The
first thought of Holt was that a group of big capitalists might be
coming to look over their investment. But he rejected this surmise.
There would be no need to try any deception upon them.
Mail from Seattle reached camp once a month. Holt sat down before his
stove to read one of the newspapers he had brought from the office. It
was the "P.-I." On the fifth page was a little boxed story that gave him
his clue.
ELLIOT TO INVESTIGATE MACDONALD COAL CLAIMS
The reopening of the controversy as to the Macdonald claims,
which had been clear-listed for patent by Harold B. Winton,
the Commissioner of the General Land Office, takes on another
phase with the appointment of Gordon Elliot as special field
agent to examine the validity of the holdings. The new field
agent won a reputation by his work in unearthing the Oklahoma
"Gold Brick" land frauds.
Elliot leaves Seattle in the Queen City Thursday for the North,
where he will make a thorough investigation of the whole situation
with a view to clearing up the matter definitely. If his report
is favorable to the claimants, the patents will be granted without
further delay.
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