Show the grosch claira claim judge pratt of the twelfth district court yesterday directed commissions to be asu issued ed to N B deady residing in portland oregon fo fotas cje tile the testimony of T P comstock and to lion ilon C cole of washinton washington ton D G C to take the testimony oi of A B grosch in the suit of the grosch mining corn company pany against t tile alic ophir aph ir gold and silver mining company F call aau it will be seen from the foregoing that those interested in the celebrated grosch claim are moving in carnet wo we have received reca ived from a friend a pamphlet of twenty two pages written by B R Nic Lerson explanatory of the grounds on which the claim 5 1 based and replying to the attacks of the press 11 the grosch claim it will be remembered inserts ownership to a large part viz three fourths of feet of the comstock lead at Vir verkinia Virgin kinia lA city embracing the most valuable silver mines mine of the territory viz gould donld L curry best Belc belcher lier dick sides white mite murphy mexican north ophir and other nines mines the basis of the claim is that hosea hosca B and E allen alien grosch two young men discovered these mines as early as the winter ot 0 1853 1833 4 that in the spring of 1857 they sunk stink a shaft on oa the identical ground now DOW occupied by the claim to feet in what thy thac y called the hill district 4 giving the usual notice by po stieg etc in september following 11 B grosch died from nn acel accidental dental wound in december the remaining brother made a written agre agreement emen t with comstock that tho the latter should remain and hold the claims for the groschl Grosc hs re receiving celvin kg its his part one quarter interest therein allen alien grosch groch then started over the mountains to td california C ali fornin to perfect arrangements for working in the he rich mines he be and his brother had discovered discovered shortly afterwards afterward 9 he too died from pi privation ovation and exposure at a place called last Chinco 1 in placer county comstock matock Co lucarin hearing of the death of the last remaining brot brother ber subsequently sold out the whole clai claim to judge walsh MM who has since I 1 sold gold to other oher parties and such in brief is the story of this enormous claim the grosch boys left still living in tile the cistern states a father who claims to bo be the heir beir at law of the brothers A company was formed in 1860 and incorporated in california in under tinder the name of the grosch consolidated gold and silver mining company or of which L C hastings is pr president and john L samuels secretary with a nominal capital of thi 9 is now prosecuting tho the claim to three fourths of feet covering c the mines above named the C california al leornia papers are very severe on these claimants denouncing the whole 10 scheme as a monstrous fraud the q question tip stion ho however weier will come before the courts and we presume will be decided in accordance accordance with law and testimony it i is g the ma ast si gigantic suit stilt on record and its progress wi will ell ba be watched with interest by all |