The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-24
THE TOWNSHIP CASE
Value of Improvements on the
WOlfsTOne.
The Buildings on the Homestake and Other
Claims-Value OF the Land for
Residences

The Eureka townsite case is still dragging
along in the lard Office. A new witness, Albert
Barst, was put on the stand by the townsite
people yesterday morning. He testified that
he was civil ana mining engineer and had re-
sided in Eureka for about three years. The
townsite maps fled in the case by the appn-
cants were made by him from actual surveys
and notes fled in the office Of the surveyor
general.
Mr.. Davis-How about the estimated value
OF the buildings?
The Hitness-That was made from actual
observation on my part. AS to the dates Of
construction Of the buildings subs quent TO 1882
it was made from actual observations and with
reference to those constructed prior to 1889
from the best information could obtain from
the old residents of the place aud the owners
Of the buildings.
Have you a general knowledge of the value
Of real estate within the limits OF the townste
OF Eureka?
Yes sir
calling your attention to the townsite plat
filed in this case and TO the location of the
Wolf Tone mining claim marked thereon,
Will ask you 10 give general estimate OF the
value of the buildings within the limits OF that
claim on the ga of January, 1871
The total value 1 couldn't give very well
without looking 1t up but l should estimate
that the buildings would average in value $3.50. "
What would be your estimate as 10 the value
| of the buildings at that time upon the r ONE
| stake. giving an average OF each buiIding?'
II would estimate the average value at about
| $500 each l am mistaken. / understood your
question TO apply TO The Home RUE. As TO the
| Homestake average, l would say about 800
| each"
and at that time was the value OF the
| ground within the limits of the HOmestake, for
townsite purposes, est mated either by lots or
| by the acre.
81 should say that if title were sec ure a
| building lot OF say 50xt0D feet on the Home
| stake would have been worth from $1,000 to
| 81, 800
And the value of the land embraced within
the Wolf Tone at that timer
| with the same provision as to title I should
say that business lot OF say 25x15 feet, along
the Main street, would have been worth from
| 500 to Sl.00p, and that residence lots Of Main
| street on the Wolf Tor e. about 50X75 feet in
| size, would be worth $50 to g
II will ask you the same question with refer
ence to the Robert h. Lee?"
1.-The average values of the buildings on the
Robert E. Lee 1 should estimate at 800 each.
and lot yx1O0 feet, with title. wo1ld be worth
from $50 to $50"
same question with reference to the Little
Chief"
Il would give about the same estimate on the
Little CHIEF on the Robert E. Lee"
| land how is it as to the DiabloF
'.Cn the Diablo the average value Of the
buildings at that time was probably 500 each,
and a residence lot on the Uiab o. 5UXl0O would
si5c' Oe0n "0-'D' WIN ''A' '-''' --O ''' u
since you have been resident of Eures q, in
what direction from the old business portion OF
the town has the town been gpreading:'
ITO the east and north"
'sHave any of the lands within the TOWNSHIP
application ever been regularly surveyed and
divided into streets lots, blocks and alleys?'
"a small portion lying north of the Diablo and
Aouarms has been so surveyed by parties
holding mineral claims"
THAT is the only portion. is it?'
THAT is the only portion as far as 1 know"
$40 you know Mr.. M. ). Powers, one OF tbs
mineral protestants in this case?'
! II do"
Ibid you, in July or August, 1882 in coDnec
, ton with Mr.. Powers. make q measurement o
: water flowing from Dfablo tunnel or in the Dia
bio tunnelE
''Yes. sir. "
How came you to make that measurement, y
az was directed to do so by the Bullion-Becl
, and Champion Mining company, by which wa
EMPLOYED and understood that it was on &C
count of deal that was in progress for the pur
chase of the water right"
Cross-examination-.'W did you make tn
survey or part of the survey upon which tn
townsite map is based?"
II made part OF it in June, of 1890 and part O
it in May or June 1891, and other parts Of it from
, 1889 to 1891"
What part did you N axe in 1892
II ran preliminary line through the mai
street of the town, and of to the northeast t