The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-01
CLAIMS Ne UlS NOT RUIu)T.
GEORGE r. HALL EXPLAINS HIS
COURSE At EAGLE CITY.
He Makes stronG Accusations
Against Thomas AcMahea, WIS
Was Cnatrmaa Of the Fa8oss
Miners. Meeting Last Esv~1hes.

Theirs 81 another A1e 20 the s.eFy % TIE
srosss,.cs OF tfse Ezgls CITY Mining and ~
vesspnserr Company and CT the tsrs< sEaen
who are said 70 nave been 0Tssar@a 20 ss4 .
the little American fcrn On the fakozs~~-
tEa eae Of ssaorge r. Hall. che Of TIE three
rsxerrssd to. Mr.. Hal arrived "a s,sss city
on ths CITY of seastse, having enrae from
Dawson rs G. a. CarGs1E,s passenger, Wit.
hls n0rss team.
Mr.. Hail. vino ss az .fss Hotd Stevens.
makes lGrz6 seeGssAts0fas AxxarsS Ih0fsis !
kcAahoz, o. Arssf4gEosa. SEsassosfszsss ces.IASy,
who vas president os tts nesting 81 lag <
City which caused ala TIC trouhis- FAR
siosssiy speaking az Mcmahon - ''1ioEssst
john" he charges ham with numerous atss
divers fraur1s
The now famous NESTING ~ Eagle CITY
occurred during the latssr part o. @oTszEl~
her. 1t wzs cagses 10 etssnplAcaissi cor
ditlcn Of AFFAIR." Aceore@sg - toe story
which MuMahon brought fsosa the REPEATED
secretary Of the messing, and which ss
hssnsssf incogse1, Cfsar.s~ g. csrrUsheFs.
George r. HAL and William Saith had SCI
themselves I'D as the EAgsa Gats AlalSx
and Development Company. Ihsy FAD
elected Carrut8ers fnsfzATg recorder OF t.ls
dsstTsct. Notwithstanding The fact thss 0tsi-
sr recorders had already isseG chosen s1f
several districts about and iscsadiag Easss
rily. heafaaen said thar these men IN
tcs.dsxs 81 aud dld reeeigs fees for reeorss"
lng eialsaa i wL4oas they wsrs acs en-
titled
msnta, nor Do ! doubt a, slsis tine. tast
ar. Carrusl4ers was AID " az legal ie.
eor3er as any If fh9se Eae are sesa3nisa
YESTERDAY sAr McMahon. wf1o passs 81
Honest John. has had hinlfe.t elected r.
corder OF tarse or four Different creeks.
creek upon Forty Nile By the inansFsaoas
conzent 81 fiva miners. Having had vas
s1peftenfe In nsw mining dislFcA, AA9
knowing how Irregular are the laws and
fofms " ffea govern u. any gay the erxaf-
izsaticn Of . mining District, | could sec
nothing illegal in Dir. Carruthers recording
books.
II examined his hooks and saw TIA. he
was keaptnx thsm In as perfect and cor
rect manner as any etnsr Fecoro.rs fes-
ord. l also examined Dir. MeManon's
booss. and Mr. Beylngto8s nax Fsght-n
man, who Was forced 10 fees from Dawson
~ niSat. and 1 ain -. snfornnsa .,,,i ~
papers are now on t,sesr way from Wash
hrton 90 return that gentieman 10 paw.
gen. xhsre he vii be TIED according 20 IA ~.
! fosssd on examining bis books the fol-
heen de.uSns poor. ignorant miners who
hav. never had any experience in mining
or mining LAYS man would 30 oas up
on a creek. blaxs tree and write thereon
that be claimed i.3s0 teat up this creek
for mining purposesa he would then 80 TO
McMehon. Beyington and The sang
u
thms: Received from John Jones $40 or
3 80. as prlcea vary On different creaas.
for recording claim number on such q
creek. hardy stating tbs name of The
creek whether " was In Alaska. Cali
fetisssl or aeme other country. They would
then turn around and place upon their so-
eaisd records The fol.owins; 'Reeoried
Jones thse dste-' No description OF ground,
nothing To show that the man had ever
held he any ground q Alaska, and notains
Hft 81
Il HAYS Col. A, G. Bowie. of New York.
as authority. who Is nog In Dawson.
that tax great Tom Mehahon refused 20
Rm, Simply Offering him receipt FOR bis
money. coi. u0wfe informesa The gentle
ihan that nc did not want reezi1s, but
apom the. record for reference.
'Mr. hcaiaiaou sad. We 90 not 40
business that way In Alaska So Coz.
EGwia sent his location papers 60 Circle
CITY and had them recorded with rhe
United states commissioner.
Il VIII give YOU little information as
10 how FFa sang has run things In Eagle
city. This man Bavingi0n claims Ia 5.
tho father of Esgie Gsgs.' win AoaIahs,n
a. a., his rlse.s hand bower. They laid OF
last FverusTy aid March on papar. plaS-
. lot
business. running 10 every beat eliher se-
hig ug' or down The river. and giving
guarantee To every paFson who w0tlld fsrv
iat Icr y tilat they would protee, thesv
Interest against AL corners. fey t-ak II,
= inswhera IN the nelghborhead 90 = 90
OF Stse", TIE original towrgsiss Mas al
most eAhansisd. they needed moro man-
ss, iseslnEsan saw another opportunity
tres would call IA miners uleeslng. better
hfoNh az the Kangaroo esaurf.' nd dec ~
that al lets not hu4lt on within thirty dsys
were oDef IN geancA tas,st.
Honest jehn, batter known as Me-
MAhei' "ss elected recorder by TIE sang
Weadth sha Is wanted In Texas Ma
nieNtNd MAYER; tae wild and ~foily mar
fsefEi Matsafls, Iau Jolly as marshal ara
Mf fFfira&ton "a efty attorney sail me
EtN1 work sesst po ~ Feioea ting tot~ rsv-
Tor recording Wv 49,
=. eieMsis"h'S Statement that was forced
20 seAFa t16}e ctt = false. As told am,
anu Ms g@fiE On the night az tht. tTaesst5,,sy
wo0a leave Eagle 1gsy VIXEN / p,ea-gl
alM hss Before. | Mas all ready "a leava
sTgts Use alleged mlnsra' meet stg va
fe'a. ana waited rye Gays Ga hear me yer.
aiot OF tns kangaroo sSsssfs' /"