Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-24
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Richards and Wallace, two Of the
Boise re-locators of the Bedrock
Flume company's ground, who 81
perintended the work of relocating,
were interviewed by Statesman rs-
porter.
Both Mr.. Richards and Mr.. Wal.
lace objected to the term jumping "
being spilled to their operations
They say that they took no ground
that they did not have good reasons
to believe was abandoned. except An
understanding was had with the own
ers. Some Of the placers were bond
ed and one or two claims were pur-
chased outright.
Mr.. Richards said the people Of
the Basin were almost unanimously
in favor of the new move and against
the Aume company which they style
a dead issue. "Tbey were all glad
to help us along in the locating," he
said, "and some who are interested in
the bedrock fume project said they
hoped the new company would sue
ceed and that they would assist any
enterprise that had in view the work
ing of the placers."
Speaking Of the claim of Mr.. Aims
lie that the assessment work on the
relocated bedrock property had been
done, Mr.. Richards said: "Mr. Tay-
lor, who is connected with the fume
enterprise, admitted to me that nc
assessment work had been done for
Eve years. / heard Matt Luney say
practically the same thing. Others
who have lived in the Basin for years
informed US the assessments had not
been worked. We dumped" no
claims. We merely relocated absn-
doned ground and anyone else could
have done the same thing"
There are but two members of the
Bedrock Flume company who are
residents of this place-George n.
G. Taylor and Isidor Smith. Both
claim that the ground has been rep
resented. The WORLD interviewed
Mr.. Taylor. On being asked in re-
gard to the truthfulness of Mr.. Rich
ards statement, he said, with con
siderable emphasis, that ait was lie
out of whole cloth" When be
learned what they were doing be
warned them to keep off the ground,
informing them that it had been rep
resented. He first talked with Rich
ards, who said they were simply To-
eating some bars, and said he would
rather Mr.. Taylor would have a talk
Mr.. Wallace. Mr.. Taylor replied:
"You are equally interested with Mr.
Wallace and | would just as soon
talk with you" Afterwards he met
both Wallace and Richards and told
them the ground was not only claimed
but represented, and he wanted them
to get off; that the Aume company
would hold the ground at all hazards
They said they were not interfering
with anybody's rights, and would not
relocate any ground that was legally
held. Mr.. Taylor also told them
they had jumped ground which he
owned individually near the Cold
Springs, six miles below town
amounting to six claims of twenty
acres each. This ground Mr.. Taylor
worked on from the latter part oi
June until September 1st of thi:
year, and he did not propose to sur.
render his rights. Mr.. Taylor in.
formed the WORLD that the Bedrock
Flume company had expended 80,
900, to say nothing of deciding 81,
claims to the Boise County Mining
company, the consideration being
that the latter company was to rep
resent the ground, and did represent
it fully.
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