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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
on LABOR QUESTION
COMES To The FRONT
An Encouraging Report Made by the Committee Appointed
to Inquire Into Building Trades Wage Matter--lt Is
Believed Settlement May Soon Be Obtained

the electrical workers, In which
event I feel that the present dla-
putes can all be nmicahly settled.
Asking for further time. yours re-
spectfully,
r. G. KfLnoURNE. Chairman.
Ths Communication
The following communication was
forwarded to the Building Trades
Council this afternoon. and al
though II cannot be learned just
what action wfil be taken by that
body Il n stated on good authority
that the building trades are well
pleased with the satisfactory efforts
towards cancellation. made by the
Chamber 81 Commerce.
Seattle. March 10. 1909.
Building Trades Council.
Gentlemen The special commit
tee appointed for the purpose by the
Chamber 81 Commerce IN endeavor-
inR 10 bring about an equitable Rd-
juHtment OF the differences now ox-
letting between certain trades and
contractors IN the building line. re.
iatlnK 20 wages and working rcguia-
tons
IL working agreement covering
all the building trades for year. or
more. cen be entered into. that
would secure Toof wages 10 the en-
pioye fair profits On the employer.
and value received 90 the building
owner who pays the bills, II will re-
suit in permanent benefit 20 all par
ties involved Hnd % the city In gen
sYai
n the artisans anA contractors.
beth kerring n mind the building
osnsr. win agree % aiiow the Just
end enui;nhie riairnr ~ ths other
paTfv ~ matters m dispute ean be
adjusted IN few days. and great
disaster threatening our city be
nvesisf
win Ysu 4rtiusuf"
wan the employees 81 the dineren,
trades demanding an Increase Of
wages. submit the questions In dis
pute reEafding wages and working
rules 90 q beard N Cancellation and
arbitration and agree TO stand by
it, decisious1
This board ia consist II afteen ts)
members. ak ~ appointed ny the
employees. ak lsj by the employers.
from among their own members. and
each Hix gsl choose neutral mem
Der. these two 90 choosing n third
neutral. The last three 20 - urn
having no direct Interest In either
eide selected from such cRiiinEa ss
real estate. insurance. college OF
public school professor. phyaician.
attorney. banker. architect. secretary
~ Y. NJ g A. o. labor bureau, Very
respectfully.
Chamber OF cornu,erce Committee.
BY p G. ktlbeurrs. Chairman.
a letter of Ike import has been
sent 80 the contractors.
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HAND over
MILLIONS
San Francisco Street
Railways Sold

SAN FRANCISCO. March 10
one of the largest financial dealn Ia
the history of tho coast WAS com.
rloted this morning when the stock
holders OF the Market street Rail-
way Company ratified the sale OF It's
system 90 the baltimore syndicatea
composing the United Railways OF
San Francisco. who toak possession
OF the property, Certificates of de-
post amounting 10 tis.siT. 000 were
turned over IN payment Of the stock
The sale 10 one OF the largest ever
eftsctcd In street car deals and In
cludcs the greater portion OF the
street service or this city with the
sale the Southern Pacific Company
ahandona street railwmys The avs.
tenn was the direct result OF the ef-
forts OF the late coilia T.. Hunting
ton and was an enormously profit
able venture.
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xrw YORK, March is.-Fire
- ct IA great heaps Of cotton
~, . the Phoenix pier at North
~ Il So o'clock last night and
rsyed propsrty valued a, nearly
|<me9 bsfore Il was extingaished.
~ asxmsr British Queen. ownesl
Y ~ Fhoenlx company. was
ND tae~thsr with several light
Z i = feared that several lives
- nj Including that OF william
~ sh.<f engineer Of the Queen.
~ hrs spread with lighting like
nozky. engsloplng the pier and
"a ana igniting the steamer
Tnzam. which was nooYed 20 the
~ Ia p.sr. The Aaakadam had
- - and backed out into mid
a. where the are was put out.
&emmer Heathburn. from Hong
- Azxn with tea. also caught IRE
Y n1Eainsd considerable damage
~ ~ food OF water pou1 ed
Vn1E by the IRE tugs checked the
~ Z aames.
1nns tie lighters lost was the
1mxss1A Her captain seeing that
- scnrs was cut or. threw q
VI 4 nt:Dn overheard. placed his
y ~ aid upon II and using II
d M Padded out Into the
n Ik<y were picked MP BY the
= K ne training ship Ports
~ NJ the child sustained So
- tuom sn4 expoaslre that may
~ tat11ly. Five iongshorernen
| ~ ss4Ienby hrrne1 and are fl a
tsz' Il Hoacker- One OF them.
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make READY

