Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-14

has ana NOfA t0f NuH 0aAeSAASit"N.
KatalIa 10 the location Of the Gun
ningham claims. Under date Of De-
cember 1907. cunningham's books
show the receipt OF si.s5s,s0. with
this notation. THE above cam was
received from Daniel Guggenheim
thead OF the GuggOnheim gndicAtel.
In full for expenses incurred on ae-
count OF the examination Of coal lands
on his account"
We have in a former article re-
ferred 10 the fact that Commissioner
Bailinger appeared before the house
committee on public lands and urged
the passage OF the Gale bill. which.
had II passed, would have made the
Cunningham claims legal. With Bal
Iinger there appeared one Donald r.
Mckenzie. Found among the papers
In the possession Of former Special
Agent II. X. Love, on whose FavOFa-
bio report RaliingeF sought to have
the Cunningham claims patented. was
the following statement in an unsign-
ed letter. dated Juneau. Alaska.
March 10. 1908. and addressed to
Hon Oscar FoOte Of Seattle: II have
just received a copy OF Mr.. Gales
coal bill, II seems all that Katalla
interests could wish. In fact. think
1t was drafted BY Judge Mckenzie.
who. with associates. have acquired
large holdings there II seems 10
open the whole proposition for cor
porate holding. The papers say that
ex-Commissioner BallIngeF urged be-
fore the committee the same bill:
whether this tis truel or not. don,
know.
/ Mckenzie, like his namesake and
prototype in the placer story, Is 4
well known Washington lobbyist and
an old time political supporter Of Sen.
ator Piles OF Washington. Ballinger's
! friend. He is one OF the benefcIsr-
les of a townsite OF two thousand
acres on Cordova Bay. Alaska. the
terminus OF the Guggenhelm railroad
This townsite was granted. through
the efforts OF Senator Piles OF Wash
ington. by the sixtleth congress. "a
Mckenzie and two others. one Of
whom Is Ex-Governor John n. Nc,
Graw OF Washington. former political
manager for Senator Piles. and one
OF the committee OF the Seattle cham
Der OF commerce which recently, ID
answer TO CLAWS article in this pa
per. gave BallinEer a glowing eerti
fieate OF character aad spoke OF hin
IS a serupuiously honest man" Oh
June IS OF the present year McKenEi'
brought 8. w. EccIes OF the Guggen
helm syndicate. on his way to Alas
ka. to see Special Asents CLAWS an,
, Jones In Seattle, In order. as he stat
ed. that EecIes might learn FIRST
hand from them OF the progress the
were making with the cunningham
claims At this interview McKenEi
stated in the presence OF these tw
, officials that he and Eecles were PAL
/ ticularly anxious 10 know when IN
matter would be submitted TO N
commissioner OF the general land Ol
fee. since he. Mckenzie. had assuI
anees from the department that IN
=, cases would be given immediate al
tentfon as soon AS reported
In October. 1908. in Portland. orr
gnn--after BallinEer had ceased q
connection with the land office, an
while the presidential campaign ws
Ballinger spoke to CLAWS OF II
difficulty OF raising campaign fund
!. He told CLAWS that some Of the cuI
ninEham claimants had eontFibute
freely In previous campaigns. b.
were unwilling to do 30 at that tin
on account OF the investigation I
their claims. and urged Claws NJ
TO prosecute his Investigations furthi
| until after eieetioh-
In bis written report TO Presidei
Taft at Beverly. CLAWS stated that
number OF the Alaska coal elaimAn
'.are men prominent IN the state
Washington. and many Of them q
personal friends OF Dir BalllnEeF
This may serve as . prophecy OF q
recent rhetoric Of the Seattle char
z. Der Of commerce
EiaIIinE-r aRd Heybarn.
Clarence Cunningham lived
Wallace. Idaho. II the time be o.
became interested In the cunnln
ham claims Wallace Il the chi
town os the Occur a'Aiene mini
region BY = sort q financial a
9 uipnlstion. not here necessary 70
plain. the GugEenheims control I
lead output Of the Occur 6'Aien
Wallace l. the residence OF senai
". p. Hepburn Of Idaho. Canals