The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-09
SUITS OVER NOME CLAIMS.
Litigation Does Not Affect Prosper
ny Of Comprehension VIII he
. Precedent.

. Precedent.
Special Correspondence Post-Intelligenccr.
NOME. July 30--About q score of claims
on Anvil creek. the richest known district
the hands OF a receiver for the last week.
pending decisions in a number OF cases
already filed with the clerk OF the dis
trict court. The claims involved aggrc-
gate In value, at the very lowest es;i-
mate, S3,000.000 and belong principally to
the Pioneer Mining and Wild Goose COM
panies. two organizations that have been
working their properties this year on q
The Wild Goose Company is the one
81 WHICH Capt. Lane y the head. while
Jafet Lndebcrg. II. O. IAndblom and
Anvil creek. constitute the Pioneer Min
ing Company. The ground on which the
litigation Il based Is, In every instance
that the original locators were aliens and
did not stake properly.
The receiver appointed by Judge Noyes
for majority OF the claims In contest
Is Alexander Mckenzie the well known
Mckenzie will work the claims under
direction OF the court and the proceeds
viii be held for the successful litigant.
Oh the issue OF the Anvil creek cases VIII
depend the titles of claims on several
other creeks where the Same points OF
contest could be brought up.
Following Is a list OF the claims now
tied up In a receivers hands. with names
OF the owners. Discovery claim on Anvil,
No. below and No. l above on Anvil
Nos. l. and 3, on Snow Guich. by the
Pioneer Mining Company: Nos. 2. g. 4. 8
and above on Anvil, by p, H. Anderson I:
No. below on Anvil, by j. l.. Hogelin:
No. below on Anvil by Morris johnson;
No. below on Anvil, o. Hnltberg: No. 2
below and Nos. 10 and II above on Anvii
and Nakkila gulch, Wild Goose Mining
Company or G. ID. Lane,
The properties of c. d. Lane were In
every instance bought by him. sometimes
for what at the time had seemed extor-
tiouate sums In all the California mil
iionaire Is estimated to have put 81. 600. :
mines. development work harnor I'm
provements, etc.
The fight for Discovery claim. Anvil
creek. has been probably discussed hero
more than any other Robert Chips
claims to have discovered gold on Dis
eovery claim. Anvil July 3. fssa TIE nj
iegrs that al the time the GROUND was
unstaked and unoccupied the oniy evil
denec that any one had "attempted'' TO
| locate being n notice claiming the ground
for Iindeherg. Lindblom and Brynteson.
| chips alleges that tho claim was not
| properly staked by the three defendants.
| who moreover had already taken up.
| or attempted" 90 take up other tracts
l on the same creeks and were further
more. aliens" lie declares Il TO be his
| belief that $4,000 a day IS being taken
I from the claim.
In answer the three discoveries Of tho
I Famous crcek state with as much eu,pha-
/ sis a. LEGAL phraseology win permit that
/ a, tho time Il the original location Sep
iemher - iSS they were not aliens ana
! that 20 make their title assured they have
| bought mp since then the rights acquired
\ BY The nrst Jumper 81 the property.
I iaNreis Stephenson In aifidAvifs they
l state that the output Of the claim has
I not 80 far exceeded sieS COO while the
/ cost of working has been f1eNu
I In an exhibit nlel with the rouriair,
I e. a notation from the records 81 me as.
\ tficf showing the locations on Anvil
/ creek made Tn September. iSSS hy th~
/ three leading spirits 81 the Pioneer Min.
/ Ing Company, 10 have been a. follows,
! Discovery ciaim ey Lindehcrx. riuabiou,
I and Rgxntcson
No : below. by tindebcrg
No hel0w. BY William KfeY,u4Rn ry
1 i4uarheTE - attorney
! Ne below by Y. Iagolin, By Bry-n.
I tcsou a. attorney
! Ne above Nv q r Carlson. by Rryr.
I trsou as attorney.
NJ. ) above By n O Hgltberx Nv
/ EfN ntNSnn a. attorney.
No by firdhleni
1 Thr cases filed wiii come before Jnarr
I Noyws about the end Of August thirtv
I days nNiieN % the regular opening q,
/ court having becu already issued ii 1.
I possible some - the suits may be hsArl
/ ~ chambers before that time. such pra.
( ced1rs being possible under The new Sc-s,
! where an cmergcncy - deciarf ana hsfh
( PARTIES 10 the suit agree 10 au immediate
B trial