The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-04
O'C0NNOR GETS AN UNDIVIDED
 HALF INTEREST IN LIVENC00D
 CLAIM BY DECISION OF COURT

Gold Dollar at point "A" As an exhibit it is not entirely satisfactory It is only the upper two feet of a stake. In places the writing thereon is very dim. On the one side ap. pear the words Gold Dollar" and figures "1320... with an arrow. The figures and words "4O acres" are very dim, while directly underneath in smaller letters and apparently written rather recently are the words mining purposes" Farther down ap- pear in dim writing the words Gold Dollar. Below is the word "Locators" resembling in hand writing the words above mining purposes" Underneath, written di- agonally, are the words ID. H. Cas- caden" and Albert Bell" Still be- low these words appears the word Witness" diagonally written and very dim. What, if anything, was written further down on the stake, the exhibit fails to disclose. for at this point 1t was sawed off. Nine inches from the top of the stake appear the words Silver Dollar" very dim. The weathering on this side of the stake has developed a lighter color than that on the other sides and indicates more recent or different hewing. Another side contains the location notice of the Duncan claim by D. q. McCarty, very clear and distinct. On a third side in fairly legible writing are the words and figures "No." (f1gure muti- lated by saw) Cor of z bench. 1920 fit. to Cor. No. 2 of 2 Bench" This writing seems to be fresher than the words "Silver Dollar" and "40 acres" above mentioned. All the writing is with lead pencil and it is possible that the different condition in the state of its preservation is due in part to a difference in the pencils used.
 The upper two feet of a stake which the defendant testifles was established at Cor. No. 2 and later moved to the point "G" from the point "F" on Defendants Exhibit No. 2 is in evidence. On one side the writing with reference to the Gold Dollar is very distinct and con- paratively recent. On another side side appear the words Golden Ea- gle" very dim. also an arrow, and the figures and words quite plain "1320 to post No. 3. Gold Dollar" The rest of the writing is rather dim, but seems to be a location notice of the Golden Eagle signed by Albert Bell and some other per son.
 Geo. Walmbold, witness for the defendant, testifies positively to hay ing seen stake No. 2 of the Gold Dollar about the 1st of December and that the locators were Dave Cascaden and Albert Bell. His tes- timony must be considered and weighed, taking into consideration the present very distinct and legible condition of the writing thereon with reference to the Gold Dollar claim, and the probability of his at least being entirely mistaken. Andrew Swanson also claims to have seen the same stake about the 1st of De- cember. and he remembers seeing thereon the names of Dave Casca- den and Albert Bell as locators. Possibly he is also mistaken, for he testifies that on the same day he saw the initial stake at "A" and does not remember whose names were written thereon as locators. James McDonough during the latter part of December claims to have seen stake No. 2 and remembers that the names of Dave Cascaden and Albert Bell were on this stake as locators. That is possible. but not probable. Bells testimony concern ing his name being on the location notice of the Gold Dollar as one of the locators is as follows:
 @. Did you afterwards learn, MT Bell, that any interest in the Gold Dollar claim was in your name?
 A. Yes, sir.
 0. When did you first learn that |?
 A. first learned that when MT. Cascaden was making out papers to seind off for the assessment work.
 0. Do I understand by "assess- ment work" that you mean the loca- tion work, or the annual assess ment work?
 A. The location work.
 0. Under the then existing law?
 A. Yes, sir.
 0. Do you remember about what time that was, MT. Bell?
 A. No, sir. I couldn't tell you.
 0. What was the occasion of your learning? You say that there were cop,o poparc v,o do o,,+ yXyI, oro ,,,oc ;t