Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

Ing purposes, and that the vein shows
neither lead nor zinc, and that they
failed to do $500 worth of work on the
property.
Mr.. s. F. Stoughton bought a half
interest in swamill proposition in
1907, on Snake river, Summit county
The firm employed from 10 to Is men,
and were unable to get the range
rider, Mr.. Bunker, to scale the logs
that were in the yard, when he was
called upon, he claiming that he did
not have time to do it. In the mean
time the firm was obliged to close
! down the Mill for about two weeks
and keep the men working at somn-
thing, In order to keep the crew to
gether, but at great loss to the firm.
After about two weeks, during which
time Bunker has refused to scale the
logs, it was discovered that he had
made several trips to Montezums In
an entirely private capacity. notifying
some of the firms customers to whom
they had been furnishing lumber that
they had better not pay the firm OF
Stoughton & Myers for lumber deliv.
cred. for they would have to pay it
again, as the mill and lumber did not
belong to Stoughton & Myers, but to
the Lenawee T. T. M. & M. company.
This action by the ranger tied no
money due the firm for lumber ana
made it difficult for the Arm to meet
it's payroll.
The firm then met the head foreste.-
from Leadville, at Dillon, and laid the
matter before him. He acknowledged
that Bunker had exceeded his author.
ity and stated that he would see that
he apologized and undo what he han
done at Montezuma. He was told tina,
this action would not reimburse the
firm for .he loss already sustained
through injury to the business, ana
that the mill would certainly not be
started up again under the jurisdc.
tion of Rider Bunker and that II nee
essary, the matter would be taken to
Washington to get the proper salts
faction. The head ranger then SAID
he would transfer Bunker to another
place and send a new man. which was
done. Better service was then given,
but at every visit to the mill, which
was every few days. he made every
effort possible to induce the firm to
buy more lumber and he worked as
faithfully to try and make a sale to
the firm as would any drummer to
sell goods for his firm. which shows
that the rangers are very anxious. at
least, to sell all the timber they pos
sibly can, and they surely must have
had instructions to this effect from
their superiors.
1t looks very much as though the
government was straining every eff
fort, through their rangers, to dispose
of every stick of timber possible, no
matter to what points ii is finally
shipped, which seems to the writer a
very queer way to SAVE THE TIM.
BER, and gives the government the
attitude of robbing the state OF Colo
rado of something that should benefit
the state.
In this connection, how is the sale
of all this timber gong to benefit any
one as under the present admnistra-
tion of the forestry reserve. | under
stand that the sale of timber does not
begin to pay the expenses OF the for.
estry reserve; in other words. cur for.
ests are being denuded by the govern
ment instead of being preserved. ana
that at loss. and the tax payers are
called upon to make up the deficit.
But it is not only the miner who Is
made to suffer by the unlawful ami
arbitrary rules of this department.
but their work also runs against the
pioneer, the homes,eader and the cat.
tleman.
At the public land convention held
in Denver in 1907 the cattlemen made
an agreement with Mr.. Pinohct that
they should have test "ase-a
friendly suit-which should go to the
United States Supreme court, ON the
question whether the laws of Colo.
RADIO or Pinchots rules should deter.
mine the question of trespass OF cat.
tie on the unfenced domain. Pinchot
that time. that until this question was
settled by the Supreme court, no fur.