Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-12-22
A STATEMENT or FA,rs.
Charges Declared False aud ns.
iiesous what Part d Under.
signed Took in the Matter.

N1NAas ANNfafAof DcCs ~, 1875.
Ed. SENTINEL: Since the recent seizure o
wood in Eureka by the United State.
Marshal. II has come to my knowledge
that certain persons have circulated the
report that l have been in some manner
connected with the institution Of these
actions upon the part Of the Government,
and was directly or indirectly responsible
for such prosecutions. / desire in thi.
public manner TO denounce such insinu.
%ations, as vile and vicious ~falsehoods.
emansting from some person or persons
who have not the manhood to publicly
make the charge, but seek in a sly and
covert manner to poison the mind Of the
people either through motives Of malice or
ill-will, or in the hope to gain some per.
sonal advantage. l am unable 10 trace or
smoke out the slanderer, by the most
diligent inquiry, and therefore take this
method Of declaring it false and malicious,
with the hope that the person or person.
who voice the calumny, will have the man.
hood to state it publicly, or the common
decency to retract such malignant as.
pensions. | call upon Mr.. Donrolly and
Mr.. Gilman of Eureka, Mr.. Fries of San
Francisco, and Mr.. Price Of Tuscarora, to
either affirm or deny the following state.
ment OF facts.
In the latter part Of the month Of
March last. Mr.. W. G. Price Of Tuscorora,
superintendent of several mines, Mr.,
Gilman Of the Eureka and Palisade rail.
road, and J. w. Dorsey Of Elko, happened
to meet on the train en- route to San
Francisco, at the time when certain
parties were arrested ia Lander county for
%chopping wood upon public lands; the sub
ject OF such arrests came under discussion,
which resulted in my receiving q telegram
from Mr.. Dorsey at Reno, 10 come at
once to San Francisco upon important
business. / left for San Francisco upon
the next train. and upon my arrival there,
| ascertained the object for which my pres
ence was required. related to the threat
ened timber suits upon the part OF the
Government, and 10 discuss the position Of
the mining companies at Tuscarora, and
also the Eureka Consolidated Company at
Eureka, for each Of whom / was then and
am now one Of the attorneys. Upon the
day Of my arrival at San Francisco there
was a meeting held at the office Of s. ID.
Wakefield & CO., on Pine street, at which
Mr.. Price, Mr.. Donnelly, Mr.. Gilman,
Mr.. Dorsey and myself were present. 1t
was stated by Mr.. Price. and | believe Mr..
Gilman, and possibly others, that after re-
upon the situation It was deemed
advisable upon the part Of the companies at
Eureka, viz: the Richmond, Eureka Con-,
the Eureka & Palisade railroad, and the
Tuscarora companies, TO club together. and
send Mr.. Dorsey and myself to Washing
ton, and endeayor to obtain some legisla-
ton looking to the relief Of the mining
companies and others from harassing and
that he would consult with Mr.. Fries,
President Of his company, and Mr.. Price
and Gilman were to interview Mr.. Probert
upon the part Of the Richmond Company,
and ascertain from each Of those gentlemen
their views upon the subject and whether
nr not they deemed such q course advisable.
| stated 10 these gentlemen hat my re-
Iations with Mr.. Probert, 10 a professional
way had always been of an adversary
character, and ~ the Richmond Company
was largely interested, suggested the
propriety Of sending Mr.. Wren in my
place, as he was the Paeident and attorney
ior the Richmond Company; however, the
adjourned until the next day in
rider 10 interview the gentlemen named,
md in the mean time q conference was had
With Mr.. Probert and Mr.. Fries. The
was that neither of these gentlemen
considered the situation serious, and did
not feel like making any outlay in con-
n safsOn Nth fba mattQr and he.
that the companies were not
liable for using the scrubby and
BASTARD timber in Nevada for mining pur- |
poses, in which view | fully concur. !
rhe result. was that the Eureka mining
companies, including the railroad COM |
pany, concluded to let the matter drop for
he present, and await further develop
but Air. Price of T~uscarora, who
many companies, with mining
stock on the Board. determined to
make an effort TO protect Tuscarora,
IS he could not afford to have his
operations suspended, and he
insisted that we should proceed
10 Washington in his interest alone, and
see what compromise, II any, could be
made with the Government in his behalf.
The above statement Of facts are within
the knowledge Of each Of the gentlemen
and / trust they will do me the
Justice 10 admit It, either in public or pri-
vate, AS occasion may require.
l proceeded II Washington City in com:
pany with Mr.. Dorsey, with a full and
statement of all the wood which
had been used by the Tuscarora compan-
les during Mr.. Prices administration,
amounting to some 5000 cords. and In
with Hon. VIM. NJ. Stewart
called upon Mr.. Stockslager, Commis.
sioner OF the General Land Office, and
stated our case to him, and offered t. nay
the Government so cents per cord stump
age for the wood we had used-not be-
we considered ourselves responsible
but rather to avoid litigation and
trouble. In our statement to him (which
will be found in the Congressional Record
Of the 9th of last Ssptember) we never re-
ferred either directly or indirectly to Eu-
reka, but we made the best argument we
could in defense Of the people OF the whole
State, and that 1t had always been be-
lieyed by our citizens, and decided by our
courts. that the miners and settlers had 9
right 10 use the stunted, scrubby. bastard
brush (mis-named TIMBER growing upon
the craggy mountain sides for mining N
domestic purposes. Senator Stewart came
nobly to the defense Of the rights OF the
people Of this State, and assisted us In
every possible way in our efforts to ar
range with the Commissioners, certified to
the tru.htuiness and bona fdes of our rep
resentation, and in every way in his power
endeayored to secure for us a settlement OF
the matter. The Commissioner seemed to
treat with us Justly, and stated to US that
he considered the offer fair and reasonable,
and to call in on Monday .tthis being
Thursday and he would fix it up. We
appeared again at his office on Monday,
as directed, in company with Senator Stew
art, and we found that the Commissioner
had entirely changed front; he then stated
that in the meantime he had received OH