Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-22

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REPLY TO PELHAMs CHALLENGE
CoUER D'ALENE. Idaho, Jan. %,
191O-The Editor OF the Press: We
notice in your edition Of the goth
instant that Mr.. c. w. Pelham has
issued challenge to all firms To-
eating on the Occur d'Alene reser-
walton. We desire to offer a few
suggestions in this connection.
In the first place. we presume that
Mr. Pelham stands ready to apply
his test to any ten forties that may
be chosen upon the reservatios that
are open for filing and which OF
course are of sufficient value to war
rant a filing thereon.
Now, if this be true-and it could
not be otherwise If Mr.. Pelham de-
sires the descriptions and estimates
to be representative of the quality
of the work that has been put upon
the cruising of the rservation-we
suggest that Mr.. Pelham so amend
his challenge that some disinterested
party may choose the forties, the es-
Inmates and descriptions of which
are to be compared. Surely If all the
forties which have been examined by
bio or,,ica~ have haaD ovapniuad v4yit9,
the same care and accuracy as those
he would test another firm on, he
can have no objectios to this plan
We would also suggest that since
Mr. Pelham would have any firm ae-
eepting his challenge place its rec
ords in escrow in one of the city
banks, he also place his own de-
scriptions and estimates in escrow
in the same institution. A compar-
ison might afterward prove interest
ing to parties who have numbers on
the reservation and who will need
accurate information pertaining to
the various subdivisions therein.
Moreover, if this test is to prove the
reliability" of the firms concerned
let both firms stand on the same ba-
sis when the test is applied.
Another point 1t is fundamental
principle of justice that when two
parties have question at issue, and
the same is to be placed before 4
disinterested tribunal, that both sides
shall have an equaI opportunity to
choose the members of the tribunal
Therefore, we suggest that in fair,
ness Mr.. Pelham allow the challeng,
ing firm the privilege of assisting In
the selection of the members that
shall compose the board of cruisers
Would it not be fair If Mr.. Pelham
were to choose one cruiser, the chal
lenged firm one cruiser, and then
allow these two to chose one or more
others?
As regards the method of examin
alton the board of cruisers shall FOL
low, we recommend the following:
Four points shall be considered, to
wit, the number OF. feet of each va
riety of merehantable timber, th'
quality of the soil. the topography
of each forty-shG sing all serious
defects such as gulehes. rayines, etc.
the number and location of all min
ing claims that may be located there
on.
In closing We would say that "
regret that Mr.. Pelham has foun'
it unsafe or impossible to hold hi
challenge open lat than the 26tl
instant as our cruisers still have sew
eral sections to examine. they hay
Ing required more time to make
thorough examination than Mr.. Pei
hams cruiser. Notwithstanding tn
fact that they have had superio
equipment.
We hereby challenge Mr.. Pelham
IN accordance with the above rgu
lations. which we think just an
equitable. This challeng shall appl
to the portion which our cruiser
have completed, which is approx
nately four-hfths of the reserva
ton.
SAMPSON Z HATCH REALTY &C