The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-16

claim last Sunday cot Of curiosity. He watched
the panning done by others, and also did some
himself He considered the claim rich ana val
liable. considering the good facilities Of work
ing it.
Paul D. Dsulby, miner Of considerable ex-
perfeuce in Australia and Idaho, testified on the
stand that he visited the claim LAST Sunday. He
had some difficulty in being admitted, finding
an armed deputy sheriff on guard. He said he
washed line pans Of dirt, finding from one 70
nineteen colors to the pan. he said he was .
practical miner of several years experience, and
considered the claim valuable one. He found
the prospects running evenly from the bed OF
the creek to the top of the hill showing that the
gold permeates all stratus Of the gravel. He
found many specimens OF gold-bearing quartz
B. C.. Pitcher, Q welknown resilient of Port
Townsend, and practical miner of fourteen
years experience, stated under oath that he
went over the claim, th. roughly prospecting the
different stratas OF the gravel and never failed
to find good hydraulic color. without includ-
in the black sand, the gravel would 60 from 8 TO
10 cents per cubic yard in visible gold. He said
he had worked probably mines containing less
gold to the cubic yard, and less favorably stu
ated. He believed the claim to be valuable
mineral discovery.
Mr.. Newton testified that he had prospected
over the claim for abou. thirty days. He panned
He considers. it . very valuable mineral deposit,
and has seen deposits containing less gold
worked al profit after $780, 900 or more had been
expended to bring water upon the claim
N. w. Bolster has been employed 90 Q stem
ographer to take the expert testimony IN the
case. The testimony Of DR.. Everette, which he
took Monday afternoon, will occupy him thirty
six hours to reduce to typewriter.
In Tacoma the claims OF Mcbride and his
experts are secuted. The Ncics of that city yes
terday said: disputed section l6 is yet creating
considerable excitement County Commission
ers Fay. Johns and Tuliis went out yesterday
with five or SIX experts to look over the ground.
Each one of the experts declared that there was
not even a color of gold in the soil. One of the
plans for contesting Nc Brides claim proposed
by the commissioners Is that force be en-
ploxed to enter the works of the claimants, clear
oufevery bit of loose dirt, and then to excavate
for such distance as will preclude possibility
OF ''salting." Samples of the earth
beyond will then be taken and
sampled If this test shows pay
dirt it is likely the commissioners viii give up
the fight Commissioner Fay said this morning:
In banning out yesterday our men would not
even get color, while those OF the claimants fol.
lowing right after them would get plenty I'm
not much OF miner but / know that it's an old
trick to blow gold into the pan from the mouth
while washing, and I'm not to be taken in by
such o dodge The commissioners are pursu-
Ing their Investigations on the school section to-
day. They expect to be called TO Seattle to testi
fly before the land Office some time this week."
George G. Mills, for about q year past head
clerk of the land Office in this city, severed his
connection with the Office yesterday to assume
his duties as receiver of the Olympia land Office
Five presumption declara.ory statements, four
homestead entries, three cash entries aud six
fnai homestead entries were filed at the land Of
fee yesterday