The annual bail Of the Seattle he
lief Association WIN take place at
ArmOry hall tomorrow evening.
March e. During the past few
weeks Sergeant Nike Powers. Capt.
w. r.. Isagbschrr and Detective
Charles Tenant. the committee in
charge Of the arrangements. have
been busy preparing for the event
AT , o'clock tomorrow evening the
grand march. led BY chief 81 Police
John Sullivan. viii start. After that
dancing will be kept up until the
early hours Of the morning. Music
will be furnished by the Seattle Miii-
thry band.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
FuPINOS SURRENDER
General eumarra Turns Over Entire Force
Ends Rebellion in Samar

AASlLA. March ls.-By an agree
- fs1sfsd i1ssy the Philippine
sss'ss1i sil11fipn Il In marked
eaF~ skarsd General Guevarra.
- slaksstsd Lucban "a COM
a--aasf q IA sAEnzr rebels. has
sss1 = surrender his entire force
- - = ans and ammunition TO the
oa1N smlfh. commander Of the
49, s'ai<s forces on samar. has
s.s-sl % An arrnistsee 10 facilitate
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19

DAWSON. March is.--Ail business
here IL in a state % terrible suspense.
owing to no definite news from OF.
tawa In relation to what the govern
ment proposes 20 DO with the Tread
gold concession.
n the delegates sent 10 ottawa are
able 10 thwart the designs % the
Treadgoid syndicate. all miners and
business men prophecy for the com
Ing summer the greatest prosperity
ever known 20 the camp. That
would be caused partially by the Inn
pending rate war between the great
transportation companies, and par
tally by a natural impetus following
upon the death % the great octopus.
on the other hand, II the amended
Trradgold concession u adopted by
parliament and becomes the law Of
the Dominion. nj least rs per cent. OF
the population will have left here by
the frat or middle Of July. Even
now the people are making preparA.
tons 70 leave. Those who have chat
tells and saieable articles % minor
value are trying 10 sell them quickly,
and the moment the Yukon In open
the scows win 20 down 90 the Amer
lean side BY the hundred. They VIII
head for the Koyukuk, the Tannna.
Rampant and even Nome.
Hundreds Have Gone
A II now is. with the state Of ter
rible and untold suspense, hundreds
OF men have gone down the river
with dog teams and hand Fieds. More
are leaving every day. and the worst
81 IL - that the first to 60 are al
legged To be the best blood OF the fu-
kon pioneer prospectors. II II, In
fact, the loss Of this very class Of
men that tho Yukoners regret the
most, for a large majority ~ the
mining populations do not belong To
the class which opens up ana proves
the richness 81 a new country Ike
this.
The exodus to the lower country
may be said 10 have already begun,
for with the hundreds already gone,
thera are thousands making ready "a
70. who will complete their arrange
nents and start the moment unfav-
orable word comes from Ottawa.
There are many vital features Of
the Treaagoid grant which are not
undcrs.ood In the outside world. and
evidently not In the Canadian privy
council itself. Recently the Hon. n.
w. scott, secretary Of the state, gave
out an interview In which he at
tempted 10 explain and show the
| good features Of the grant lie
said, in substance, that the water 60
be furnished by the Treadgolds would
be n boon to the Klondlke mines, and
seemed TO be under the. impression
TINT that was the only feature Of 1t.
Treadgoid Concession
Az matter 81 fact, the contract
between Treadgold and the govern
ment only contemplatea that he fur
nlsh $4,000 miners inches OF water.
Half OF that he proposes to use him
self and the other half sell 10 the
miners ut the rate Of 25 cents per
miners inch per hour. Allowing Go
miners inches for a fun Hlulcehoad.
the cost to each claim would be si5
per hour, or $3.50 per day OF 10 hours.
There Is not a claim left in the whole
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
FELL UNDER
the WHEELS

