Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-09
PLACER COMPANY
IN BOISE BASIN
wins IN CONTEST
Decision of Commissioner of
the General Land Office
Given Against the Barber
Lumber Company.

The local land office yesterday re-
eeiSed from the commissioner of the
general land office decision by that
OFFICE in the contest case of the Bar
Der Lumber company against the Gem
teryille Mine Il Milling company d.
reetly involving 16a acres of land in
the Boise Basin, but the controversy Is
said TO affect more than 500 acres
claimed by the Centerville Mine r
Milling company. IN the vicinity of
Centerville. Boise county. The com
missioner holds with the mining COM
pany in all material contentious.
This case was tried before the Boise
land office in June and July, 1911, and
created much comment and general in
terest. because of the immense values
involved and the prominence of the
parties. A. a. Fraser of this CITY APP
peared for the Barber Lumber COM
pany and Maurice NJ. Myers and elm
ton H. Harrison for the mining COM
panY.
The commissioners decision in part,
is as foloWs
"on March II, 1911. the Barber Lum-
Der company filed a protest against
this mineral application. SO far as 1t af
fects the northwest quarter northeast
quarter, northeast quarter northwest
quarter. and west half northwest quar-
ter. section ~, on tic ground that tile
BARRIER Lumber company is the benefit
clarN of the Northern Pacific Railway
company, and is the real party for
whom said selection was made that
said tracts are not subject to mineral
entry; that they contain no deposits of
amy nature which would render them
more valuable for mining purposes
than for the timber.
The Centervile Mine & Milling
company filed it's answer, denying the
charges, and alleged that the described
lands are essentially mineral iii char
acter, and contain extensive deposits of
great value for placer gold, monazite
zireon and other rare and pre-
cious minerals.
"On June ., 1911, the taking of tes-
timony was commenced before the To-
cal office, and the hearing was con-
Guided July 6. 1911.
"on Feb. q. 1912, the register rem
dered decision in the case, holding
that, as 70 the land in controversy,
there is no land in the gulches that
would warrant prudent man in I'M !
dertaking to fir up a plant for mining
them, In the hope of securing a reason i
able profit; that the protestant has
his allegations
ON March is, 1912, the receiver /
rendered a dissenting opinion, holding /
that the protestant has failed to sub
the allegations set forth in /
the protest.
For Gold and Monazite.
1T appears that The claims of the
Centerville Mine & Milling company
were located principally for gold and +
monazite.
Several witnesses testified on be-
half of the Barber Lumber company
from which II appears that in April
ISL. William Yates, A. L. Herman and /
Dennis Thornton, for the Barber Lum-
Der company. prospeeted this land and
other lands claimed by the eenterville
company; that they dug a number IT /
holes on the land In controversy,
panned the gravel and soil therefrom
and made notes OF the results; thai.
ater. +. Gushing Moore, mining en-
gineer. In the employ of the Barber
Lumber company visited the ground.
and Superintendent the work for two or