The Nome nugget., 1901-08-09
How No. 1 Dauiels Creek Was
 footed Under d Receiver.
REPORT OF REFEREE
Shows That $l00,OOO in Gold Was
 Extracted From the Claim at a Cost of $30.G00, aGd Still the Claim and
 Its Owners Are in Debt $S,424.SO.

How No. l Daniels creek was footed under the brief but disastrous reign of mining receivers in this section is shown in lhe report of the referee, Judge T. r. Ryan, which was filed yes terday.
 Judge Ryan was appointed referee in the case last March, and his finding of facts and conclusions of law, involved tn the final report of the receiver, W. E, Cameron. are both comprehensive and exhaustive.
 Judge Ryan finds that Receiver Cam eron i, indebted to the owners of the claim in the sum of Sl00,O0O, lon ae- count of 2O, ,oOO bedrock square feet of the same. at SJ per bedrock square foot, having been worked out by the referee: aud that the receiver is en- titled to a credit of $l6,92 paid co men for 6O days work done in and upon the claim. q, well a1 credit at the current rate fer board and lodging of th" mcu prevailing in the neighbour hood of said claim: also a,credit Of s20 per day for Go day, for machinery use q in working the claim and for the cost of fuel necessary tu run il.
 William D. Cameron Va. appointed receiver of No. Daniels on August l5, i9uO. and one of his first acts wa, to lease from M. l.. M"t tormack. without au order ot the court, q large amount cf machinery, consisting of two 6O- horse pUWe" tn-!nco. two GJ-hOrse power boilers. two cent triiugal pu nos aud q Iub !ot Of tCoi- ana implements. It an agreed rate of @1O per day from the 10th day of August tO AuvcuDcr l. The receiver also, without an order the court. and before he had seen mining claim. purchased tents.
 turc. lumber, tools, SuHt.le, altt KS appliance, from M l.. Nchor-----..- the sum of SIN1l.No. these
 being purchased without al
 being made hy the receiver
 "rdeuhahicuc,- of the pri"ts - for. The machinery, tools.
 etc. Wore ali -cc9ud- hand. I&
 also dj~alIoW, d b.ii of Hl,5OO tA
 Hamilton X Co. for trau-p,E
 second hand, but 9h-pricedSef
 Bluff City. MS
 Referee Ryan also Gnds,hatV
 Cameron exceeded bis aut.oy H abused the power vested in
 payimg M. l.. McC COrlnack. WithU
 order of court, 3Jls.Jo for steamlI fare, to and from Nome and for me. while Ut Nome: and that he also abused his power in paying Dudley Du- bose .>>H. 70 for services as attorney fof Met 'Ormack: that receiver disposed 0f 4"ui~, Ndrr- and mcrrnnudi~e without order a, rnnrl rg thr1luouut ofTl .U9o DO, and similar linjiu- ;tIc reported by the referee ou number of other counts.
 The referee also finds that the machinery used on the claim Was Dot properly cared lc,: that he employed from .D tO - men. without an order, uf the court. to take care of the machjn- cry. supplies, tents. etc. at S5 6 day and board: that between August l9. l9no. and October l}, he employed be- tween 21 and ~ men in working the claim, at an actual cost of $50, 00O, with out an order of court, and that 4J npnn were sufficient to have done all the work upon the claim hv the receiver: the receiver also allowed certain per- sons, not named, not connected with or employed on the claim. to attach sluice boxes to the >luice boXe, being operated by the the receiver on the claim and to shovel dirt thereftNm into their own ,.u'rC boxes.
 The referee finds th&t there is an in~ d"ht"dnc,, on the claim of $S. 424. 80, created and incurred hy the receiver: the receiver k also charged with not accounting fer d large amount of coal and wood. which vas on the claim when operations were suspended last fall.