The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-08
FUSS OVER RICH MINE.
Contestants Are Trying to Set
tie by Arbitration.

Chicago, March s-A struggle for
possession of an Alaskan gold mine
which in less than five years has yield
ed over s1,so0.00O, is now going on
secretly before a board of arbitration
in Chicago.
The claimant is the Swedish Evan
gelical Mission Covenant of America,
through a former missionary, N. o.
Hulteberg, of San Jose. Cal, and the
action is directed against p H. An
derson, of Chicago, another former
missionary; DR.. c. w. Johnson, also of
Chicago, and the White Star Mining
company, in which a number of Chi
cagoans are interested.
The dispute reaches back to the first
discovery of gold in Alaska, and
hinges on the point whether a mission
airy sent into the northern wildS to
make converts for his church was like
wise acting for his church when he
staked out a number of mine claims.
These claims have been developed into
highly profitable gold mines, out of
which several men have made fortunes.
Miss Dora Adams, an Eskimo con-
an Eskimo, are witnesses for the
church organization. Ex-Judge Charles
Johnson. of Nome. is another witness
from Alaska. Thus far nearly twenty
persons have testified.
The agreement of the litigants to
argue the case before a board of arbi-
trat:on was due to their desire to avoid
the notOriety attendant on a court
hearing. The board consists of Hiram
I. Gilbert, A. NJ. Pence and d. f.
Lane, and the finding of the arbitrators
is to be final
The church society is represented by
ex-Judge Sodenburg of San Francisco,
Frank ]. Quinn of Peoria and H. f.
Williams of Chicago. The defense is
represented by Judge Axel Chytraus of
the Cook county courts
In 1893 Mr.. Hulteberg was engaged by
the Swedish Evangelical Mission COW
enant to go to Cape Nome as missionary
for the society. Hulteberg established
a school at Golovian bay, where he re-
manned until 1898, when failing health
forced him to return to the United
States for a year.
His assistant at Golovin bay was P
H. Anderson. Just before returning Mr..
Hulteberg found pocket of gold and
now claims to be the original discov-
erer of the Nome gold region. He To-
Gated his claim and left it in the care of
Mr.. Anderson with the understandings
he says, that it was to be staked out
and held in trust for the church society.
MIR. Hulteberg did not return to
Alaska until 1899. He found that during
his absence Mr.. Anderson, with the aid
of Gabriel Price. practical miner had
staked out nine claims adjoining the
original discovery claim. These
/ claims were held in the names of Vari-
| Gus INDIVIDUALS. The last two were
known as No and No g. 1t is these
claims that the society seeks to recover.
Claim No. was first held by Con-
stantihe Aparasooki, while No. 8 was
in the name of Gabriel Adams, another
Eskimo, now dead who was Apara-
sookis partner. On the plea that the
/ Eskimos could not lawfully hold title,
! it is alleged that Mr.. Anderson induced
them to give up possession, and the
property was then decided over to Mr..
Price. Claim No. was sold to Mr..
Anderson for $40. it is said.
Later Mr.. Anderson took into part
nership with him DR.. Johnson of Chi
cago, who was acting physician for the
Swedish mission society. In 1902 they
formed the White Star Mining COM
pany of California. Last May the
White Star Mining company of Illinois
was organized in Chicago.
1t is charged by President c. A.
Bjork of the Swedish missions that the
sole object of the forming of these two
corporations, one selling out to the 9TH
er, was to cloud the title to the proper
ty and thus prevent the society from
getting relief at law.
Since 1899, it is declared, Mr.. Ander-
son has taken out about $3.50, 900 in gold
Claim No. 8, it is said, has netted Mr.
Price something like $500, 000 All told,
the amount taken from these two claims
alone aggregates nearly 81, 3000 600 and
the representatives of the Swedish mis-
sion claim they can prove that a great
er sum has been realized.