Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-10
Witnesses Testify.

Witnesses Testify.
q. A. Greene, hotel proprietor at
Chatcolet, at the mouth OF the st. |
Joe river. was called at 1915 this
morning in the overflow case as an
expert witness on land values, and
testified to being acquainted with
the overflowed lands in controversy.
Had been over the lands on foot ire
quently in 1906; found so or 60
persons camped on section 81 ON
high point running down from Sec
ton house on o. r. & NJ; these
camping grounds are from 200 to 400
yards from the river bank on east
side OF Lake Chatcolet; saw 200 peo-
pie at least in 1907, there being no
other place for them to camp; about
100 people camped here in 1908 and
less in 1909; formerly, that is, before
1907 campers all along the river
bank we're found during July, Au-
gust and September. The fishing
grounds on section 32 extended In
open patches of water over the en-
tire section; caught bass near the
center of the section; in fact, on the
site Of the old road bed; before 1907
caught fish in lake on section A;
that lake now covered by overflow;
walked over section 80, found solid
grass formation and ground dry in
1906. didn't dig but think / could
get water in some places passed over
probably in three feet. Have been
duck hunting on the lakes in Sep
TENDER, October and November;
have been hunting along Benwah
creek; banks were six feet high;
found soil sandy loan. Fishing in
lakes has been poorer since 1906 be-
cause FISH were out on the meadow.
Mr.. Post: Sport has been in
creased?"
Mr.. Greene: $50 far as enlarged
fishing grounds is concerned, yes"
Mr.. Savage, government attorney:
You now have to choose them far
ther?". Answer, Yes"
Mr.. Gray moved to strike out that
part of the evidence of witness
Swisher given Saturday as follows;
I'VE sold $4,000 worth of that farm
and have quite farm left" as being
Irrelevant; also the government at
torneys objected on the grounds that
this defendant brought out the fact
that he bought the land for $4,000
and sold 25 acres for $4,000.
The register sustained the motion.
The government took an exception
to the registers ruling.
Clarence s. Boutelier was called
by the government. Witness testified
he had resided on his ranch on the
st. Joe river since 1905; occupation
an electrician and engineer; by adop-
ton of Indians and treaty stipula-
tiops have rights on reservation; my
ranch is ON the reservation; am ac-
quainted with alnds in controversy;
drove over lands in 1898 with sup
plies on north side of river for both
the Chamberlin and Butler ranches;
roads were perfectly dry; lands were
covered with tall grass; did nit in
1898 observe water standing on
lands at that time: in summer of
1898 made trips over land from May
to October afoot, horseback and by
boat on river; made must frequent
trips from middle of July through
August; found lands on both north
and south sides of river dry; went
to ranch in summer Of July, 1905,
and farmed my place in sections 16
and II all that year; raised pota-
toes, vegetables, hay. tomatoes, corn;
potatoes averaged 200 bushels per
acre; cut over about so acres; got
Il tons timothy and about 45 tons
wild hay; sold timothy at SIS per
ton on bank of river; fed wild hay
to my cattle.