Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-03
derson, all Of which are on Anvil

Creek.
cKenzie gave the Wild Goose
company the privilege Of either work
Ing OF closing down their properties,
until it had been decided as to whether.
Or q not he would be retained as perma-
.srlent n nt receiver. They decided to close
down, and Mckenzie allowed them to
remain idle until the question OF re-
eeivership was finally settled in court.
The matter was under discussion from
July 225 until Aug. i 1, when Mckenzie
was made permanent receiver, and he
at once commenced to operate the
mines mine Of the Wild Goose company.
In the. case of Comtois VS.. Ander-
son this property was operated on a
lay which had been given by the de-.
PENDANTS before the appointme ent of a
receiver. In the states a lay would
mean a contract say 60 per cent of
the gold extracted going to the defend
ant and 40 per cent to the men doing
the work. 2js.
81 sss, After looking over the ground Nc
Kenzie considered the contract fair
one to both sides, and induced plain
tiffs to have the work continued under
this contract. In relation to the Pio-
sneer nee Mining company, pending the ap-
polntment of a permanent receiver,
they closed down their property, but
upon taking into consideration the
shortness OF the season for mining
purposes they decided a few days later
to have the claim worked until the
court had rendered its final decision
The court, upon a stipulation by
the attorney both for the plaintiff and
the defendant, designated the Alaska
Bank and Safe Deposit company as a
safe and proper place to have gold de
posted by the receiver, and no gold
was to be sold or removed without an
order from the court. It was also at
all times subject to the inspection and
SIp6TVISlOu OIi Tn COurE if<5&
/ Before he extracted any gold from
the ground the receiver was compelled
to give a bond of $1,000 in claim No.
10, the Nik-Kala Gulch; $1,000 in No.
40, Anvil Creek, and ST, 900 in No. 2,
below on Anvil, all owned by the Wild
Goose Mining company.
The total amount of gold sold by
order of the court for expenses on ac-
count of these properties was $4,000.
In the Comtois VS.. Anderson case the
receivers bond was $1,000, and but
$500 worth Of gold was sold. McKen-
5zie's bond was subsequently increased
to- So, 600 as the work progressed on
the claim. For the properties Of the
Pioneer Mining company a 5000 bond
was at first required, which was after
ward increased to $50 900. Isl 5s
The total amount Of gold sold to
5defray expenses was $4,000.
'sIt can be truthfully stated that Mr..
Mckenzie operated the claims cheaper
than their owners, which can be sub
Stimulated by the company's own
statement. More than half Of the
gold taken out of the claims did not
cost to exceed 16 per cent, and he
made pay handsomely all of the prop
5erty worked by him. He took advan-
tage Of the continued daylight during
the summer months, utilized all the
available water to the best advantage,
hired the most skilled labor obtainable
and together with the excellent bus
mess methods adopted, secured the
best possible results In fact, Mr.. Nc
IAenzle's expense account was used as
a basis for settlement OF Receiver
Bakers account BY the very attorneys
who had been 50 aggressive in their
fight against Judge Moves and Re-
.ceiyer Mckenzie. 35s
The feeling in Nome was SO intense
against the plaintiffs that there were
many obstacles thrown in McKenzie's
way which he had to overcome in the.
operation of the claims In fact,
throughout the entire summer, threats
of assassination were made both
against the court and receiver. by an
onymous letters and in divers other.
Indirect ways. .S