The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25
nGHT FOR THE MINES.
raleott's Contract on Negro
Greek Property in Court.
..~ruoNY HARMS MURDER TRIAL
suxs Answer for killing Eggen-
rnInarnen in Bad Piight-Point
Roberts Fisheries.

-. uncertainty % mining deals was
= illustrated in Judge Langiey's court
-.rday In the case of John r. Woicott
- First National bank. OF this city.
49, Fisher ct al, to restrain the
80 and Fisher from turning over deeds
-~row 10 a third interest in eight i'm
s.,rt mining claims situated "a the
a~-a creek district OF Kitfitag county.
- mines are Persinger No. 1, Gray
ss.sss Champion. Idaho. North Pole No.
Sarth Pole No. 2, Acme, Everett and
ts.nhoe No. s. and are owned BY Leaven-
.-.h parries-George Persinger. Ralph
$40 ! A. Stougntou. William F.. Lee.
80 Mckenzie and George Kiine-wno
=. made defendants in the suit.
s~-aber I3 OF last year Woicort entered
- contract with Persinger and the
<.s.r oyBers, BY which IL was agreed
-, he should assume the management
- sss properties. act as the general rep
~sufattye OF the owners and push the
.a,t az development as rapidly as posi-
a. In return for which, If a certain
Z .ee Of progress was reached and GER
- agreements carried out, he was TO
.s.~eiys third interest. deeds 70 which
.srs drawn up Dy and deposited with
80 bank and Fisher. After a few
-sn,hs. however, the owners OF she
.,ises sought TO withdraw the deeds ard.
= Wolcoti claims, sell the properties to
s,bsr parties, in consequence of wnieh
Rnicott came into court. secured a re-
s.raIuiug order and asked 10 have mis-
s,.rhss determined. The story told by
Ssrxiu9er and his associates is that VOL
,att has violated his contract in several
Material parts. especially in falling TO
sesvslop the mines. He had agreed TO
lave ready for use by January /, 1895.
~sson road, suitable TO freight ore. from
! Doinf at the present end of the Peshas-
IL valley wagon road, about one mile be-
nw Tnele's creek, up Negro creek TO a
suansI in the mine North Pole No. /, and
sjso 10 repair the Peshastin valley wagon
road; to establish camp at the mines
ana put them In operation and on pay
Inx basis In year from the date of the
cautraci He has not constructed the
wagon road or developed the mines In any
way. they say, and hence the contract Is
pwept away and they are free from Its
oblisatlons
Wolcott himself was the first witness
Al the trial yesterday and said that when
be Grst took hold of the mines he mad
met with difficulties which prevented him
from complying with the terms of the
contract He sent samples of the ore 20
Iasoux e. Co, OF New York, and lad
senae analysed by G.. III. Vol, of Seattle.
he reports from both offices were that IL
had substantially no commercial value.
contrary to the representations of the
owners when the contract was made.
woIcott's testimony was supported by
that OF Carl Klelnschnidt. DR.. Il. NJ.
Young, G. II. Vol and ID. r. Ward. The
case was not finished when court adj
burned and viii be continued this morn
!ag
The value OF the mines Is variously es-
sisated at from $35. 900 to s2o0.00 The
case ia attracting a great deal of atten-
ZION among mining men, a number of
whom were In attendance yesterday.