wafer. went IN the entry several
times while they were at work. This
was IN tho month of February Of this
present year, 1874. lhavc no Interest
in tho coal mines.
ORvILLE UPsoN.
. Subscribed and sworn TO before INC
this 10th day of March, 1874.
&c. CAKE, Clerk Co. Court.
. DyJ N. McLELLAN, u. e.
D The examination OF tho classes o.
/. the public school which was progress
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