ARLINGTON, March is.--Jaek
Hawey, an Indian, was killed Mon
day night by the Darlington train.
he boarded the train IN an intoxi-
Gated condition. and II Ia presumed
fell from the top II freight car.
He was not missed, and when the
train made the down trip on Tues
day morning the body Was discover
"a on the track II had apparently
been dragged distance of rs feet.
Coroner Bakerfield came 10 this
city Tuesday evening, and decided
not 10 hold an inquest, as the death
WIS plainly caused by accident.
Hawey was well known as ono Of
the oid-tlrue HiwaHh Indians.
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the SULTAN
SAYS NELL
NOT REPAY

LONDON. March is.--Ths sx-
change telegraphs from Constanti-
nopie that It's correspondent wires
that the sultan has given a direct re-
fuaal to the American suggestion
that ne repay the amount 81 ransom
paid for the release Of Miss Stone,
and says he does not propose TO
even consider the matter.
The suitan'a attitude II that Amer
icn IL poweriess TO collect and he r.
supposed 20 be relying on Russia 10
prevent any demonstration against
Efvn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19

.r., n, exception Of the fact that
:. ..,,-rs a the Washington Invest
= Il d running with the toier-
!, : I ne polls~ the samelins si'a-
- : remains the same today as Il
:. - ~ GAY after election. There
= = s,xn Nc direct move on the part
!, ..ssr the caancys or the boss
1870 during the past - hours.
-. ,s<y receive their entire 80
- =. lie clancys viii not allow
5000 IL cpsn. II they can help
Z. ~ ether hand. the big gam
! - I, AVE- taken second wind. and
~ y. ave IN an inch.
czrsrs xssissmsrt
:. ~srsag az ths lottery IN the
~sz.z club rcona. next door to
- caused quite . stir among
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
lUTTNER
RETURNS
SMILING
- Estate Nan Says He Can Re-
a'h Dollarior Dollar Il Let Alone

villain n. Buftner returned 10
Z a'y from Vancouver this morn
saaef the escort Of Deputy sher-
s.Atsr. He went first 20 Judge
- Office and had his preifn-
80 asaring set for 2 O'Clock This
$500. He was then TAKEN 10
sa.y jan. where he was seen
=. = 1atiner asserted that he Will
rouble ia clearing himself
Il. enmsnai charges. re said
-. rad simply gone broke as
II gtner men have by running
~ '-.s'sss On an expensive scale.
H 20 returns ala not Justify.
-, sa That he made $50 600 last
- ~ mat since January I busi-
-. No been 70 ropr that he raj
49, scarcely Hnvthlnr Tn.
ssssrsansT n@d made he said he had
ssr.ss.s s Y trying 70 build up hla
tsl'se.. snterprises. seven fhoaaa ~
fsss,.. a,serlef had gone into
| ks.,.s.osid Ike to aay.T safd Mr.
| ~ NJ MAT r am lef alone T car
| psre,s cents on the dollar. have
NJ ~ British Columbia which
fss1es'sofr everything. vent IN
- ss ~. 70 look after my interest !,
b. Il ~ 'o,,a ard 70 establish an Of
fssessam saiisfed there "a qoas
far Mere for = Hive real estate
ssysks. #as nos running swav fron,
ssr4 ! Travelled under NV ovvn
tugsr ba,. e registered AZ q van
fsm.s the Cane
b .sslrainai charge against him
Iiafnei Green. Of the Seattle
r. 49, lhat be Represented thas
t9pof7,a was published ~ an IN
bssts.. company. free frop9 dett
affssss says he only t0ld cree, ~,
iEszFs,s 'sn1 r. incorporate we're n
sszsss ~ -. Green rot nearly Al, the
zsef s,nna vas taken In bv tba
III ~, sfeen's connection ugitb
= 49, 'sltns that an the froutle
ssnnst s.tfed uD By q. T5ncoiu
esat a.. ~no has beer vfco 100
Ansft-.. treasurer Of Inc Co..
Afssss,, 'omDanv since J.r,a,-,
prsslsss.,a.s nes Hamilton Lewis ~
lsssn " ni, y favor n Kennel, ,..,.
/ sssff'of . EAU this morning IA 49,
Nglsat ,.urL IL the oaae H.
y to recover ti.5cO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
chief SULLIVAN SETS
GAMBLERS GUESSING
,usss Big Lottery Joint to Resume Operations, but
Keeps All Other Gambling Games Closed
No One Seems 10 Know Why

