The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-29
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Judge Fred M Brown adjourned the district court at ] o'clock yester- day afternoon in ordor that he might personally visit the Gold Belt tract and see what remains of the old Ju- neau cemetery. the disposition of which is @ point involved in tho suit brought by the government against John ~. Mallory and other owners of the tract for the cancellation Of the patent to the land on~tbe ground that irauau' lent representations were made to Che government
 With Judge Brown were John H. Cobb. and B. B. beFevre, of counsel for the deionse, United States Attor ney John j. Reagan. and Deputy Dis trict Attorney H. E. Folsom. Judge Brown went over great deal Of the ground ID the tract before darkness forbade further study of the premises.
 Mine Inspector Teotlfies
 Sumner S. Smith. Federal mine ini spector was called Co the stand as tho first wlmess this morning. The gov. ernment called the witness in an ao tempt to prove that the ledge Of orc in tbe land in controversy carried nc values after the cost of mining and milling were deducted
 8ir. Smith testified that it wag bis belies that prohi rom ledge carry. Ing values Of eighty-dve cents to Che ton Of ore. could not be rocoverea. and mentioned lhe report Of Former Supt J. R. Mitoheii Of tho Perseyer- anee mine. wherein the Perseverance cost Of mining and milling at that ,ime was $0S5 per ton, exclusive Of over, head operating cost Mr. Smith also said he believed the average cost of mining and milling at rreadweh was between SI00 to Sl.So ton
 On cross examination by Mr. Cobb, Mir. Smith was asked if six samples taken rom the face Of a tunnel were Q fair test of the values the ledge con- tained. Mr. Smith replied that t was "The assays are as rule, regular he testified. "and cases where the as- says jump several dollars are Che ex- ception rather than the rule
 Aesayo Are inconaiStent
 Discrepancies in the assays of ore taken from tunnel on the land were shown by the testimony submilied
 Assays taken by George F. Parks. of the leid division of the land office, who said he had had six years exper- fence in sampling mines in Mexico, showed that three-fourths Of Che sam pies showed no gold while the best value of some of the samples was eighty-fve cents ton, and tho low- est fifty cents @ ton. 2. B. Hyder, of the geological service of the Gastlneau Mining Company, testified he had som- pied orc for the Gastineau company, on claim directly across the creek from the tunnel, and had found ore assaying sixty cents ton.
 Jack Welch and D b. Cobb testified they had taken samples from the tun- nel on the property, which showed val ues Of from $c.0O to $500 ton. as assayed by W. G. Stegman.
 Case Draws to Close.
 The case will likely be argued be- fore court recesses late this after noon, and 1t is expected Judge Brown will take the matter under adgise. ment for written opinion later.
 Other witnesses who testified today were John Dolan and D. l.. Cobb, for the plaintiff, and H. II. Folsom, B. D. Stewart. D. l.. Cobb, w. c. Stegmap, ,. T. Welch, P. B. Ryder, Mrs W. K zott F J Wettrick, Claude Ericsson and J. J. Clarks. A deposition of E R. Jaeger was read.