The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
INTEREST 70 MINERS.
~snspukER THOs. PELKEY SUED
ron BROKERS' COMMISSION.
.e~st Of Claim Owner 10 Sell Dus-
49, an Option to BE settled ~
cnars-Defendant One Of the

,1ssl ouse!ons Of more than ordinary
,.ssress TO naas owners ia the kiondiiks
80 Yukon districts. involving the rssa-
s,ous between calm owners AID brokers.
80 ocun1 vi, IL suit which IL 20 be tried
s1moryow Ia the superior court. Thomas
pslksy, o1s es the pioneers In the golden
wlo9d.ke. Ia the defendant, being sued 81
IL C. ofNe!l. OF Seattle, for si,a.s. claimed
"a b due as commission CT the sale by
Pxiksy TO a foreign syndicate OF fear
eiasrns Ii the hloDdske district.
More than common .n;eTts. has been
1xyssed la the si4.t from the fact mat Pei
hsy il one o. the richest and most widely
1aewn MIXERS OF tha Yukon. C'Nsils
eiAn Is that nc has sold a.s propertes
Es. & aooye discovery Oh BONANZA. Ne. "a
= Es6sraco. and tao claims on Lucky
fa;ch, a Tributary TO AL Gold creek. 70 a
gmnAseate represented by C.. r. Barb
Gas, ter 50. ta. Omen asserts that Pei
n. himself and two otaers, formed a
ooNoinass1n for tho purpose OF selling
IlonG.ks csasEs on commission. and that
IA p1fsaanes Sf this agreement Ps.ksy
ooss him an option on the properties nam
81. He finally alleges that Psikey has
esid the eairles to the Car Sonnssu syndi-
cats for 3ss,gsv. and hs sues for 10 per cent.
commission on the sale, claimed to % dua
under az agreement between the proEnot-
~ Of the combination.
Mr.. Pelksy arrived from Alaska Thurs
Gay ana Is registered a. the Butter. II
fesi that a big Question. bearing on the
right OF miners TO sall their mines whom
evsf the chance Is offered. Is involved In
the suit he said last night. First ie,
Gs say that have not sold my Claims to
ths syndicate represented by Mr. Carbon
nsau. ] gave Mr. OSeu All option o.,
them. the price being $500. and the op-
ton expiring December l. Now. / arm
ssady 10 accept tbs sum named in the
option from Sir. O'Ne.l. our / ohjee. 10
paying a conltaissioa when. as a matter
Of fact. sale has been made.
"A great number Of companies have been
formed In Dawson for the purpose OF sell
Ing mines outside | bscame a member
Of such q combination as this with Mr.
- know. the company has not yet sold
any claims nor do / know that they have
secured titles TO any. The property
own In the kiondiks district located my
self soon after the first discoveries Of gold
On Bonanza creek. The mines turned out
we'll. and ] am satisfied with the couE-
try. | went into the Yukon from Seattle
four years ago After I have straight
snsd out my affairs expect 10 make this
dty my home.
No man IN the Yukon IA better known
70 the od-timers III the country than
Thomas Peikey. Flo was at Forty Mile
crack when the Kiondike was struck.
W the river with a slender stock OF pre-
visions. and. with Clarence Berry. located
! claim OH Eldorada creek. lis claim
Adjoins those owned by the Berry
brothers, He also located No Al above
discovery on Bonanza Three weeks work
with this he invested in other properties.
principally on All Gold, Hunker and Do
minlon creeks He Is rated a. one OF the
richest men OF the kionalkc-