the sports last night. Speculation
was rife as Go just how long u would
run. and where a got It's stock Of
nerve 10 start up Ia the face of the
police. The changing Of the patrol
wagon was expected az any moment.
but u did not come, and tho place
stayed open and Is stiil running to-
day. With open eyed wonder the
gamblers stare az the one hlg game
being run. while their doors are Sc
curely barred, Chief OF Police sui
Ivan will tell no one why he
does not close the Dawson, or
why he win not allow other places
10 open. he remains impassive TO
all questions, and viii not give out
any Information. The owners % the
lottery. which r. one OF the largest
In the city. have kept cut OF the
present fight, and this Is said BY
some 20 be their reward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
INTERPLAY Meeting

The Interplay Improvement Club
NESTS tonight AZ FsedmnndB hall. IL
VIII discuss the carrier delivery Of
malls. Another subject TO be taken
up f. that % securing a special po-
neighborhood have suffered losses Of
late
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
| IMPERIAL FORCES
or CHINA AGAIN
UNDERGO pEFEaT

% HONGKONG. March 1.-TWO g
{. more defeats Of Imperial troops a
z, by rebels are reported IN battles .
2, which took place az Pohak ana Z.
z, gekshing. The vicaroy Of chiii .
. has been asked by tho viceroy Q
. ~ Canton 10 send reinforce 2
4. ments, rs u IL Impossible 20 2.
q subdue the rebels with tho pres .
o ent forces and the rebellion Is :
o steadily growing.
a.s..s4s.... s,,.s,s, s.s..s,. s-ass.
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The very important matter OF
labor was brought 40 at the Cham
Der Of Commerce meeting this morn.
lnG.
The COMMITTEES appointed by the
chamber 10 assist Ia settling the dis
putes Ia the building trades over the
wage question made ita report which
showed that the members had en-
tered into their duty with great ear
nestnsas aud had NO arranged mat
tiers that a settlement Of all troubles
may be looked Tor In the near future.
The following Ia the report In full,
Seattle. March 10, 1909.
President ana Members Of the Cham
Der 81 Commerce. Seattle Wash.
Gentlemen. - Your commlttse. ap-
pointed % assist IN settling the
questions In dispute IN the building
trades regarding wages and rules,
has had numerous meetings. We
have had two az meetings with the
executive committee 90 the building
Trades Council. and two 20 meet
inrs with thu Employer Aasocia.
ton.
II was finally determined 20 pro-
pose arbitration between the err
pioyerw and employees, ard a letter
was sent ta the building Trades
Council and a similar letter 20 the
Employers Association. copies al
which are attached herewith.
The Employers Association
promptly replied, saying that they
favored arbitration ana that N iheil
constitution there - bylaw EivinF
their executive COMMITTEES fun nowef
20 act IN such matters. This commit
tee called upon the executive corn.
miftee ~ the Emnlnyere' Associate
and WAS assured by It's chairman
that trey believed IN arhtsra tlon and
wers rrpdy NJ any time . arhitFats
The question In dispute.
Rave We Fewer
Saturday We received q letter from
the building Trades Council. signed
~ ia secretary, IN which they re-.
fuss 20 entertain any proposal ol
arbitration. ard IN which they also
suggest that they have not the p1wel
to bind she several unions which 50
20 make 10 thr trades coancl.
Nouf committee. therefore, has
concluded 70 tase the matter on al.
Fr~liy with each ~ The labor union.
aMerttd. and hRH sent 4 proposal &
each one exaesiy similar 10 that srnl
to the trades council We have re-.
eefSed GRE Gl answer. same helnz
from the Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers. IN which they very cor,
daily wtieDms the proposal 20 arbi.
trnfs and ara willing to stand rs
the decisions ~ board 20 be Erlert.
Cd an proposed.
We propose 20 fniiow II up with
the other unions. and believe that va
wiil find them NIL a. fair minded as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
AT TRINIDAD

