The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15
JUSTICE
Editor Pilot

/ UnQef this head l WC1llQ ike to say
few words to the public IN regard TO
an assertion which understand (and
which have good reason to believe)
has been made by one B. F. Field
and his illustrious son Eddie, in this
community. 1t Is this: that Mr.. L.
D. Christopher and myself had jump
ed claim belonging to b. F. Field
and others.
The facts in the case are simply
these: On the 10Th day of May.
1851, l relocated what was then
known as the Horse Shoe lode, on the
ground that sufficient labor had not
been performed for tine year ending
Dec. 81, 1850. Mr.. Christopher was
a witness to the relocation. About a
week after tnat time B. F. Field
heard that l had relocated it, so he
sent two men up to work on the dis
covery shaft. Mr.. Christopher and
myself happened to go up the same
day and found the men shoveI!ng
STOW near and from over the discov-
cry shaft. I then forbid the men to
do any more work on the claim, and
we proceeded to town to procure men
and took, to do the assessment work,
which we completed in few days.
In the meantime | met b. F. Field.
who appeared quite wra,hy about the
matter and claimed that he could
show the work when the snow we:.t
off. then told him that if he could
show sIoo worth Of work done on the
claim for 1880, at that or any other
time, | would vacate the premises. I
also offered to settle by arbitration,
which he refused to do and said that
he had already commenced legal pro-
ceedings. After the snow went off
both Mr.. Christopher and myself
asked said Field to go up and show
Us Gas he claimed he could do) the
work that had been done for the year
1880. But he positively refused to do
SO in both cases. After that time
there was nothing done until last
week, when B. +. Field sent some
men to work on the old discovery
shaft. On Saturday Mr.. Christopher
and myself went up to the claim and
forbid the men doing any more work,
since when we have remained in pos
session at intervals.
On last Tuesday I called on Messrs.
Harlan Thompson, A. J. McQua'd
and J. NJ. Sturgeon, to go up and ex-
anime the claim in question, which
they did. But before giving their re-
port | will here introduce the affida-
Wits of Chris keeser and H. T. Painter,
to show that there was a legal assess
ment done IN 1879:
State OF Colorado, |
County of Gunnison. D.
Before ne, the kscriber, person
ally appeared chi kss,es who, be-
ing duly sworn, 4 eiepd say,
tthat he was one IsA l0oe-
! tors o the HORSE 5r nnf1ii Il .
claim, situate on (,etwss d
Elk basin and u Ietendencl basin,
Ruby rrining distfirt, county and
state aforesaid, said claim having
been located July S, 1879, and that
the assessment was fully and properly
worked within the period required by
law, on the original location IN 1879.
and that the shaft on said assessment
was sunk to the depth of eleven (11)
feet. CHRIS kEEsER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of Sept. A. D. 1851.
WM. H. WHIrTLEsEy,
| Notary Public,
Gunnison Co., Colo.
State Of Colorado,
County OF Gunnison. d.
Before me, the subscriber, person
ally appeared H. 7. Painter who, be-
ing duly sworn deposes and says. that
he personally examined a certain mi
ming claim known as the Horse Shoe
lode, situate Oh the divide between
Elk basin and Independence basin, in
Ruby mining district, county and
state aforesaid, said lode having been
located by c. c. Hart, Chris Keeser
and others, in 1879, and that he
knows by said examination that the
full assessment work for the year end
ing Dec. 81, 1879, was done and
completed on SAID lode during said
year. H. L. PAINTER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day OF Sept. A. D. 1881.
VIM. H. WHlrTLEsEY.
Notary Public,
Gunnison Co. Colo.
Mr.. Painter is proprietor of a drug
store here and was one of the pioneer
prospectors Of this camp.
The following is the affidavit of three
men who examined the mine
State Of Colorado,
County of Gunnison. Do
Before me, the subscriber, notary
public, in ard for the county and state