The San Francisco call., 1899-09-24

ANVIL CITY, Alaska, Sept. s-Anvil
City is but few months old, yet II has
the distinction of being the first city IN
this and the Yukon River section Of the
Alaskan Territory where q trial by jury
has ever been held.
Charles S. Johnson, United States Dis
trict Judge; Albert D. Elliot, clerk of the
United States District Court and ex-
officio secretary for Alaska, and Alfred
]. DAILY, Assistant United States District
Attorney. have been here for a week IN
an endeayor to untangle the complica-
tions that have arisen from too many
men wanting some other mans gold
mine. In the short time that the court
could spare to this place 1t attended TO
no less than twenty-one suits and there
were more TO be heard from. or the
number heard there were four libel suits.
In the case of Hyde ct al. vs. Thibault,
the parties to the suit agreed to have
a Jury trial A jury was empaneled from
the bystanders and upon hearing the evil
dence brought in verdict for the plain
tiff This decision entities the plainun to
the possession of claim Z on Dexter
Creek A motion for a new trial was
denied.
In the case Of Engelstadt VS.. Dufrane,
q suit brought through breach Of con-
tract, q receiver was appointed in the
person of A NJ Pape of the Alaska Com
mercial Company, who will have charge
of the claim CNo. 10 on Dexter Creek)
until the case is decided. Mr.. Pape gave
'ASjTpn Outside of the libel suits, the cases
nearly all were applications for receiV-
ers or restraining orders as TO mining
claims, in which the title or ownership
is in dispute between two or more par
ties The question in dispute in most
cases is as to who Is real locator or In
volving the question as to location by
Of was no
made in the power of attorney cases
This question will come up before the
next court, which will be held next June
Judge Johnson on this trip held the
first court ever held on the Yukon River.
The first Grand Jury eyer a, empaneiedr nlaa rr IN
Gle City II brought in four true bills
and refused to indict in four cases The
cases will be tried next summer by TINS
his hands full. He and his party came
in over the lake and river route TO DaW-
son about the middle of July, and stop
ping at the following places he appointed
Court Commissioners and Deputy United
States Marshals: Eagle City, Circle City,
CITY, Whase th piaoe Aesk Aonao RsaSY RaW aRo
son was appointed Court Commissioners
and ]. H Lee Marshal. Notaries were
also appointed at Eagle Circle. lam Ram1p&art ar
mer dispatch boat Mccullough is now al
St Michael, waiting to take the party
back to Sitka.
Governor John G. Brady will join them
| at St Michael and be member of the
party from there He is making a triI
| over the Territory for the purpose OF
| looking after the needs of the people
| which will be embodied in his annual re-
port to the Department Of the Interior.
! It Will be of interest to the many friends
of DR.. J. r. Gregory at Healdsburg, Cal.
| .l,aE tha
geon at st. Michael. is the owner of No:
| below Discovery, on Anvil Creek. His
| claim prospects well at any point and al
| though he or rather his son, the young
| DIR. Gregory, has not done any work on l
more than prospecting, he is very mucf
pleased with his prospects and Will oper