WARRINGTON. d. e., March IA
The navy department received ad-
vices today that the North Atlantic
aouadron arrived this morning at the
port Of gpnin, Island Of Trinidad. II
VIII probably remain there several
davs no AZ 10 be within easy reach
Of the Tsthnus Of Panama IN caae
tire revolution should require It's
t,rcaepca NJ Colon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
Saved BY a Jag

Because Clara Brown proved that
she had been Intoxicated on thu
might when che IN accused of stealing
John ketiys watch. SHE ped
prosecution In the upper court. Jue-
tics George considered that az both
man and woman were heastiy drunk
st the time Of the theft. little blame
could be fixed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
KILLED

Coroner Hoye this morning re-
ceived notice ~ fatal accident IN
the coal mine al Franklin. Thomas
Dennis. one of the miners. fell down
the air SHAFT several hundred feet
and was dashed % death ~ tho bot
torn. Nothing II known here 81 his
family. Deputy Curouer buckley
will leave this afternoon 10 inyeeii.
gate the fatality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
Mis- wife a kiond,ker

T. Burnett Of New York has writ.
ten 70 Secretary Msikie 81 the local
chamber u commerce. asking hin 10
assist IN this search for hts wife.
olive Burnett lie states that she
left for the klondike IN 1899 ard 1904.
and he thinks she may have persisted
In a shipwreck on the coast.
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the surrender. Cusvarra has ap-
proxifna tely 400 riasmen.
General Chnffee conslders this a.
the ending OF all active rebellion IN
the island Of Sanar. which has been
one OF the most troublesome Of The
stands. lie says. however. that Il
will be necessary to continue the
great garrison duty a. he fears ma
tive treachery 20 such an extent that
he viii take no chances on new
forces az insurgents organizing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
Skeleton Is Found

A skeleton was uuearibed this
morning In an excavation about 3iA
miles from Hcnion. at the crossing 81
the Elliott and Treyere roads. The
body had evidently bee buried for
many years, NJ not a vestiRe Of
clothing was found, and even the
bones we're decaying and mouider-
ing. The skeleton was found by a
X. Peterson, the road surveyor. while
digging gravel on the line OF the pro-
posed Cedar river pipe line. The
sheriff was notified OF the find.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19
TINE HUSBAND OF
BETTE GREER, TIRE
MILLIONAIRE, DIES

FELLOWS FALLS. VI. March 10.
Edward Greene, husband OF Hot-
tie Greene. died here today. In many
respects he partoolS of the saving
character which made his multi
millionaire wife famous.
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paid for an interest In the invest
rnent company and back salary.
The GsFman-A american Investment
Company. Il Ia understood, viii
continue business in this city.
W. II. Buttner will be given
hearing before Justice Cam late this
afternoon.
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Mckinley Circle

