Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-05-22
TIPTOP WRANGLE
in COURT
J. L. McCulloch Swears
He Was Victim of
An Assault

An alteration over claim ownership i'm
Rockhill Canyon, week ago last Thurs
day. in which A. NJ. Williams, the well
known mining man of this county, and
J. l.. McCul'och, a veteran of that dis
trict, engaged in a dispute, in which
guns were drawn, has resulted in
charge being entered in the Justice
court here agair st A. M. Williams, his
son, j. J. Williams u, d X. w. Muhl,
by Mr.. McCulloch charging them with
assault fti a
Service on the complaint was rendered
this morning, and Mr.. " illiams and his
son, ahd Muhl, appeared in Judge Fits
court and asked for continuance until
next Friday. Both sides in the matter
have different story Of the trouble in
the mining camp,
The story as PREVIOUSLY published
under Tiptop date line as follows:
The paccrs in Rockhill canyon are
said to have formerly belonged to
man named Goodroe, who is alleged
10 have sold the same to A. M. Will
liams, locally famous as an operator
of placers in Barber canyon Will
liams went over to Rockill canyon to
look over his recently acquired hold
ings there, and almost Immediately
upon his arrival there, was met by Me-
Cullough, an aged veteran of the hills
and who has been Unidentified with
that region for so long that history
speaketh not the record of his COM
ing. He insists that he really owns
all Of the ground that Williams pur-
chased from Goodroe. The title that
Mccullough holds to these properties
it is said by men who have investigat-
ed the facts, is based principally on
his long residence in that section,
rather than development work and
other compliance with mining laws.
title on his work, being credited with
having spent $1,000 ON the tract last
year and as much in 1896, in the plac-
-ng of appurtenanccs there for obtain
ng gold from the creek bed by
lrcdgcs, and he also insists that tho
titles that he passes to Williams arc
valid. Therefore, when Mccullough
came upon Williams the latter was
prepared TO defend his rights. as ho
understood them.
Although expecting trouble, ho
greeted Mccullough as a friend, but
forthwith was preemptorly ordered Off
She premises by the latter. Upon Will
Jams refusing to "move on quar-
,nsued with Mccullough, who become
ibusvc in his language and is said
20 have pulled n gun, and declared he
would enforce his orders with it.
quickly Witliams, also whipped out II
,un and covered Mccullough with it,
md commanded him to throw mp his.
lands under pain of being shot, and
tlso to agree to interpose no further
objections to Williams taking posses
iion OF the disputed property.
Here Mccullough - said to have
ost his ncrvcand surrendered, and he
promised to begood if Williams would
aot shoot him. The gun of Williams
was then lowered and he proceeded up
IN his errand unmolcstcd further. af-
ter informing Mccullough that il she
iad any rights to the property that he
must establish them by judicial pro-
;cdurc. No further trouble over tho
property is anticipated until possibly
t may reach the courts on application
# Mccullough for adjudication. Will
Jams expects to inaugurate extensive
placer operations on the ground dur
ing the coming summer.
Lode CLAIMS are said to have been
jumped this week by new comers,
among them being the Bromide group
in the northeastern part of the dis
tricty located originally by w. H.
SWEET, and who has sent word from
Reno to his local representative that
he will reach thet camp early next
week, and drive thcalleged trespassers
off. regardless of the means that may
he necpssarv