Show I I I r ALASKAN SECRETS MAY BE REVEALED Prospector Cunningham Cunninham Ex Expected Expected Expected to Throw Light on Syndicate Deal NATION IS INTERESTED GREAT COAL LAND INQUIRY IN INVOLVES INVOLVES INVOLVES IMMENSE SUMS Testimony on behalf behal of ot the United States government in the Alaskan coa coal cases will be taken In Dalt Lake today when H Campbell of Oc Fallon Fallen Nev will take the witness stand In the federal court room at 10 this morn Ing tag before William J McGee law exam examiner iner In charge of the contest work of the special service division of the general land lane office Campbell is expected to furnish material evidence Mr McGee arrived In the city last night accompanied by James N Sheridan of ol Denver the government attorney in the proceedings and John P Gray attorney for the who lives in Wallace Idaho The taking of testimony on tho the Alaskan coal cases was begun In Seattle Seattie Wash Vash Vashon on November 19 last following the pre preferring preferring ferring of charges by Lewis R B G Giavis la vis former special agent of oC tile tie land Jand depart department department department ment that entries made by persons on Alaskan coal lands were vere not made in good faith falth and that the land so 50 entered upon was not for their sole use As a result of these charges the investigation Investigation gation gatlon was ordered and Examiner McGee was directed to take testimony to ascer ascertain ascertain tain lain the validity of the charges Campbell is the last witness to be bo sworn on behalf of ot the government It is not known just what his testimony will willbe willbe willbe be but It is understood that it will per pertain pertain tain tam chiefly to a conversation ho he had with Clarence Cunningham the agent for the who took up land landin landIn landin in Alaska and who has hns figured prominently prominently prominently in the investigation The land de do department department at Washington named a special commission to take the evidence and Mr McGee is chief examiner with Attorney Sheridan looking after the legal phases Huge Sums Involved After months of inquiry the scene of action was shifted to Washington D C Cand Cand Cand and the final hearing in the nations capi capital capital tal was held the first of this week Ex Examiner Examiner Examiner McGee and Attorneys Sheridan and Gray then started for Salt Lake and arrived here late yesterday As the Campbell testimony will wind up the inquiry so far as the government is concerned Examiner McGee will imme immediately Immediately immediately upon the conclusion of hearing certify the results of the inquiry to the land department at nt Washington Immense interest has been aroused all allover allover allover over the country over the Alaskan coal lands investigation and with the scene of oc inquiry shifted to Salt Lake today there will be more than passing Interest taken in the outcome In this city Campbell was among the early pros pro prospectors prospectors in Alaska and it is understood he ho had an important conversation with Cun Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham or overheard a conversation In which Cunningham took part which will wUl willbe willbe be of ot material benefit to the government The Cunningham claims have passed into the control of the gan gait syndicate and are estimated to be immensely valuable |