The Nome nugget., 1902-10-01


 intention to criti2e the court for grant igg iniunCtiOns, but rather to review the facts as news, now that the matter haS attained the attention of the peo- pie. Every body on Dexter creek knows, as do most of the merchants of this city, that McQuaid and the Suther- lands have owned and operated the placer ground at the mouth of Grass and Deer gulches since July. lS99 con tlnuously ever since. employing many mon at mining. It is also generally known that during the winter of 1900 they took out and washed up in the spring the largest dump of earth ever taken from mine in winter in the seward peninsula.
 Then. too, the people of this section have watched with admiration the wnrE on the great Mioceue ditch. which i, tO develop the Dexter proper ties, second only to Anvil in richness Iu Alaska, and yet within ten days lrom the time the water, after its 20- mile journey from Nome river, began pouring into Dexter, the richest and best part Uf the creek was tied up in litigation that, apparently to the lay w5u, N1, no merit in 1t. No one Nlu knows the facts in the Dexter liti- gation believes that Burke and Allar- d}ru have any case other than existed in the fertile brain of the artful and -chcmin9 Alex. of 1900.
 "lJ i, tn bo regretted that it iS neces- ~ary to comment at length on this mat tcr. but when otGcmere, either in the 4l.-c.pl jumpers or patent applicants uIita.p. ID take what does uut belong to latu JoJ what lawfully and right tuEy belongs to hard-wurking miners u .p utuNVu the early hard>hjp- of this northern cline aud ri>ked and paid their u3rG-cavued money. then one should bg ready and willing to speak ,., iu mr ting.
 "tujluciiou~ when necessary and ngs- are at best hurtiul to com 1.s.tN where tho ~Ca>OuS are -O short, aH. are ,i.aO absolutely necessary to n...s,, u,w-lable property during llti- -.. s.; 3Jt even then aN soon as < @''a r. tied up by injunction all work ,r..., a.a ,3uav i> jJ,V and the market .,'. Irn great complaint against I... .......- ,vGS cGG>ei 0N ,hp fact that ,..y H"-o IoH numerous and injured .... .t.,..l ruUs:s. as well d. hiudcriug
 ..-.. .,..> ivy those who bad capital .H H..HstY tht country. Who wishes . . risk uaaty iu claims when they may ,...il-I il ;la next breath by q 5..r.s, .. rattu, applicant: The only 3...1 oc >lrvta~e offered the claim on.c" i- " bond constructed by the -i.r.~ E.. u- uulyt,vyrdn,e. Who ever l.... c. a miner recovering damages ...- -.,. a h.ud = Nomc: The very ...sr. ,. tlc .-e Vf ;ae injunction in ..N-. c.-,- where .ac appUcact has no --.'- e: chance to recover the property - t' t'.ts settlement and Gct the ..:. '.Na,-ia'cG. IL ], ,o he hoped '.. -..- will soon come when an eN- ......- ...' be made by suit and re- .elt.. ia lail Cn some oi these bonds. 4 ...u',.a.> can b. issued on such -.--.. u:e-, Nts and Wyi-EGown claims
 -..s an. capital vii. eyacuatc and miners v.l surrender he country to te-tG.oc- Nao have ihe eirontery 10 -g ...a a voay ot Ia-.lc. to do equity s.ta clean hands.
 "i Lave the ,,yonEe-; faith in Judge --cyrr and in his ability. and believe j.. N5sl determine be .He,n an honest ~Jne md pre-arrAnged holdup in f. fat-r- when applications for in-
 notions are prepared and submitted ta him. I believe honestly that an rr.e has reen maac. ana believe that ]. u.-.. to and will be corrected, and l. uH other work i, done thi, season tl.~ IfcN. CT litigation ought to be -..t..I -o the bottom by the court and a h., dozen pcrjurors sent to where they h..ou-- -petially where they have -s.l enough to swear positively by atii- y:tij in back and white on both sides tn cpaG&iictory facts. In public opinion our people have been seldom "Iuh-. and while not as q rule in- furnyJ on technical law are always -p.0 judges of justice among men. In tais natter the people of Dexter are uuau.muu-ly of the opinion that some thing technical has happened to their property. They believe it ought to tako more than an 'Allardyce survey auI au application for patent to close down Indefinitely such valuable prop crt!.'