The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-12

river out Of the country to eyade
arrest by the sheriff: be said that
they then came back and moved their
camp. HolzendOrf told me that these
men were working for him, getting
out timber. Hayner and ANOTHER
man had q hidden camp which HoI
zeDdorf had picked out SO that the
camp could not be seen. Holzendorf
brought grub aud they ran down the
river on a raft 30 rs to dodge the
warrant.
Tom Parker. bookkeeper for
Jaryey, said ia my house several
times this summer that White a
Bender would Ok il SO that the
United States timber agent would not
trouble Holzendorf abont timber
cutting.
ION section 20. township 40,
range east, unsarveyed, there is
800, 600 feet Of mining timber and
poles ON skids ready for shipment.
Parties build cabins and then remove
the windows and go on 20 other
ground and cut There has been no
ground cleared. have seen timber
cut Ia 1901 aud since In 1901
there was 3, 0o0. 900 feet cut, and In
1909 there vas 5000, 900 feet cut. "
Curtis Lightner, who IL justice
Of the peace at Kingston, makes
affidavit n take trips often during
the summer on the Little North Fork
aud know Holzendorf's land. la
June went up with the deputy
sheriff AZ boatmAn 10 serve a warrant
on Hnyner. Borke aud Others charged
with cutting timber ON Morrison's
mining claim. 4 week or 10 days
after that trip Holzendorf said to me,
lnnghlngly You were not swift
enough 10 catch the dutchmAn. We
got Wind 81 the sheriff coming and
moved our camp stuff up stream in
the morning ahead u the sheriff.
Later. Ia October. ! helped Z. Z.
Horst survey the mining claim, and
saw timber cut and Tripplett and
Decker hauling II into the Little
North Fork Another man, Ramsey,
was 'sWamping out roads. Decker
aid be was working for HolEendoTf.
The other men spoke a. though they
were jointly In the deal with HolDen-
dorf, who was down getting supplies.
have known HolEendorf four years.
Tie has always been operating in
timber and has not been farmer or
homesiesder. The land where the
timber wac being cut is part Of the
university grant.
In October. while was helping
GA the survey. Saw Tsipplett and
Ramsey taking lunch pals 10 go 10
work. They aid they were going TO
cut timber on Shuck's extension Of
the Sunset and August mining claims.
Holzendorf admitted he was cutting
ON Schnck's claim. l saw newly cut
timher lying over HoTSt's trail on
October -, 1903. II Holzendorf had
confined his cutting Ia one place ON
the Homestead Il would have cleared
about 30 acres Of land, but there Is
no clearing on his homestead. -
d. u. Morrison, who owns three
mining claims on the Little North
Fork, says In his affidavit Last
June | was on Holzendorf's land
with +. f. Hors, and Mr.. Vowells
and saw timber sIRshSd. He asked
tho patry cutting. named Tripplett,
II be was working for Holzendorf,
and he asid Holzendorf aud are
partners. He said further that he
had been working ON land down the
creek. but that here on Holzendorf's
land he aud Holzendorf were
partners. Holzendorf said he was In
with Tripplett on furnishing grub
and the whole layout There are no
cabins on any of the land whore
cutting is being done. "
William powells, who has a claim
NH HFtAAtN - NANhEhtl ~ h"AhN -
aud has lived. with his family there
for over two years, swear: In
June. 1908. f. f. Horst aud went
M the river tn zee Holzendorf. We
walked up the trail and saw lots Of
timber cut aud lying on the ground.
I'd asked the party their names and
they said they were Holsendorf aud
Tripplett In September | went to
, timber the Horst Powell mines and
} saw Holzeudort. Tripplett and Ram
sey building cabin on the fiat close
20 the Hosrt Powell mining claims,
I saw some timber still lying on the
J bank Of the river, left from the
, drive out by Hozlendorf in August
: His drive came off 81 section 30, H'
was back aud forth by my place ans
e | could not help but know. holzen
g dorf's drive amounted to $4,000 o
IN IN oOo foot IN atulle, etc. HolZen