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Beatty Bullfrog Miner – Beatty, Nevada [was called the Bullfrog Miner during first two months of publication – not to be confused with the Bullfrog Miner, of Rhyolite, Nevada]
Inyo Independent – Independence, California
Inyo Register – Bishop, California
Rhyolite Herald – Rhyolite, Nevada

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Lee, California / Nevada
(Including Lee, CA, Lee's Camp, CA, Lee, NV and Lee Annex, CA/NV)

Newspaper Articles

1906

Beatty-Bullfrog Miner, February 17, 1906
“BIG MINING SUIT.”
An important suit has been commenced in the Superior Court of Inyo County, Cal., by Chas. Del Bondio, the prominent attorney against Richard and Gus Lee to enforce specific performance of a contract in writing to sell and convey the Hayseed and State Line mining claims in the Funeral Range, near the State line of California and Nevada and about thirty miles from the town of Beatty, and also to secure possession of said claims. These claims are well known, and are the same properties that were held under bond for a large sum by Mr. Patrick at the time of his death. A very phenomenal showing of high grade milling ore is made for the amount of development. The samples taken from a quartz ledge give an average of over $150 for a width of seven feet. Out of 12 samples taken across this vein the lowest ran $110 and the highest $270. The property is only three miles from the surveyed line of the railroad and has abundance of water accessible for milling purposes. Col. Huge Wilkinson of Rhyolite is the plaintiff’s attorney.

Inyo Independent, March 2, 1906
“BIG MINING SUIT”
Summary: Same article as in Beatty-Bullfrog Miner, February 17, 1906.

1907

Inyo Independent, May 24, 1907
Deputy Sheriff John Powers, of Lee, brought into Independence last Tuesday a man by the name of J.E. Jackson, charged with the assault with intent to commit highway robbery. The examination of accused was continned [sic] by consent until May 31st, 1907. Bail was fixed at $1000, in default of which defendant was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff.

Inyo Register, June 7, 1907
Summary: Inyo County board of supervisors carry motion for county clerk to advertise for bids for construction of branch jails at Skidoo, Lee and Greenwater.

Inyo Independent, December 6, 1907
“SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.”
Meeting held Monday, December 2, 1907 at 7:00pm
A communication from S.J. Hernstadt of Lee, asking that the resignation of C.E. Kincaid, Justice of the Peace at that place be accepted immediately, and that C.F. Ferguson be appointed to succeed him was read to the Board. No action was taken in the matter as no resignation had been received from Mr. Kincaid and no petition had been sent in asking for the appointment for a new Justice.

1908

Inyo Independent, January 17, 1908
“SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.”
Wednesday, January 8th, 1908
9 o’clock, a.m.
The resignation of C.E. Kincaid, Justice of the Peace at Lee was accepted, and petition from citizens of Lee asking that Wm. B. Fergurson [sic] be appointed to the office was referred to Mr. Edwards as the petition did not contain the requisite number of qualified signers.

Inyo Register, February 6, 1908
“SUPERVISORS”
The people of Lee sent in a petition for appointment of a Justice of the Peace for that locality, but there being already the legal limit of two Justices in that township the matter was tabled.

Inyo Independent, February 7, 1908
“SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.”
Monday, February 3rd, 1908
7 o’clock, p.m.
Petition from the citizens of the Fourth District asking that the appointment of W.B. Ferguson as Justice of the Peace for Lee be made, was considered. The matter was laid over.

Inyo Independent, May 1, 1908
“NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE”
IN THE JUSTICE’S COURT, THIRD TOWNSHIP, County of Inyo, State of California.
G.H. Wright, Plaintiff
vs
Lee State Line Gold mining Co., a corporation, Defendant.
Under and by virtue of an execution issued out of Justice A.V. Davidson’s Court, of Third Township, County of Inyo, State of California, dated the 29th day of April, 1908, in a certain action wherein G.H. Wright, as plaintiff, recovered judgment against Lee State Gold mining Co., defendant, for the sum of Two Hundred and Seventy Dollars, lawful money of the United States, and costs of suit, taken at Seventy-two Dollars, on the 25 day of April, 1908.
I have levied upon the following described property to-wit:
Those certain mining claims situate, lying and being in Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, commonly known, designated and recorded as the “Tulip,” “Storm Cloud,” and “Florence Fraction,” notices of location of which are recorded in the County Recorder’s office of said Inyo; also being the same and identical mining claims conveyed by deed from G.B. Keenan to Lee State Line Gold Mining Co., a corporation, which deed is of record in Book 8 of Deeds at page 554, records of said Inyo County.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the 23rd day of May, 1908, at ten o’clock A.M. of that day, in front of the Court-house, in the Town of Independence, County of Inyo, State of California, I will sell all the right, title, and interest of said Lee State Line Gold Mining Company, a corporation, the defendant, in and the above described property, at public auction, for lawful money of the United States, to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and all costs.
GEO. W. NAYLOR, Sheriff.
by A.R. McDONALD, Deputy

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