The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-12

IN Exciting Contest out on the Pacific
Coast

TACOMA, WASH. March i0.-An oN-
citing race OF fifty miles over mountains
Tor a mine worth 100000 by miner
and AN officer Of the Federal government
vas the excitement Ia tnis region laS1
week. The race Was incident 10 tic open
tng OF the great Colville indian fcserNa-
ton, IN Eastern Washington.
The Coleman indicate. whose man Won
the race. was organized by Judge a. X;
Coleman. Of Port Townsend. interested
with him are Judge W. II. Brinkcr. MT
cd States District Attorney +, {. Robert
son, and hiz assistant. Judge &. ;. togg.
Judge CO cman became Interested come
time agO in the lie fleur copper anu sll-
miles from Marcus. on the SPOKANE and
Northern railroad. lie Fleur is a fichch-
man. wLo discovered the claim years ago
ana has been watching II ever since
Co.eman filed eight claims on the proper
fy. but the Russell syndicate. headed py
Col. J y Russell, OF Spokane. promptly
med claims over his The Russell pec-ile
claimed that the reservation was hiIeauy
open under an act OF Congress, thos.n
the Presidents formal proclamation "a"
never been issued. Ihey took the matter
into the Federal court. and Judge i'm
ford now has the question unoef adNlse
ment. o..
rress 10 omen the reservation. and promi-
rcnt men went 10 Washington cry 20
show Congress how the pubic g0od "oul"
he conserved. as 10 has been, by its op',E
ing. The necessary bill was passed feD-
ruary 10. Judge Coleman went 'nineu--
afelV from Port Townsend 10 the mine.
The riahts of "sooncrs" being question
al a was decided that "A man must ho
stationed al Marcus 10 receive inv NV
If the Presidents signing ne piI' ahu
Then TO ride rs fast ~ ne 'ouin 'o' NJ ~
claim To perform this feat, Johh III
cool. OF the Coleman syndicate ana also
.ol.ctor of customs at Marcus. was Sc
1cctcd. Mctool was, IN iact; o"c "a wv
original discoveries OF the mint. ,.
Mccool was at Marcus the Following
THURSDAY morning. awaiting telegram
from Washington. stating that ireslutht
Cleveland had signed the bhl. Inc nus
sell syndicate. equally clever. hhd MaIh
Gilman at Marcus TO perform a similar
1caf for them. The expected telesiaHi
came early I'm the afternoon. Mctool ana
Gilman started on their loheiy MY ,iniis
race over a rough. tortuous iau. NaCh
covered the distance IN i'Ss t"'n Nv
,,oufs. hnt Gilman. having the better
horse. reached the destination nrst btl
he aid not post any notices. Judge = pic-
man was in possession. lie had win MN
en- freshman and an Indian. and they
were prepared 10 use artillery. II heeu
lc 10 keen umwccome visitors away
when NcCooi arrived he was greeted
rordialiv by Judge Coleman. the idt'',
quietly remarking that no ciaim.hiefs mao
vet nut I'm IN appearance. Gilman II
.uoted as stating that he did not post any
notice because NJ did not wish TO be
shot. McCool's notices were promptly
posted. , - ,,o
The I.c Tieur claim is situated on the
Fourth Of July Greek. and Is SAID 10 pc
Tho richest claim i'm that region. IL Is
esiimaicd 10 be worth S2.OCO,uOO as u
stands Assays here have run SO 10 So
pcr ton i'm copper and silver IL VIII soon
h transferred % the ienaskel Ml.,,ais
COMPANY. organized here by the Coleman
,yndicate several months ago. win
capital OF 100000. II is possible that the
Russell syndicate will make contest