Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-23
STILL TALKING OF ooLD.
Some % the Precious Metal on the Shoe
maker Tract


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WITNESSES I,sr,x,n 10
The Rock Greek Park commission on vsl.
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'n sess'"n WI o CLOCK Yesterday.
nr' L. w. Sohhson was Questioned as 20 the
value of the mineral right Of Mrs. Truesdelrs
property and gave si5O0o n. il. worth
NJ Colcu,n ia ar, A.. -
NJ no..,.,. - -. ~ Ps' IN
"r. pe~e.s assay oeiore proceeding further,
and MI. Ferry cross-eSsmined Mr.. johnson,
who repeated his mining experience and said
the piece OF quartz he gave Mr. Dewey wass
detached piece from the Truesdell tract
Mr.. Z. L. Dewey wss recalled and testified
tha' he assayed the specimen for Mr.. johnson
and the yield was ssSss gold and So cents
SILVER per ton.
co M, soaeman extended an invitation 70 the
pense and witness practical mining-the pound
ing o. the rock and panning out Of the gold by
practical miners.
M. MI IL W. Holman testified that the Truesdeii
uact was capable OF subdivision and worth
Si,0o per acre for villa sites, and il in smaller
io.s Al cents per foot.
Mr. lrnesdeil was recalled and testified that
and placed his deeds with the commission,
closing his case.
| VALUE or nPRoyFNESrs
| BENJAMIN C. King ass,s,.n, ,rsn.c,o, ~
| buildings x.s c.lI~S A.. NJ
/ -,.e' W" 0""eu py MI ferry - 70 tee
NJ /. n nj
of witness, as h. ha.rS ~. 70 we compe,en ny
worth of materials and not on the adapt.bility
o. the improvements for public OF private use.
NJ T.! ZION was o.erruied.
/ improvements AZ
| ", 81, nj iL"a as sa'We-o', = beN Il S,
mater "a sSe vi 81. -, age 'oo.oS, SHOE
500 Tor MIL a. M- 80 SO lor s'one paIh'
,n.5 I'M ~. hs. ai. MIG vas etoss-ehAn-
~, s',e .o1. " ou''iil.eh'
NIX oAhfEslER rEhNIrrrb TO TESTIFY
The commission, meeting this morning.
| made ruling on the objection 20 Mr. n n
| Carpeuter tes,ifving On ,ba ,ro,,a ST., r.
u,,a -, .f.:, e n. sl'o sroauu uiA' MS
and xa,rr Taai'i AN, nc an Interested party
ana o'etru.ed the objection The COM
MISSION states that parties have been
| Pcihitea 10 testify a TO the
Saae OF their own lands The wife IN
| sucn case Is clearly a competent witness, and,
.he,eiore' they saw no good reason why the
,l. VINO hss no interest IN ms wifes
property, should not be as competent
S,., ,aiues as sho Is Ihey iaii to
,arsa,a Ia, NV W. M! rela,lohs could IN
saa gre. win the husband competency Tor he
-si t nus olihloh as 70 the value OF
,;s estate from any eonlugAl relations with his
| This would therefore hermit him "a ,c.s,.v
as to tracts other than that in whi.A the wife.
mas an Interest Mr.. kooinson noted an
o,hsrs "' "''' nos'is' ii'shef' WING anu
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| nj,
| Mr.. carpenter then took the stand and testi-
| fed. As n surveyor he had become acquainted
| with the park land ms also M assessor % an.
| conptv LAND a. b.,L-.u.., -.-,,,n
~ tbe Jab,.o, -, ,t so's AZ" Lupar.
III nart Tac,i ~, c l.e M Wo' par .,
| al S90o nov -. -. y Ntool,ei, ne saiued
| e., y ri Dt -, Na5 ooen Pu.chaseu'
4 1850; tract tThos Nin,r' s9sr. TO-, II
II. Mason, ESQ; tract Z Is. Hershlyl. S2bO
tract lJere Mssonl, ESQ; tract 2, pur-
e Ha uact ~ H. Crutchheld), sh5:
i I,,n i' iano' H. Mr.; carpenter valued
4 5000 &c Pc 10 ~ s<<o, IA szoV 10.
| 80 1Soo N,a hls"ih' s1V' 10 Snise-
- i,r 800 Ssanepherd), sSSoi IL Eiss
| n ,i' "', s@VV he. acre. " NJuoge
- ~ ,,S S. EAeeptons were taken
w;,h Mil ~. Oh this evidence. witness
4 81 ,, I 'on ai-u L. Sahus went over
1871 e,n a., ao1u. 'No weeks since ano ne
the wate- in he craal 80 ~ - ne naa anosn
ui 1.,ss
4 az, s 'io mo ming several nne apples from
W. Ponolosieai sAli5, were placed before The
,ea,t ..II,4 which ieo Mt. .; "a ooraon 70 re-
recess it will be an sppIeate conrt"
Mn. rp,-rsnr,,.s ,,~,x, ,>,.,,
Mr. Trpasdeu ,os,;,;,., ,I,., g. ,.,-..-.h..
nessad Nv Kirt a,,d 80. - - % -,
| fem, s,ra.,,, -, a. cI.i---,- -
-, .a- o- VIC 'NOoi'AAer "ac'' aho 10
e sho"e 60, 'ue cuinnhissioh the ssno- linen PIG
| nle tne sAnu an pan Win some water ne
| "aeheu ~ ui.ii tne eolor CsPecks OF goid)
"ss SNOW anu handed u 10 The commission.
MI. iius G SPOKE OF Las experience In
nllhihs :. oolotaeo, ana SAID that the black
| sano Vi ,ne creek was similar to that In the
| Sesl, anu ihciaentalIy remarked that MI
nu .nass wa; ; uiIeet1r IN company In WHICH
| ""ness WIS interested
4 VALUE OF THE SHOEMAKER PROSPECT.
| Judge Wilson asked what vas the yalue NJ
| the nrosnect ON the sho.m.lor ,r.c,
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nr. Ir9esueh sa.u tnete was value tor goid
VIC o1i Du' u.N NOV oeeNe 'ns. shere
| "As sut Inns a ioeu mar Ae' iot eoio
| mRicesPec'. ~ vas sou nor AZ ~heat ana goio.
Inn piYspeet naa ' .n hna Over ,ao sno above
.ne ,aiia ~ 'ne 'Aiue sioooV tor
HAi a. M Le. paUrr nnt1' ,Is ,, x;.,s.,