The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-10-07
LOT AND CLAIM JUMPERS"
Would Peter LooH Before They Do
More dumping"

Goldfeld has been quite free from
claim and lot jumping, but as its great
riches are becoming known along with
a majority of desirable people some un-
acrupulous parties arc coming in who
are attempting to take possession OF
lots and claims and hold them as against
the rightful owncrs They hardly ex-
pect to hold them, but they know that
the courts are slow and in the mean
time the property is becoming more
valuable daily and their hope is to Sc
cure blood money from the rightful
claimant.
A few nights ago one of these gentry
squatted on one of the most valuable
lots on Main street, for which Capt.
Bradley some time ago paid 81 500 cash,
and on which he proposes to erect a
business block as soon as he can get the
necessary lumber. Shortly after the
fellow "arrived in our midst" as the
agricultural editor SAYS, he had a double
barrel shotgun poked into his midst
and he got off the lot in a commendablc
hurry.
The citizens of Goldield do not wish
to have trouble or bloodshed, nor do
they propose to sit idly by and let
camp followers take away their prop
erty. To prevent trouble and possible
bloodshed, meeting was called at
Elliott's hall last Saturday night and
the Property Owners Protective Associ-
alton was formed. DIR. White Wolf was
elected president and Claude M. Smith
secretary. A paper stating the objects
of the association was drafted and a
committee appointed to secure sigma
lures. This committee reported to an
adjourned meeting on Monday evening
when the following were elected as an
executive committee to take action
when necessary: DR.. White Wolf,
Judge Collins, A. ID. Myers, I. ID.
Murphy, r. A. Martin, IL. p. Manon,
Ike Mckay, M. S. Sharp and }. d.
Lothrop. After some discussion the
meeting adjourned until next Monday
evening by which time practically all
The following is copy of the paper
circulated and the signatures occurred
the first day:
Goldfeld, Nevada, Oct. 1, 'O4
We, the undersigned property owners
in the town OF Goldfield, and i'll the
Goldield Mining District, Esmeralda
County, Nevada, hereby ass }ciate our
selves together as TIE PROPERTY Own
Frs PRoTECrIvE ASSOCIATION, of Gold
field for the purpose of preventing the
taking of adverse possession of private
property in sail District, by unscrupu-
lous squatters or jumpers, and to pro-
tect our individual rights as citizens and
property owners.
And we hereby pledge ourselves, one
to the other, to cooperate in the expul-
sion of adverse claimants found in the
possession of any property belonging to
either of the undersigned:
L. l.. Patrick, p. f. O'Brien, w. W.
Moore, Dan O'Keefe, Tom Ashton. J. d.
Lothrop, Ross Woodward, &. A. Cassin,
J. b. DeLafontine, Frank Grahlman, +.
NJ. Crosby, ID. A. Troxel, j. A. Fesler,
Joe F. Ward, ii. Spenker, Milton NJ.
Detch, j. G. Tognoni, Robt. Lanka, }.
w. McGalliard, Dir. +. J. Howland, }.
w. Haltcrman, F. Stegmier, j. j. Muir
ray, Theador Frantz, A. A. Redman, ).
Perry, r. A. Martin, Lou S. Finnegan,
w. X. Patrick, f. 2. Thomas, Claude
NJ. Smith, Jno. G.. Martin, Henry c.
Marcus, John Mernin, 7. ID. Murphy,
Il. r. Collins, A. ID. Myers, James +.
O'Brien, Harry Meade, Peter c. Kretz,
Martin Muller, j. T. Jones, S. Il. Nc
Elroy, Jacob Wollner, Elmer J. Chute,
r. A. Dunn, G. j. Greene, II. b. Lind,
r. w. DAWSON, DR.. White Wolf, II. p.
Manon, G.. W. Pi.hard, Richard Col
burn, ". Baker, Clarence Kind, Jno.
Peterson, w. S. Williams, Lefkovits
Bros, j. F. Lothrop, r. f. Bynum.