William Mckinley Circle. Ladies' ~
q. A. r.. will hold lie reRulhr meet.
ing In It's hall. third finor New York
block. tomorrow AT .. m. The pres-
ldeut fssiFss this meeting 60 be .
rally of EVERY member ~ the circle
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WATER SHUT OFF

Water will be shut of from "a
l, o'clock tomorrow morning IN the
whole district north OF Highland
Drive and west 81 Queen Anne av-
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KANSAS CITY. March l9.-The
interstate commerce commission \
expected injunction suit 10 restra In
seven Chicago Kansas City lines
from entering into pooling agree
ments and cutting rates for preferred
customers, was not filed today. II
win probably not be filed until Judge
Philips Of the district court returns
10 the city from vacation at Glen
wood gprlngH
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Sun Bsrntnx
NEW YORK. March a. Noon---A
score % streams Of water are still
being poured on the blazing ruins OF
the spectacular fire that destroyed
the biz steamship British Queen. the
Phoenix pier and several bargcA and
lighters AZ Hohoken last night. A
far "a can be learned only one life
was lost. that OF Chief Engineer Scott
~ the Queen. previously reported.
The police win make search Of the
ruins later IN the day and there II
some expectation that other bodies
win be found.
II Is now estimated that the loss
win reach 81 2od. 90.
The burning steamship British
Queen was blown By the gale scross
the hay early today, and now 1ies
directly IN the path Of the ferry
boats. A stevedoTs who was se-
vercly burned in the fire. died this
morning.
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NEW YORK, March III o NJ
Engineer Scott. who was reported
missing. reported al noon today. lie
said that seeing all escape from The
Queen BY way Of the pier impossible
he jumped overheard and was picked
up BY a passing steamer.
IL developed this afternoon that
Thomas Coonev. a fireman. was
drowned while trying 20 9xtlngulsh
the flames on the burning ntea rner.
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Very mdny tickets have been sold
for the grand ball which ~ 70 be
given in the Armory saturday night
under the auspices Of the w. g. j..
u. for the benefit ~ the LaDor rem
Mo From ali Indications the affair
Vii be unusually successful.
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The Tigers Victorious

The Tigers yesterday afternoon in
etrted a second baseball defeat on
Inc ~. Marks team. The game was
nlayed on the old university
grounds and the close score OF 4 TO 3
Indicates an exciting contest.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Seattle and Vicinity Tonight and
Thufsday, showers. light to fresh
Houthariy windS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-19

Neither Is the reverted claim fca-
ture understood apparently In OF
tawa, or on the outside. People do
not seem to realize that vacant or
abandoned claim may be tho Richest
claim In the world. Some of the best
claims In this and every other min
ing country have been relocated and
abandoned a number Of times. by
tho grant, all OF such claims, good or
bad, revert To- Troadgold instead Of
tho government. the moment they
are vacated. and tho yearly grants
run out Thousands Of these claims
are stakcd and recorded in HtampedeH
and their Etakers may labor for a
whole year In endeRvoring TO find
the payatreak, and then abandoning
them IN poverty, TreRdgold steps In
and reaps the bountiful harvest Of
gold that the poor prospector did not
find.
These claims are scattered over the
whole country on creeks and bench
es, and intervening are working
claims Of known value. II these con-
tinue 10 work, they win be enjolned
by Treadgold because the debris or
taillnRs VIII be dumped or accumu-
late on his land. That viii cause the
claim TO cease work and go on the
market. The only market viii be
Treadgold. He will name his own
price and wait TN the claim owner
departs IN poverty. when Treadgold
gets the claim free OF charge.
Thus he Is In n position 20 take all
vacant ground, 10 force ell claim
owners 60 the wall on Account Of his
exorbltant water rates. and lastly 20
force them 10 sell or give away their
claims on the dumping ground ques-
tlon.
Regarding Maeaulay
Your correspondent is informed