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Show THE EUREKA T0wjsiTE. One Km at Least WHO Does Sot Believe That There Is Any Mineral There Testimony Piling 1 p. The F.ureka townslte caBC Is piling up a mass of testimony that is something fearful to contemplate, Robert Henderson's 'mm mony vvs as follows: " Wliat, in your judgment, is the Jn embraced in the Diablo claim worth for mining min-ing purposes:" "It isn't worth anything for mining purposes." pur-poses." ' "What is the ground embraced in that claim, including the W. W. mill site, worth most for?" "For building purposes and water." "What has Mr. Powers used it for?" "lie has used it for water; selling the water." "The Boom mill site was mentioned yesterday, yes-terday, as located across the Acquarlits mining claim as laid down on the townslte plat: at what date was it located?" "I wouldn't be positive whether it was 1887 or 18S8." "Who located it?" Jk "It man by the nannHPSBBd that located it in the lirst place iimKarTyfioni;.. son." Who occupies and claims it now?" "Tho Centennial Eureka company." "How long has the Centennial Eureka been in posse ssion of it?" "Since 11W8." "For what purpose?" "For water." 'For what do they uso the Water?" "They use It for running machinery and also for house purposes." "There an' wells upon it, I suppose?" "Yes, sir ; there arc three wells upon it." "State what, if any, indications of mineral or ore were disclosed iu any of the60 open-ings.' open-ings.' ' "There w ere no indications of ore or mineral min-eral in these openings that I coiild see." "What is the character of the land cm-braced cm-braced in the VY.W. C. tnillsite, as to it being be-ing mineral or non-mineral f" "It is non-mineral." "Now, going back to the Boom millsite, I will ask you if you have ever been in all of the openings on that mill site?" "Yes sir." "What in vour judgment is the character ft . "When were houses lirst built upon the Wolf Tone?" 'There has been no house built on the Wolf Tone ever siuce lis?-." "How many houses were there on that claim prior to May lii, 181W?" "I couldn't ay: I never counted them." "Do you know T. D. Sullivan?" "Yes sir." "Now upon what do you state that the Wolf Tone was located for speculatiou and not for mining pumoscs v" "Well, in the lirst place, at one time the Bullion Beek didn't have any water to run their machinery with; and there was a great many of them commenced digging wells to I 'find Water to furnish the Bullion-Beck, and to sell it to them; which Mr. Tuttle was furnishing fur-nishing the Bul, ion-Beck one of his wells and selling at so much u month; T. 1. Sullivan Sulli-van started a well in front of his house, and 1 suppose lie was like the balance trying to Hud u big stream of water. He sunk a well down there; I don't know how deep it was, and I don't know how much water ho got from it." "Now was that well on the Wolf Tone, or Is his house on the Wolf Tone?" "I couldn't say positively whether it was on the Wolf Tone or the Home Bote." "Was the well that you refer red to the shaft that is upon tho Wolf Tone?" "No, sir." "Do you know Mr. Sullivan ever having speculated or sold any of tho ground that is embraced within the Wolfe Tone mining claim ?" "No. sir; I do not." "When did Sullivan siuk his well at his house?" "I am not positive of the date." "Before or after the Bullion-Beck was short of water?" "1 think it was after." "Now, has Sullivan sold or offered to sell water from anv mining claim or any place else within the townsite application? "No. sir; not that I know of." "Then are you w illing to swear that Mr. Sullivan located the Wolfe Tone for specu-lathe specu-lathe purposes and not for niinin, ?" "Well, us 1 understand, he. took it up for the purpose of w ater." 'Upon what did you base your answer that the Robert E. Lee was located for speculative specula-tive purposes and not for mining?" "Well, there was nothing else there for a man to locate, except for speculation." "Do you know of uny of the owners of that mine ever having speculated in or sold town lots?" No, sir; I do not." "Is that also true of the Little Chief?'' "No; only by hearsay." of the ground embraced in this millsite as to it being mineral or non-mineral?'' "It is non-mineral." "Are you acquainted with the ground in. eluded within the Aquarius mining claim, as laid down on Hie townelte map?" "Yes sir." "Are there any underground works on Hint claim outside of the Boom millsite?" "There arc no workings at all on the' Aquarius ground that I found." "Has a mineral vein ever been di-cov, r-tl on that claim?" "No, 1 don't think there has been." "What in youdopinton is that claim worth for mining purposes?" "It is not worth anything." "For what purpose or purposes Is it moil valuable?" "For building purposes." "What In your judgment is the townsite worth for mining purposutV' Tt i-n't worth uuyllrdH "Arc you acquainted hthe exclude d ground, covered bj lieeoo and I Ik I Hie ' 'KMM B been "Is :'""b! V B "As far as einn!:ffi H under -r''B .'What is the wound moW valuinH ' That ground is valuable fo"M site purposes, for building, 11 3.S H valuable lo the Keystone a dump The witness then mniwlnl I he had been over more of Hie ground uHB being contested over, thousands of H That he didn't think II was worth ;H attention to. at far a- its value I'ofl m h |