Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-30
BOARDING HOUSE DESTROYED.

few minutes after o'clock u fire broke
out on the top of Contention Hill in q
boarding house on the New Years
grounds. The house had not been occu-
pied for about a month, and was i'm the
possession of Mrs. Hanson, u boarding
house keeper. There was some difficulty
for more than month past about the
ownership or possession of the building,
and it is supposed that the fire was the
the work of an incendiary. 1t was a
large, two-story frame building, and was
located near the old Contention works.
The fire companies promptly pulled out
as soon as the alarm was given, but it
was impossible to haul the truck up the
hill. The probable loss is about 81 800.
Not insured.
REMAINS IDENTIFIED.
The man, whose charred remains were
found in the rear of the Cosmopolitan
Hotel after the fire, is generally sup
posed to be J. r. Higgins, late of Kansas
City, Missouri. He had been on an
extended drunk for q couple of days.
He had been in town about three weeks
and was broke the greater portion of the
time, but last Tuesday he telegraphed to
7. M. James, of Kansas City, and got
telegraphc order for money He then
commenced to drink heavily, and was
put out of Archer's saloon shortly before
the fire broke out for being a general
nuisance. 1t is supposed that he
tumbled in through the Cosmopolitan
and went to sleep somewhere in the rear.
He was not seen after, and it is almost
certain that he was captured by the
flames.
IMPORTANT MINING DECISION.
The suit between the Tranquility and
Head Center mines, which has created
so much excitement in mining circles for
some time back, was decided on Satur-
day in favor of the plaintiff. The suit
was brought last December, and tenn
porary injunction was granted restrain
ing the Head Center from working over
the side line of the Tranquility The
Head Center is a triangular claims, worked
ON the dip of the ledge beyond the line
of the Tranquility. The Head Center
claimed that they had right TO follow
The dip of the ledge 50 long as the crop
pings were in their grounds, even though
the dip of the ledge passed beyond the
vertical plane extending downwards
through the line which cut the ledge on
its strike. The Tranquility claimed that
said line crossing the ledge on it's strike
was an end line of the Head Center.
This position OF the Tranquility was
sus tanned by the Court, and the Judge
instructed the jury that said line must
be considered an end for the two claims,
and therefore ordered that verdict be
entered for the Tranquility. Under this
case the first authoritative decision
has been promulgated as to the rights of
the triangular location and makes the
side of the triangle crossed by a ledge
the end line of the locations, irrespec-
tive of the dip ON the ledge. The set
tlement of this case ends all litigation as
to the rights of the different claims of
Contention HILL The Tranquility Com
part of the ledge which was under con-
trovelsy, and in which large quantities
OF ore are exposed Arrangements have
been made for the use of ten stamps of
the Girardmill, and in the course of q week
or ten days the Tranquility will be ship
ping bullion, and gives promise of fine
paying property. 1t is understood that
the Tranquility made an offer to compro-
mise the case within couple of months
past, by giving the Head Center fifty
thousand shares of Tranquility stock in
exchange for the acknowledgement and
the demands won in the court on Satur-
day. A bevy of distinguished lawyers
contended for the demands of the COM
panies. The Tranquility was represent
ed by Lewis & Bevy, and Earl Smith,
ter had CARRIER & Thorntbn, George r.
Williams and r. S. Mesick
LIST OF LOSSES By THE FIRE.
The following is nearly complete
list of the losses by the late fire: Mrs.
Brown, loss $1,000; insurance, none.
Andy Robertson, $1,000; insurance,
none. s. Storms, $1,000; insurance,
ance, none. Lynch & O'Neil, $500;
insurance, 900. Mint saloon, 81 200;
insurance, none. p. w. Smith & Co.,
damage, $1,000; insurance, $4,000. C.
G. Lipp, $1,000; insurance, $1,000. s.
Schmeiding, $500; insurance $1,000.
w. U. Telegraph Co., $3.50; insurance,
none. Anderson & Grattan, $500; in
surance, none. Grand restaurant, S4,-
600; insurance, Sl,700. Earl, Smith,
Campbell & Robinson, $4,000; insur-
ance, none. American bakery, $500; in
surance, $500. c.. Duval, $1,000; insur-
ance, $500 H. Hassell & Green, 1000;
insurance, $1,000. Rockaway restau-
rant, $500; insurance, $1,000. IL.
Meyer, So 900; insurance, So, 100. Matte
Webb, $1,000; insurance, none. Benson
& Montgomery, 81, 900; insurance, none.
P. Lynch, 81, 200; insurance, none. Ari-
zona saloon, $1,000; insurance, none.
d. r. Thompson, $1,000; insurance,
none. Leigh Bros, $1,000; insurance,
$1,000. j. Lenoir, $1,000; insurance,
$1,000. w. w. Ross & Co., 5000; in
surance, $500. j. Mccullough, $500.
H. Laventhal, $4,000; insurance $l3,
600. G. w. Buford, $40, 900; insurance,
$1,000. Mcbride & Co., 81, 800; insur-
ance, $1,000. J. ID. Ahlers, S., 900: in
surance, 81 700. John Dugan, $1,000;
insurance, none. Heintzelman building,
$500; Insurance. $1,000. Tribolet
Bros, $l5, 200; insurance, $4,000. Cohen
Bros, $4,000; insurance, $1,000. j.
Meyer, $4,000; insurance, $50, ZOO.
j. d. Hutton, $500; insurance, none. DR.
Mckee, $50, insurance none. j. G.
Stump, $500; insurance, none. Wash
house, $500; insurance, none. Russ
House, $500; insurance, none. Ber
Wehrfritz, $4,000; insurance $S,000
N. Bolardo, $1,000; insurance, none
Alhambra Saloon, $1,000; insurance
$1,000. Occidental Saloon, $1,000; in,
surance, none. Occidental Restaurant
$1,000; insurance, $1,000 Ike Isaacs
$500; insurance, none. Barron Bros,
$500; insurance, 5000. Job Seamans
$l,500; insurance, none. Campbell 4
Hatch, 1850; insurance, $1,000. Smitl
& Depar, g, 500; insurance, l,5O0. Joe
Hoefiler, $4,000 insurance, $1,000. III
Fontlams, 81, 800; insurance, $1,000
Archer & Pryke, $1,000; insurance
$1,000 A. G. Bilicke, 81, 500; insurance
$l6,50 Maison Doree, 81, 100; insur