The herald., 1898-01-09
SAN BERNARDINo COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO. Jan. S.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence When the Rose
mine of Holcomb valley was an unpay-
ing property there was no interest
awakened in the immediate surround
ings, but when 1t made strike and the
new owners were enabled to take out
enough gold to pay the entire price of
the purchase in one year, prospectors
began to file claims on the adjacent
land. A. G. Watts and. .Nals Wager
took 1900 feet alongside of the Rose on
the north and A. G. Watts and ]. w.
Smart took the same amount alongside
of it on the south. Then other claims
were staked out adjacent to 1t on the
| corners. While the original locators
were prospectors they took in A. nj.
Ham as financial 'pusher" to assist
in the law suits that were to follow.
When the Rose mine owners began to
follow the ore bed in the shaft they soon
found themselves on the property of the
| other claimants, and the fun COM
menced. Friday these were all settled
by r. S. Grant of Chicago, owner of the
Rose, securing deeds to all the abutting
property for the sum of $4,000, and the
several deeds were placed on record.
This disposes of all adverse claims to
the immediate ledge and the patent
which is asked for by Grant will prob
ably be secured.
The attempt of Lewis F. Deyo of Chino
to obtain divorce from his wife, Isa-
bella M. Deyo, came to a trial before
Judge Campbell of the superior court
Friday and resulted in a decree for
the wife, denying the divorce and put
ting the costs of both sides on the hus-
band.
The will of William II. Smith of Col
ton, who died at Los Angeles January
8, 1898, will be heard before the probate
court Saturday, January 22d, on the
application of his brother, Samuel
Smith, for letters of administration.
Those interested in the suit more i'm
mediately are Joseph ]. Smith and
Isaiah Smith of Independence. Ia: John
H. Smith and James c. Smith of Mich
igan; the petitioner, and a sister, Isa
bella McGinniss of Hancock. Mich.
Coroner A. C. Heating has appointed
DR.. John b. Renshaw of Barstow a dep
uty coroner. The latter has filed his
bond and oath of office.
The case of Cave VS.. Tayler, which
has been before the courts lately for the
use of the waters of Mill creek. is but
u continuance of the old fight over the
same water that was tried in the early
days of the country under the title of
Cave, Craig ct al. VS.. Craft ct al, in
which the testimony was taken with the
judge of the court sitting on woodpile
with his clerk, near the head of the
zanja. and listening to testimony from
the old settlers that dated back to 1912,
1S47 and 1S49. Then came as witness
Francisco Alvarado, who told of the use
of the water through the ditch back as
far as 1926 when there was but one
house in the valley, a large adobe, in one
end of which lived the father of Alva-
RADIO, who was the mayordomo, the other
end being used as granary. The rest
of the inhabitants were the Serrenos
and Coahuillas Indians. owning i'm
mense herds of cattle and large wheat
fields, had fine horses, and when they
wanted bear meat would lasso bears in
the foothills. When the Zanja broke,
which was at every high water, the In
dams would all go up and repair the
break. The water was used for irriga-
ton even in those early days from Mill
creek through the old San Bernardino
ditch.
Mrs. DR.. G. A. Rene and Mrs. A. NJ.
Remission are in Los Angeles visiting
friends.
The many students at Berkeley and
Stanford from San Bernardino who
have been home on their holiday vaca-
titon are returning north again.
Miss Lizzie Miller of Los Nietos is in
the city visiting Miss Alice Christy.
Emsley Peach who fell from the cleo
trio light mast, a distance of forty feet,
few weeks ago, is able to get around
on clutches. The surgeons say he will, |
in time, walk nearly as we'll as before
the accident.
Mrs. Joseph L. Jones Is visiting her
parents at Los Angeles for few days |