Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-19
MORE WITNESSES
FOUND LAND WET
st. Maries Weather Man Testifies
to Rainfall


hay from the east line Of the reser-
walton to Cherry creek, along the
high land on south side OF river in
August. The hay was timothy. blue
joint and red top. Had noticed bog
gy ground in Benwa lake and float
Ing boys near the lake in section 4,
Had noticed quaking boys on both
east and west sides OF Goose Heaven
lake.
On cross examination witness tes-
tifed that he had been carpenterlng
at Harrison for Is years. Have been
from trestie to lake in section 4 In
a boat several times during April
and once In July. Saw cat tails
growing between Round lake in sec
ton 4 and the foothills on the north.
They were scattered over the marsh.
Saw PUSHES growing near the lake
and lily pads In the lake. Some
slough grass grows near the river
bank on section 80, but joInted PUSHES
grow over the land between round
lake and the trestle. hunted ducks
between Benwa lake to chatcolet
lake along the ''gur or channel that
connects those lakes. Found land
wet. Had started to cross land be-
tween Whistling Bend on the river
to the foothills, but was compelled
to turn back on account OF water
'Whistling Bend" was defined as a
bend In the river at which the down
coming boats always whistle for the
railroad drawbridge at Chatcolet to
be opened.
A feature of the afternoons hear
ing was the sharp manner In which
Register Batting recalled counsel to
a more decorous manner OF conduct
ing examinations of witnesses. no
little time being lost by sharp pass
ages between Attorneys Post and
Dixon, between whom seems to exist
a strong personal antipathy that
breaks into open hostility when they
professionally meet.
J. s. TurnbulI. cooperative observ-
er of the weather bureau OF St
Maries, introduced defendants ex-
hibit IS, containing data OF tenn
perature. This table OF observations
shows killing frosts on August 20.
81, 1909. Precipitation during July.
August and September. lSOl-I9O9, as
follows: July, 1901, 2.49 inches:
1902, 1.57 inches: 1903, 1.13 inches.
1904, LIS inches; 1905. .O6 inches:
1906. is inches; 1907. 40 inches;
1908, 81 inches; 1909. 3.15 inches.
August, 1901, .32 inches; 1902, .9S
inches; 1908. 1.31 inches; 1904. ~
inches; 1905. 80 inches; 1906. SO
inches; 1907, 2.5S inches. 1908. 81
inches; 1909. IA inches. septem.
Der. 1901. 249 inches; 1909. I.3O
inches; 1908. 1.5O inches; 1905.
90 inches; 1905. 2.S7 inches, 1906.
81 inches; 1907. 81 inches; 1908.
10 inches: 1909. 1856 inches. octo,
Der. 1901, Ill inches: 1902. ~
inches; 1908. 1.4S inches: 1904. 1853
inches; 1905. 536 inches; 1906. 2.21
inches; 1907. II inches: 1908. 1925
inches; 1909. IA inches.
Aggregate precipitation by years
from 1901 Is as follows: 1901. Piss
inches; 1909. 23.O6 inches: 1903.
27.35 inches: 1904, 1851 inches:
1905. 1857 inches; 1906. 2s.s2 in
ches; 1907. 24I7 inches; 1908, 2411
inches: 1909 November and De-
oember readings being missing from
the recOrd).
BY killing frOsts witness testified
he meant frosts that would XIII fruit.
Edward E. Manchester. a station
cry engineer Of Spokane. testified to
making a trip up the St. Joe river
and camping several days on the riy-
er with his wife in 1883. In 1885
visited the lands in controversy on
ten days hunting and fishing trip
and to ascertain whether there was
any hay that could be cut. Campel
along the long stretch and went
over the big meadow four or Ave
hundred feet. Again started from
a point In the southeast quarter Of
IL and Travelled over the big mea-
dow to the center of section IS.
Found land swampy Passed within
half a mile of lake In the big mea-